Dennis Fimple
Acting
- Born:
- 1940-11-11
- Died:
- 2002-08-23
- Place of birth:
- Taft, California, U.S.
Biography
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
Filmography
House of 1000 Corpses
Fangs
Bug Buster
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
Down Periscope
ER
Party of Five
Maverick
Weird Science
Harts of the West
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.
My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys
Death Falls
The Giant of Thunder Mountain
A Family for Joe
I Know My First Name Is Steven
Quantum Leap
Once Upon a Texas Train
Hawken's Breed
Body Slam
Sledge Hammer!
The Twilight Zone
A Summer to Remember
Highway to Heaven
Swing Shift
Automan
The A-Team
The Wild Women of Chastity Gulch
Matt Houston
Of Mice and Men
Simon & Simon
The Fall Guy
The Greatest American Hero
The $5.20 an Hour Dream
The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang
The Sky Trap
The Evictors
Roots: The Next Generations
B. J. and the Bear
They Went That-A-Way & That-A-Way
Smokey and the Good Time Outlaws
Goin' South
B.J. and the Bear
Battlestar Galactica
The Incredible Hulk
The Shadow of Chikara
King Kong
Charlie's Angels
The Wackiest Wagon Train in the West
Stay Hungry
Creature from Black Lake
Young Pioneers
Mackintosh and T.J.
Winterhawk
Starsky & Hutch
The Apple Dumpling Gang
You and Me
S.W.A.T.
White House Madness
Lincoln
The Spectre of Edgar Allan Poe
Bootleggers
Truck Stop Women
Honky Tonk
Get Christie Love!
Kung Fu
M*A*S*H
The Culpepper Cattle Co.
Gidget Gets Married
Cactus in the Snow
Summertree
Who Killed the Mysterious Mr. Foster?
Alias Smith and Jones
McCloud
The Courtship of Eddie's Father
The Doris Day Show
Green Acres
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
Petticoat Junction