Virgil Frye
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.
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Movies (39)
kid 90
2021 · Self
Sonny Boy
2004 · Self
Salvaje Bill
1995 · Buffalo Hunter
Xtro 3: Watch the Skies
1995 · Survivor
Nature of the Beast
1995 · Gas Station Attendant
S.F.W.
1995 · Earl
Children of the Dark
1994 · Service Station Owner
Man Trouble
1992 · Sturge
Labios Ardientes
1990 · Deputy Buck
Pacific Palisades
1990 · The Man with the Cap
The Secret of the Ice Cave
1989 · Frank Hagen
Colors
1988 · Sheriff Foster
Destination: America
1987
Winners Take All
1987 · Sam
The Burning Bed
1984 · Virg
Hot Moves
1984 · The Porno Man
Running Hot
1984 · Ross
Revenge of the Ninja
1983 · Lt. Dime
Graduation Day
1981 · Officer MacGregor
Take This Job and Shove It
1981 · Cleach
The Postman Always Rings Twice
1981 · Crapshooter
Borderline
1980
Dr. Heckyl and Mr. Hype
1980 · Lt. Mack Druck - 'Il Topo'
Up from the Depths
1979 · Earl Sullivan
Uncle Joe Shannon
1978 · Physical Therapist
The Missouri Breaks
1976 · Woody
Bobbie Jo and the Outlaw
1976 · Joe Grant
Dead Aim
1975 · Poggin
The Klansman
1974 · Johnson
The Cat Creature
1973 · Donovan
Howzer
1973 · Joe Day
The Limit
1972 · Kenny
Garden of the Dead
1972 · Braddock
Deadhead Miles
1972 · Trouble Maker
Paradise Flats
1971
The Jesus Trip
1971 · Folsom
Easy Rider
1969 · Biker (uncredited), Makeup Artist
Nightmare in Wax
1969 · Ralph Tenier
Queen of Blood
1966 · Control Panel
