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