Acting
Dennis Fimple
EN cinema · 44 credits
Born
11 November 1940
Died
23 August 2002 (aged 61)
Birthplace
Taft, California, U.S.
Also known as Dennis Clark 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 (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
Filmography
House of 1000 Corpses
as Grandpa Hugo Firefly, In Memory Of
Fangs
Actor
Bug Buster
as Judediah
Down Periscope
as Fisherman
Maverick
as Stuttering
Death Falls
as Griff
My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys
as Straw Hat
The Giant of Thunder Mountain
as Henderson (Townsman)
A Family for Joe
as Man at Mission Door
Once Upon a Texas Train
as Telegrapher
Hawken's Breed
as Crowley
Body Slam
as Elmo
A Summer to Remember
as Smitty
Swing Shift
as Rupert George
Of Mice and Men
as Whit
The Evictors
as Mr. Bumford
The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang
as Blackface / Charlie Bright
The Sky Trap
as Wilks
Goin' South
as Hangman
B.J. and the Bear
as Second Deputy
Smokey and the Good Time Outlaws
as The Salt Flat Kid
Stay Hungry
as Bubba
King Kong
as Sunfish
Young Pioneers
as Man in Land Office
Winterhawk
as Scoby
White House Madness
as Bob Haldeman
The Apple Dumpling Gang
as Rudy Hooks
Mackintosh and T.J.
as Schuster
Truck Stop Women
as Curly
Bootleggers
as Dewey Crenshaw
Gidget Gets Married
as Policeman
The Culpepper Cattle Co.
as Wounded Man in Bar
Cactus in the Snow
1971
Cactus in the Snow
as Mr. Murray
Who Killed the Mysterious Mr. Foster?
as Hotel clerk
Summertree
as Shelly