He had a uniquely manic acting style, with a penchant for exaggerated physical comedy, marked by a distinctive, raspy voice.
During the 1970s, Pyke appeared in the 1975 horror film Lemora: A Child's Tale of the Supernatural, Dolemite (1975), The First Nudie Musical (1976) and Spawn of the Slithis (1978).
Pyke played the part of Bebe Rebozo in the Richard Nixon satire White House Madness.
Pyke last lived in Los Angeles, performing as a nightclub comedian after surviving quadruple bypass surgery.
In 2004, he contributed to a book about obscure 1970s genre films, Gods in Polyester, reminiscing on Lemora, Dolemite and others, in a style very much in tune with his on-screen persona.