Virgil Frye
Known for: 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.
Filmography
Series
Ironside
1967
Series
Hunter
Deputy Cassell
1984
Series
Cannon
1971
Series
Charlie's Angels
Otis
1976
Series
The Six Million Dollar Man
Fred
1974
Series
CHiPs
1977
Film
The Hot Spot
Deputy Buck
1990
Film
Easy Rider
Biker (uncredited)
1969
Film
Colors
Sheriff Foster
1988
Film
The Postman Always Rings Twice
Crapshooter
1981
Film
The Missouri Breaks
Woody
1976
Film
Revenge of the Ninja
Lt. Dime
1983
Film
Borderline
1980
Series
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
Film
Bobbie Jo and the Outlaw
Joe Grant
1976
Film
The Burning Bed
Virg
1984
Film
Running Hot
Ross
1984
Film
The Klansman
Johnson
1974
Film
Man Trouble
Sturge
1992
Film
Hot Moves
The Porno Man
1984
Film
Queen of Blood
Control Panel
1966
Film
Winners Take All
Sam
1987
Film
Pacific Palisades
The Man with the Cap
1990
Series
Young Dan'l Boone
1977
Film
Nature of the Beast
Gas Station Attendant
1995
Film
S.F.W.
Earl
1995
Film
Graduation Day
Officer MacGregor
1981
Film
Xtro 3: Watch the Skies
Survivor
1995
Film
Take This Job and Shove It
Cleach
1981
Film
Dr. Heckyl and Mr. Hype
Lt. Mack Druck - 'Il Topo'
1980
Film
The Cat Creature
Donovan
1973
Film
Deadhead Miles
Trouble Maker
1972
Film
Nightmare in Wax
Ralph Tenier
1969
Film
Destination: America
1987
Film
Up from the Depths
Earl Sullivan
1979
Film
Uncle Joe Shannon
Physical Therapist
1978
Film
The Limit
Kenny
1972
Film
Garden of the Dead
Braddock
1972
Film
The Secret of the Ice Cave
Frank Hagen
1989
Film
Children of the Dark
Service Station Owner
1994
Film
The Jesus Trip
Folsom
1971
Film
Dead Aim
Poggin
1971
Howzer
Joe Day
1973
Sonny Boy
Self
2004
Film
The All American Hustler
Yoga Guy (uncredited)
1972