Dennis 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

The A-Team

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman

ER

Petticoat Junction

Quantum Leap

Green Acres

M*A*S*H

Simon & Simon

All Movies (43)

• House of 1000 Corpses2003 · as Grandpa Hugo Firefly
• Fangs2002
• Down Periscope1996 · as Fisherman
• Maverick1994 · as Stuttering
• My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys1991 · as Straw Hat
• Death Falls1991 · as Griff
• The Giant of Thunder Mountain1990 · as Henderson (Townsman)
• A Family for Joe1990 · as Man at Mission Door
• Once Upon a Texas Train1988 · as Telegrapher
• Hawken's Breed1987 · as Crowley
• Body Slam1986 · as Elmo
• A Summer to Remember1985 · as Smitty
• Swing Shift1984 · as Rupert George
• The Wild Women of Chastity Gulch1982 · as Lamont
• Of Mice and Men1981 · as Whit
• The $5.20 an Hour Dream1980 · as Aiken
• The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang1979 · as Blackface / Charlie Bright
• The Sky Trap1979 · as Wilks
• The Evictors1979 · as Mr. Bumford
• They Went That-A-Way & That-A-Way1978 · as Lem
• Smokey and the Good Time Outlaws1978 · as The Salt Flat Kid
• Goin' South1978 · as Hangman
• B.J. and the Bear1978 · as Second Deputy
• The Shadow of Chikara1977 · as Posey
• King Kong1976 · as Sunfish
• The Wackiest Wagon Train in the West1976 · as McGirk
• Stay Hungry1976 · as Bubba
• Creature from Black Lake1976 · as Pahoo
• Young Pioneers1976 · as Man in Land Office
• Mackintosh and T.J.1975 · as Schuster
• Winterhawk1975 · as Scoby
• The Apple Dumpling Gang1975 · as Rudy Hooks
• You and Me1975
• White House Madness1975 · as Bob Haldeman
• The Spectre of Edgar Allan Poe1974 · as Farron
• Bootleggers1974 · as Dewey Crenshaw
• Truck Stop Women1974 · as Curly
• Honky Tonk1974
• The Culpepper Cattle Co.1972 · as Wounded Man in Bar
• Gidget Gets Married1972 · as Policeman
• Cactus in the Snow1971 · as Mr. Murray
• Summertree1971 · as Shelly
• Who Killed the Mysterious Mr. Foster?1971 · as Hotel clerk

All TV Shows (39)

• Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction1997 · as Daryl (segment "They Towed My Car")
• Sabrina, the Teenage Witch1996 · as Farmer
• ER1994 · as Dante
• Party of Five1994 · as Mechanic
• Weird Science1994
• Harts of the West1993 · as Garral
• Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman1993 · as Homeless Man
• The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.1993 · as Gully Barton
• I Know My First Name Is Steven1989 · as Fred
• Quantum Leap1989 · as Red Norton
• Sledge Hammer!1986 · as Shy Eddie
• Sledge Hammer!1986 · as Informant
• The Twilight Zone1985 · as (segment "Welcome to Winfield")
• Highway to Heaven1984 · as Joey Small
• Automan1983 · as Taxi Driver
• The A-Team1983 · as Cates
• Matt Houston1982 · as Bo
• Simon & Simon1981
• The Fall Guy1981 · as Renfro
• The Greatest American Hero1981 · as Deputy Kyle Kane
• Roots: The Next Generations1979 · as Sheriff Duffy
• B. J. and the Bear1979
• Battlestar Galactica1978 · as Duggy
• The Incredible Hulk1977 · as Sergeant
• Charlie's Angels1976 · as George Bartlett
• Starsky & Hutch1975 · as Virgil
• S.W.A.T.1975
• Lincoln1974 · as Yarrow
• Get Christie Love!1974
• Kung Fu1972 · as Riley
• M*A*S*H1972 · as Sergeant 'Sparky' Pryor
• Alias Smith and Jones1971
• Alias Smith and Jones1971 · as Kyle
• McCloud1970
• The Courtship of Eddie's Father1969 · as Party Guest (uncredited)
• The Doris Day Show1968 · as Herman Simpson
• Green Acres1965 · as Man
• Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.1964 · as Virgil
• Petticoat Junction1963 · as Elwood