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