Virgil Frye
Acting
1930-08-21 · Estherville, Iowa, USA
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.
movieSonny Boy
as Self · 2004 · 8.0
tvE! True Hollywood Story
as · 1996 · 8.2
movieXtro 3: Watch the Skies
as Survivor · 1995 · 4.4
movieNature of the Beast
as Gas Station Attendant · 1995 · 5.9
movieS.F.W.
as Earl · 1995 · 6.0
movieChildren of the Dark
as Service Station Owner · 1994 · 6.5
movieMan Trouble
as Sturge · 1992 · 4.9
movieThe Hot Spot
as Deputy Buck · 1990 · 6.3
moviePacific Palisades
as The Man with the Cap · 1990 · 3.4
movieThe Secret of the Ice Cave
as Frank Hagen · 1989 · 7.0
movieColors
as Sheriff Foster · 1988 · 6.5
movieDestination: America
as · 1987 · 0.0
movieWinners Take All
as Sam · 1987 · 5.8
movieThe Burning Bed
as Virg · 1984 · 6.9
movieHot Moves
as The Porno Man · 1984 · 4.6
tvHunter
as Deputy Cassell · 1984 · 7.1
movieRunning Hot
as Ross · 1984 · 5.3
movieRevenge of the Ninja
as Lt. Dime · 1983 · 6.3
movieGraduation Day
as Officer MacGregor · 1981 · 5.2
movieTake This Job and Shove It
as Cleach · 1981 · 5.4
movieThe Postman Always Rings Twice
as Crapshooter · 1981 · 6.5
movieBorderline
as · 1980 · 6.0
movieDr. Heckyl and Mr. Hype
as Lt. Mack Druck - 'Il Topo' · 1980 · 5.2
movieUp from the Depths
as Earl Sullivan · 1979 · 3.8