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Dennis Fimple

Cast & creator

Dennis Fimple

1940-11-11 (died at 61) Taft, California, U.S.IMDb

Best known for ER, M*A*S*H, Quantum Leap

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.

Also known as: Dennis Clark Fimple

Movies

44

film credits

Series

39

television credits

Career

82

1963–2003 · acting roles

Credit score

6.7

average across scored titles

Signature credits

Known for

Ordered by popularity

ER

Dante · 1994

M*A*S*H

MAS*H

Sergeant 'Sparky' Pryor · 1972

Quantum Leap

Quantum Leap

Red Norton · 1989

Sabrina, the Teenage Witch

Sabrina, the Teenage Witch

Farmer · 1996

Charlie's Angels

Charlie's Angels

George Bartlett · 1976

Across film & television

Filmography (83)

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Showing 83 of 83 credits

ER

Dante

M*A*S*H

MAS*H

Sergeant 'Sparky' Pryor

Quantum Leap

Quantum Leap

Red Norton

Sabrina, the Teenage Witch

Sabrina, the Teenage Witch

Farmer

Charlie's Angels

Charlie's Angels

George Bartlett

The A-Team

The A-Team

Cates

Party of Five

Party of Five

Mechanic

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman

Homeless Man

Petticoat Junction

Petticoat Junction

Elwood

Simon & Simon

Simon & Simon

The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

(segment "Welcome to Winfield")

Highway to Heaven

Highway to Heaven

Joey Small

Starsky & Hutch

Starsky & Hutch

Virgil

The Incredible Hulk

The Incredible Hulk

Sergeant

Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction

Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction

Daryl (segment "They Towed My Car")

The Doris Day Show

The Doris Day Show

Herman Simpson

Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.

Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.

Virgil

The Fall Guy

The Fall Guy

Renfro

Green Acres

Green Acres

Man

McCloud

McCloud

Matt Houston

Matt Houston

Bo

Weird Science

Weird Science

Alias Smith and Jones

Alias Smith and Jones

Alias Smith and Jones

Alias Smith and Jones

Kyle

Battlestar Galactica

Battlestar Galactica

Duggy

Sledge Hammer!

Sledge Hammer!

Shy Eddie

Sledge Hammer!

Sledge Hammer!

Informant

The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.

The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.

Gully Barton

The Courtship of Eddie's Father

The Courtship of Eddie's Father

Party Guest (uncredited)

The Greatest American Hero

The Greatest American Hero

Deputy Kyle Kane

B. J. and the Bear

B. J. and the Bear

Roots: The Next Generations

Roots: The Next Generations

Sheriff Duffy

S.W.A.T.

S.W.A.T.

Automan

Automan

Taxi Driver

House of 1000 Corpses

House of 1000 Corpses

Grandpa Hugo Firefly

House of 1000 Corpses

House of 1000 Corpses

In Memory Of

Down Periscope

Down Periscope

Fisherman

King Kong

King Kong

Sunfish

Maverick

Maverick

Stuttering

I Know My First Name Is Steven

I Know My First Name Is Steven

Fred

Harts of the West

Harts of the West

Garral

Get Christie Love!

Get Christie Love!

Lincoln

Lincoln

Yarrow

Goin' South

Goin' South

Hangman

The Apple Dumpling Gang

The Apple Dumpling Gang

Rudy Hooks

Stay Hungry

Stay Hungry

Bubba

The Culpepper Cattle Co.

The Culpepper Cattle Co.

Wounded Man in Bar

B.J. and the Bear

B.J. and the Bear

Second Deputy

Mackintosh and T.J.

Mackintosh and T.J.

Schuster

The Wild Women of Chastity Gulch

The Wild Women of Chastity Gulch

Lamont

The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang

The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang

Blackface / Charlie Bright

The Wackiest Wagon Train in the West

The Wackiest Wagon Train in the West

McGirk

Swing Shift

Swing Shift

Rupert George

A Summer to Remember

A Summer to Remember

Smitty

A Family for Joe

A Family for Joe

Man at Mission Door

They Went That-A-Way & That-A-Way

They Went That-A-Way & That-A-Way

Lem

Creature from Black Lake

Creature from Black Lake

Pahoo

Once Upon a Texas Train

Once Upon a Texas Train

Telegrapher

Kung Fu

Kung Fu

Riley

The $5.20 an Hour Dream

The $5.20 an Hour Dream

Aiken

My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys

My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys

Straw Hat

Who Killed the Mysterious Mr. Foster?

Who Killed the Mysterious Mr. Foster?

Hotel clerk

Summertree

Summertree

Shelly

Smokey and the Good Time Outlaws

Smokey and the Good Time Outlaws

The Salt Flat Kid

The Giant of Thunder Mountain

The Giant of Thunder Mountain

Henderson (Townsman)

Of Mice and Men

Of Mice and Men

Whit

The Evictors

The Evictors

Mr. Bumford

Winterhawk

Winterhawk

Scoby

The Shadow of Chikara

The Shadow of Chikara

Posey

Honky Tonk

Honky Tonk

Gidget Gets Married

Gidget Gets Married

Policeman

Truck Stop Women

Truck Stop Women

Curly

Body Slam

Body Slam

Elmo

Young Pioneers

Young Pioneers

Man in Land Office

Death Falls

Death Falls

Griff

The Spectre of Edgar Allan Poe

The Spectre of Edgar Allan Poe

Farron

Cactus in the Snow

Mr. Murray

Bootleggers

Bootleggers

Dewey Crenshaw

Fangs

Fangs

You and Me

You and Me

The Sky Trap

The Sky Trap

Wilks

Hawken's Breed

Hawken's Breed

Crowley

White House Madness

White House Madness

Bob Haldeman