Best known for his role as Uncle Jesse on the hit TV series "The Dukes of Hazzard" (1979).
Brother of animator Willis Pyle and cousin of Ernie Pyle.
During World War II Pyle enlisted in the US Navy, was wounded in the battle for Guadalcanal and received a medical discharge in 1943.
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.
His mother lived to 104 and his brother to 87.
Pyle appeared in ten episodes of "The Gene Autry Show" (1950) between 1951 and 1954.
Was originally cast to play Matt Dillon on "Gunsmoke" (1955) when James Arness turned down the first request to audition for the role.
While working with John Wayne on The Alamo (1960), 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.