Dennis Fimple

Dennis Fimple

  • Birthday: 1940-11-11
  • Deathday: 2002-08-23
  • Place of birth: Taft, California, U.S.
  • Also know 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.

Filmography

Bootleggers

1974

As Dewey Crenshaw

White House Madness

1975

As Bob Haldeman

Smokey and the Good Time Outlaws

1978

As The Salt Flat Kid

The Shadow of Chikara

1977

As Posey

Truck Stop Women

1974

As Curly

The Evictors

1979

As Mr. Bumford

You and Me

1975

As

Hawken's Breed

1987

As Crowley

Winterhawk

1975

As Scoby

Death Falls

1991

As Griff

Mackintosh and T.J.

1975

As Schuster

A Summer to Remember

1985

As Smitty

Honky Tonk

1974

As

Of Mice and Men

1981

As Whit

Cactus in the Snow

1971

As Mr. Murray

Maverick

1994

As Stuttering

Summertree

1971

As Shelly

The Apple Dumpling Gang

1975

As Rudy Hooks

B.J. and the Bear

1978

As Second Deputy

House of 1000 Corpses

2003

As Grandpa Hugo Firefly

Gidget Gets Married

1972

As Policeman

Fangs

2002

As

The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang

1979

As Blackface / Charlie Bright

Swing Shift

1984

As Rupert George

The Giant of Thunder Mountain

1990

As Henderson (Townsman)

Stay Hungry

1976

As Bubba

Body Slam

1986

As Elmo

Down Periscope

1996

As Fisherman

Goin' South

1978

As Hangman

The Culpepper Cattle Co.

1972

As Wounded Man in Bar

King Kong

1976

As Sunfish

Production

House of 1000 Corpses

2003

As In Memory Of

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