Known for:	Bonnie and Clyde, Maverick, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
Birth name:	Denver Dell Pyle
Birthday:	11 May 1920, Bethune, Colorado, USA
Height:	6' 1" (1.85 m)

Brother of animator Willis Pyle, nephew of Ernie Pyle. Was originally cast to play Matt Dillon on Gunsmoke when James Arness turned down the first request to audition for the role. He received his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame just two weeks before his death. Despite his weakened condition, caused by the cancer that would eventually kill him, he managed to attend the ceremony. His middle name was "Dell", the name of his parents' favorite city. While working with John Wayne on The Alamo, Wayne became impressed with Pyle's photography and made special arrangements with his public relations office to designate Pyle as the official set photographer for the picture. Best known for his role as Uncle Jesse on the hit TV series The Dukes of Hazzard. During World War II Pyle enlisted in the US Navy, was wounded in the battle for Guadalcanal and received a medical discharge in 1943.

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