Virgil Frye
Acting
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.
Known for
1995Xtro 3: Watch the Skies
Survivor
1995Nature of the Beast
Gas Station Attendant
1995S.F.W.
Earl
1994Children of the Dark
Service Station Owner
1992Man Trouble
Sturge
1990The Hot Spot
Deputy Buck
1990Pacific Palisades
The Man with the Cap
1989The Secret of the Ice Cave
Frank Hagen
1988Colors
Sheriff Foster
1987Destination: America
1987Winners Take All
Sam
1984Running Hot
Ross
1984Hot Moves
The Porno Man
1984The Burning Bed
Virg
1983Revenge of the Ninja
Lt. Dime
1981Graduation Day
Officer MacGregor
1981Take This Job and Shove It
Cleach
1981The Postman Always Rings Twice
Crapshooter
1980Dr. Heckyl and Mr. Hype
Lt. Mack Druck - 'Il Topo'
1980Borderline
1979Up from the Depths
Earl Sullivan
1978Uncle Joe Shannon
Physical Therapist
1976Bobbie Jo and the Outlaw
Joe Grant
1976The Missouri Breaks
Woody