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 (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.
80 acting credits
Acting · 80
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
1993
ER
1994
The A-Team
1983
M*A*S*H
1972
Charlie's Angels
1976
Quantum Leap
1989
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
1996
Petticoat Junction
1963
Party of Five
1994
Simon & Simon
1981
The Twilight Zone
1985
The Incredible Hulk
1977
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
1997
Highway to Heaven
1984
Green Acres
1965
Starsky & Hutch
1975
The Fall Guy
1981
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
1964
McCloud
1970
Matt Houston
1982
Weird Science
1994
Alias Smith and Jones
1971
Battlestar Galactica
1978
The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.
1993
Sledge Hammer!
1986
The Greatest American Hero
1981
The Courtship of Eddie's Father
1969
The Doris Day Show
1968
Automan
1983
B. J. and the Bear
1979
S.W.A.T.
1975
Roots: The Next Generations
1979
Maverick
1994
Harts of the West
1993
House of 1000 Corpses
2003
Down Periscope
1996
I Know My First Name Is Steven
1989
King Kong
1976
Get Christie Love!
1974
Lincoln
1974
Stay Hungry
1976
Goin' South
1978
Kung Fu
1972
Swing Shift
1984
The Apple Dumpling Gang
1975
Truck Stop Women
1974
Creature from Black Lake
1976
The Wackiest Wagon Train in the West
1976
Once Upon a Texas Train
1988
Who Killed the Mysterious Mr. Foster?
1971
Summertree
1971
The Culpepper Cattle Co.
1972
A Summer to Remember
1985
My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys
1991
Body Slam
1986
The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang
1979
Gidget Gets Married
1972
Hawken's Breed
1987
Winterhawk
1975
The Evictors
1979
The Wild Women of Chastity Gulch
1982
Of Mice and Men
1981
Fangs
2002
Mackintosh and T.J.
1975
Honky Tonk
1974
They Went That-A-Way & That-A-Way
1978
B.J. and the Bear
1978
Bootleggers
1974
The Shadow of Chikara
1977
Young Pioneers
1976
Death Falls
1991
Smokey and the Good Time Outlaws
1978
The Giant of Thunder Mountain
1990
The $5.20 an Hour Dream
1980
You and Me
1975
The Sky Trap
1979
A Family for Joe
1990
The Spectre of Edgar Allan Poe
1974
Cactus in the Snow
1971
White House Madness
1975