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.
37 movies · 8 shows
Sonny Boy
2004·8.0
Xtro 3: Watch the Skies
1995·4.4
Nature of the Beast
1995·5.9
S.F.W.
1995·6.0
Children of the Dark
1994·6.5
Man Trouble
1992·4.9
The Hot Spot
1990·6.3
Pacific Palisades
1990·3.4
The Secret of the Ice Cave
1989·7.0
Colors
1988·6.5
Destination: America
1987·0.0
Winners Take All
1987·5.8
The Burning Bed
1984·6.9
Hot Moves
1984·4.6
Running Hot
1984·5.3
Revenge of the Ninja
1983·6.3
Graduation Day
1981·5.2
Take This Job and Shove It
1981·5.4
The Postman Always Rings Twice
1981·6.5
Borderline
1980·6.1
Dr. Heckyl and Mr. Hype
1980·5.2
Up from the Depths
1979·3.8
Uncle Joe Shannon
1978·6.3
The Missouri Breaks
1976·6.5
Bobbie Jo and the Outlaw
1976·4.6
The Klansman
1974·5.6
The Cat Creature
1973·5.4
Howzer
1973·7.0
The Limit
1972·10.0
Garden of the Dead
1972·3.6
Deadhead Miles
1972·6.0
The All American Hustler
1972·4.5
The Jesus Trip
1971·7.7
Dead Aim
1971·3.6
Easy Rider
1969·7.0
Nightmare in Wax
1969·4.0
Queen of Blood
1966·5.2