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Denver Pyle
★ Acting

Denver Pyle

1920 – 1997 · Bethune, Colorado, USA · Active 1947–1997

Born in 1920 in Bethune, Colorado, Denver Pyle made his mark in cult cinema with memorable performances. He appears in Bandolero! (1968) as a rugged outlaw, showcasing his knack for embodying tough characters. Pyle also stars in Welcome to L.A. (1976), where his role adds to the film's exploration of the eccentricities of Los Angeles life. With a career that spanned decades, Pyle's contributions to films like Delta Fever (1987) highlight his versatility and enduring presence in the realm of exploitation and cult films.

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Delta Fever

Delta Fever

★ 6.1
as Walt

As he strives to make it on his own, Nick Ramsey has alienated his father by rejecting his upbringing and lifestyle. Now 25, Nick has been rejected by his girlfriend and vows to turn his life around.

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Filmography

266 credits
1990s 6 credits
1997
Movie ★ 5.4
1995
TV ★ 5.9
1995
What a Cartoon! as Podunk Possum (voice)
TV ★ 7.4
1994
Maverick as Old Gambler on Riverboat
Movie ★ 6.9
1994
Father and Scout as George Rosebrock
Movie ★ 4.8
1992
Movie ★ 8.3
1980s 7 credits
1987
Movie ★ 9.0
1986
Return to Mayberry as Briscoe Darling
Movie ★ 6.2
1986
L.A. Law as Harold Nordoff
TV ★ 7.1
1984
Murder, She Wrote as Eben Connors
TV ★ 7.5
1983
The Dukes as Uncle Jesse (voice)
TV ★ 4.5
1981
Legend of the Wild as Narrator (Voice)
Movie ★ 6.0
1970s 35 credits
1979
TV ★ 7.3
1978
Movie ★ 10.0
1978
Movie ★ 5.9
1978
Movie ★ 6.6
1978
Movie ★ 7.0
1978
Dallas as Blackie Callahan
TV ★ 6.8
1977
Grizzly Adams as Mad Jack
TV ★ 7.0
1977
TV ★ 7.0
1977
The Love Boat as Eric Springer
TV ★ 6.3
1976
Hawmps! as Col. Seymour Hawkins
Movie ★ 5.8
1976
Welcome to L.A. as Carl Barber
Movie ★ 5.0
1976
The Last of Mrs. Lincoln as Senator Austin
Movie
1976
Movie ★ 5.5
1976
Movie ★ 10.0
1976
Movie ★ 7.0
1975
Winterhawk as Arkansas
Movie ★ 6.6
1975
Movie ★ 6.4
1975
Movie ★ 6.7
1975
Movie ★ 4.9
1975
TV ★ 7.0
1974
Hog Wild as Dr. Larson
Movie ★ 8.0
1974
Movie ★ 6.3
1974
Murder or Mercy as Amos Champion
Movie ★ 10.0
1974
TV ★ 7.2
1974
TV ★ 7.0
1973
Hitched as Ben Barnstable
Movie ★ 7.3
1973
Movie ★ 6.1
1973
Barnaby Jones as Stayley Kircher
TV ★ 7.0
1972
Kung Fu as Dr. Joseph Colton
TV ★ 7.7
1972
TV ★ 7.2
1971
Something Big as Junior Frisbee
Movie ★ 5.3
1971
Mean Justice as Tom Rawling
Movie ★ 7.0
1971
TV ★ 6.7
1960s 44 credits
1968
5 Card Stud as Sig Evers
Movie ★ 6.2
1968
Bandolero! as Muncie Carter
Movie ★ 6.6
1968
TV ★ 6.2
1967
Bonnie and Clyde as Frank Hamer
Movie ★ 7.5
1967
Welcome to Hard Times as Alfie - Stage Driver
Movie ★ 5.3
1967
Tammy and the Millionaire as Grandpa Mordecai Tarleton
Movie ★ 6.8
1967
TV ★ 5.7
1967
The High Chaparral as General Warren
TV ★ 6.8
1967
Hondo as Judge Amos Blunt
TV ★ 6.9
1966
Movie ★ 6.1
1966
Gunpoint as Cap
Movie ★ 6.2
1965
Shenandoah as Pastor Bjoerling
Movie ★ 7.0
1965
The Great Race as Sheriff
Movie ★ 7.1
1965
Movie ★ 5.5
1965
Movie ★ 5.0
1965
Tammy as Mordecai Tarleton
TV ★ 8.0
1964
Cheyenne Autumn as Sen. Henry (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.7
1964
Mail Order Bride as Preacher Pope
Movie ★ 7.0
1964
Black Like Me as Man in pick-up truck
Movie ★ 6.2
1964
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. as Titus Purcell
TV ★ 7.1
1963
Terrified as Sheriff Dixon
Movie ★ 3.8
1963
The Great Adventure as Gen. Mills
TV ★ 10.0
1963
Mr. Novak as Brill
TV ★ 7.3
1963
TV ★ 7.0
1963
Channing as Sam Riddle
TV ★ 7.5
1962
Movie ★ 7.8
1962
Geronimo as Senator Conrad
Movie ★ 5.5
1962
The Virginian as Pico Brown
TV ★ 6.5
1962
Empire as Tom Rawling
TV ★ 7.0
1961
Cain's Hundred as Chief Amos Trask
TV ★ 5.3
1961
The Dick Van Dyke Show as Uncle George
TV ★ 7.6
1961
TV ★ 5.9
1961
Dr. Kildare as R. E. Lenger
TV ★ 5.7
1960
The Alamo as Thimblerig (the Gambler)
Movie ★ 7.1
1960
Home from the Hill as Mr. Bradley
Movie ★ 6.8
1960
The Andy Griffith Show as Briscoe Darling
TV ★ 7.6
1960
TV ★ 6.7
1960
Thriller as Ortho Wheeler
TV ★ 6.7
1960
The Aquanauts as Captain Leo Stohl
TV ★ 6.0
1960
TV ★ 8.8
1960
TV ★ 6.7
1960
The Tall Man as Marshal Dave Leggert
TV ★ 6.9
1960
Checkmate as Terry Adams (
TV ★ 4.8
1950s 154 credits
1959
Good Day for a Hanging as Deputy Ed Moore
Movie ★ 6.4
1959
Movie ★ 7.0
1959
Cast a Long Shadow as Preacher Harrison
Movie ★ 6.6
1959
King of the Wild Stallions as MacGuire's Henchman
Movie ★ 6.8
1959
TV ★ 6.0
1959
The Twilight Zone as Stu Tillman
TV ★ 8.5
1959
Rawhide as John Wesley 'Daddy' Quade
TV ★ 7.2
1959
TV ★ 7.4
1959
Law of the Plainsman as Burke Carew
TV ★ 7.3
1959
Riverboat as Jim Bledsoe
TV ★ 6.5
1959
TV ★ 4.9
1959
TV ★ 6.7
1959
The Deputy as Akins
TV ★ 6.5
1959
Bonanza as Price Buchanan
TV ★ 7.5
1959
Bonanza as Claude Roman
TV ★ 7.5
1959
Bonanza as Sheriff Ed
TV ★ 7.5
1959
Bonanza as Marcus Caldwell
TV ★ 7.5
1958
Movie ★ 6.0
1958
Fort Massacre as Collins
Movie ★ 6.2
1958
The Party Crashers as Mr. Bickford
Movie ★ 5.3
1958
Bitter Heritage as Sam Wheeler
Movie ★ 8.0
1958
China Doll as Col. Wiley
Movie ★ 7.2
1958
TV ★ 6.0
1958
TV ★ 7.1
1958
TV ★ 5.8
1958
Bat Masterson as Dan Morgan
TV ★ 6.1
1958
TV ★ 6.0
1958
Jefferson Drum as Bart Resdake
TV ★ 5.3
1958
Behind Closed Doors as Roger Woodson
TV ★ 8.0
1958
The Texan as Sheriff
TV ★ 6.0
1958
The Texan as Chip Andrews
TV ★ 6.0
1958
Bat Masterson as Walsh (uncredited)
TV ★ 6.1
1958
The Texan as Houston Blackston
TV ★ 6.0
1958
TV ★ 6.8
1957
The Lonely Man as Brad, Red Bluff Sheriff
Movie ★ 6.1
1957
Gun Duel in Durango as Ranger Captain
Movie ★ 5.6
1957
Domino Kid as Bill Dragger
Movie ★ 5.8
1957
Destination 60,000 as Mickey Hill
Movie ★ 10.0
1957
Jet Pilot as Mr. Simpson
Movie ★ 5.5
1957
Perry Mason as Robert Crane
TV ★ 7.7
1957
TV ★ 7.3
1957
TV ★ 5.0
1957
TV ★ 6.9
1957
Casey Jones as Frank Reeder
TV ★ 5.8
1957
Perry Mason as Jackson Sidemark
TV ★ 7.7
1957
Perry Mason as Tom Quincy
TV ★ 7.7
1957
Perry Mason as Tilden Stuart
TV ★ 7.7
1957
Perry Mason as Emery Fillmore
TV ★ 7.7
1957
Perry Mason as Frank Honer
TV ★ 7.7
1957
Have Gun, Will Travel as Pete Hollister
TV ★ 7.3
1957
Wagon Train as Bragg
TV ★ 6.6
1957
Have Gun, Will Travel as Clay Sommers
TV ★ 7.3
1957
TV ★ 7.3
1957
TV ★ 7.3
1956
7th Cavalry as Dixon
Movie ★ 6.1
1956
Please Murder Me as Det. Lt. Bradley
Movie ★ 5.9
1956
The Naked Hills as Bert Killian / Narrator
Movie ★ 4.6
1956
Movie ★ 4.5
1956
Yaqui Drums as Lefty Barr
Movie ★ 9.0
1956
TV ★ 6.2
1956
TV ★ 6.2
1956
TV ★ 6.2
1956
TV ★ 6.2
1956
TV ★ 6.2
1956
TV ★ 6.2
1956
TV ★ 6.2
1956
State Trooper as Mark Schmedler
TV ★ 5.7
1956
Broken Arrow as Fred Graf
TV ★ 6.2
1955
To Hell and Back as Thompson
Movie ★ 6.6
1955
Movie ★ 5.9
1955
Top Gun as Hank Spencer (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.6
1955
Rage at Dawn as Clint Reno
Movie ★ 6.2
1955
Run for Cover as Harvey (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.8
1955
TV ★ 6.1
1955
Gunsmoke as Willie Calhoun
TV ★ 6.7
1955
The Millionaire as Arthur Darner
TV ★ 5.8
1955
TV ★ 6.0
1955
TV ★ 7.5
1955
TV ★ 6.2
1955
TV ★ 6.8
1955
Fury as Carter
TV ★ 6.5
1955
Gunsmoke as Hank Shinn
TV ★ 6.7
1955
Cheyenne as Cyrus Burton
TV ★ 6.1
1955
Gunsmoke as Mike Blocker
TV ★ 6.7
1955
Gunsmoke as Gus
TV ★ 6.7
1955
Gunsmoke as Aaron
TV ★ 6.7
1955
Gunsmoke as Haggen
TV ★ 6.7
1955
TV ★ 6.7
1955
Gunsmoke as Claudius
TV ★ 6.7
1955
Gunsmoke as Caleb
TV ★ 6.7
1955
Gunsmoke as Clab Chummer
TV ★ 6.7
1955
Gunsmoke as Caleb Nash
TV ★ 6.7
1955
Gunsmoke as Dr. Henry S. Rand
TV ★ 6.7
1955
Gunsmoke as Judge Blent
TV ★ 6.7
1955
Gunsmoke as Cyrus Himes
TV ★ 6.7
1955
Cheyenne as John Hanson
TV ★ 6.1
1955
TV ★ 6.8
1955
TV ★ 6.0
1955
TV ★ 6.0
1954
The Command as Infantryman (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.4
1954
Drum Beat as Fairchild (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.1
1954
Movie ★ 5.7
1954
Johnny Guitar as Posseman (uncredited)
Movie ★ 7.4
1954
Ride Clear of Diablo as Reverend Moorehead
Movie ★ 6.1
1954
The Yellow Mountain as (uncredited)
Movie ★ 5.4
1954
TV ★ 6.2
1954
Public Defender as Tom Gayley
TV ★ 6.3
1954
The Wonderful World of Disney as Mr. Royal (uncredited)
TV ★ 7.9
1954
Annie Oakley as Dr. Barnes
TV ★ 5.6
1954
TV ★ 7.9
1954
Public Defender as George Hansen
TV ★ 6.3
1954
The Wonderful World of Disney as Amos Briggs (uncredited)
TV ★ 7.9
1954
Annie Oakley as Tom Malloy
TV ★ 5.6
1954
The Wonderful World of Disney as Ben as an Adult (voice)
TV ★ 7.9
1954
The Lone Wolf as Kargar
TV ★ 8.0
1953
Fort Vengeance as Rider Warning About Wagon Train (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.4
1953
The Lone Hand as Regulator (uncredited)
Movie ★ 5.7
1953
Column South as Confederate Spy in Yankee Uniform (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.2
1953
Gunsmoke as Greasy (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.6
1953
Goldtown Ghost Riders as Bernie Malloy (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.5
1953
Movie ★ 8.0
1953
Rebel City as Greeley
Movie ★ 6.0
1953
Topeka as Jonas Bailey
Movie ★ 6.0
1953
Vigilante Terror as Henchman Sperry
Movie ★ 5.0
1953
Movie ★ 4.5
1953
TV ★ 6.0
1952
Mutiny as Gunner / Mutineer (uncredited)
Movie ★ 5.2
1952
Movie ★ 8.7
1952
Movie ★ 5.0
1952
Canyon Ambush as Tom Carlton-Replaced (credit only)
Movie ★ 6.5
1952
Fargo as Carey
Movie ★ 6.6
1952
Movie ★ 9.0
1952
The Maverick as Bud Karnes
Movie ★ 9.0
1952
TV ★ 6.6
1952
TV ★ 5.4
1951
Movie ★ 6.5
1951
Drums in the Deep South as Union Soldier Breaking Window (uncredited)
Movie ★ 5.3
1951
Hills of Utah as Bowie French
Movie ★ 9.0
1951
Rough Riders of Durango as Henchman Lacey
Movie ★ 7.0
1951
TV ★ 6.8
1950
Federal Agent at Large as 'Jumpy' Jordan
Movie ★ 5.8
1950
Movie ★ 10.0
1950
Dynamite Pass as Henchman
Movie ★ 6.1
1950
Movie ★ 5.5
1950
Movie ★ 3.9
1950
Singing Guns as Richards Henchman
Movie ★ 6.4
1950
The Old Frontier as Henchman George
Movie ★ 10.0
1950
TV ★ 4.7
1950
The Gene Autry Show as Frank Blake
TV ★ 4.7
1950
The Gene Autry Show as Burr Ramsey
TV ★ 4.7
1950
The Gene Autry Show as Dodge Hartman
TV ★ 4.7
1940s 19 credits
1949
Movie ★ 10.0
1949
Rim of the Canyon as Cash Collins (uncredited)
Movie ★ 5.2
1949
Movie ★ 9.0
1949
Red Canyon as Hutch
Movie ★ 5.8
1949
Too Late for Tears as Young Man at Union Station (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.8
1949
El Paso as Vigilante (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.0
1949
The Big Wheel as Track Intern
Movie ★ 5.7
1949
Hellfire as Rex
Movie ★ 6.4
1949
The Lone Ranger as Deputy French
TV ★ 6.8
1949
TV ★ 6.8
1949
TV ★ 6.8
1949
The Lone Ranger as Deputy Allen
TV ★ 6.8
1948
The Man from Colorado as Easy Jarrett
Movie ★ 6.9
1948
Train to Alcatraz as Hutch Hutchins
Movie ★ 7.5
1948
Marshal of Amarillo as The Night Clerk
Movie ★ 9.0
1948
The Man from Colorado as Easy Jarrett (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.9
1947
Devil Ship as Carl
Movie ★ 6.5
1947
The Guilt of Janet Ames as Man in Opening Scene (uncredited)
Movie ★ 5.8
1947
Where the North Begins as Jim Rockwell
Movie ★ 7.5
Crew Credits
1960s 1 credit
1968
TV ★ 6.2