
Dennis Fimple
Known for Acting · 80 credits
- Born
- 1940-11-11
- Died
- 2002-08-23
- Place of birth
- Taft, California, U.S.
- Also known 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.
Known For
TV Shows (37)

ER
1994
as Dante

M*A*S*H
1972
as Sergeant 'Sparky' Pryor

The A-Team
1983
as Cates

Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
1996
as Farmer

Charlie's Angels
1976
as George Bartlett

Quantum Leap
1989
as Red Norton

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
1993
as Homeless Man

Petticoat Junction
1963
as Elwood

Simon & Simon
1981

Party of Five
1994
as Mechanic

Starsky & Hutch
1975
as Virgil

Green Acres
1965
as Man

The Twilight Zone
1985
as (segment "Welcome to Winfield")

Highway to Heaven
1984
as Joey Small

Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
1997
as Daryl (segment "They Towed My Car")

The Incredible Hulk
1977
as Sergeant

Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
1964
as Virgil

The Fall Guy
1981
as Renfro

Matt Houston
1982
as Bo

McCloud
1970

Alias Smith and Jones
1971
as Kyle

Weird Science
1994

Battlestar Galactica
1978
as Duggy

Sledge Hammer!
1986
as Shy Eddie / Informant

The Greatest American Hero
1981
as Deputy Kyle Kane

The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.
1993
as Gully Barton

The Doris Day Show
1968
as Herman Simpson

The Courtship of Eddie's Father
1969
as Party Guest (uncredited)

B. J. and the Bear
1979

Roots: The Next Generations
1979
as Sheriff Duffy

S.W.A.T.
1975

Automan
1983
as Taxi Driver

I Know My First Name Is Steven
1989
as Fred

Harts of the West
1993
as Garral

Get Christie Love!
1974

Lincoln
1974
as Yarrow

Kung Fu
1972
as Riley
Movies (43)

Down Periscope
1996
as Fisherman

Maverick
1994
as Stuttering

King Kong
1976
as Sunfish

House of 1000 Corpses
2003
as Grandpa Hugo Firefly

Stay Hungry
1976
as Bubba

Goin' South
1978
as Hangman

Swing Shift
1984
as Rupert George

Once Upon a Texas Train
1988
as Telegrapher

Summertree
1971
as Shelly

A Summer to Remember
1985
as Smitty

B.J. and the Bear
1978
as Second Deputy

The Apple Dumpling Gang
1975
as Rudy Hooks

Creature from Black Lake
1976
as Pahoo

Mackintosh and T.J.
1975
as Schuster

Winterhawk
1975
as Scoby

My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys
1991
as Straw Hat

Of Mice and Men
1981
as Whit

The Culpepper Cattle Co.
1972
as Wounded Man in Bar

Death Falls
1991
as Griff

The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang
1979
as Blackface / Charlie Bright

Who Killed the Mysterious Mr. Foster?
1971
as Hotel clerk

Honky Tonk
1974

You and Me
1975

Body Slam
1986
as Elmo

Gidget Gets Married
1972
as Policeman

The Wackiest Wagon Train in the West
1976
as McGirk

The Evictors
1979
as Mr. Bumford

The Sky Trap
1979
as Wilks

Fangs
2002

The Giant of Thunder Mountain
1990
as Henderson (Townsman)

Truck Stop Women
1974
as Curly

Young Pioneers
1976
as Man in Land Office

The Wild Women of Chastity Gulch
1982
as Lamont

They Went That-A-Way & That-A-Way
1978
as Lem

The $5.20 an Hour Dream
1980
as Aiken

Smokey and the Good Time Outlaws
1978
as The Salt Flat Kid

The Shadow of Chikara
1977
as Posey

The Spectre of Edgar Allan Poe
1974
as Farron

Bootleggers
1974
as Dewey Crenshaw

Hawken's Breed
1987
as Crowley
Cactus in the Snow
1971
as Mr. Murray

A Family for Joe
1990
as Man at Mission Door

White House Madness
1975
as Bob Haldeman
About Dennis Fimple
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… With 80 credits spanning from 1963 to 2003, Dennis Fimple has appeared in 43 films and 37 TV shows.
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Most Popular Dennis Fimple Movies
- Down Periscope (1996) — as Fisherman
- Maverick (1994) — as Stuttering
- King Kong (1976) — as Sunfish
- House of 1000 Corpses (2003) — as Grandpa Hugo Firefly
- Stay Hungry (1976) — as Bubba
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