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Dennis Fimple
Actor
Born November 11, 1940Died August 23, 2002 (61 years)
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.
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.
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Filmography
| 2003 | House of 1000 Corpses · as Grandpa Hugo Firefly |
| 2002 | |
| 2000 | Escape to Grizzly Mountain · as Farmer |
| 1999 | Providence (TV Series) · as Cowboy |
| 1998 | Bug Buster · as Judediah |
| 1997 | Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction (TV Series) · as Daryl (segment "they Towed My Car") |
| 1996 | Sabrina, The Teenage Witch (TV Series) · as Farmer |
| 1996 | Down Periscope · as Fisherman |
| 1996 | The Rockford Files: Godfather Knows Best · as Toothless Bob |
| 1995 | Pointman (TV Series) · as Sheriff |
| 1994 | ER (TV Series) · as Dante |
| 1994 | Party of Five (TV Series) |
| 1994 | Maverick · as Stuttering |
| 1994 | Weird Science (TV Series) |
| 1993 | Harts of the West (TV Series) · as Garral |
| 1993 | Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (TV Series) · as Homeless Man |
| 1993 | The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. (TV Series) · as Gully Barton |
| 1991 | P.S.I. Luv U (TV Series) · as Bellboy |
| 1991 | My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys · as Straw Hat |
| 1991 | Death Falls · as Griff |
| 1990 | The Giant of Thunder Mountain · as Henderson (townsman) |
| 1990 | Parker Lewis Can't Lose (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1990 | A Family for Joe (TV Series) · as Man At Mission Door |
| 1989 | Dragnet (1989) (TV Series) · as Sid Brouton |
| 1989 | I Know My First Name Is Steven (TV Series) · as Fred |
| 1989 | Quantum Leap (TV Series) · as Red Norton |
| 1988 | Hawken's Breed · as Crowley |
| 1988 | Once Upon a Texas Train · as Telegrapher |
| 1986 | Body Slam · as Elmo |
| 1986 | Sledge Hammer! (TV Series) · as Informant |
| 1985 | The Twilight Zone (1985) (TV Series) · as (segment "welcome To Winfield") |
| 1985 | 227 (TV Series) · as Slim |
| 1985 | Gus Brown and Midnight Brewster · as Cast |
| 1985 | A Summer to Remember · as Smitty |
| 1985 | Hell Town (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1984 | Highway to Heaven (TV Series) · as Joey Small |
| 1984 | Santa Barbara (TV Series) · as Sheriff |
| 1984 | Swing Shift · as Rupert George |
| 1983 | Automan (TV Series) · as Taxi Driver |
| 1983 | The Yellow Rose (TV Series) · as Gas Station Assistant |
| 1983 | Manimal (TV Series) · as Cab Driver |
| 1983 | The A-Team (TV Series) · as Cates |
| 1982 | The Wild Women of Chastity Gulch · as Lamont |
| 1982 | Matt Houston (TV Series) · as Bo |
| 1982 | Knight Rider (TV Series) · as Cop |
| 1981 | Of Mice and Men · as Whit |
| 1981 | Simon & Simon (TV Series) |
| 1981 | The Fall Guy (TV Series) · as Renfro |
| 1981 | The Greatest American Hero (TV Series) · as Deputy Kyle Kane |
| 1980 | The $5.20 an Hour Dream · as Aiken |
| 1979 | The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang · as Blackface / Charlie Bright |
| 1979 | The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo (TV Series) · as Elmo Beauregard |
| 1979 | The Evictors · as Mr. Bumford |
| 1979 | Roots: The Next Generations (TV Series) · as Sheriff Duffy |
| 1979 | The Dukes of Hazzard (TV Series) · as Preacher |
| 1978 | |
| 1978 | Smokey and the Good Time Outlaws · as The Salt Flat Kid |
| 1978 | Goin' South · as Hangman |
| 1978 | B.J. and the Bear (TV Series) |
| 1978 | Centennial (TV Series) · as Buck |
| 1978 | Battlestar Galactica (TV Series) · as Duggy |
| 1977 | The Incredible Hulk (TV Series) · as Sergeant |
| 1977 | The Shadow of Chikara · as Posey |
| 1977 | The New Mickey Mouse Club (TV Series) · as Charlie |
| 1976 | Charlie's Angels (TV Series) · as George Bartlett |
| 1976 | Black Sheep Squadron (TV Series) · as Sgt. Randy Kline |
| 1976 | King Kong · as Sunfish |
| 1976 | The Wackiest Wagon Train in the West · as Mcgirk |
| 1976 | Stay Hungry · as Bubba |
| 1976 | Young Pioneers · as Man In Land Office |
| 1976 | Creature from Black Lake · as Pahoo |
| 1975 | Mackintosh and T.J. · as Schuster |
| 1975 | Winterhawk · as Scoby |
| 1975 | The Apple Dumpling Gang · as Rudy Hooks |
| 1975 | Starsky & Hutch (TV Series) · as Virgil |
| 1975 | S.W.A.T. (TV Series) |
| 1975 | White House Madness · as Bob Haldeman |
| 1974 | |
| 1974 | Get Christie Love (TV Series) |
| 1974 | Sandburg's Lincoln (TV Series) · as Private Yarrow |
| 1974 | The Spectre of Edgar Allan Poe · as Farron |
| 1974 | Bootleggers · as Dewey Crenshaw |
| 1974 | Truck Stop Women · as Curly |
| 1974 | |
| 1974 | The Rockford Files (TV Series) · as Rhino |
| 1973 | Dusty's Trail (TV Series) · as Mcgirk |
| 1972 | M*A*S*H (TV Series) · as Sergeant 'sparky' Pryor |
| 1972 | The Culpepper Cattle Co. · as Wounded Man In Bar |
| 1972 | Kung Fu (TV Series) |
| 1972 | Gidget Gets Married · as Policeman |
| 1971 | Cade's County (TV Series) · as Phil |
| 1971 | Summertree · as Shelly |
| 1971 | Cactus in the Snow · as Mr. Murray |
| 1971 | Alias Smith and Jones (TV Series) |
| 1970 | McCloud (TV Series) |
| 1969 | The Bold Ones: The Lawyers (TV Series) · as Pete |
| 1969 | The Courtship of Eddie's Father (TV Series) · as Party Guest (uncredited) |
| 1968 | Here Come the Brides (TV Series) · as Eddie |
| 1968 | The Doris Day Show (TV Series) · as Herman Simpson |
| 1965 | Days of our Lives (TV Series) · as Farmer Jones |
| 1965 | Green Acres (TV Series) · as Man |
| 1964 | Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. (TV Series) |
| 1963 | Petticoat Junction (TV Series) · as Elwood |
| 1954 | Disneyland (TV Series) · as Wilks |