---
name: "Dennis Fimple"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/dennis-fimple"
fi1m_id: "dennis-fimple"
imdb_id: "nm0277344"
tmdb_id: 27742
wikidata_id: "Q5258412"
roles: []
born: "11 November 1940"
died: "23 August 2002"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-10-04T23:44:19.804629+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Dennis Fimple

## Identity

Dennis Fimple

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/dennis-fimple
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** dennis-fimple
- **IMDb ID:** nm0277344
- **TMDB ID:** 27742
- **Wikidata ID:** Q5258412
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dennis_Fimple, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5258412, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0277344/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/27742

Actor. Born 11 November 1940 in Taft, California, U.S.. Died 23 August 2002.

## Details

- **Born:** 11 November 1940, Taft, California, U.S.
- **Died:** 23 August 2002
- **Also known as:** Dennis Clark Fimple
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dennis_Fimple, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5258412, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0277344/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/27742

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Maverick*](https://film.one/film/maverick.md) (64)

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## Biography

Dennis Fimple was an American actor. Born in Taft, California, he graduated from Taft Union High School in 1958 and received a teaching certificate from San Jose State University, where he majored in drama.

Fimple appeared in numerous television series, including *Alias Smith and Jones* as Kyle Murtry, *Harts of the West* as Garral, *M*A*S*H*, *Quantum Leap* and *ER*. His film roles include *King Kong* (1976), *Maverick* (1994) as Stuttering, and *House of 1000 Corpses* (2003) as Grandpa Hugo Firefly. He died in Frazier Park, California, in 2002.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Maverick* (1994), Fi1m 64, as Stuttering — [page](https://film.one/film/maverick.md)

## Complete filmography (79)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *House of 1000 Corpses* (2003), as Grandpa Hugo Firefly · In Memory Of
- *Fangs* (2002), Actor
- *Sabrina, the Teenage Witch* (1996), series, as Farmer
- *Down Periscope* (1996), as Fisherman
- *ER* (1994), series, as Dante — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/er.md)
- *Party of Five* (1994), series, as Mechanic — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/tv/party-of-five.md)
- *Maverick* (1994), as Stuttering — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/maverick.md)
- *Weird Science* (1994), series, Actor
- *Harts of the West* (1993), series, as Garral
- *Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman* (1993), series, as Homeless Man
- *The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.* (1993), series, as Gully Barton
- *My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys* (1991), as Straw Hat
- *Death Falls* (1991), as Griff
- *The Giant of Thunder Mountain* (1990), as Henderson (Townsman)
- *A Family for Joe* (1990), as Man at Mission Door
- *I Know My First Name Is Steven* (1989), series, as Fred
- *Quantum Leap* (1989), series, as Red Norton
- *Once Upon a Texas Train* (1988), as Telegrapher
- *Hawken's Breed* (1987), as Crowley
- *Body Slam* (1986), as Elmo
- *Sledge Hammer!* (1986), series, as Shy Eddie, Informant
- *The Twilight Zone* (1985), series, as (segment "Welcome to Winfield")
- *A Summer to Remember* (1985), as Smitty
- *Highway to Heaven* (1984), series, as Joey Small
- *Swing Shift* (1984), as Rupert George
- *Automan* (1983), series, as Taxi Driver
- *The A-Team* (1983), series, as Cates
- *The Wild Women of Chastity Gulch* (1982), as Lamont
- *Matt Houston* (1982), series, as Bo
- *Of Mice and Men* (1981), as Whit
- *Simon & Simon* (1981), series, Actor
- *The Fall Guy* (1981), series, as Renfro
- *The Greatest American Hero* (1981), series, as Deputy Kyle Kane
- *The $5.20 an Hour Dream* (1980), as Aiken
- *The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang* (1979), as Blackface / Charlie Bright
- *The Sky Trap* (1979), as Wilks
- *The Evictors* (1979), as Mr. Bumford
- *Roots: The Next Generations* (1979), series, as Sheriff Duffy
- *B. J. and the Bear* (1979), series, Actor
- *They Went That-A-Way & That-A-Way* (1978), as Lem
- *Smokey and the Good Time Outlaws* (1978), as The Salt Flat Kid
- *Goin' South* (1978), as Hangman
- *B.J. and the Bear* (1978), as Second Deputy
- *Battlestar Galactica* (1978), series, as Duggy
- *The Incredible Hulk* (1977), series, as Sergeant
- *The Shadow of Chikara* (1977), as Posey
- *King Kong* (1976), as Sunfish
- *Charlie's Angels* (1976), series, as George Bartlett
- *The Wackiest Wagon Train in the West* (1976), as McGirk
- *Stay Hungry* (1976), as Bubba
- *Creature from Black Lake* (1976), as Pahoo
- *Young Pioneers* (1976), as Man in Land Office
- *Mackintosh and T.J.* (1975), as Schuster
- *Winterhawk* (1975), as Scoby
- *Starsky & Hutch* (1975), series, as Virgil
- *The Apple Dumpling Gang* (1975), as Rudy Hooks
- *You and Me* (1975), Actor
- *S.W.A.T.* (1975), series, Actor
- *White House Madness* (1975), as Bob Haldeman
- *Lincoln* (1974), series, as Yarrow
- *The Spectre of Edgar Allan Poe* (1974), as Farron
- *Bootleggers* (1974), as Dewey Crenshaw
- *Truck Stop Women* (1974), as Curly
- *Honky Tonk* (1974), Actor
- *Get Christie Love!* (1974), series, Actor
- *Kung Fu* (1972), series, as Riley
- *M*A*S*H* (1972), series, as Sergeant 'Sparky' Pryor — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/tv/m-a-s-h-1972.md)
- *The Culpepper Cattle Co.* (1972), as Wounded Man in Bar
- *Gidget Gets Married* (1972), as Policeman
- *Cactus in the Snow* (1971), as Mr. Murray
- *Summertree* (1971), as Shelly
- *Who Killed the Mysterious Mr. Foster?* (1971), as Hotel clerk
- *Alias Smith and Jones* (1971), series, as Kyle
- *McCloud* (1970), series, Actor
- *The Courtship of Eddie's Father* (1969), series, as Party Guest (uncredited)
- *The Doris Day Show* (1968), series, as Herman Simpson
- *Green Acres* (1965), series, as Man
- *Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.* (1964), series, as Virgil
- *Petticoat Junction* (1963), series, as Elwood

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