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