Virgil Frye
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.
Cast
Man Trouble
Sturge
Nightmare in Wax
Ralph Tenier
Queen of Blood
Control Panel
Graduation Day
Officer MacGregor
The Hot Spot
Deputy Buck
Revenge of the Ninja
Lt. Dime
Sonny Boy
Self
Up from the Depths
Earl Sullivan
Dr. Heckyl and Mr. Hype
Lt. Mack Druck - 'Il Topo'
Running Hot
Ross
Uncle Joe Shannon
Physical Therapist
Colors
Sheriff Foster
Dead Aim
Poggin
The Jesus Trip
Folsom
Easy Rider
Biker (uncredited)
Take This Job and Shove It
Cleach
Destination: America
Unknown
Hot Moves
The Porno Man
The Limit
Kenny
Xtro 3: Watch the Skies
Survivor
Garden of the Dead
Braddock
Nature of the Beast
Gas Station Attendant
The Cat Creature
Donovan
Pacific Palisades
The Man with the Cap
The All American Hustler
Yoga Guy (uncredited)
The Postman Always Rings Twice
Crapshooter
Winners Take All
Sam
Bobbie Jo and the Outlaw
Joe Grant
The Missouri Breaks
Woody
Deadhead Miles
Trouble Maker
Borderline
Unknown
The Burning Bed
Virg
The Secret of the Ice Cave
Frank Hagen
The Klansman
Johnson
Howzer
Joe Day