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Dennis Fimple

Acting
Known For

61 Years Old

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.

Born

Taft, California, U.S. on 11th November 1940

Died

23rd August 2002

All Credits

The A-Team Image
The A-Team
Cates
Party of Five Image
Party of Five
Charlie's Angels Image
Charlie's Angels
George Bartlett
The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. Image
The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.
Gully Barton
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Image
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
Homeless Man
The Doris Day Show Image
The Doris Day Show
Herman Simpson
M*A*S*H Image
M*A*S*H
Sergeant 'Sparky' Pryor
The Fall Guy Image
The Fall Guy
Renfro
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch Image
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
Farmer
Quantum Leap Image
Quantum Leap
Red Norton
ER Image
ER
Dante
The Incredible Hulk Image
The Incredible Hulk
Sergeant
The Twilight Zone Image
The Twilight Zone
(segment "Welcome to Winfield")
The Courtship of Eddie's Father Image
The Courtship of Eddie's Father
Party Guest (uncredited)
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. Image
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
Virgil
Simon & Simon Image
Simon & Simon
Matt Houston Image
Matt Houston
Bo
Battlestar Galactica Image
Battlestar Galactica
Duggy
McCloud Image
McCloud
B. J. and the Bear Image
B. J. and the Bear
Sledge Hammer! Image
Sledge Hammer!
Informant
Sledge Hammer! Image
Sledge Hammer!
Shy Eddie
Green Acres Image
Green Acres
Man
Automan Image
Automan
Taxi Driver
The Greatest American Hero Image
The Greatest American Hero
Deputy Kyle Kane
Get Christie Love! Image
Get Christie Love!
Highway to Heaven Image
Highway to Heaven
Joey Small
Starsky & Hutch Image
Starsky & Hutch
Virgil
I Know My First Name Is Steven Image
I Know My First Name Is Steven
Fred
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction Image
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
Daryl (segment "They Towed My Car")
Petticoat Junction Image
Petticoat Junction
Elwood
Weird Science Image
Weird Science
S.W.A.T. Image
S.W.A.T.
Alias Smith and Jones Image
Alias Smith and Jones
Roots: The Next Generations Image
Roots: The Next Generations
Sheriff Duffy
Maverick Image
Maverick
Stuttering
Down Periscope Image
Down Periscope
Fisherman
King Kong Image
King Kong
Sunfish
House of 1000 Corpses Image
House of 1000 Corpses
Grandpa Hugo Firefly
Harts of the West Image
Harts of the West
Garral
Kung Fu Image
Kung Fu
Riley
Stay Hungry Image
Stay Hungry
Bubba
The Wackiest Wagon Train in the West Image
The Wackiest Wagon Train in the West
McGirk
Body Slam Image
Body Slam
Elmo
The Shadow of Chikara Image
The Shadow of Chikara
Posey
The Apple Dumpling Gang Image
The Apple Dumpling Gang
Rudy Hooks
Goin' South Image
Goin' South
Hangman
Swing Shift Image
Swing Shift
Rupert George
Once Upon a Texas Train Image
Once Upon a Texas Train
Telegrapher
My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys Image
My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys
Straw Hat
The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang Image
The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang
Blackface / Charlie Bright
The Culpepper Cattle Co. Image
The Culpepper Cattle Co.
Wounded Man in Bar
Creature from Black Lake Image
Creature from Black Lake
Pahoo
Truck Stop Women Image
Truck Stop Women
Curly
Fangs Image
Fangs
Hawken's Breed Image
Hawken's Breed
Crowley
Summertree Image
Summertree
Shelly
A Summer to Remember Image
A Summer to Remember
Smitty
Bootleggers Image
Bootleggers
Dewey Crenshaw
You and Me Image
You and Me
They Went That-A-Way & That-A-Way Image
They Went That-A-Way & That-A-Way
Lem
Of Mice and Men Image
Of Mice and Men
Whit
Honky Tonk Image
Honky Tonk
The Evictors Image
The Evictors
Mr. Bumford
The Giant of Thunder Mountain Image
The Giant of Thunder Mountain
Henderson (Townsman)
Winterhawk Image
Winterhawk
Scoby
Mackintosh and T.J. Image
Mackintosh and T.J.
Schuster
Who Killed the Mysterious Mr. Foster? Image
Who Killed the Mysterious Mr. Foster?
Hotel clerk
The Wild Women of Chastity Gulch Image
The Wild Women of Chastity Gulch
Lamont
Smokey and the Good Time Outlaws Image
Smokey and the Good Time Outlaws
The Salt Flat Kid
Gidget Gets Married Image
Gidget Gets Married
Policeman
B.J. and the Bear Image
B.J. and the Bear
Second Deputy
Young Pioneers Image
Young Pioneers
Man in Land Office
The Sky Trap Image
The Sky Trap
Wilks
Death Falls Image
Death Falls
Griff
The Spectre of Edgar Allan Poe Image
The Spectre of Edgar Allan Poe
Farron
White House Madness Image
White House Madness
Bob Haldeman
The $5.20 an Hour Dream Image
The $5.20 an Hour Dream
Aiken
No Image
Cactus in the Snow
Mr. Murray