Virgil Frye
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
Easy Rider
1969
as Biker (uncredited)
The Hot Spot
1990
as Deputy Buck
Colors
1988
as Sheriff Foster
The Postman Always Rings Twice
1981
as Crapshooter
Borderline
1980
Revenge of the Ninja
1983
as Lt. Dime
Bobbie Jo and the Outlaw
1976
as Joe Grant
Man Trouble
1992
as Sturge
The Klansman
1974
as Johnson
The Cat Creature
1973
as Donovan
Running Hot
1984
as Ross
The Burning Bed
1984
as Virg
The Missouri Breaks
1976
as Woody
Dr. Heckyl and Mr. Hype
1980
as Lt. Mack Druck - 'Il Topo'
S.F.W.
1995
as Earl
Winners Take All
1987
as Sam
Nature of the Beast
1995
as Gas Station Attendant
Take This Job and Shove It
1981
as Cleach
Uncle Joe Shannon
1978
as Physical Therapist
Pacific Palisades
1990
as The Man with the Cap