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.
Born: August 21, 1930
Place of Birth: Estherville, Iowa, USA
Known For
Filmography
as Survivor
as Gas Station Attendant
as Sturge
as Deputy Buck
as The Man with the Cap
as Frank Hagen
as Sheriff Foster
as Sam
as Virg
as The Porno Man
as Deputy Cassell
as Ross
as Lt. Dime
as Officer MacGregor
as Cleach
as Crapshooter
as Lt. Mack Druck - 'Il Topo'
as Earl Sullivan
as Physical Therapist
as Otis
as Woody
as Joe Grant
as Johnson
as Fred
as Donovan
as Kenny
as Braddock
as Trouble Maker
as Yoga Guy (uncredited)
as Folsom
as Poggin
as Biker (uncredited)
as Ralph Tenier
as Control Panel