Dennis Fimple
He appeared in a variety of TV shows including Here Come the Brides, Petticoat Junction, Matt Houston, M*A*S*H, Centennial, Simon & Simon, Highway to Heaven, Sledge Hammer!, Knight Rider, Quantum Leap and ER. He also had roles in films such as Truck Stop Women (1974), The Apple Dumpling Gang (1975), Mackintosh and T.J. (1975), Stay Hungry (1976), King Kong (1976), The Shadow of Chikara (1977), Goin' South (1978), The Wild Women of Chastity Gulch (1982) and Maverick (1994), and shared the lead in Bootleggers (1974) and Creature from Black Lake (1976). His most popular role was that of the lovable but none-too-bright Devil's Hole Gang member, Kyle Murtry, on the ABC comedy/western series, Alias Smith and Jones, starring Pete Duel and Ben Murphy. Fimple appeared in seven episodes and remains a favorite of fans of the series. In 1993-1994, he appeared as Garral in seven episodes of the Beau Bridges/Lloyd Bridges comedy/western series Harts of the West on CBS. His last role was in the 2003 Rob Zombie horror film, House of 1000 Corpses, as the foul-mouthed Grandpa Hugo. Fimple was born in Taft, California, the son of Dolly and Elmer Fimple.[1] He graduated from Taft Union High School in 1958.[2] He died in Frazier Park, California in August 2002 from a car accident.
Known For
Credits
- 2003 · House of 1000 Corpses as Grandpa Hugo Firefly
- 2002 · Fangs as
- 1997 · Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction as Daryl (segment "They Towed My Car")
- 1996 · Sabrina, the Teenage Witch as Farmer
- 1996 · Down Periscope as Fisherman
- 1994 · ER as Dante
- 1994 · Party of Five as
- 1994 · Maverick as Stuttering
- 1994 · Weird Science as
- 1993 · Harts of the West as Garral
- 1993 · Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman as Homeless Man
- 1993 · The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. as Gully Barton
- 1991 · My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys as Straw Hat
- 1991 · Death Falls as Griff
- 1990 · The Giant of Thunder Mountain as Henderson (Townsman)
- 1989 · I Know My First Name Is Steven as Fred
- 1989 · Quantum Leap as Red Norton
- 1988 · Once Upon a Texas Train as Telegrapher
- 1987 · Hawken's Breed as Crowley
- 1986 · Body Slam as Elmo
- 1986 · Sledge Hammer! as Shy Eddie
- 1986 · Sledge Hammer! as Informant
- 1985 · The Twilight Zone as
- 1985 · A Summer to Remember as Smitty
- 1984 · Highway to Heaven as Joey Small
- 1984 · Swing Shift as Rupert George
- 1983 · Automan as Taxi Driver
- 1983 · The A-Team as Cates
- 1982 · The Wild Women of Chastity Gulch as Lamont
- 1982 · Matt Houston as Bo
- 1981 · Of Mice and Men as Whit
- 1981 · Simon & Simon as
- 1981 · The Fall Guy as Renfro
- 1981 · The Greatest American Hero as Deputy Kyle Kane
- 1980 · The $5.20 an Hour Dream as Aiken
- 1979 · The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang as Blackface / Charlie Bright
- 1979 · The Sky Trap as Wilks
- 1979 · The Evictors as Mr. Bumford
- 1979 · Roots: The Next Generations as Sheriff Duffy
- 1979 · B. J. and the Bear as
- 1978 · They Went That-A-Way & That-A-Way as Lem
- 1978 · Smokey and the Good Time Outlaws as The Salt Flat Kid
- 1978 · Goin' South as Hangman
- 1978 · B.J. and the Bear as Second Deputy
- 1978 · Battlestar Galactica as Duggy
- 1977 · The Incredible Hulk as Sergeant
- 1977 · The Shadow of Chikara as Posey
- 1976 · Charlie's Angels as George Bartlett
- 1976 · King Kong as Sunfish
- 1976 · The Wackiest Wagon Train in the West as McGirk
- 1976 · Stay Hungry as Bubba
- 1976 · Creature from Black Lake as Pahoo
- 1976 · Young Pioneers as Man in Land Office
- 1975 · Mackintosh and T.J. as Schuster
- 1975 · Winterhawk as Scoby
- 1975 · Starsky & Hutch as
- 1975 · The Apple Dumpling Gang as Rudy Hooks
- 1975 · You and Me as
- 1975 · S.W.A.T. as
- 1975 · White House Madness as Bob Haldeman
- 1974 · The Spectre of Edgar Allan Poe as Farron
- 1974 · Bootleggers as Dewey Crenshaw
- 1974 · Truck Stop Women as Curly
- 1974 · Honky Tonk as
- 1974 · Get Christie Love! as
- 1972 · Kung Fu as
- 1972 · M*A*S*H as Sergeant 'Sparky' Pryor
- 1972 · The Culpepper Cattle Co. as Wounded Man in Bar
- 1972 · Gidget Gets Married as Policeman
- 1971 · Cactus in the Snow as Mr. Murray
- 1971 · Summertree as Shelly
- 1971 · Who Killed the Mysterious Mr. Foster? as Hotel clerk
- 1971 · Alias Smith and Jones as
- 1970 · McCloud as
- 1969 · The Courtship of Eddie's Father as Party Guest (uncredited)
- 1965 · Green Acres as Man
- 1964 · Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. as
- 1963 · Petticoat Junction as Elwood