Virgil Frye

Born: 1930-08-21

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.


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as Biker (uncredited)
Released: 1969-06-26

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Colors

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The Postman Always Rings Twice

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The Missouri Breaks

as Woody
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Borderline

as uncredited
Released: 1980-12-19

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Revenge of the Ninja

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as Folsom
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as Frank Hagen
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as Yoga Guy (uncredited)
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as Otis
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The Six Million Dollar Man

as Fred
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Cannon

as uncredited
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E! True Hollywood Story

as uncredited
First aired: 1996-08-21

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CHiPs

as uncredited
First aired: 1977-09-15

Lighthearted look at the adventures of two Highway Patrol officers in Los Angeles. The main...

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