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