Acting
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.
Filmography
kid 90
Film · 2021
Sonny Boy
Film · 2004
E! True Hollywood Story
Series · 1996
Xtro 3: Watch the Skies
Film · 1995
Nature of the Beast
Film · 1995
S.F.W.
Film · 1995
Wild Bill
Film · 1995
Children of the Dark
Film · 1994
Man Trouble
Film · 1992
The Hot Spot
Film · 1990
Pacific Palisades
Film · 1990
The Secret of the Ice Cave
Film · 1989
Colors
Film · 1988
Destination: America
Film · 1987
Winners Take All
Film · 1987
Running Hot
Film · 1984
Hot Moves
Film · 1984
The Burning Bed
Film · 1984
Hunter
Series · 1984
Revenge of the Ninja
Film · 1983
Graduation Day
Film · 1981
Take This Job and Shove It
Film · 1981
The Postman Always Rings Twice
Film · 1981
Dr. Heckyl and Mr. Hype
Film · 1980
Borderline
Film · 1980
Up from the Depths
Film · 1979
Uncle Joe Shannon
Film · 1978
CHiPs
Series · 1977
Young Dan'l Boone
Series · 1977
Bobbie Jo and the Outlaw
Film · 1976
The Missouri Breaks
Film · 1976
Charlie's Angels
Series · 1976
Dead Aim
Film · 1975
The Klansman
Film · 1974
The Six Million Dollar Man
Series · 1974
The Cat Creature
Film · 1973
Howzer
Film · 1973
The Limit
Film · 1972
Garden of the Dead
Film · 1972
The All American Hustler
Film · 1972
Deadhead Miles
Film · 1972
The Jesus Trip
Film · 1971
Cannon
Series · 1971
Nightmare in Wax
Film · 1969
Easy Rider
Film · 1969
Ironside
Series · 1967
Queen of Blood
Film · 1966