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. He graduated from Taft Union High School in 1958. He died in Frazier Park, California in August 2002 from a car accident.
Filmography
all 72
Movies 39
TV Shows 33
House of 1000 Corpses (2003)
Fangs (2002)
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction (1998)
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (1996)
Down Periscope (1996)
ER (1994)
Party of Five (1994)
Maverick (1994)
Weird Science (1994)
Harts of the West (1993)
The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. (1993)
My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys (1991)
Death Falls (1991)
The Giant of Thunder Mountain (1990)
I Know My First Name Is Steven (1989)
Quantum Leap (1989)
Hawken's Breed (1987)
Body Slam (1986)
Sledge Hammer! (1986)
The Twilight Zone (1985)
A Summer to Remember (1985)
Highway to Heaven (1984)
Swing Shift (1984)
Automan (1983)
The A-Team (1983)
The Wild Women of Chastity Gulch (1982)
Matt Houston (1982)
Of Mice and Men (1981)
Simon & Simon (1981)
The Fall Guy (1981)
The $5.20 an Hour Dream (1980)
The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang (1979)
The Evictors (1979)
Roots: The Next Generations (1979)
B. J. and the Bear (1979)
They Went That-A-Way & That-A-Way (1978)
Smokey and the Good Time Outlaws (1978)
Goin' South (1978)
B.J. and the Bear (1978)
Battlestar Galactica (1978)
The Incredible Hulk (1977)
The Shadow of Chikara (1977)
Charlie's Angels (1976)
King Kong (1976)
The Wackiest Wagon Train in the West (1976)
Stay Hungry (1976)
Creature from Black Lake (1976)
Mackintosh and T.J. (1975)
Winterhawk (1975)
Starsky & Hutch (1975)
The Apple Dumpling Gang (1975)
You and Me (1975)
S.W.A.T. (1975)
White House Madness (1975)
The Spectre of Edgar Allan Poe (1974)
Bootleggers (1974)
Truck Stop Women (1974)
Honky Tonk (1974)
Get Christie Love! (1974)
Kung Fu (1972)
M*A*S*H (1972)
The Culpepper Cattle Co. (1972)
Gidget Gets Married (1972)
Cactus in the Snow (1971)
Summertree (1971)
Who Killed the Mysterious Mr. Foster? (1971)
Alias Smith and Jones (1971)
McCloud (1970)
The Courtship of Eddie's Father (1969)
Green Acres (1965)
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. (1964)
Petticoat Junction (1963)
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1940-11-11
Deathday2002-08-23 (61 years old)
Birth PlaceTaft, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsDennis Clark Fimple
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