Dennis Fimple

Dennis Fimple

Birthday: 1940-11-11

Deathday: 2002-08-23

Place of birth: Taft, California, U.S.

Also known as: Dennis Clark Fimple

imdb_id: nm0277344

Biography:

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.

Played in movies:

Who Killed the Mysterious Mr. Foster?

Score: 8.0

Young Pioneers

Score: 7.1

Of Mice and Men

Score: 7.1

Maverick

Score: 6.9

You and Me

Score: 6.7

The Apple Dumpling Gang

Score: 6.6

Winterhawk

Score: 6.5

The Evictors

Score: 6.5

The Culpepper Cattle Co.

Score: 6.4

Down Periscope

Score: 6.4

King Kong

Score: 6.3

A Summer to Remember

Score: 6.2

House of 1000 Corpses

Score: 6.2

My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys

Score: 6.1

Goin' South

Score: 5.8

Summertree

Score: 5.7

Stay Hungry

Score: 5.7

Swing Shift

Score: 5.6

The Giant of Thunder Mountain

Score: 5.6

Mackintosh and T.J.

Score: 5.6

Gidget Gets Married

Score: 5.6

Once Upon a Texas Train

Score: 5.4

Creature from Black Lake

Score: 5.2

Bootleggers

Score: 5.0

Body Slam

Score: 4.8

The Wackiest Wagon Train in the West

Score: 4.8

The Shadow of Chikara

Score: 4.7

Truck Stop Women

Score: 4.5

They Went That-A-Way & That-A-Way

Score: 4.0

Hawken's Breed

Score: 3.8

Fangs

Score: 3.4

Death Falls

Score: 3.0

The Spectre of Edgar Allan Poe

Score: 3.0

The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang

Score: 2.1

The Wild Women of Chastity Gulch

Score: 1.0

The Sky Trap

Score: 0.0

Honky Tonk

Score: 0.0

Smokey and the Good Time Outlaws

Score: 0.0

White House Madness

Score: 0.0

B.J. and the Bear

Score: 0.0

The $5.20 an Hour Dream

Score: 0.0

Cactus in the Snow

Score: 0.0

Played in tv shows:

Quantum Leap

Score: 8.0

M*A*S*H

Score: 7.9

Sledge Hammer!

Score: 7.9

Sledge Hammer!

Score: 7.9

Get Christie Love!

Score: 7.9

ER

Score: 7.8

Sabrina, the Teenage Witch

Score: 7.8

Automan

Score: 7.8

The Twilight Zone

Score: 7.7

Kung Fu

Score: 7.7

The Fall Guy

Score: 7.6

The A-Team

Score: 7.5

Roots: The Next Generations

Score: 7.5

Highway to Heaven

Score: 7.4

Green Acres

Score: 7.3

The Incredible Hulk

Score: 7.2

Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction

Score: 7.2

Starsky & Hutch

Score: 7.2

The Greatest American Hero

Score: 7.2

McCloud

Score: 7.1

Battlestar Galactica

Score: 7.1

The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.

Score: 7.1

Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.

Score: 7.0

S.W.A.T.

Score: 7.0

Party of Five

Score: 7.0

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman

Score: 6.9

Alias Smith and Jones

Score: 6.9

I Know My First Name Is Steven

Score: 6.8

Charlie's Angels

Score: 6.7

Simon & Simon

Score: 6.7

Weird Science

Score: 6.7

Harts of the West

Score: 6.2

Matt Houston

Score: 6.2

The Courtship of Eddie's Father

Score: 6.0

Petticoat Junction

Score: 5.8

B. J. and the Bear

Score: 5.5

The Doris Day Show

Score: 5.3