Virgil Frye
Date of birth: 1930-08-21
Place of birth: Estherville, Iowa, USA
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Virgil Charles 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.
Movie Credits
Man Trouble
1992-07-17
A sleazy but affable guard dog trainer is blackmailed to steal a manuscript for a tell-all book from
Nightmare in Wax
1969-05-14
The disfigured curator of a wax museum murders his enemies and then uses their bodies as exhibits in
Queen of Blood
1966-03-01
A spaceship is sent to Mars after an alien distress signal is picked up. They find one survivor, but
Graduation Day
1981-05-01
After the death of a high school track star during a race, a mysterious killer in a fencing mask beg
The Hot Spot
1990-10-12
Upon arriving to a small town, a drifter quickly gets into trouble with the local authorities — and
Revenge of the Ninja
1983-09-07
After his family is killed in Japan by ninjas, Cho and his son Kane come to America to start a new l
Sonny Boy
2004-04-04
Actress-Director Soleil Moon Frye's second work focuses on her often troubled relationship with her
Up from the Depths
1979-06-01
The staff and vacationers at a first-class resort on the island of Maui are beginning to mysteriousl
Dr. Heckyl and Mr. Hype
1980-10-01
An ugly, misshapen podiatrist ingests a formula made by a colleague and turns into a handsome, devil
Running Hot
1984-02-01
A teen convicted of murdering his father escapes from authorities and heads for Arizona with a prost
Uncle Joe Shannon
1978-01-01
A trumpet player, self-destructive after the death of his wife and child in a fire, befriends a crip
Colors
1988-04-15
A confident young cop is shown the ropes by a veteran partner in the dangerous gang-controlled barri
Dead Aim
1971-01-01
A traveling gravedigger during an (unspecified) war adopts a orphan he finds alone in the desert. Af
The Jesus Trip
1971-08-01
When the police discover that their motorcycles are concealing heroin, Waco and his motorcycle gang
Easy Rider
1969-06-26
Wyatt and Billy, two Harley-riding hippies, complete a drug deal in Southern California and decide t
Take This Job and Shove It
1981-04-24
A junior executive is ordered to boost output in the hometown brewery where his old friends work.
Destination: America
1987-04-03
A patrician family's estranged, black-sheep son forsakes his blue-collar life to return home and soo
Hot Moves
1984-10-04
Four friends, annoyed at how almost everyone else they know is having sex but them, agree to do what
The Limit
1972-11-10
In Los Angeles, black motorcycle police officer Mark Johnson patrols gang-infested neighborhoods wit
Xtro 3: Watch the Skies
1995-11-14
Marines on a deserted island are ordered to defuse bombs, but then an alien creature terrorizes them
Garden of the Dead
1972-09-13
Convicts on a chain gang sniff formaldehyde fumes to get high. They attempt a prison break and are s
Nature of the Beast
1995-10-23
Two men, both hiding a deadly secret, are on a murderous rampage through the desert.
The Cat Creature
1973-12-11
When a rich man dies, some items from a collection of his are stolen- an ancient Egyptian gold amule
Pacific Palisades
1990-03-28
A woman from Paris, Bernadette, comes to the United States after being promised a job. When she arri
The All American Hustler
1972-01-01
This bleak, cinema vérité influenced film chronicles the last few days in the life of a sad LA prost
The Postman Always Rings Twice
1981-03-20
The sensuous wife of a lunch wagon proprietor and a rootless drifter begin a sordidly steamy affair
Winners Take All
1987-02-27
Billy Robinson has become the hottest hot-rodder on the professional motorcycle-racing circuit. But
Bobbie Jo and the Outlaw
1976-03-01
A young country-star wannabe takes off from her carhop career to join with a young, modern Billy the
The Missouri Breaks
1976-05-19
When vigilante land baron David Braxton hangs one of the best friends of cattle rustler Tom Logan, L
Deadhead Miles
1972-08-08
A long-distance trucker, dressed like a sea captain, aimlessly sails the American highways in his 18
Borderline
1980-12-19
Jeb Maynard is a patrolman guarding the U.S.-Mexican border, whose partner and buddy Scooter has jus
The Burning Bed
1984-10-08
An abused battered wife has had enough of husband beating up on her. Everywhere she turns for help,
The Secret of the Ice Cave
1989-01-01
A group of treasure-seekers embark on a expedition into high adventure as they race to discover what
The Klansman
1974-10-25
A small southern town has just been rocked by a tragedy: a young white woman has been raped by a bla
Howzer
1973-01-21
Howzer Cassel and his sister Deborah, feel like run-always long before they one day, at the ages of