Personal Info
Birth date
1940-11-11 (84 Years)
Day of death
2002-08-23
Gender
Male
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Taft, California, U.S.
Also known as
Dennis Clark Fimple
Dennis Fimple
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.
Filmography
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
7.812
Overview:
On her sixteenth birthday, Sabrina Spellman discovers she has magical powers. She lives with her 600-year-old aunts Hilda and Zelda as well as talking cat Salem in the fictional town of Westbridge, Massachusetts.Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
7
Overview:
A much more lavish version of the popular Superman television series which had first aired forty years earlier, Lois & Clark focused more on the Man of Steel's early adult years in Metropolis. With the unknowing help of Lois Lane, Clark Kent created Superman there in Metropolis after finding work at the world-famous Daily Planet newspaper, where he meets fellow reporter Lois Lane.Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
7.2
Overview:
Can you tell the difference between fact and fiction? Several stories of strange, mysterious and incredible occurrences are chronicled during each episode. It is up to the viewer to decide which stories actually happened and which were completely fabricated by the show’s writers. The answer is revealed by Jonathan Frakes at the conclusion of each episode.Party of Five
7
Overview:
Five brothers and sisters are determined to stay together following the tragic loss of their parents.M*A*S*H
7.911
Overview:
The 4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital is stuck in the middle of the Korean war. With little help from the circumstances they find themselves in, they are forced to make their own fun. Fond of practical jokes and revenge, the doctors, nurses, administrators, and soldiers often find ways of making wartime life bearable.Charlie's Angels
6.7
Overview:
Beautiful, intelligent, and ultra-sophisticated, Charlie's Angels are everything a man could dream of... and way more than they could ever handle! Receiving their orders via speaker phone from their never seen boss, Charlie, the Angels employ their incomparable sleuthing and combat skills, as well as their lethal feminine charm, to crack even the most seemingly insurmountable of cases.B. J. and the Bear
5.5
Overview:
B.J. and the Bear is an American comedy series which aired on NBC from 1979 to 1981. Created by Christopher Crowe and Glen A. Larson, the series stars Greg Evigan and Claude Akins.ER
7.828
Overview:
ER explores the inner workings of an urban teaching hospital and the critical issues faced by the dedicated physicians and staff of its overburdened emergency room.The Courtship of Eddie's Father
6
Overview:
The Courtship of Eddie's Father is an American television sitcom based on the 1963 movie of the same name, which was based on the book written by Mark Toby. It tells the story of a widower, Tom Corbett, who is a magazine publisher, and his son, Eddie, who believes his father should marry, and manipulates situations surrounding the women his father is interested in. ABC had acquired the rights to the story; the series debuted on September 17, 1969, and was last broadcast on March 1, 1972. Bixby received an Emmy nomination for the show.The A-Team
7.5
Overview:
A fictional group of ex-United States Army Special Forces personnel work as soldiers of fortune while on the run from the Army after being branded as war criminals for a "crime they didn't commit."The Twilight Zone
7.762
Overview:
This 1980s revival of the classic sci-fi series features a similar style to the original anthology series. Each episode tells a tale (sometimes two or three) rooted in horror or suspense, often with a surprising twist at the end. Episodes usually feature elements of drama and comedy.The Fall Guy
7.524
Overview:
Hollywood stuntman Colt Seavers picks up some extra pocket money by using his rough-and-tumble skills to track and capture bail jumpers.Quantum Leap
8
Overview:
Theorizing that one could time travel within his own lifetime, Dr. Sam Beckett stepped into the Quantum Leap accelerator and vanished... He woke to find himself trapped in the past, facing mirror images that were not his own and driven by an unknown force to change history for the better. His only guide on this journey is Al, an observer from his own time, who appears in the form of a hologram that only Sam can see and hear. And so Dr. Beckett finds himself leaping from life to life, striving to put right what once went wrong and hoping each time that his next leap will be the leap home.Petticoat Junction
5.8
Overview:
The Bradley family are proud owners of the Shady Rest Hotel. Kate and her three young daughters do the job of running the hotel.The Incredible Hulk
7.242
Overview:
During an experiment gone bad, radiation turns a scientist into a raging green behemoth whenever he becomes agitated. Unable to control his transformations, David Banner searches for a cure as he crosses the country, fugitive-style, with a dogged tabloid reporter on his trail.Simon & Simon
6.7
Overview:
A.J. Simon is a polished fellow with a taste for classic cars and tailored suits. Rick Simon is his less refined (but still pleasant) older brother who has a taste for cowboy boots and four-wheel drive pickups. The two of them live in San Diego, where they own a private detective agency.Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
7.15
Overview:
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. is an American situation comedy that originally aired on CBS from September 25, 1964, to May 2, 1969. The series was a spinoff of The Andy Griffith Show, and the pilot was aired as the finale of the fourth season of The Andy Griffith Show on May 18, 1964. The show ran for five seasons and a total of 150 episodes. In 2006, CBS Home Entertainment began releasing the series on DVD. The final season was released in November 2008. The series was created by Aaron Ruben, who also produced the show with Sheldon Leonard and Ronald Jacobs. Filmed and set in California, it stars Jim Nabors as Gomer Pyle, a naive but good-natured gas-station attendant from the town of Mayberry, North Carolina, who enlists in the United States Marine Corps. Frank Sutton plays Gomer's high-octane, short-fused Gunnery Sergeant Vince Carter, and Ronnie Schell plays Gomer's friend Gilbert "Duke" Slater. Allan Melvin played in the recurring role of Gunnery Sergeant Carter's rival, Sergeant Charley Hacker. The series never discussed nor addressed the then-current Vietnam War, instead focusing on the relationship between Gomer and Sergeant Carter. The show retained high ratings throughout its run.Starsky & Hutch
7.247
Overview:
Streetwise Detective David Starsky partners up with a more intellectual partner, Kenneth 'Hutch' Hutchinson, to protect citizens and patrol the streets of Bay City.Highway to Heaven
7.385
Overview:
A probationary angel is sent back to Earth to team up with an ex-cop and help people.The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.
7.065
Overview:
A tough-as-rawhide cowpoke, debonair ladies' man and Harvard-educated smarty-britches roams from Frisco to Jalisco in pursuit of outlaws who killed his father...and in search of a mysterious orb possessing out-of-this world powers. Hot lead and cool anachronisms await Brisco as he and his sidekicks - including Comet, the intellectual equine who doesn't know he's a horse - fight for justice in the way, way, way-out West.Alias Smith and Jones
6.9
Overview:
Alias Smith and Jones is an American Western series that originally aired on ABC from 1971 to 1973. It stars Pete Duel as Hannibal Heyes and Ben Murphy as Jedediah "Kid" Curry, a pair of cousin outlaws trying to reform. The governor offers them a conditional amnesty, as he wants to keep the pact under wraps for political reasons. The condition is that they will still be wanted— until the governor can claim they have reformed and warrant clemency.Matt Houston
6.2
Overview:
Matt Houston is an American crime drama series that aired on ABC from 1982 to 1985. Created by Lawrence Gordon, the series was produced by Aaron Spelling.The Doris Day Show
5.3
Overview:
The Doris Day Show is an American sitcom that was originally broadcast on the CBS network from September 1968 until March 1973, remaining on the air for five seasons and 128 episodes. In addition to showcasing Doris Day, the show is remembered for its many abrupt format changes over the course of its five-year run. It is also remembered for Day's statement, in her autobiography Doris Day: Her Own Story, that her husband Martin Melcher had signed her to do the TV series without her knowledge, a fact she only discovered when Melcher died of heart disease on April 20, 1968. The TV show premiered on Tuesday, September 24, 1968.McCloud
7.1
Overview:
Deputy Marshal Sam McCloud of the small western town of Taos, New Mexico is assigned to the metropolitan New York City Police Department (NYPD) as a special investigator.The Greatest American Hero
7.2
Overview:
The chronicles of teacher Ralph Hinkley's adventures after a group of aliens gives him a red suit that gives him superhuman abilities. Unfortunately, Ralph, who hates wearing the suit, immediately loses its instruction booklet, and thus has to learn how to use its powers by trial and error, often with comical results.Sledge Hammer!
7.908
Overview:
Sledge Hammer! is an American satirical police sitcom produced by New World Television that ran for two seasons on ABC from 1986 to 1988. The series was created by Alan Spencer and stars David Rasche as Inspector Sledge Hammer, a preposterous caricature of the standard "cop on the edge" character. Al Jean and Mike Reiss, best known for their work on The Simpsons, wrote for the show and worked as story editors.Green Acres
7.3
Overview:
Green Acres is an American sitcom starring Eddie Albert and Eva Gabor as a couple who move from New York City to a rural country farm. Produced by Filmways as a sister show to Petticoat Junction, the series was first broadcast on CBS, from September 15, 1965 to April 27, 1971. Receiving solid ratings during its six-year run, Green Acres was cancelled in 1971 as part of the "rural purge" by CBS. The sitcom has been in syndication and is available in DVD and VHS releases. In 1997, the two-part episode "A Star Named Arnold is Born" was ranked #59 on TV Guide's 100 Greatest Episodes of All Time.Battlestar Galactica
7.08
Overview:
When the 12 Colonies of Man are wiped out by a cybernetic race called the Cylons, Commander Adama and the crew of the battlestar Galactica lead a ragtag fleet of human survivors in search of a "mythical planet" called Earth.Automan
7.8
Overview:
Automan is an American science fiction superhero television series produced by Glen A. Larson. It aired for only 12 episodes on ABC between 1983 and 1984.I Know My First Name Is Steven
6.7
Overview:
In 1973, 7-year-old Steven Stayner is kidnapped by pedophile Kenneth Parnell. Under the belief that Parnell has been given legal custody of him, and that his family has moved away, he stays with Parnell for seven years, enduring repetitive sexual abuse the entire time. Finally, in 1980, when Parnell kidnaps another young boy, Steven finds a way for them both to escape and return home.Acting
2003House of 1000 Corpses as Grandpa Hugo Firefly
2002Fangs as Unknown
1997Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction (1 Episode) as Daryl (segment "They Towed My Car")
1996Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (1 Episode) as Farmer
1996Down Periscope as Fisherman
1994ER (1 Episode) as Dante
1994Party of Five (1 Episode) as Unknown
1994Maverick as Stuttering
1994Weird Science (1 Episode) as Unknown
1993Harts of the West (15 Episodes) as Garral
1993Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (1 Episode) as Homeless Man
1993The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. (1 Episode) as Gully Barton
1991My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys as Straw Hat
1991Death Falls as Griff
1990The Giant of Thunder Mountain as Henderson (Townsman)
1989I Know My First Name Is Steven (2 Episodes) as Fred
1989Quantum Leap (1 Episode) as Red Norton
1988Once Upon a Texas Train as Telegrapher
1987Hawken's Breed as Crowley
1986Body Slam as Elmo
1986Sledge Hammer! (1, 1 Episode) as Shy Eddie, Informant
1985The Twilight Zone (1 Episode) as (segment "Welcome to Winfield")
1985A Summer to Remember as Smitty
1984Highway to Heaven (1 Episode) as Joey Small
1984Swing Shift as Rupert George
1983Automan (1 Episode) as Taxi Driver
1983The A-Team (1 Episode) as Cates
1982The Wild Women of Chastity Gulch as Lamont
1982Matt Houston (24 Episodes) as Bo
1981Of Mice and Men as Whit
1981Simon & Simon (1 Episode) as Unknown
1981The Fall Guy (2 Episodes) as Renfro
1981The Greatest American Hero (1 Episode) as Deputy Kyle Kane
1980The $5.20 an Hour Dream as Aiken
1979The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang as Blackface / Charlie Bright
1979The Sky Trap as Wilks
1979The Evictors as Mr. Bumford
1979Roots: The Next Generations (7 Episodes) as Sheriff Duffy
1979B. J. and the Bear (1 Episode) as Unknown
1978They Went That-A-Way & That-A-Way as Lem
1978Smokey and the Good Time Outlaws as The Salt Flat Kid
1978Goin' South as Hangman
1978B.J. and the Bear as Second Deputy
1978Battlestar Galactica (1 Episode) as Duggy
1977The Incredible Hulk (1 Episode) as Sergeant
1977The Shadow of Chikara as Posey
1976Charlie's Angels (1 Episode) as George Bartlett
1976King Kong as Sunfish
1976The Wackiest Wagon Train in the West as McGirk
1976Stay Hungry as Bubba
1976Creature from Black Lake as Pahoo
1976Young Pioneers as Man in Land Office
1975Mackintosh and T.J. as Schuster
1975Winterhawk as Scoby
1975Starsky & Hutch (1 Episode) as Virgil
1975The Apple Dumpling Gang as Rudy Hooks
1975You and Me as Unknown
1975S.W.A.T. (1 Episode) as Unknown
1975White House Madness as Bob Haldeman
1974The Spectre of Edgar Allan Poe as Farron
1974Bootleggers as Dewey Crenshaw
1974Truck Stop Women as Curly
1974Honky Tonk as Unknown
1974Get Christie Love! (1 Episode) as Unknown
1972Kung Fu (1 Episode) as Riley
1972M*A*S*H (1 Episode) as Sergeant 'Sparky' Pryor
1972The Culpepper Cattle Co. as Wounded Man in Bar
1972Gidget Gets Married as Policeman
1971Cactus in the Snow as Mr. Murray
1971Summertree as Shelly
1971Who Killed the Mysterious Mr. Foster? as Hotel clerk
1971Alias Smith and Jones (7 Episodes) as Unknown
1970McCloud (1 Episode) as Unknown
1969The Courtship of Eddie's Father (1 Episode) as Party Guest (uncredited)
1968The Doris Day Show (1 Episode) as Herman Simpson
1965Green Acres (1 Episode) as Man
1964Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. (1 Episode) as Virgil
1963Petticoat Junction (3 Episodes) as Elwood
Crew
2003House of 1000 Corpses ... In Memory Of