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.
45 acting credits
Acting · 45
Ironside
1967
Charlie's Angels
1976
The Six Million Dollar Man
1974
Hunter
1984
Cannon
1971
CHiPs
1977
Easy Rider
1969
The Hot Spot
1990
Colors
1988
Revenge of the Ninja
1983
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
The Postman Always Rings Twice
1981
Young Dan'l Boone
1977
Borderline
1980
The Missouri Breaks
1976
Bobbie Jo and the Outlaw
1976
The Klansman
1974
S.F.W.
1995
Destination: America
1987
The Burning Bed
1984
Hot Moves
1984
Take This Job and Shove It
1981
Pacific Palisades
1990
Deadhead Miles
1972
Children of the Dark
1994
Xtro 3: Watch the Skies
1995
Nature of the Beast
1995
Man Trouble
1992
Graduation Day
1981
Winners Take All
1987
Nightmare in Wax
1969
Queen of Blood
1966
Dr. Heckyl and Mr. Hype
1980
Uncle Joe Shannon
1978
Up from the Depths
1979
The Secret of the Ice Cave
1989
The Jesus Trip
1971
The Cat Creature
1973
Running Hot
1984
Garden of the Dead
1972
Dead Aim
1971
Sonny Boy
2004
The Limit
1972
Howzer
1973
The All American Hustler
1972