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Dennis Fimple

1940 – 2002

American actor

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About Dennis Fimple

Lived 1940 – 2002 (aged 61). Dennis Fimple was an American actor and television actor.

Dennis Clarke Fimple (November 11, 1940 – August 23, 2002) was an American actor.

Biography Fimple was born in Taft, California, the son of Dolly and Elmer Fimple. He graduated from Taft Union High School in 1958 and received a teaching certificate from San Jose State University, where he majored in Drama. His last role was in the 2003 Rob Zombie horror film House of 1000 Corpses, as the foul-mouthed Grandpa Hugo.

Fimple died in his Frazier Park home on August 23, 2002, where he was recovering from injuries sustained in a car accident four days earlier.

Partial filmography

Summertree (1971) - Shelly Cactus in the Snow (1971) - Mr. Murray The Culpepper Cattle Co. (1972) - Wounded Man in Bar Truck Stop Women (1974) - Curly The Spectre of Edgar Allan Poe (1974) - Farron Bootleggers (1974) - Dewey Crenshaw You and Me (1974) The Apple Dumpling Gang (1975) - Rudy Hooks Winterhawk (1975) - Scoby Mackintosh and T.J. (1975) - Schuster White House Madness (1975) - Bob Haldeman Creature from Black Lake (1976) - Pahoo Stay Hungry (1976) - Bubba King Kong (1976) - Sunfish The Shadow of Chikara (1977) - Posey Goin' South (1978) - Hangman Smokey and the Good Time Outlaws (1978) - The Salt Flat Kid They Went That-A-Way & That-A-Way (1978) - Lem The Evictors (1979) - Mr. Bumford Swing Shift (1984) - Rupert George A Summer to Remember (1985) - Smitty (animal feeder) Body Slam (1986) - Elmo Smithfield Hawken's Breed (1987) - Crowley The Giant of Thunder Mountain (1991) - Henderson (Townsman) My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys (1991) - Straw Hat Death Falls (1991) - Griff Maverick (1994) - Stuttering Down Periscope (1996) - Fisherman Bug Buster (1998) - Judediah Escape to Grizzly Mountain (2000) - Farmer Fangs (2002) - Willy Kramer House of 1000 Corpses (2003) - Grampa Hugo (released posthumously; final film role)

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Taft Union High School
Also known as
Dennis Clarke Fimple

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Dennis Fimple?

American actor (1940–2002)

When was Dennis Fimple born?

Dennis Fimple was born on 11 November 1940 in Taft.

When did Dennis Fimple die?

Dennis Fimple died on 23 August 2002 in Frazier Park.

What was Dennis Fimple's occupation?

Dennis Fimple was an actor and television actor.

What nationality was Dennis Fimple?

Dennis Fimple was American.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Dennis Fimple

· Wikidata: Q5258412

· DBpedia: Dennis Fimple

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