Virgil Frye
Personal Info
Know For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1930-08-21 (82 years old)
Deathday
2012-05-07
Place of Birth
Estherville, Iowa, USA
Also known As
Virgil Charles Frye
Virgil Frye
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 di...
Acting
1992
as Sturge
1969
as Ralph Tenier
1966
as Control Panel
1981
as Officer MacGregor
1990
as Deputy Buck
1983
as Lt. Dime
2004
as Self
1979
as Earl Sullivan
1980
as Lt. Mack Druck - 'Il Topo'
1984
as Ross
1978
as Physical Therapist
1988
as Sheriff Foster
1971
as Poggin
1971
as Folsom
1969
as Biker (uncredited)
1981
as Cleach
1984
as The Porno Man
1972
as Kenny
1995
as Survivor
1972
as Braddock
1995
as Gas Station Attendant
1973
as Donovan
1990
as The Man with the Cap
1972
as Yoga Guy (uncredited)
1981
as Crapshooter
1987
as Sam
1976
as Joe Grant
1976
as Woody
1972
as Trouble Maker
1980
1984
as Virg
1989
as Frank Hagen
1974
as Johnson
Production
1969
as Makeup Artist
1972
as Producer
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