Dennis Fimple
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- November 11, 1940
- Died
- August 23, 2002
- Birthplace
- 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.
Filmography
House of 1000 Corpses 2003
as Grandpa Hugo Firefly, In Memory Of
Fangs 2002
Actor
Bug Buster 1998
as Judediah
Down Periscope 1996
as Fisherman
Maverick 1994
as Stuttering
My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys 1991
as Straw Hat
Death Falls 1991
as Griff
The Giant of Thunder Mountain 1990
as Henderson (Townsman)
A Family for Joe 1990
as Man at Mission Door
Once Upon a Texas Train 1988
as Telegrapher
Hawken's Breed 1987
as Crowley
Body Slam 1986
as Elmo
A Summer to Remember 1985
as Smitty
Swing Shift 1984
as Rupert George
The Wild Women of Chastity Gulch 1982
as Lamont
Of Mice and Men 1981
as Whit
The $5.20 an Hour Dream 1980
as Aiken
The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang 1979
as Blackface / Charlie Bright
The Sky Trap 1979
as Wilks
The Evictors 1979
as Mr. Bumford
They Went That-A-Way & That-A-Way 1978
as Lem
Smokey and the Good Time Outlaws 1978
as The Salt Flat Kid
Goin' South 1978
as Hangman
B.J. and the Bear 1978
as Second Deputy
The Shadow of Chikara 1977
as Posey
King Kong 1976
as Sunfish
The Wackiest Wagon Train in the West 1976
as McGirk
Stay Hungry 1976
as Bubba
Young Pioneers 1976
as Man in Land Office
Creature from Black Lake 1976
as Pahoo
Mackintosh and T.J. 1975
as Schuster
Winterhawk 1975
as Scoby
The Apple Dumpling Gang 1975
as Rudy Hooks
You and Me 1975
Actor
White House Madness 1975
as Bob Haldeman
The Spectre of Edgar Allan Poe 1974
as Farron
Bootleggers 1974
as Dewey Crenshaw
Truck Stop Women 1974
as Curly
Honky Tonk 1974
Actor
The Culpepper Cattle Co. 1972
as Wounded Man in Bar
Gidget Gets Married 1972
as Policeman
- Cactus in the Snow
Cactus in the Snow 1971
as Mr. Murray
Summertree 1971
as Shelly
Who Killed the Mysterious Mr. Foster? 1971
as Hotel clerk
Credits from TMDB.