Virgil Frye
Born: Aug 21, 1930
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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 that he play too
Man Trouble
48% Match1992
Nightmare in Wax
34% Match1969
Queen of Blood
53% Match1966
Graduation Day
52% Match1981
The Hot Spot
63% Match1990
Revenge of the Ninja
62% Match1983
Sonny Boy
0% Match2004
Up from the Depths
37% Match1979
Dr. Heckyl and Mr. Hype
49% Match1980
Running Hot
48% Match1984
Uncle Joe Shannon
70% Match1978
Colors
65% Match1988
Dead Aim
32% Match1971
The Jesus Trip
70% Match1971
Easy Rider
71% Match1969
Take This Job and Shove It
53% Match1981
Destination: America
0% Match1987
Hot Moves
42% Match1984
The Limit
0% Match1972
Xtro 3: Watch the Skies
45% Match1995
Garden of the Dead
35% Match1972
Nature of the Beast
59% Match1995
The Cat Creature
50% Match1973
Pacific Palisades
32% Match1990
The All American Hustler
10% Match1972
The Postman Always Rings Twice
65% Match1981
Winners Take All
59% Match1987
Bobbie Jo and the Outlaw
44% Match1976
The Missouri Breaks
64% Match1976
Deadhead Miles
55% Match1972
Borderline
60% Match1980
The Burning Bed
69% Match1984
The Secret of the Ice Cave
0% Match1989
The Klansman
57% Match1974