Virgil Frye
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- August 21, 1930
- Died
- May 7, 2012 (aged 81)
- Birthplace
- Estherville, Iowa, USA
Biography
Character actor Virgil Charles Frye was born on August 21, 1930 in Estherville, Iowa. A former Golden Gloves boxing champion, Frye worked in the cornfields in Iowa and was active in the civil rights movement in Alabama before he first began acting in films and TV shows in the mid-1960's. Virgil often played either tough guys or police officers. The father of both Sean Frye and Soleil Moon Frye, Frye also ran his own successful acting school in the Hollywood Hills. Virgil suffered from Pick's Disease or Frontotemporal dementia (FTD) in his latter years and was the subject of the documentary Sonny Boy (2004) made by his daughter Soleil. Frye died at a nursing home in Orange County, California on May 7, 2012.
Known For
Filmography
kid 90
Movie · as Self
Sonny Boy
Movie · as Self
E! True Hollywood Story
TV · 1 ep
Xtro 3: Watch the Skies
Movie · as Survivor
Nature of the Beast
Movie · as Gas Station Attendant
S.F.W.
Movie · as Earl
Wild Bill
Movie · as Buffalo Hunter
Children of the Dark
Movie · as Service Station Owner
Man Trouble
Movie · as Sturge
The Hot Spot
Movie · as Deputy Buck
Pacific Palisades
Movie · as The Man with the Cap
The Secret of the Ice Cave
Movie · as Frank Hagen
Colors
Movie · as Sheriff Foster
Destination: America
Movie
Winners Take All
Movie · as Sam
Running Hot
Movie · as Ross
Hot Moves
Movie · as The Porno Man
The Burning Bed
Movie · as Virg
Hunter
TV · as Deputy Cassell · 1 ep
Revenge of the Ninja
Movie · as Lt. Dime
Graduation Day
Movie · as Officer MacGregor
Take This Job and Shove It
Movie · as Cleach
The Postman Always Rings Twice
Movie · as Crapshooter
Dr. Heckyl and Mr. Hype
Movie · as Lt. Mack Druck - 'Il Topo'
Borderline
Movie
Up from the Depths
Movie · as Earl Sullivan
Uncle Joe Shannon
Movie · as Physical Therapist
CHiPs
TV · 1 ep
Young Dan'l Boone
TV · 1 ep
Bobbie Jo and the Outlaw
Movie · as Joe Grant
The Missouri Breaks
Movie · as Woody
Charlie's Angels
TV · as Otis · 1 ep
Dead Aim
Movie · as Poggin
The Klansman
Movie · as Johnson
The Six Million Dollar Man
TV · as Fred · 1 ep
The Cat Creature
Movie · as Donovan
Howzer
Movie · as Joe Day
The Limit
Movie · as Kenny
Garden of the Dead
Movie · as Braddock
The All American Hustler
Movie · as Yoga Guy (uncredited)
Deadhead Miles
Movie · as Trouble Maker
The Jesus Trip
Movie · as Folsom
Paradise Flats
Movie
Cannon
TV · 1 ep
Nightmare in Wax
Movie · as Ralph Tenier
Easy Rider
Movie · as Biker (uncredited)
Ironside
TV · 1 ep
Queen of Blood
Movie · as Control Panel