7.0
7.0
Uncle Joe Shannon
1978
as Physical Therapist
Virgil Frye
Also known as: Virgil Charles Frye
Acting
Born:August 21, 1930
Died:May 7, 2012(aged 81)
Birthplace:Estherville, Iowa, USA
Nationality:United States
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CommunityBiography
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 (30 movies)
7.0
7.0
The Jesus Trip
1971
as Folsom
7.0
7.0
The Burning Bed
1984
as Virg
6.5
6.5
The Missouri Breaks
1976
as Woody
6.3
6.3
The Hot Spot
1990
as Deputy Buck
6.2
6.2
Revenge of the Ninja
1983
as Lt. Dime
6.0
6.0
Borderline
1980
5.9
5.9
Nature of the Beast
1995
as Gas Station Attendant
5.6
5.6
The Klansman
1974
as Johnson
5.5
5.5
Winners Take All
1987
as Sam
5.5
5.5
Deadhead Miles
1972
as Trouble Maker
5.3
5.3
Take This Job and Shove It
1981
as Cleach
5.2
5.2
Queen of Blood
1966
as Control Panel
5.2
5.2
Graduation Day
1981
as Officer MacGregor
5.0
5.0
The Cat Creature
1973
as Donovan
5.0
5.0
Dr. Heckyl and Mr. Hype
1980
as Lt. Mack Druck - 'Il Topo'
4.5
4.5
Running Hot
1984
as Ross
4.4
4.4
Xtro 3: Watch the Skies
1995
as Survivor
4.3
4.3
Bobbie Jo and the Outlaw
1976
as Joe Grant
4.0
4.0
Hot Moves
1984
as The Porno Man
3.7
3.7
Up from the Depths
1979
as Earl Sullivan
3.4
3.4
Nightmare in Wax
1969
as Ralph Tenier
3.4
3.4
Garden of the Dead
1972
as Braddock
3.0
3.0
Pacific Palisades
1990
as The Man with the Cap
3.0
3.0
Dead Aim
1971
as Poggin
1.0
1.0
The All American Hustler
1972
Producer
Howzer
1973
as Joe Day
The Secret of the Ice Cave
1989
as Frank Hagen
Sonny Boy
2004
as Self
The Limit
1972
as Kenny
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