Acting
Virgil Frye
EN cinema · 39 credits
Born
21 August 1930
Died
7 May 2012 (aged 81)
Birthplace
Estherville, Iowa, USA
Also known as Virgil Charles 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.
Known for
Filmography
kid 90
as Self
Xtro 3: Watch the Skies
as Survivor
Nature of the Beast
as Gas Station Attendant
S.F.W.
as Earl
Wild Bill
as Buffalo Hunter
Children of the Dark
as Service Station Owner
Man Trouble
as Sturge
The Hot Spot
as Deputy Buck
Pacific Palisades
as The Man with the Cap
The Secret of the Ice Cave
as Frank Hagen
Colors
as Sheriff Foster
Running Hot
as Ross
Hot Moves
as The Porno Man
The Burning Bed
as Virg
Revenge of the Ninja
as Lt. Dime
Graduation Day
as Officer MacGregor
The Postman Always Rings Twice
as Crapshooter
Dr. Heckyl and Mr. Hype
as Lt. Mack Druck - 'Il Topo'
Up from the Depths
as Earl Sullivan
Uncle Joe Shannon
as Physical Therapist
Bobbie Jo and the Outlaw
as Joe Grant
The Missouri Breaks
as Woody
Dead Aim
as Poggin
The Klansman
as Johnson
The Cat Creature
as Donovan
Howzer
1973
Howzer
as Joe Day
The Limit
as Kenny
Garden of the Dead
as Braddock
The All American Hustler
as Yoga Guy (uncredited), Producer
Deadhead Miles
as Trouble Maker
The Jesus Trip
as Folsom
Nightmare in Wax
as Ralph Tenier
Easy Rider
as Biker (uncredited), Makeup Artist
Queen of Blood
as Control Panel