Known For
Acting
Born
Aug 21, 1930
Died
May 07, 2012
Place of Birth
Estherville, Iowa, USA
Credits
45 titles
Virgil Frye
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
Sonny Boy
Self
E! True Hollywood Story
Xtro 3: Watch the Skies
Survivor
Nature of the Beast
Gas Station Attendant
S.F.W.
Earl
Children of the Dark
Service Station Owner
Man Trouble
Sturge
The Hot Spot
Deputy Buck
Pacific Palisades
The Man with the Cap
The Secret of the Ice Cave
Frank Hagen
Colors
Sheriff Foster
Destination: America
Winners Take All
Sam
The Burning Bed
Virg
Hot Moves
The Porno Man
Hunter
Deputy Cassell
Running Hot
Ross
Revenge of the Ninja
Lt. Dime
Graduation Day
Officer MacGregor
Take This Job and Shove It
Cleach
The Postman Always Rings Twice
Crapshooter
Borderline
Dr. Heckyl and Mr. Hype
Lt. Mack Druck - 'Il Topo'
Up from the Depths
Earl Sullivan
Uncle Joe Shannon
Physical Therapist
CHiPs
Young Dan'l Boone
Charlie's Angels
Otis
The Missouri Breaks
Woody
Bobbie Jo and the Outlaw
Joe Grant
The Klansman
Johnson
The Six Million Dollar Man
Fred
The Cat Creature
Donovan
Howzer
Joe Day
The Limit
Kenny
Garden of the Dead
Braddock
Deadhead Miles
Trouble Maker
The All American Hustler
Yoga Guy (uncredited)
Cannon
The Jesus Trip
Folsom
Dead Aim
Poggin
Easy Rider
Biker (uncredited)
Nightmare in Wax
Ralph Tenier
Ironside
Queen of Blood
Control Panel