Virgil Frye
Born: 1930-08-21 in Estherville, Iowa, USA
Died: 2012-05-07
Known For: Acting
Biography
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
2004
- Sonny Boy as Self
1995
- Nature of the Beast as Gas Station Attendant
- Xtro 3: Watch the Skies as Survivor
1992
- Man Trouble as Sturge
1990
- The Hot Spot as Deputy Buck
- Pacific Palisades as The Man with the Cap
1989
- The Secret of the Ice Cave as Frank Hagen
1988
- Colors as Sheriff Foster
1987
1984
- Hunter as Deputy Cassell
- Running Hot as Ross
- The Burning Bed as Virg
- Hot Moves as The Porno Man
1983
- Revenge of the Ninja as Lt. Dime
1981
- Graduation Day as Officer MacGregor
- The Postman Always Rings Twice as Crapshooter
- Take This Job and Shove It as Cleach
1980
- Borderline
- Dr. Heckyl and Mr. Hype as Lt. Mack Druck - 'Il Topo'
1979
- Up from the Depths as Earl Sullivan
1978
- Uncle Joe Shannon as Physical Therapist
1977
1976
- Charlie's Angels as Otis
- Bobbie Jo and the Outlaw as Joe Grant
- The Missouri Breaks as Woody
1974
- The Six Million Dollar Man as Fred
- The Klansman as Johnson
1973
- Howzer as Joe Day
- The Cat Creature as Donovan
1972
- The Limit as Kenny
- Garden of the Dead as Braddock
- Deadhead Miles as Trouble Maker
- The All American Hustler as Yoga Guy (uncredited)
1971
- Cannon
- Dead Aim as Poggin
- The Jesus Trip as Folsom
1969
- Easy Rider as Biker (uncredited)
- Nightmare in Wax as Ralph Tenier
1967
1966
- Queen of Blood as Control Panel