Acting credits
43
Established
Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
Virgil Frye
Acting
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
0.4
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Movies: 35Series: 8Crew credits: 2
TMDB ID: 8954
IMDb ID: nm0296901
Known for: Acting
Born: August 21, 1930
Died: May 7, 2012
Age: 81
Place of birth: Estherville, Iowa, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1966 - 1996
Years active: 31
Average TMDB rating: 6.03
Wikidata: Q16019389
Also known as
Virgil Charles Frye
Other jobs
Makeup Artist (1)Producer (1)
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.
Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Virgil Frye.
4.4
Xtro 3: Watch the Skies
as Survivor
1995 Movie
5.9
Nature of the Beast
as Gas Station Attendant
1995 Movie
6.0
S.F.W.
as Earl
1995 Movie
6.0
Children of the Dark
as Service Station Owner
1994 Movie
4.9
Man Trouble
as Sturge
1992 Movie
6.2
The Hot Spot
as Deputy Buck
1990 Movie
3.0
Pacific Palisades
as The Man with the Cap
1990 Movie
The Secret of the Ice Cave
as Frank Hagen
1989 Movie
6.5
Colors
as Sheriff Foster
1988 Movie
Destination: America
1987 Movie
5.5
Winners Take All
as Sam
1987 Movie
7.0
The Burning Bed
as Virg
1984 Movie
4.3
Hot Moves
as The Porno Man
1984 Movie
4.5
Running Hot
as Ross
1984 Movie
6.2
Revenge of the Ninja
as Lt. Dime
1983 Movie
5.2
Graduation Day
as Officer MacGregor
1981 Movie
5.3
Take This Job and Shove It
as Cleach
1981 Movie
6.5
The Postman Always Rings Twice
as Crapshooter
1981 Movie
6.0
Borderline
1980 Movie
4.9
Dr. Heckyl and Mr. Hype
as Lt. Mack Druck - 'Il Topo'
1980 Movie
3.7
Up from the Depths
as Earl Sullivan
1979 Movie
7.0
Uncle Joe Shannon
as Physical Therapist
1978 Movie
6.5
The Missouri Breaks
as Woody
1976 Movie
4.3
Bobbie Jo and the Outlaw
as Joe Grant
1976 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Virgil Frye.
8.1
E! True Hollywood Story
1 eps
1996 Series
7.1
Hunter
as Deputy Cassell • 1 eps
1984 Series
6.8
CHiPs
1 eps
1977 Series
5.0
Young Dan'l Boone
1 eps
1977 Series
6.7
Charlie's Angels
as Otis • 1 eps
1976 Series
7.3
The Six Million Dollar Man
as Fred • 1 eps
1974 Series
6.6
Cannon
1 eps
1971 Series
6.8
Ironside
1 eps
1967 Series