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Virgil Frye
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Virgil Frye
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1930-08-21,Estherville, Iowa, USA
Gender
Male
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

4.9

Man Trouble
1992-07-17

Nightmare in Wax

3.4

Nightmare in Wax
1969-05-14

5.3

Queen of Blood
1966-03-01

5.2

Graduation Day
1981-05-01

6.3

The Hot Spot
1990-10-12

Revenge of the Ninja

6.2

Revenge of the Ninja
1983-09-07

0

Sonny Boy
2004-04-04

Up from the Depths

3.704

Up from the Depths
1979-06-01

Dr. Heckyl and Mr. Hype

5

Dr. Heckyl and Mr. Hype
1980-10-01

4.8

Running Hot
1984-02-01

Uncle Joe Shannon

0

Uncle Joe Shannon
1978-01-01

6.5

Colors
1988-04-15

3.2

Dead Aim
1971-01-01

7

The Jesus Trip
1971-08-01

7.065

Easy Rider
1969-06-26

Take This Job and Shove It

5.3

Take This Job and Shove It
1981-04-24

Destination: America

0

Destination: America
1987-04-03

4.261

Hot Moves
1984-10-04

0

The Limit
1972-11-10

Xtro 3: Watch the Skies

4.603

Xtro 3: Watch the Skies
1995-11-14

Garden of the Dead

3.5

Garden of the Dead
1972-09-13

Nature of the Beast

5.9

Nature of the Beast
1995-10-23

The Cat Creature

5

The Cat Creature
1973-12-11

Pacific Palisades

3.292

Pacific Palisades
1990-03-28

The All American Hustler

1

The All American Hustler
1972-01-01

The Postman Always Rings Twice

6.52

The Postman Always Rings Twice
1981-03-20

Winners Take All

5.8

Winners Take All
1987-02-27

Bobbie Jo and the Outlaw

4.4

Bobbie Jo and the Outlaw
1976-03-01

The Missouri Breaks

6.5

The Missouri Breaks
1976-05-19

5.4

Deadhead Miles
1972-08-08

6

Borderline
1980-12-19

The Burning Bed

6.9

The Burning Bed
1984-10-08

The Secret of the Ice Cave

0

The Secret of the Ice Cave
1989-01-01

5.7

The Klansman
1974-10-25

6.8

CHiPs
1977-09-15

E! True Hollywood Story

8.1

E! True Hollywood Story
1996-08-21

Charlie's Angels

6.652

Charlie's Angels
1976-09-22

6.4

Cannon
1971-09-14

7.2

Hunter
1984-09-18

6.8

Ironside
1967-03-28

Young Dan'l Boone

5

Young Dan'l Boone
1977-09-12

The Six Million Dollar Man

7.249

The Six Million Dollar Man
1974-01-18