Virgil Frye

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

43

Gender

Male

Birthday

1930-08-21

Day of death

2012-05-07 (81 years old)

Place of Birth

Estherville, Iowa, USA

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 died at a nursing home in Orange County, California on May 7, 2012.

Known For

  • Ironside

    Ironside

  • Charlie's Angels

    Charlie's Angels

  • The Six Million Dollar Man

    The Six Million Dollar Man

  • Cannon

    Cannon

  • Hunter

    Hunter

  • CHiPs

    CHiPs

  • The Jesus Trip

    The Jesus Trip

  • Colors

    Colors

  • Nightmare in Wax

    Nightmare in Wax

  • The Burning Bed

    The Burning Bed

  • The Hot Spot

    The Hot Spot

  • The Postman Always Rings Twice

    The Postman Always Rings Twice

  • Easy Rider

    Easy Rider

  • Winners Take All

    Winners Take All

  • The Secret of the Ice Cave

    The Secret of the Ice Cave

  • Man Trouble

    Man Trouble

  • Queen of Blood

    Queen of Blood

  • Nature of the Beast

    Nature of the Beast

  • The Klansman

    The Klansman

  • Dead Aim

    Dead Aim

  • Running Hot

    Running Hot

  • The Missouri Breaks

    The Missouri Breaks

  • Uncle Joe Shannon

    Uncle Joe Shannon

  • Howzer

    Howzer

  • Up from the Depths

    Up from the Depths

  • The Limit

    The Limit

  • Bobbie Jo and the Outlaw

    Bobbie Jo and the Outlaw

  • The Cat Creature

    The Cat Creature

  • Borderline

    Borderline

  • Young Dan'l Boone

    Young Dan'l Boone

  • Deadhead Miles

    Deadhead Miles

  • E! True Hollywood Story

    E! True Hollywood Story

  • Dr. Heckyl and Mr. Hype

    Dr. Heckyl and Mr. Hype

  • Garden of the Dead

    Garden of the Dead

  • Revenge of the Ninja

    Revenge of the Ninja

  • Pacific Palisades

    Pacific Palisades

  • Hot Moves

    Hot Moves

  • Xtro 3: Watch the Skies

    Xtro 3: Watch the Skies

  • Graduation Day

    Graduation Day

  • Destination: America

    Destination: America

  • Take This Job and Shove It

    Take This Job and Shove It

  • Sonny Boy

    Sonny Boy

  • The All American Hustler

    The All American Hustler