Dennis Fimple
Known for Acting · 80 credits
- Born
- 1940-11-11
- Died
- 2002-08-23
- Place of birth
- Taft, California, U.S.
- Also known as
- Dennis Clark Fimple
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
TV Shows (37)
ER
1994
as Dante
The A-Team
1983
as Cates
M*A*S*H
1972
as Sergeant 'Sparky' Pryor
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
1993
as Homeless Man
Charlie's Angels
1976
as George Bartlett
Petticoat Junction
1963
as Elwood
Quantum Leap
1989
as Red Norton
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
1996
as Farmer
Simon & Simon
1981
Party of Five
1994
as Mechanic
Green Acres
1965
as Man
Starsky & Hutch
1975
as Virgil
The Twilight Zone
1985
as (segment "Welcome to Winfield")
Highway to Heaven
1984
as Joey Small
The Incredible Hulk
1977
as Sergeant
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
1997
as Daryl (segment "They Towed My Car")
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
1964
as Virgil
The Fall Guy
1981
as Renfro
McCloud
1970
Matt Houston
1982
as Bo
Alias Smith and Jones
1971
as Kyle
Weird Science
1994
Battlestar Galactica
1978
as Duggy
Sledge Hammer!
1986
as Shy Eddie / Informant
The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.
1993
as Gully Barton
The Greatest American Hero
1981
as Deputy Kyle Kane
The Courtship of Eddie's Father
1969
as Party Guest (uncredited)
The Doris Day Show
1968
as Herman Simpson
B. J. and the Bear
1979
S.W.A.T.
1975
Roots: The Next Generations
1979
as Sheriff Duffy
Automan
1983
as Taxi Driver
I Know My First Name Is Steven
1989
as Fred
Harts of the West
1993
as Garral
Get Christie Love!
1974
Lincoln
1974
as Yarrow
Kung Fu
1972
as Riley
Movies (43)
Down Periscope
1996
as Fisherman
Maverick
1994
as Stuttering
House of 1000 Corpses
2003
as Grandpa Hugo Firefly
King Kong
1976
as Sunfish
Goin' South
1978
as Hangman
Stay Hungry
1976
as Bubba
Swing Shift
1984
as Rupert George
Once Upon a Texas Train
1988
as Telegrapher
A Summer to Remember
1985
as Smitty
The Apple Dumpling Gang
1975
as Rudy Hooks
B.J. and the Bear
1978
as Second Deputy
The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang
1979
as Blackface / Charlie Bright
Creature from Black Lake
1976
as Pahoo
Mackintosh and T.J.
1975
as Schuster
Winterhawk
1975
as Scoby
Who Killed the Mysterious Mr. Foster?
1971
as Hotel clerk
Honky Tonk
1974
My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys
1991
as Straw Hat
The Wild Women of Chastity Gulch
1982
as Lamont
The Culpepper Cattle Co.
1972
as Wounded Man in Bar
Fangs
2002
The Wackiest Wagon Train in the West
1976
as McGirk
Body Slam
1986
as Elmo
Truck Stop Women
1974
as Curly
You and Me
1975
Summertree
1971
as Shelly
Death Falls
1991
as Griff
The Evictors
1979
as Mr. Bumford
Of Mice and Men
1981
as Whit
The Giant of Thunder Mountain
1990
as Henderson (Townsman)
The Sky Trap
1979
as Wilks
Gidget Gets Married
1972
as Policeman
The Shadow of Chikara
1977
as Posey
Young Pioneers
1976
as Man in Land Office
The $5.20 an Hour Dream
1980
as Aiken
They Went That-A-Way & That-A-Way
1978
as Lem
Smokey and the Good Time Outlaws
1978
as The Salt Flat Kid
Bootleggers
1974
as Dewey Crenshaw
The Spectre of Edgar Allan Poe
1974
as Farron
Hawken's Breed
1987
as Crowley
A Family for Joe
1990
as Man at Mission Door
Cactus in the Snow
1971
as Mr. Murray
White House Madness
1975
as Bob Haldeman
About Dennis Fimple
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… With 80 credits spanning from 1963 to 2003, Dennis Fimple has appeared in 43 films and 37 TV shows.
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Most Popular Dennis Fimple Movies
- Down Periscope (1996) — as Fisherman
- Maverick (1994) — as Stuttering
- House of 1000 Corpses (2003) — as Grandpa Hugo Firefly
- King Kong (1976) — as Sunfish
- Goin' South (1978) — as Hangman
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