Dennis Fimple
Acting
1940-11-11 · Taft, California, U.S.
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.
Filmography
House of 1000 Corpses
2003 · Movie
Fangs
2002 · Movie
Bug Buster
1998 · Movie
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
1997 · Series
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
1996 · Series
Down Periscope
1996 · Movie
ER
1994 · Series
Party of Five
1994 · Series
Maverick
1994 · Movie
Weird Science
1994 · Series
Harts of the West
1993 · Series
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
1993 · Series
The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.
1993 · Series
My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys
1991 · Movie
Death Falls
1991 · Movie
The Giant of Thunder Mountain
1990 · Movie
A Family for Joe
1990 · Movie
I Know My First Name Is Steven
1989 · Series
Quantum Leap
1989 · Series
Once Upon a Texas Train
1988 · Movie
Hawken's Breed
1987 · Movie
Body Slam
1986 · Movie
Sledge Hammer!
1986 · Series
The Twilight Zone
1985 · Series
A Summer to Remember
1985 · Movie
Highway to Heaven
1984 · Series
Swing Shift
1984 · Movie
Automan
1983 · Series
The A-Team
1983 · Series
The Wild Women of Chastity Gulch
1982 · Movie
Matt Houston
1982 · Series
Of Mice and Men
1981 · Movie
Simon & Simon
1981 · Series
The Fall Guy
1981 · Series
The Greatest American Hero
1981 · Series
The $5.20 an Hour Dream
1980 · Movie
The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang
1979 · Movie
The Sky Trap
1979 · Movie
The Evictors
1979 · Movie
Roots: The Next Generations
1979 · Series
B. J. and the Bear
1979 · Series
They Went That-A-Way & That-A-Way
1978 · Movie
Smokey and the Good Time Outlaws
1978 · Movie
Goin' South
1978 · Movie
B.J. and the Bear
1978 · Movie
Battlestar Galactica
1978 · Series
The Incredible Hulk
1977 · Series
The Shadow of Chikara
1977 · Movie
King Kong
1976 · Movie
Charlie's Angels
1976 · Series
The Wackiest Wagon Train in the West
1976 · Movie
Stay Hungry
1976 · Movie
Creature from Black Lake
1976 · Movie
Young Pioneers
1976 · Movie
Mackintosh and T.J.
1975 · Movie
Winterhawk
1975 · Movie
Starsky & Hutch
1975 · Series
The Apple Dumpling Gang
1975 · Movie
You and Me
1975 · Movie
S.W.A.T.
1975 · Series
White House Madness
1975 · Movie
Lincoln
1974 · Series
The Spectre of Edgar Allan Poe
1974 · Movie
Bootleggers
1974 · Movie
Truck Stop Women
1974 · Movie
Honky Tonk
1974 · Movie
Get Christie Love!
1974 · Series
Kung Fu
1972 · Series
M*A*S*H
1972 · Series
The Culpepper Cattle Co.
1972 · Movie
Gidget Gets Married
1972 · Movie
Cactus in the Snow
1971 · Movie
Summertree
1971 · Movie
Who Killed the Mysterious Mr. Foster?
1971 · Movie
Alias Smith and Jones
1971 · Series
McCloud
1970 · Series
The Courtship of Eddie's Father
1969 · Series
The Doris Day Show
1968 · Series
Green Acres
1965 · Series
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
1964 · Series
Petticoat Junction
1963 · Series