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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
The Hot Spot
as Deputy Buck
Easy Rider
as Biker (uncredited)
Colors
as Sheriff Foster
The Postman Always Rings Twice
as Crapshooter
The Missouri Breaks
as Woody
Bobbie Jo and the Outlaw
as Joe Grant
The Klansman
as Johnson
Queen of Blood
as Control Panel
Revenge of the Ninja
as Lt. Dime
Nightmare in Wax
as Ralph Tenier
