Happy Birthday Denver!

[Kristy_DUke]

May 11th is Denver Pyle's birthday - mostly known around here as Uncle Jesse - the loving, caring Duke patriarch who had his hands full with his two young nephews and his neice.

Denver was a very talented man who played several believeable parts in movies or in TV shows...he is missed.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DENVER ~ UNCLE JESSE!

[BoDuke'sGirl]

But I know that Denver,Waylon Jennings, & Sorrell Booke are all together in heaven seeing each other forever & happy

[Garrett Duke]

Yes they are.

~Garrett Duke~

[Garrett Duke]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DENVER!

~Garrett Duke~

[essyjane]

Denver Pyle will always be in our hearts

[BoDuke'sGirl]

That's true. There's only 3 parts of the Dukes in heaven and some still here on earth.

[essyjane]

Denver will always be an amazing actor.

[fonzi242004]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY UNCLE JESSE

YALL R FORGETTING ONE CAST MEMBER OF THE DUKES THAT IS ALSO IN HEAVEN WITH DENVER,WAYLON,AND SORRELL.NEDRA VOLZ(AKA MS. TIZDALE) PASSED AWAY IN 2003.

[BoDuke'sGirl]

She did?

[fonzi242004]

as reported on imdb.com

Nedra Volz
Date of birth 18 June 1908
Montrose, Iowa, USA
Date of death (details)
20 January 2003
Mesa, Arizona, USA. (complications from Alzheimer's disease)

[essyjane]

We'll miss her for sure. That was one lady who always was a good actress. Her character--WOW, could have married Jesse and I wouldn't have minded at all.

[bosbabysis]

I miss you Uncle Jesse!
I miss you too boss!

I miss all of you

[Daisy_Duke_Girl]

i miss all that have passed on which would be......

Uncle Jesse :cry:
Boss Hogg :cry:
Flash :cry:
Waylon Jennings :cry:

I miss all of you and happy birthday Uncle Jesse!!!!!

[BoDuke'sGirl]

And Nedra Voltz too

[HotHillbilly]

Aww!! Not Flash!! Hey, how come they don't got a thing on here for her? lol. Denver Pyle was an awesome actor!! "Uncle Jesse" was such a sweet man, always reminded me of my grandfather!! :cry: Miss ya Jesse :cry:

[BoDuke'sGirl]

I know you & Sorrell, Waylon, Nedra & Flash are all happy together, Denver. Heaven sure has part of the Dukes cast :)

[Captain D]

How long after the Hazzard-Reunion, in 1997, did Uncle Jessie live to? Did he have a form of cancer as well?

Kind Regards,
Aaron

[Iloveschnieder]

Denver passed away on Dec 25th of lung cancer.
I am confused though as to the date of his birth, because on the commentary of "One Armed Bandits" Cathy Bach comments "Little known fact is that he [Denver] was born on Christmas day."

[lost_sheep3]

Denver was born on May 11, 1920, according to www.imdb.com.

LS3

[Iloveschnieder]

But why would his co-star Cathy Bach say that his birthday was on Dec 25th. Could IMB and them all be wrong?

[Garrett Duke]

I caught that too and found it odd that Cathy would get his birthday wrong, but I have always heard it to be on May 11th.

Keep it between the ditches

Garrett Duke

[Iloveschnieder]

Glad to hear that I'm not the only one that caught that. My 9yr old swears that Cathy is right and that everyone else is wrong.
Wonder who is right?

[georgiagal1]

I would say Cathy is right. Some other people (on LOST boards) have found a couple of the shows stars (LOST) have the wrong birthday on imdb...

[Iloveschnieder]

I would have to agree too. She after all worked with him for 7 years!

[lamaquina01]

Denver Dell Pyle (May 11, 1920 - December 25, 1997), I saw that in 5 different sites... He died of Lung Cancer on Christmas Day in 1997.

I miss you Uncle Jesse!! I miss you too JD!!

[DukesFan82]

I will miss you, Jesse!

[Garrett Duke]

Happy be-lated birthday Denver! Denver's birthday was last Thursday.

Keep it between the ditches y'all

Garrett Duke

[DukesFan82]

Happy belated birthday, Denver!

[Iloveschnieder]

I still say that his birthday is Dec 25. Not all of these websites are right. IMDB has John Schneiders birth year wrong after all. It was stated by Catherine Bach that his birthday was Dec 25th in the commentary of "One Armed Bandits" This was during the scene when Uncle Jesse found the slot machines.

[Garrett Duke]

She too could have made a mistake when she said that...I have always heard it to be May 11th - even before the disc set had came out.

They have John Schneider's birth year wrong because when he walked in for the role, he gave them the wrong year in order to present himself to be older. He was only eighteen years old and they were looking for someone who was twenty-four or so. He told them the wrong birth year to get the job and that is what they wrote down.

I know Denver died on December 25th and maybe Cathy is right when she said that. Afterall, she did know Denver personally and had worked with him. Perhaps she said it wrong and she or no one else caught onto it until it was too late.

Whenever his birthday is...happy belated birthday Denver.

Keep it between the ditches

Garrett Duke

[Iloveschnieder]

I would love to find out which birthday is the correct one, because it is like a mystery that needs to be solved. Maybe someone going to Dukesfest can find out.

[RogerDuke]

I was also surprised when I heard her say Christmas Day. Now I'm wondering about the other birthdays I have. Does anybody know if these are disputed? Luke-Aug 9 Bo-April 8 Daisy-March 1 Boss-Jan 4 Rosco-July 20 Enos -Aug 28 Waylon-June 15 Coy-April 17 Vance-Feb 21 Does anyone have Lulu's?

[JESSI DUKE]

Tom's birthday is Sept 9th not Aug 10.

[RogerDuke]

I know there's some question if Denver Pyle's birthday is December 25 or May 11.
Until I hear it confirmed that it's December 25, I'll still celebrate it on May 11 like I have done since the Dukes first came out in 1979.
With that thought in mind, let me say that Uncle Jesse is my hero. I'm only 48 but it is my hope that when I'm older I'll be just like he was on the show....loving, wise, caring, a family leader, respected, reverent, fun to be around, strong, gentle, community-minded, polite, honest, patriotic, and respectful of his fellow human beings (and a pretty good ridge runnin' wheel man to boot)
Happy birthday in Hazzard Heaven my hero. Keep an eye on Boss up there. I'm sure the Good Lord needs your help on occasion to make sure old J.D. isn't trying to scam them angels.
We all love you Uncle Jesse.

[MaryAnne]

The Social Security Death Index lists Denver's birthday as May 11 1920, and date of death as December 25 1997.

I'm sorry to say that Cathy was incorrect in her statement. She may have just confused the fact that he died on Christmas day.

Since today is the 11th, I join with Roger there and wish Denver a happy birthday up there in Hazzard Heaven.

[LoriDavenport]

Happy Birthday Uncle Jesse, and like Roger said, keep an eye on J.D lol

[JESSI DUKE]

Happy Birthday Uncle Jesse! I hope your have wonderful time up there with Boss and Waylon.

[Dixie_Nachelle01]

gotta love uncle jesse. i wish i would of been able to meet him. i forgot all about his birthday (i'm not sure how tho) it's a little late but

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DENVER!!!!!!!!!

i'm sure he's celebrating along with boss in hazzard heaven
lol



i was wondering about wether his b-day was dec. 25 or may 11 too.