Dennis Fimple
Born
November 11, 1940
Died
August 23, 2002 (61 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
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.
House of 1000 Corpses
Grandpa Hugo Firefly
2003
Fangs
2002
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
Daryl (segment "They Towed My Car") · (1 episode)
1997
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
Farmer · (1 episode)
1996
Down Periscope
Fisherman
1996
ER
Dante · (1 episode)
1994
Party of Five
(1 episode)
1994
Maverick
Stuttering
1994
Weird Science
(1 episode)
1994
Harts of the West
Garral · (15 episodes)
1993
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
Homeless Man · (1 episode)
1993
The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.
Gully Barton · (1 episode)
1993
My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys
Straw Hat
1991
Death Falls
Griff
1991
The Giant of Thunder Mountain
Henderson (Townsman)
1990
I Know My First Name Is Steven
Fred · (2 episodes)
1989
Quantum Leap
Red Norton · (1 episode)
1989
Once Upon a Texas Train
Telegrapher
1988
Hawken's Breed
Crowley
1987
Body Slam
Elmo
1986
Sledge Hammer!
Shy Eddie · (1 episode)
1986
Sledge Hammer!
Informant · (1 episode)
1986
The Twilight Zone
(segment "Welcome to Winfield") · (1 episode)
1985
A Summer to Remember
Smitty
1985
Highway to Heaven
Joey Small · (1 episode)
1984
Swing Shift
Rupert George
1984
Automan
Taxi Driver · (1 episode)
1983
The A-Team
Cates · (1 episode)
1983
The Wild Women of Chastity Gulch
Lamont
1982
Matt Houston
Bo · (24 episodes)
1982
Of Mice and Men
Whit
1981
Simon & Simon
(1 episode)
1981
The Fall Guy
Renfro · (2 episodes)
1981
The Greatest American Hero
Deputy Kyle Kane · (1 episode)
1981
The $5.20 an Hour Dream
Aiken
1980
The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang
Blackface / Charlie Bright
1979
The Sky Trap
Wilks
1979
The Evictors
Mr. Bumford
1979
Roots: The Next Generations
Sheriff Duffy · (7 episodes)
1979
B. J. and the Bear
(1 episode)
1979
They Went That-A-Way & That-A-Way
Lem
1978
Smokey and the Good Time Outlaws
The Salt Flat Kid
1978
Goin' South
Hangman
1978
B.J. and the Bear
Second Deputy
1978
Battlestar Galactica
Duggy · (1 episode)
1978
The Incredible Hulk
Sergeant · (1 episode)
1977
The Shadow of Chikara
Posey
1977
Charlie's Angels
George Bartlett · (1 episode)
1976
King Kong
Sunfish
1976
The Wackiest Wagon Train in the West
McGirk
1976
Stay Hungry
Bubba
1976
Creature from Black Lake
Pahoo
1976
Young Pioneers
Man in Land Office
1976
Mackintosh and T.J.
Schuster
1975
Winterhawk
Scoby
1975
Starsky & Hutch
Virgil · (1 episode)
1975
The Apple Dumpling Gang
Rudy Hooks
1975
You and Me
1975
S.W.A.T.
(1 episode)
1975
White House Madness
Bob Haldeman
1975
The Spectre of Edgar Allan Poe
Farron
1974
Bootleggers
Dewey Crenshaw
1974
Truck Stop Women
Curly
1974
Honky Tonk
1974
Get Christie Love!
(1 episode)
1974
Kung Fu
Riley · (1 episode)
1972
M*A*S*H
Sergeant 'Sparky' Pryor · (1 episode)
1972
The Culpepper Cattle Co.
Wounded Man in Bar
1972
Gidget Gets Married
Policeman
1972
Cactus in the Snow
Mr. Murray
1971
Summertree
Shelly
1971
Who Killed the Mysterious Mr. Foster?
Hotel clerk
1971
Alias Smith and Jones
(7 episodes)
1971
McCloud
(1 episode)
1970
The Courtship of Eddie's Father
Party Guest (uncredited) · (1 episode)
1969
The Doris Day Show
Herman Simpson · (1 episode)
1968
Green Acres
Man · (1 episode)
1965
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
Virgil · (1 episode)
1964
Petticoat Junction
Elwood · (3 episodes)
1963