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