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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
November 11, 1940
Died
August 23, 2002
Place of Birth
Taft, California, U.S.
Also Known As
- Dennis Clark Fimple
Dennis Fimple
0.7 Popularity
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
6.2
Grandpa Hugo Firefly
House of 1000 Corpses
2003
3.4
Fangs
2002
7.2
Daryl (segment "They Towed My Car")
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
1997
7.8
Farmer
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
1996
6.4
Fisherman
Down Periscope
1996
7.8
Dante
ER
1994
7.0
Mechanic
Party of Five
1994
6.9
Stuttering
Maverick
1994
6.7
Weird Science
1994
6.2
Garral
Harts of the West
1993
Credits
House of 1000 Corpses
as Grandpa Hugo Firefly
2003
6.2
Fangs
2002
3.4
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
as Daryl (segment "They Towed My Car")
1997
7.2
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
as Farmer
1996
7.8
Down Periscope
as Fisherman
1996
6.4
ER
as Dante
1994
7.8
Party of Five
as Mechanic
1994
7.0
Maverick
as Stuttering
1994
6.9
Weird Science
1994
6.7
Harts of the West
as Garral
1993
6.2
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
as Homeless Man
1993
6.9
The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.
as Gully Barton
1993
7.0
My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys
as Straw Hat
1991
6.1
Death Falls
as Griff
1991
3.0
The Giant of Thunder Mountain
as Henderson (Townsman)
1990
6.0
I Know My First Name Is Steven
as Fred
1989
6.6
Quantum Leap
as Red Norton
1989
8.0
Once Upon a Texas Train
as Telegrapher
1988
5.1
Hawken's Breed
as Crowley
1987
3.7
Body Slam
as Elmo
1986
4.8
Sledge Hammer!
as Shy Eddie
1986
7.9
Sledge Hammer!
as Informant
1986
7.9
The Twilight Zone
as (segment "Welcome to Winfield")
1985
7.8
A Summer to Remember
as Smitty
1985
6.2
Highway to Heaven
as Joey Small
1984
7.4
Swing Shift
as Rupert George
1984
5.5
Automan
as Taxi Driver
1983
7.8
The A-Team
as Cates
1983
7.5
The Wild Women of Chastity Gulch
as Lamont
1982
1.0
Matt Houston
as Bo
1982
6.2
Of Mice and Men
as Whit
1981
7.1
Simon & Simon
1981
6.7
The Fall Guy
as Renfro
1981
7.5
The Greatest American Hero
as Deputy Kyle Kane
1981
7.2
The $5.20 an Hour Dream
as Aiken
1980
0.0
The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang
as Blackface / Charlie Bright
1979
1.9
The Sky Trap
as Wilks
1979
0.0
The Evictors
as Mr. Bumford
1979
6.5
Roots: The Next Generations
as Sheriff Duffy
1979
7.5
B. J. and the Bear
1979
5.5
They Went That-A-Way & That-A-Way
as Lem
1978
4.0
Smokey and the Good Time Outlaws
as The Salt Flat Kid
1978
0.0
Goin' South
as Hangman
1978
5.8
B.J. and the Bear
as Second Deputy
1978
0.0
Battlestar Galactica
as Duggy
1978
7.1
The Incredible Hulk
as Sergeant
1977
7.2
The Shadow of Chikara
as Posey
1977
4.4
Charlie's Angels
as George Bartlett
1976
6.7
King Kong
as Sunfish
1976
6.3
The Wackiest Wagon Train in the West
as McGirk
1976
4.8
Stay Hungry
as Bubba
1976
5.7
Creature from Black Lake
as Pahoo
1976
5.1
Young Pioneers
as Man in Land Office
1976
7.1
Mackintosh and T.J.
as Schuster
1975
5.6
Winterhawk
as Scoby
1975
6.5
Starsky & Hutch
as Virgil
1975
7.3
The Apple Dumpling Gang
as Rudy Hooks
1975
6.6
You and Me
1975
6.7
S.W.A.T.
1975
7.0
White House Madness
as Bob Haldeman
1975
0.0
Lincoln
as Yarrow
1974
8.0
The Spectre of Edgar Allan Poe
as Farron
1974
3.0
Bootleggers
as Dewey Crenshaw
1974
5.0
Truck Stop Women
as Curly
1974
4.3
Honky Tonk
1974
0.0
Get Christie Love!
1974
7.9
Kung Fu
as Riley
1972
7.7
M*A*S*H
as Sergeant 'Sparky' Pryor
1972
7.9
The Culpepper Cattle Co.
as Wounded Man in Bar
1972
6.3
Gidget Gets Married
as Policeman
1972
5.6
🎬
Cactus in the Snow
as Mr. Murray
1971
0.0
Summertree
as Shelly
1971
5.7
Who Killed the Mysterious Mr. Foster?
as Hotel clerk
1971
8.0
Alias Smith and Jones
1971
7.0
McCloud
1970
7.1
The Courtship of Eddie's Father
as Party Guest (uncredited)
1969
6.0
The Doris Day Show
as Herman Simpson
1968
5.8
Green Acres
as Man
1965
7.3
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
as Virgil
1964
7.0
Petticoat Junction
as Elwood
1963
5.7