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Virgil Frye

Acting
Known For

81 Years Old

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.

Born

Estherville, Iowa, USA on 21st August 1930

Died

7th May 2012

All Credits

Charlie's Angels Image
Charlie's Angels
Otis
The Six Million Dollar Man Image
The Six Million Dollar Man
Fred
CHiPs Image
CHiPs
Hunter Image
Hunter
Deputy Cassell
Cannon Image
Cannon
Ironside Image
Ironside
E! True Hollywood Story Image
E! True Hollywood Story
The Hot Spot Image
The Hot Spot
Deputy Buck
Easy Rider Image
Easy Rider
Biker (uncredited)
Colors Image
Colors
Sheriff Foster
The Postman Always Rings Twice Image
The Postman Always Rings Twice
Crapshooter
The Missouri Breaks Image
The Missouri Breaks
Woody
Bobbie Jo and the Outlaw Image
Bobbie Jo and the Outlaw
Joe Grant
Revenge of the Ninja Image
Revenge of the Ninja
Lt. Dime
Nature of the Beast Image
Nature of the Beast
Gas Station Attendant
Borderline Image
Borderline
Queen of Blood Image
Queen of Blood
Control Panel
Hot Moves Image
Hot Moves
The Porno Man
The Klansman Image
The Klansman
Johnson
The Burning Bed Image
The Burning Bed
Virg
Dead Aim Image
Dead Aim
Poggin
Nightmare in Wax Image
Nightmare in Wax
Ralph Tenier
Graduation Day Image
Graduation Day
Officer MacGregor
No Image
Young Dan'l Boone
Man Trouble Image
Man Trouble
Sturge
Dr. Heckyl and Mr. Hype Image
Dr. Heckyl and Mr. Hype
Lt. Mack Druck - 'Il Topo'
Pacific Palisades Image
Pacific Palisades
The Man with the Cap
Xtro 3: Watch the Skies Image
Xtro 3: Watch the Skies
Survivor
Up from the Depths Image
Up from the Depths
Earl Sullivan
The Cat Creature Image
The Cat Creature
Donovan
The Secret of the Ice Cave Image
The Secret of the Ice Cave
Frank Hagen
Winners Take All Image
Winners Take All
Sam
Deadhead Miles Image
Deadhead Miles
Trouble Maker
Destination: America Image
Destination: America
The Limit Image
The Limit
Kenny
Uncle Joe Shannon Image
Uncle Joe Shannon
Physical Therapist
Garden of the Dead Image
Garden of the Dead
Braddock
Take This Job and Shove It Image
Take This Job and Shove It
Cleach
Running Hot Image
Running Hot
Ross
The Jesus Trip Image
The Jesus Trip
Folsom
No Image
Sonny Boy
Self
The All American Hustler Image
The All American Hustler
Yoga Guy (uncredited)