Virgil 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.
Filmography
Sonny Boy
as Self
Sonny Boy
as Self
Nature of the Beast
as Gas Station Attendant
Nature of the Beast
as Gas Station Attendant
S.F.W.
as Earl
S.F.W.
as Earl
Children of the Dark
as Service Station Owner
Children of the Dark
as Service Station Owner
Man Trouble
as Sturge
Man Trouble
as Sturge
Pacific Palisades
as The Man with the Cap
Pacific Palisades
as The Man with the Cap
Colors
as Sheriff Foster
Colors
as Sheriff Foster
Hot Moves
as The Porno Man
Hot Moves
as The Porno Man
Running Hot
as Ross
Running Hot
as Ross
Take This Job and Shove It
as Cleach
Take This Job and Shove It
as Cleach
The Postman Always Rings Twice
as Crapshooter
The Postman Always Rings Twice
as Crapshooter
Borderline
Borderline
Dr. Heckyl and Mr. Hype
as Lt. Mack Druck - 'Il Topo'
Dr. Heckyl and Mr. Hype
as Lt. Mack Druck - 'Il Topo'
Uncle Joe Shannon
as Physical Therapist
Uncle Joe Shannon
as Physical Therapist
The Missouri Breaks
as Woody
The Missouri Breaks
as Woody
The Klansman
as Johnson
The Klansman
as Johnson
The Cat Creature
as Donovan
The Cat Creature
as Donovan
The Limit
as Kenny
The Limit
as Kenny
Deadhead Miles
as Trouble Maker
Deadhead Miles
as Trouble Maker
The All American Hustler
as Yoga Guy (uncredited)
The All American Hustler
as Yoga Guy (uncredited)
The Jesus Trip
as Folsom
The Jesus Trip
as Folsom
Dead Aim
as Poggin
Dead Aim
as Poggin
Easy Rider
as Biker (uncredited)
Easy Rider
as Biker (uncredited)
Nightmare in Wax
as Ralph Tenier
Nightmare in Wax
as Ralph Tenier
Queen of Blood
as Control Panel
Queen of Blood
as Control Panel