Virgil Frye
Birthday
August 21, 1930 (81 years)
Place of Birth
Estherville, Iowa, USA
Known For
Acting
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.
Virgil Frye Movies & TV-shows on Netflix
Movies with Virgil Frye
Easy Rider
Jun 26, 1969
The Hot Spot
Oct 12, 1990
Colors
Apr 15, 1988
The Postman Always Rings Twice
Mar 20, 1981
Revenge of the Ninja
Sep 7, 1983
The Missouri Breaks
May 19, 1976
Xtro 3: Watch the Skies
Nov 14, 1995
Borderline
Dec 19, 1980
Man Trouble
Jul 17, 1992
Bobbie Jo and the Outlaw
Mar 1, 1976
The Burning Bed
Oct 8, 1984
Nature of the Beast
Oct 23, 1995