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    Dennis Fimple

    1940-11-11 (84 years old) in 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. 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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    House of 1000 Corpses
    62 %|Apr 11, 2003
    Horror
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    Fangs
    35 %|Feb 25, 2002
    Horror, Comedy, Science Fiction
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    Down Periscope
    63.019999999999996 %|Mar 1, 1996
    Comedy
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    Maverick
    69 %|May 20, 1994
    Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Western
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    My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys
    61 %|Mar 1, 1991
    Western
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    Death Falls
    30 %|Jan 1, 1991
    Drama, Thriller
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    The Giant of Thunder Mountain
    52 %|Dec 25, 1990
    Western, Drama, Family
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    Once Upon a Texas Train
    54 %|Oct 12, 1988
    Action, Western, TV Movie
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    Hawken's Breed
    35 %|Jan 1, 1987
    Adventure, Western, Drama
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    Body Slam
    50 %|Nov 21, 1986
    Comedy, Music
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    A Summer to Remember
    62 %|Mar 27, 1985
    TV Movie, Drama, Comedy
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    Swing Shift
    57 %|Apr 13, 1984
    Drama, Romance, War
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    The Wild Women of Chastity Gulch
    10 %|Oct 31, 1982
    TV Movie, Western, Comedy
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    Of Mice and Men
    70 %|Nov 29, 1981
    Drama, TV Movie
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    The $5.20 an Hour Dream
    0 %|Jan 26, 1980
    Drama, TV Movie
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    The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang
    21 %|Nov 20, 1979
    Western, Action, TV Movie
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    The Sky Trap
    0 %|May 13, 1979
    Crime, Adventure, Family, Drama, TV Movie
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    The Evictors
    65 %|Apr 17, 1979
    Crime, Horror, Thriller
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    They Went That-A-Way & That-A-Way
    40 %|Dec 1, 1978
    Comedy
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    Smokey and the Good Time Outlaws
    0 %|Nov 3, 1978
    Comedy, Family, Western
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    Goin' South
    58 %|Oct 6, 1978
    Comedy, Western
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    B.J. and the Bear
    0 %|Oct 4, 1978
    Action, Adventure, Comedy, TV Movie
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    The Shadow of Chikara
    46 %|Jul 15, 1977
    Horror, Western
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    King Kong
    62.24 %|Sep 8, 1976
    Adventure, Fantasy
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    The Wackiest Wagon Train in the West
    47 %|Aug 1, 1976
    Comedy, Western
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    Stay Hungry
    57 %|Apr 23, 1976
    Comedy, Drama
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    Creature from Black Lake
    51 %|Mar 1, 1976
    Mystery, Horror, Drama
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    Young Pioneers
    71 %|Mar 1, 1976
    Western, TV Movie
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    Mackintosh and T.J.
    52 %|Nov 21, 1975
    Western, Drama
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    Winterhawk
    66 %|Nov 5, 1975
    Western, Adventure
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    The Apple Dumpling Gang
    65 %|Jul 1, 1975
    Comedy, Family, Western
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    You and Me
    55 %|May 31, 1975
    Drama
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    White House Madness
    0 %|Jan 1, 1975
    Comedy
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    The Spectre of Edgar Allan Poe
    30 %|Jul 29, 1974
    Horror, Drama
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    Bootleggers
    50 %|Jun 6, 1974
    Comedy, Crime
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    Truck Stop Women
    47 %|May 15, 1974
    Action, Drama, Crime
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    Honky Tonk
    0 %|Apr 1, 1974
    Western, TV Movie
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    The Culpepper Cattle Co.
    64 %|Apr 15, 1972
    Western
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    Gidget Gets Married
    56 %|Jan 4, 1972
    TV Movie, Comedy
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    Cactus in the Snow
    0 %|Dec 1, 1971
    Drama
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    Summertree
    57 %|Jun 6, 1971
    Drama
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    Who Killed the Mysterious Mr. Foster?
    80 %|Feb 1, 1971
    Western, TV Movie

    Series

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    Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
    72 %|May 25, 1997
    Documentary, Mystery, Reality
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    Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
    78.42 %|Sep 27, 1996
    Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Kids
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    ER
    78.14 %|Sep 19, 1994
    Drama
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    Party of Five
    70 %|Sep 12, 1994
    Drama
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    Weird Science
    67 %|Mar 5, 1994
    Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Comedy
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    Harts of the West
    62 %|Sep 25, 1993
    Western, Comedy
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    Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
    70 %|Sep 12, 1993
    Action & Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Comedy
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    The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.
    70.19 %|Aug 27, 1993
    Western, Comedy, Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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    I Know My First Name Is Steven
    67 %|May 22, 1989
    Drama, Crime
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    Quantum Leap
    80 %|Mar 26, 1989
    Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Action & Adventure, Drama
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    Sledge Hammer!
    79.11 %|Sep 23, 1986
    Comedy, Crime
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    Sledge Hammer!
    79.11 %|Sep 23, 1986
    Comedy, Crime
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    The Twilight Zone
    77 %|Sep 27, 1985
    Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama, Mystery
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    Highway to Heaven
    74.00999999999999 %|Sep 19, 1984
    Family, Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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    Automan
    78 %|Dec 15, 1983
    Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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    The A-Team
    75 %|Jan 23, 1983
    Action & Adventure, Comedy, Crime
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    Matt Houston
    62 %|Sep 26, 1982
    Drama
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    Simon & Simon
    67 %|Nov 24, 1981
    Drama
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    The Fall Guy
    75 %|Nov 4, 1981
    Action & Adventure, Crime
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    The Greatest American Hero
    73 %|Mar 18, 1981
    Action & Adventure, Comedy, Crime
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    Roots: The Next Generations
    73 %|Feb 18, 1979
    Drama
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    B. J. and the Bear
    55 %|Feb 10, 1979
    Drama, Comedy
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    Battlestar Galactica
    71 %|Sep 17, 1978
    Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama
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    The Incredible Hulk
    72 %|Nov 4, 1977
    Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Action & Adventure, Drama
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    Charlie's Angels
    66.46 %|Sep 22, 1976
    Action & Adventure
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    Starsky & Hutch
    72.43 %|Sep 10, 1975
    Action & Adventure, Drama, Crime
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    S.W.A.T.
    70 %|Feb 24, 1975
    Action & Adventure, Drama
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    Get Christie Love!
    73 %|Jan 22, 1974
    Crime, Drama
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    Kung Fu
    76.12 %|Oct 14, 1972
    Action & Adventure, Drama, Western, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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    M*A*S*H
    79 %|Sep 17, 1972
    War & Politics, Drama, Comedy
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    Alias Smith and Jones
    69 %|Jan 5, 1971
    Western, Crime
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    McCloud
    71 %|Feb 17, 1970
    Crime, Drama
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    The Courtship of Eddie's Father
    56 %|Sep 17, 1969
    Comedy, Family, Kids
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    Green Acres
    73 %|Sep 15, 1965
    Comedy
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    Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
    71 %|Sep 25, 1964
    Comedy, Family
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    Petticoat Junction
    58 %|Sep 24, 1963
    Comedy, Family