Dennis Fimple
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1940-11-11
Day of Death
2002-08-23 (61 years old)
Place of Birth
Taft, California, U.S.
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.
Acting
(2003)
House of 1000 Corpses
as Grandpa Hugo Firefly
(2002)
(1996)
Down Periscope
as Fisherman
(1994)
Maverick
as Stuttering
(1991)
Death Falls
as Griff
(1991)
My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys
as Straw Hat
(1990)
The Giant of Thunder Mountain
as Henderson (Townsman)
(1988)
Once Upon a Texas Train
as Telegrapher
(1987)
Hawken's Breed
as Crowley
(1986)
Body Slam
as Elmo
(1985)
A Summer to Remember
as Smitty
(1984)
Swing Shift
as Rupert George
(1982)
The Wild Women of Chastity Gulch
as Lamont
(1981)
Of Mice and Men
as Whit
(1980)
The $5.20 an Hour Dream
as Aiken
(1979)
The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang
as Blackface / Charlie Bright
(1979)
The Evictors
as Mr. Bumford
(1979)
The Sky Trap
as Wilks
(1978)
Goin' South
as Hangman
(1978)
(1978)
Smokey and the Good Time Outlaws
as The Salt Flat Kid
(1978)
B.J. and the Bear
as Second Deputy
(1977)
The Shadow of Chikara
as Posey
(1976)
King Kong
as Sunfish
(1976)
Stay Hungry
as Bubba
(1976)
The Wackiest Wagon Train in the West
as McGirk
(1976)
Creature from Black Lake
as Pahoo
(1976)
Young Pioneers
as Man in Land Office
(1975)
(1975)
The Apple Dumpling Gang
as Rudy Hooks
(1975)
Winterhawk
as Scoby
(1975)
Mackintosh and T.J.
as Schuster
(1975)
White House Madness
as Bob Haldeman
(1974)
Truck Stop Women
as Curly
(1974)
Bootleggers
as Dewey Crenshaw
(1974)
(1974)
The Spectre of Edgar Allan Poe
as Farron
(1972)
Gidget Gets Married
as Policeman
(1972)
The Culpepper Cattle Co.
as Wounded Man in Bar
(1971)
Summertree
as Shelly
(1971)
Who Killed the Mysterious Mr. Foster?
as Hotel clerk
(1971)
Cactus in the Snow
as Mr. Murray
Crew
(2003)
House of 1000 Corpses
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