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Virgil Frye

Virgil Frye

Acting

August 21, 1930 – May 7, 2012 (died at 81)
Estherville, Iowa, USA
Male
39 Movies
8 TV Shows

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.

Revenge of the Ninja
Revenge of the Ninja

Revenge of the Ninja

1983 6.3

as Lt. Dime

Age 53 (now 81)
The Hot Spot
The Hot Spot

The Hot Spot

1990 6.3

as Deputy Buck

Age 60 (now 81)
Nature of the Beast
Nature of the Beast

Nature of the Beast

1995 5.9

as Gas Station Attendant

Age 65 (now 81)
Up from the Depths
Up from the Depths

Up from the Depths

1979 3.8

as Earl Sullivan

Age 48 (now 81)
Graduation Day
Graduation Day

Graduation Day

1981 5.2

as Officer MacGregor

Age 50 (now 81)
The Missouri Breaks
The Missouri Breaks

The Missouri Breaks

1976 6.5

as Woody

Age 45 (now 81)
Queen of Blood
Queen of Blood

Queen of Blood

1966 5.2

as Control Panel

Age 35 (now 81)
The Burning Bed
The Burning Bed

The Burning Bed

1984 6.9

as Virg

Age 54 (now 81)
Dr. Heckyl and Mr. Hype
Dr. Heckyl and Mr. Hype

Dr. Heckyl and Mr. Hype

1980 5.2

as Lt. Mack Druck - 'Il Topo'

Age 50 (now 81)
S.F.W.
S.F.W.

S.F.W.

1995 6.0

as Earl

Age 64 (now 81)
The Postman Always Rings Twice
The Postman Always Rings Twice

The Postman Always Rings Twice

1981 6.5

as Crapshooter

Age 50 (now 81)
Bobbie Jo and the Outlaw
Bobbie Jo and the Outlaw

Bobbie Jo and the Outlaw

1976 4.6

as Joe Grant

Age 45 (now 81)
Garden of the Dead
Garden of the Dead

Garden of the Dead

1972 3.6

as Braddock

Age 42 (now 81)
Pacific Palisades
Pacific Palisades

Pacific Palisades

1990 3.4

as The Man with the Cap

Age 59 (now 81)
Dead Aim
Dead Aim

Dead Aim

1971 3.6

as Poggin

Age 40 (now 81)
Easy Rider
Easy Rider

Easy Rider

1969 7.1

as Biker (uncredited)

Age 38 (now 81)