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.

Virgil Frye is known for work in acting across film and television. New Release currently presents 26 verified screen credits connected to this profile.

Selected work includes kid 90 (2021), The Hot Spot (1990), Ironside (1967), Charlie's Angels (1976), The Six Million Dollar Man (1974), Cannon (1971), Hunter (1984), CHiPs (1977). The recorded credits span 1967 to 2021, including 18 movies and 8 TV shows.

The filmography below lists available titles, release years and known roles. This profile is updated as additional verified information becomes available.