Virgil Frye
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 45
Movies (37)
- Sonny Boy2004Self
Xtro 3: Watch the Skies1995Survivor
Nature of the Beast1995Gas Station Attendant
S.F.W.1995Earl
Children of the Dark1994Service Station Owner
Man Trouble1992Sturge
The Hot Spot1990Deputy Buck
Pacific Palisades1990The Man with the Cap
The Secret of the Ice Cave1989Frank Hagen
Colors1988Sheriff Foster
Destination: America1987
Winners Take All1987Sam
The Burning Bed1984Virg
Hot Moves1984The Porno Man
Running Hot1984Ross
Revenge of the Ninja1983Lt. Dime
Graduation Day1981Officer MacGregor
Take This Job and Shove It1981Cleach
The Postman Always Rings Twice1981Crapshooter
Borderline1980
Dr. Heckyl and Mr. Hype1980Lt. Mack Druck - 'Il Topo'
Up from the Depths1979Earl Sullivan
Uncle Joe Shannon1978Physical Therapist
The Missouri Breaks1976Woody
Bobbie Jo and the Outlaw1976Joe Grant
The Klansman1974Johnson
The Cat Creature1973Donovan- Howzer1973Joe Day
The Limit1972Kenny
Garden of the Dead1972Braddock
