Acting
Community Rating
6.2
TMDB estimate
Born
November 11, 1940
Died
August 23, 2002 (age 61)
Born 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.

House of 1000 Corpses
as Grandpa Hugo Firefly, In Memory Of
2003

Fangs
2002

Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
as Daryl (segment "They Towed My Car")
1997

Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
as Farmer
1996

Down Periscope
as Fisherman
1996

ER
as Dante
1994

Party of Five
as Mechanic
1994

Maverick
as Stuttering
1994

Weird Science
1994

Harts of the West
as Garral
1993

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
as Homeless Man
1993

The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.
as Gully Barton
1993

My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys
as Straw Hat
1991

Death Falls
as Griff
1991

The Giant of Thunder Mountain
as Henderson (Townsman)
1990

A Family for Joe
as Man at Mission Door
1990

I Know My First Name Is Steven
as Fred
1989

Quantum Leap
as Red Norton
1989

Once Upon a Texas Train
as Telegrapher
1988

Hawken's Breed
as Crowley
1987