
Cast
Dennis Fimple
Acting
Cast
Dennis Fimple
Known for
Acting
Born
1940-11-11
From
Taft, California, U.S.
Died
2002-08-23
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.

Down Periscope
as Fisherman

Maverick
as Stuttering

King Kong
as Sunfish

House of 1000 Corpses
as Grandpa Hugo Firefly

Stay Hungry
as Bubba

Goin' South
as Hangman

Swing Shift
as Rupert George

Once Upon a Texas Train
as Telegrapher

Summertree
as Shelly

A Summer to Remember
as Smitty

B.J. and the Bear
as Second Deputy

The Apple Dumpling Gang
as Rudy Hooks

Creature from Black Lake
as Pahoo

Mackintosh and T.J.
as Schuster

Winterhawk
as Scoby

My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys
as Straw Hat

Of Mice and Men
as Whit

The Culpepper Cattle Co.
as Wounded Man in Bar

Death Falls
as Griff

The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang
as Blackface / Charlie Bright

Who Killed the Mysterious Mr. Foster?
as Hotel clerk

Honky Tonk

You and Me

Body Slam
as Elmo

Gidget Gets Married
as Policeman

The Wackiest Wagon Train in the West
as McGirk

The Evictors
as Mr. Bumford

The Sky Trap
as Wilks

Fangs

The Giant of Thunder Mountain
as Henderson (Townsman)

Truck Stop Women
as Curly

Young Pioneers
as Man in Land Office

The Wild Women of Chastity Gulch
as Lamont

They Went That-A-Way & That-A-Way
as Lem

The $5.20 an Hour Dream
as Aiken

Smokey and the Good Time Outlaws
as The Salt Flat Kid

The Shadow of Chikara
as Posey

The Spectre of Edgar Allan Poe
as Farron

Bootleggers
as Dewey Crenshaw

Hawken's Breed
as Crowley

Cactus in the Snow
as Mr. Murray

A Family for Joe
as Man at Mission Door

White House Madness
as Bob Haldeman