Actor
Dennis Fimple
November 11, 1940 · Taft, California, U.S.
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.
Notable work
6.9Maverick (1994)
as Stuttering
6.2House of 1000 Corpses (2003)
as Grandpa Hugo Firefly
7.8Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (1996)
as Farmer
7.5The A-Team (1983)
as Cates
7.8ER (1994)
as Dante
6.3King Kong (1976)
as Sunfish
8Quantum Leap (1989)
as Red Norton
7.9M*A*S*H (1972)
as Sergeant 'Sparky' Pryor
6.4Down Periscope (1996)
as Fisherman
6.9Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (1993)
as Homeless Man
7.2The Incredible Hulk (1977)
as Sergeant
Often works with
Anne Lockhart
3 titles together
The Incredible Hulk, Battlestar Galactica, Automan
Sid Haig
2 titles together
House of 1000 Corpses, The Fall Guy
Dirk Benedict
2 titles together
The A-Team, Battlestar Galactica
James Whitmore Jr.
2 titles together
Quantum Leap, The Twilight Zone
Marc Alaimo
2 titles together
The Incredible Hulk, Starsky & Hutch
Dick Durock
2 titles together
The Incredible Hulk, The Fall Guy
Full filmography · 79
House of 1000 Corpses
as Grandpa Hugo Firefly
20036.2
Fangs
cast
20024
Down Periscope
as Fisherman
19966.4
Maverick
as Stuttering
19946.9
My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys
as Straw Hat
1991
Death Falls
as Griff
1991
The Giant of Thunder Mountain
as Henderson (Townsman)
1990
A Family for Joe
as Man at Mission Door
1990
Once Upon a Texas Train
as Telegrapher
1988
Hawken's Breed
as Crowley
1987
Body Slam
as Elmo
19865.1
A Summer to Remember
as Smitty
1985