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.
Known for
E! True Hollywood Story
Xtro 3: Watch the Skies
Nature of the Beast
Man Trouble
The Hot Spot
Pacific Palisades
The Secret of the Ice Cave
Colors
Destination: America
Winners Take All
The Burning Bed
Hot Moves
Hunter
Running Hot
Revenge of the Ninja
Graduation Day
Take This Job and Shove It
The Postman Always Rings Twice
Borderline
Dr. Heckyl and Mr. Hype
Up from the Depths
Uncle Joe Shannon
CHiPs
Charlie's Angels
The Missouri Breaks
Bobbie Jo and the Outlaw
The Klansman
The Six Million Dollar Man
The Cat Creature
The Limit
Garden of the Dead
Deadhead Miles
The All American Hustler
Cannon
The Jesus Trip
Dead Aim
Easy Rider
Nightmare in Wax
Ironside
Queen of Blood