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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.

Known For: Acting

Born: Estherville, Iowa, USA, 1930-08-21

Died: 2012-05-07

Film

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1966	Queen of Blood	Control Panel	53
2	1969	Nightmare in Wax	Ralph Tenier	34
3	1969	Easy Rider	Biker (uncredited)	71
4	1971	Dead Aim	Poggin	32
5	1971	The Jesus Trip	Folsom	70
6	1972	The All American Hustler	Yoga Guy (uncredited)	10
7	1972	Deadhead Miles	Trouble Maker	55
8	1972	Garden of the Dead	Braddock	34
9	1972	The Limit	Kenny	0
10	1973	The Cat Creature	Donovan	50
11	1974	The Klansman	Johnson	57
12	1976	Bobbie Jo and the Outlaw	Joe Grant	44
13	1976	The Missouri Breaks	Woody	65
14	1978	Uncle Joe Shannon	Physical Therapist	70
15	1979	Up from the Depths	Earl Sullivan	36
16	1980	Dr. Heckyl and Mr. Hype	Lt. Mack Druck - 'Il Topo'	50
17	1980	Borderline		58
18	1981	The Postman Always Rings Twice	Crapshooter	65
19	1981	Take This Job and Shove It	Cleach	53
20	1981	Graduation Day	Officer MacGregor	52
21	1983	Revenge of the Ninja	Lt. Dime	63
22	1984	Running Hot	Ross	50
23	1984	Hot Moves	The Porno Man	42
24	1984	The Burning Bed	Virg	69
25	1987	Winners Take All	Sam	59
26	1987	Destination: America		0
27	1988	Colors	Sheriff Foster	65
28	1989	The Secret of the Ice Cave	Frank Hagen	0
29	1990	Pacific Palisades	The Man with the Cap	31
30	1990	The Hot Spot	Deputy Buck	63
31	1992	Man Trouble	Sturge	49
32	1995	Nature of the Beast	Gas Station Attendant	59
33	1995	Xtro 3: Watch the Skies	Survivor	44
34	2004	Sonny Boy	Self	0

Television

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1967	Ironside		68
2	1971	Cannon		65
3	1974	The Six Million Dollar Man	Fred	73
4	1976	Charlie's Angels	Otis	67
5	1977	Young Dan'l Boone		50
6	1977	CHiPs		68
7	1984	Hunter	Deputy Cassell	72
8	1996	E! True Hollywood Story		81