6.2
House of 1000 Corpses
2003
Dennis Fimple
Acting
Born November 11, 1940Died August 23, 2002Taft, California, U.S.
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.
Movies
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3.9
Fangs
2002
3.9
Bug Buster
1998
6.4
Down Periscope
1996
6.9
Maverick
1994
6.3
My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys
1991
5.0
Death Falls
1991
6.4
The Giant of Thunder Mountain
1990
8.7
A Family for Joe
1990
5.2
Once Upon a Texas Train
1988
4.0
Hawken's Breed
1987
5.1
Body Slam
1986
6.5
A Summer to Remember
1985
5.6
Swing Shift
1984
3.0
The Wild Women of Chastity Gulch
1982
7.5
Of Mice and Men
1981
9.0
The $5.20 an Hour Dream
1980
3.9
The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang
1979
7.0
The Sky Trap
1979
6.4
The Evictors
1979
4.4
They Went That-A-Way & That-A-Way
1978
10.0
Smokey and the Good Time Outlaws
1978
5.8
Goin' South
1978
9.0
B.J. and the Bear
1978
4.6
The Shadow of Chikara
1977
6.3
King Kong
1976
4.8
The Wackiest Wagon Train in the West
1976
5.6
Stay Hungry
1976
5.2
Creature from Black Lake
1976
7.1
Young Pioneers
1976
6.2
Mackintosh and T.J.
1975
6.6
Winterhawk
1975
6.6
The Apple Dumpling Gang
1975
7.2
You and Me
1975
7.0
White House Madness
1975
4.0
The Spectre of Edgar Allan Poe
1974
5.4
Bootleggers
1974
4.4
Truck Stop Women
1974
8.0
Honky Tonk
1974
6.4
The Culpepper Cattle Co.
1972
6.3
Gidget Gets Married
1972
Cactus in the Snow
9.0
Cactus in the Snow
1971
6.2
Summertree
1971
9.0
Who Killed the Mysterious Mr. Foster?
1971
TV Shows
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7.3
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
7.8
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
7.8
ER
7.0
Party of Five
6.6
Weird Science
6.8
Harts of the West
6.9
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
7.1
The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.
6.7
I Know My First Name Is Steven
8.0
Quantum Leap
8.0
Sledge Hammer!
8.0
Sledge Hammer!
7.7
The Twilight Zone
7.4
Highway to Heaven
7.9
Automan
7.5
The A-Team
6.3
Matt Houston
6.7
Simon & Simon
7.6
The Fall Guy
7.2
The Greatest American Hero
7.5
Roots: The Next Generations
5.6
B. J. and the Bear
7.1
Battlestar Galactica
7.2
The Incredible Hulk
6.7
Charlie's Angels
7.4
Starsky & Hutch
7.1
S.W.A.T.
8.0
Lincoln
8.4
Get Christie Love!
7.7
Kung Fu
7.9
M*A*S*H
7.0
Alias Smith and Jones
7.0
Alias Smith and Jones
7.2
McCloud
6.2
The Courtship of Eddie's Father
6.2
The Doris Day Show
7.2
Green Acres
7.1
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
5.9