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