Dennis Fimple
Known for: Acting
Born: November 11, 1940
Died: August 23, 2002
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.
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Filmography
43 movies · 37 TV shows, newest first
6.2
House of 1000 Corpses
2003
4.0
Fangs
2002
7.2
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
1997
7.8
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
1996
6.4
Down Periscope
1996
7.8
ER
1994
7.0
Party of Five
1994
6.9
Maverick
1994
6.7
Weird Science
1994
6.8
Harts of the West
1993
6.9
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
1993
7.1
The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.
1993
6.3
My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys
1991
5.0
Death Falls
1991
6.4
The Giant of Thunder Mountain
1990
8.7
A Family for Joe
1990
6.7
I Know My First Name Is Steven
1989
8.0
Quantum Leap
1989
5.2
Once Upon a Texas Train
1988
4.0
Hawken's Breed
1987
5.1
Body Slam
1986
8.0
Sledge Hammer!
1986
7.7
The Twilight Zone
1985
6.5
A Summer to Remember
1985
7.4
Highway to Heaven
1984
5.6
Swing Shift
1984
7.8
Automan
1983
7.5
The A-Team
1983
3.0
The Wild Women of Chastity Gulch
1982
6.3
Matt Houston
1982
7.5
Of Mice and Men
1981
6.7
Simon & Simon
1981
7.6
The Fall Guy
1981
7.2
The Greatest American Hero
1981
9.0
The $5.20 an Hour Dream
1980
3.9
The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang
1979
7.0
The Sky Trap
1979
6.4
The Evictors
1979
7.5
Roots: The Next Generations
1979
5.6
B. J. and the Bear
1979
4.4
They Went That-A-Way & That-A-Way
1978
10.0
Smokey and the Good Time Outlaws
1978
5.8
Goin' South
1978
9.0
B.J. and the Bear
1978
7.1
Battlestar Galactica
1978
7.2
The Incredible Hulk
1977
4.6
The Shadow of Chikara
1977
6.7
Charlie's Angels
1976
6.3
King Kong
1976
4.1
The Wackiest Wagon Train in the West
1976
5.7
Stay Hungry
1976
5.2
Creature from Black Lake
1976
7.1
Young Pioneers
1976
6.2
Mackintosh and T.J.
1975
6.6
Winterhawk
1975
7.3
Starsky & Hutch
1975
6.6
The Apple Dumpling Gang
1975
7.3
You and Me
1975
7.1
S.W.A.T.
1975
7.0
White House Madness
1975
8.0
Lincoln
1974
4.0
The Spectre of Edgar Allan Poe
1974
5.8
Bootleggers
1974
4.5
Truck Stop Women
1974
8.0
Honky Tonk
1974
8.4
Get Christie Love!
1974
7.7
Kung Fu
1972
7.9
M*A*S*H
1972
6.4
The Culpepper Cattle Co.
1972
6.3
Gidget Gets Married
19729.0
Cactus in the Snow
1971
6.2
Summertree
1971
9.0
Who Killed the Mysterious Mr. Foster?
1971
7.0
Alias Smith and Jones
1971
7.2
McCloud
1970
6.2
The Courtship of Eddie's Father
1969
6.2
The Doris Day Show
1968
7.2
Green Acres
1965
7.1
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
1964
5.9
Petticoat Junction
1963