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Dennis Fimple
Born · November 11, 1940
Died · August 23, 2002 (61 years old)
Known For: Acting
Place of Birth: Taft, California, U.S.
Bio
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.
House of 1000 Corpses
Grandpa Hugo Firefly
6.2
2003
Fangs
3.5
2002
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
Daryl (segment "They Towed My Car") · (1 episode)
7.2
1997
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
Farmer · (1 episode)
7.8
1996
Down Periscope
Fisherman
6.3
1996
ER
Dante · (1 episode)
7.8
1994
Party of Five
(1 episode)
7.0
1994
Maverick
Stuttering
6.9
1994
Weird Science
(1 episode)
6.7
1994
Harts of the West
Garral · (15 episodes)
6.2
1993
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
Homeless Man · (1 episode)
7.0
1993
The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.
Gully Barton · (1 episode)
7.0
1993
My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys
Straw Hat
6.1
1991
Death Falls
Griff
3.0
1991
The Giant of Thunder Mountain
Henderson (Townsman)
5.2
1990
I Know My First Name Is Steven
Fred · (2 episodes)
6.7
1989
Quantum Leap
Red Norton · (1 episode)
8.0
1989
Once Upon a Texas Train
Telegrapher
5.4
1988
Hawken's Breed
Crowley
3.5
1987
Body Slam
Elmo
5.0
1986
Sledge Hammer!
Shy Eddie · (1 episode)
7.9
1986
Sledge Hammer!
Informant · (1 episode)
7.9
1986
The Twilight Zone
(1 episode)
7.7
1985
A Summer to Remember
Smitty
6.2
1985
Highway to Heaven
Joey Small · (1 episode)
7.4
1984
Swing Shift
Rupert George
5.7
1984
Automan
Taxi Driver · (1 episode)
7.8
1983
The A-Team
Cates · (1 episode)
7.5
1983
The Wild Women of Chastity Gulch
Lamont
1.0
1982
Matt Houston
Bo · (24 episodes)
6.2
1982
Of Mice and Men
Whit
7.0
1981
Simon & Simon
(1 episode)
6.7
1981
The Fall Guy
Renfro · (2 episodes)
7.5
1981
The Greatest American Hero
Deputy Kyle Kane · (1 episode)
7.3
1981
The $5.20 an Hour Dream
Aiken
0.0
1980
The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang
Blackface / Charlie Bright
2.1
1979
The Sky Trap
Wilks
0.0
1979
The Evictors
Mr. Bumford
6.5
1979
Roots: The Next Generations
Sheriff Duffy · (7 episodes)
7.3
1979
B. J. and the Bear
(1 episode)
5.5
1979
They Went That-A-Way & That-A-Way
Lem
4.0
1978
Smokey and the Good Time Outlaws
The Salt Flat Kid
0.0
1978
Goin' South
Hangman
5.8
1978
B.J. and the Bear
Second Deputy
0.0
1978
Battlestar Galactica
Duggy · (1 episode)
7.1
1978
The Incredible Hulk
Sergeant · (1 episode)
7.2
1977
The Shadow of Chikara
Posey
4.6
1977
Charlie's Angels
George Bartlett · (1 episode)
6.7
1976
King Kong
Sunfish
6.2
1976
The Wackiest Wagon Train in the West
McGirk
4.7
1976
Stay Hungry
Bubba
5.6
1976
Creature from Black Lake
Pahoo
5.1
1976
Young Pioneers
Man in Land Office
7.1
1976
Mackintosh and T.J.
Schuster
5.2
1975
Winterhawk
Scoby
6.6
1975
Starsky & Hutch
(1 episode)
7.2
1975
The Apple Dumpling Gang
Rudy Hooks
6.5
1975
You and Me
5.5
1975
S.W.A.T.
(1 episode)
7.0
1975
White House Madness
Bob Haldeman
0.0
1975
The Spectre of Edgar Allan Poe
Farron
3.0
1974
Bootleggers
Dewey Crenshaw
5.0
1974
Truck Stop Women
Curly
4.7
1974
Honky Tonk
0.0
1974
Get Christie Love!
(1 episode)
7.3
1974
Kung Fu
(1 episode)
7.6
1972
M*A*S*H
Sergeant 'Sparky' Pryor · (1 episode)
7.9
1972
The Culpepper Cattle Co.
Wounded Man in Bar
6.4
1972
Gidget Gets Married
Policeman
5.6
1972
Cactus in the Snow
Mr. Murray
0.0
1971
Summertree
Shelly
5.7
1971
Who Killed the Mysterious Mr. Foster?
Hotel clerk
8.0
1971
Alias Smith and Jones
(7 episodes)
6.9
1971
McCloud
(1 episode)
7.1
1970
The Courtship of Eddie's Father
Party Guest (uncredited) · (1 episode)
5.6
1969
Green Acres
Man · (1 episode)
7.3
1965
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
(1 episode)
7.1
1964
Petticoat Junction
Elwood · (3 episodes)
5.9
1963