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.
Filmography
Cast Credits
Sonny Boy
Character: Self
MOVIE • 2004
E! True Hollywood Story
Character:
TV • 1996
Xtro 3: Watch the Skies
Character: Survivor
MOVIE • 1995
Nature of the Beast
Character: Gas Station Attendant
MOVIE • 1995
Man Trouble
Character: Sturge
MOVIE • 1992
The Hot Spot
Character: Deputy Buck
MOVIE • 1990
Pacific Palisades
Character: The Man with the Cap
MOVIE • 1990
The Secret of the Ice Cave
Character: Frank Hagen
MOVIE • 1989
Colors
Character: Sheriff Foster
MOVIE • 1988
Destination: America
Character:
MOVIE • 1987
Winners Take All
Character: Sam
MOVIE • 1987
The Burning Bed
Character: Virg
MOVIE • 1984
Hot Moves
Character: The Porno Man
MOVIE • 1984
Hunter
Character: Deputy Cassell
TV • 1984
Running Hot
Character: Ross
MOVIE • 1984
Revenge of the Ninja
Character: Lt. Dime
MOVIE • 1983
Graduation Day
Character: Officer MacGregor
MOVIE • 1981
Take This Job and Shove It
Character: Cleach
MOVIE • 1981
The Postman Always Rings Twice
Character: Crapshooter
MOVIE • 1981
Borderline
Character:
MOVIE • 1980
Crew
