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.
House of 1000 Corpses
(Grandpa Hugo Firefly)
Of Mice and Men
(Whit)
Stay Hungry
(Bubba)
Maverick
(Stuttering)
The Spectre of Edgar Allan Poe
(Farron)
Creature from Black Lake
(Pahoo)
The Shadow of Chikara
(Posey)
Cactus in the Snow
(Mr. Murray)
Truck Stop Women
(Curly)
A Summer to Remember
(Smitty)
Gidget Gets Married
(Policeman)
The Evictors
(Mr. Bumford)
Winterhawk
(Scoby)
They Went That-A-Way & That-A-Way
(Lem)
The Wackiest Wagon Train in the West
(McGirk)
Bootleggers
(Dewey Crenshaw)
Fangs
Goin' South
(Hangman)
The $5.20 an Hour Dream
(Aiken)
B.J. and the Bear
(Second Deputy)
King Kong
(Sunfish)
Once Upon a Texas Train
(Telegrapher)
White House Madness
(Bob Haldeman)
Death Falls
(Griff)
Down Periscope
(Fisherman)
You and Me
The Culpepper Cattle Co.
(Wounded Man in Bar)
The Apple Dumpling Gang
(Rudy Hooks)
The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang
(Blackface / Charlie Bright)
Smokey and the Good Time Outlaws
(The Salt Flat Kid)
The Wild Women of Chastity Gulch
(Lamont)
Who Killed the Mysterious Mr. Foster?
(Hotel clerk)
Hawken's Breed
(Crowley)
Mackintosh and T.J.
(Schuster)
The Giant of Thunder Mountain
(Henderson (Townsman))
My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys
(Straw Hat)
Swing Shift
(Rupert George)
Honky Tonk
Summertree
(Shelly)
Body Slam
(Elmo)
Young Pioneers
(Man in Land Office)
The Sky Trap
(Wilks)
Sledge Hammer!
(Shy Eddie)
M*A*S*H
(Sergeant 'Sparky' Pryor)
B. J. and the Bear
The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.
(Gully Barton)
Kung Fu
The A-Team
(Cates)
Starsky & Hutch
Simon & Simon
The Twilight Zone
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
Alias Smith and Jones
Petticoat Junction
(Elwood)
Charlie's Angels
(George Bartlett)
Quantum Leap
(Red Norton)
Weird Science
Party of Five
The Fall Guy
(Renfro)
ER
(Dante)
S.W.A.T.
McCloud
Matt Houston
(Bo)
Get Christie Love!
Harts of the West
(Garral)
I Know My First Name Is Steven
(Fred)
Automan
(Taxi Driver)
Sledge Hammer!
(Informant)
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
(Farmer)
The Incredible Hulk
(Sergeant)
The Courtship of Eddie's Father
(Party Guest (uncredited))
Highway to Heaven
(Joey Small)
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
(Homeless Man)
Roots: The Next Generations
(Sheriff Duffy)
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
(Daryl (segment "They Towed My Car"))
Battlestar Galactica
(Duggy)
The Greatest American Hero
(Deputy Kyle Kane)
Green Acres
(Man)