Virgil Frye
Acting
1930-08-21 · Estherville, Iowa, USA
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.
Filmography
Sonny Boy
2004 · Movie
E! True Hollywood Story
1996 · Series
Wild Bill
1995 · Movie
Xtro 3: Watch the Skies
1995 · Movie
Nature of the Beast
1995 · Movie
S.F.W.
1995 · Movie
Children of the Dark
1994 · Movie
Man Trouble
1992 · Movie
The Hot Spot
1990 · Movie
Pacific Palisades
1990 · Movie
The Secret of the Ice Cave
1989 · Movie
Colors
1988 · Movie
Destination: America
1987 · Movie
Winners Take All
1987 · Movie
The Burning Bed
1984 · Movie
Hot Moves
1984 · Movie
Hunter
1984 · Series
Running Hot
1984 · Movie
Revenge of the Ninja
1983 · Movie
Graduation Day
1981 · Movie
Take This Job and Shove It
1981 · Movie
The Postman Always Rings Twice
1981 · Movie
Borderline
1980 · Movie
Dr. Heckyl and Mr. Hype
1980 · Movie
Up from the Depths
1979 · Movie
Uncle Joe Shannon
1978 · Movie
CHiPs
1977 · Series
Young Dan'l Boone
1977 · Series
Charlie's Angels
1976 · Series
The Missouri Breaks
1976 · Movie
Bobbie Jo and the Outlaw
1976 · Movie
Dead Aim
1975 · Movie
The Klansman
1974 · Movie
The Six Million Dollar Man
1974 · Series
The Cat Creature
1973 · Movie
Howzer
1973 · Movie
The Limit
1972 · Movie
Garden of the Dead
1972 · Movie
Deadhead Miles
1972 · Movie
The All American Hustler
1972 · Movie
Cannon
1971 · Series
The Jesus Trip
1971 · Movie
Easy Rider
1969 · Movie
Nightmare in Wax
1969 · Movie
Ironside
1967 · Series
Queen of Blood
1966 · Movie