Dennis Fimple
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Born | Dennis Clarke Fimple November 11, 1940 Taft, California, U.S. |
Died | August 23, 2002 Frazier Park, California, U.S. | (aged 61)
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1968–2001 |
Children | 1 |
Dennis Clarke Fimple (November 11, 1940 – August 23, 2002) was an American actor.
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.
Partial filmography[]
- Summertree (1971) - Shelly
- Cactus in the Snow (1971) - Mr. Murray
- The Culpepper Cattle Co. (1972) - Wounded Man in Bar
- Truck Stop Women (1974) - Curly
- The Spectre of Edgar Allan Poe (1974) - Farron
- Bootleggers (1974) - Dewey Crenshaw
- You and Me (1974)
- The Apple Dumpling Gang (1975) - Rudy Hooks
- Winterhawk (1975) - Scoby
- Mackintosh and T.J. (1975) - Schuster
- White House Madness (1975) - Bob Haldeman
- Creature from Black Lake (1976) - Pahoo
- Stay Hungry (1976) - Bubba
- King Kong (1976) - Sunfish
- The Shadow of Chikara (1977) - Posey
- Goin' South (1978) - Hangman
- Smokey and the Good Time Outlaws (1978) - The Salt Flat Kid
- They Went That-A-Way & That-A-Way (1978) - Lem
- The Evictors (1979) - Mr. Bumford
- Swing Shift (1984) - Rupert George
- A Summer to Remember (1985) - Smitty (animal feeder)
- Body Slam (1986) - Elmo Smithfield
- Hawken's Breed (1987) - Crowley
- The Giant of Thunder Mountain (1991) - Henderson (Townsman)
- My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys (1991) - Straw Hat
- Death Falls (1991) - Griff
- Maverick (1994) - Stuttering
- Down Periscope (1996) - Fisherman
- Bug Buster (1998) - Judediah
- Escape to Grizzly Mountain (2000) - Farmer
- Fangs (2002) - Willy Kramer
- House of 1000 Corpses (2003) - Grampa Hugo (final film role)
References[]
- ^ Westside Obituaries
- ^ "Taft Union High School Hall of Fame". Taft Union High School Hall of Fame.
External links[]
- 1940 births
- 2002 deaths
- American male film actors
- American male television actors
- Male actors from California
- People from Taft, California
- 20th-century American male actors
- Road incident deaths in California
- American screen actor, 1940s birth stubs