Virgil Frye obit

 Actor and Boxer Virgil Frye Has Died

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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.

He grew up in Estherville, Iowa. He had two children, Sean Frye (E.T. The Extra Terrestrial) and Soleil Moon Frye (Punky Brewster), and was the father-in-law of Jason Goldberg.

Frye made an uncredited appearance in the 1969 film Easy Rider while working as a makeup artist.[citation needed] His credited films included roles in Nightmare in Wax (1969), The Jesus Trip (1971), Garden of the Dead (1972), Deadhead Miles (1973), The Cat Creature (1973), The Klansman (1974), Bobbie Jo and the Outlaw (1976), The Missouri Breaks (1976), Up from the Depths (1979), Dr. Heckyl and Mr. Hype (1980), Graduation Day (1981), Take This Job and Shove It (1981), Revenge of the Ninja (1983), Running Hot (1984), The Burning Bed (1984), Winners Take All (1987), Colors (1988), The Secret of the Ice Cave (1989), The Hot Spot (1990), Man Trouble (1992) and S.F.W. (1994).

Frye suffered from Pick's Disease or Frontotemporal dementia (FTD). He was the subject of a documentary made by his daughter, titled Sonny Boy, which documents a trip that Frye and his daughter, Soleil Moon Frye, took to his hometown, and the effect his illness has had on their relationship.

Actor

Bob's Night Out

6.5

Waldo Z. Lizst

2004

 

Jeff Bridges in Wild Bill (1995)

Wild Bill

5.8

Buffalo Hunter

1995

 

Xtro 3: Watch the Skies (1995)

Xtro 3: Watch the Skies

3.6

Survivor

1995

 

The Nature of the Beast (1995)

The Nature of the Beast

6.2

Gas station attendant

1995

 

Reese Witherspoon and Stephen Dorff in S.F.W. (1994)

S.F.W.

5.7

Earl

1994

 

Peter Horton and Lindsey Haun in Children of the Dark (1994)

Children of the Dark

6.2

TV Movie

Service Station Owner

1994

 

Man Trouble (1992)

Man Trouble

4.7

Sturge

1992

 

Don Johnson and Virginia Madsen in The Hot Spot (1990)

The Hot Spot

6.4

Deputy Buck

1990

 

Pacific Palisades (1990)

Pacific Palisades

3.6

L'homme à la casquette

1990

 

Sally Kellerman, Marcia Christie, David Mendenhall, Michael Moriarty, and Norbert Weisser in The Secret of the Ice Cave (1989)

The Secret of the Ice Cave

3.9

Frank Hagen

1989

 

Trust Me (1989)

Trust Me

6.1

Thug

1989

 

Dance Academy (1988)

Dance Academy

5.6

1988

 

Robert Duvall and Sean Penn in Colors (1988)

Colors

6.7

Sheriff Foster

1988

 

Fred Dryer and Stepfanie Kramer in Hunter (1984)

Hunter

6.9

TV Series

Deputy Cassell

1988

1 episode

 

Chuck Connors, Lance LeGault, and John J. York in Werewolf (1987)

Werewolf

7.8

TV Series

Drunk

1987

1 episode

 

Destination America (1987)

Destination America

5.7

TV Movie

1987

 

Winners Take All (1987)

Winners Take All

6.0

Sam

1987

 

Farrah Fawcett, Christa Denton, Elizabeth Lyn Fraser, and David Friedman in The Burning Bed (1984)

The Burning Bed

7.2

TV Movie

Virg

1984

 

Hot Moves (1984)

Hot Moves

4.7

The Porno Man

1984

 

Eric Stoltz and Monica Carrico in Running Hot (1984)

Running Hot

5.7

Ross

1984

 

Revenge of the Ninja (1983)

Revenge of the Ninja

6.0

Lieutenant Dime

1983

 

Dean Stockwell, Toni Basil, and Bill Gray in Citizen Soldier (1982)

Citizen Soldier

Video

1982

 

Erik Estrada and Larry Wilcox in CHiPs (1977)

CHiPs

6.4

TV Series

Jesse James Jr.

1982

1 episode

 

James Garner in Bret Maverick (1981)

Bret Maverick

7.5

TV Series

Luke

1981

1 episode

 

Graduation Day (1981)

Graduation Day

4.8

MacGregor

1981

 

Take This Job and Shove It (1981)

Take This Job and Shove It

5.0

Cleach

1981

 

Jack Nicholson and Jessica Lange in The Postman Always Rings Twice (1981)

The Postman Always Rings Twice

6.6

Crapshooter

1981

 

Oliver Reed in Dr. Heckyl and Mr. Hype (1980)

Dr. Heckyl and Mr. Hype

4.0

Lt. Mack Druck - 'Il Topo'

1980

 

Charles Bronson in Borderline (1980)

Borderline

6.0

Bandit Leader

1980

 

Noah Beery Jr. and James Garner in The Rockford Files (1974)

The Rockford Files

8.2

TV Series

Perry

1980

1 episode

 

Farrah Fawcett, Kate Jackson, and Jaclyn Smith in Charlie's Angels (1976)

Charlie's Angels

6.6

TV Series

Otis

1979

1 episode

 

Up from the Last Run (1979)

Up from the Last Run

3.3

Earl Sullivan

1979

 

Uncle Joe Shannon (1978)

Uncle Joe Shannon

6.0

Physical Therapist

1978

 

John Joseph Thomas in Young Dan'l Boone (1977)

Young Dan'l Boone

7.1

TV Series

Leonard Harker

1977

1 episode

 

Kurt Russell and Tim Matheson in The Quest (1976)

The Quest

7.1

TV Series

Pritchard

1976

1 episode

 

Marlon Brando and Jack Nicholson in The Missouri Breaks (1976)

The Missouri Breaks

6.5

Woody

1976

 

Lynda Carter and Marjoe Gortner in Bobbie Jo and the Outlaw (1976)

Bobbie Jo and the Outlaw

5.4

Joe Grant

1976

 

Cannon (1971)

Cannon

6.8

TV Series

Deputy Sheriff

1976

1 episode

 

Lee Majors in The Six Million Dollar Man (1973)

The Six Million Dollar Man

7.1

TV Series

Fred (as Virgil Charles Frye)

1975

1 episode

 

The Great Gundown (1977)

The Great Gundown

5.0

John Bayers

1977

 

Richard Burton, Lee Marvin, and O.J. Simpson in The Klansman (1974)

The Klansman

5.2

Johnson

1974

 

The Cat Creature (1973)

The Cat Creature

5.7

TV Movie

Donovan

1973

 

Howzer (1973)

Howzer

7.2

Joe Day

1973

 

The All American Hustler

4.6

Yoga Guy (uncredited)

1972

 

Yaphet Kotto in The Limit (1972)

The Limit

7.2

Kenny

1972

 

Garden of the Dead (1972)

Garden of the Dead

4.0

Bradock

1972

 

Deadhead Miles (1972)

Deadhead Miles

5.6

Trouble Maker

1972

 

Dead Aim (1971)

Dead Aim

4.4

Poggin

1971

 

The Jesus Trip (1971)

The Jesus Trip

5.8

Folsom

1971

 

The Doris Day Show (1968)

The Doris Day Show

7.2

TV Series

Motorcyclist

1970

1 episode

 

Bonanza (1959)

Bonanza

7.3

TV Series

Andy

1969

1 episode

 

Nightmare in Wax (1969)

Nightmare in Wax

3.9

Ralph Tenier

1969

 

Peter Fonda in Easy Rider (1969)

Easy Rider

7.2

Biker (uncredited)

1969

 

Raymond Burr and Barbara Sigel in Ironside (1967)

Ironside

6.9

TV Series

Det. Andy Anderson

1967

1 episode

 

Jack Nicholson, Adam Roarke, and Sabrina Scharf in Hells Angels on Wheels (1967)

Hells Angels on Wheels

5.1

Biker (uncredited)

1967

 

Queen of Blood (1966)

Queen of Blood

5.2

Control Panel

1966

 

Makeup Department

Peter Fonda in Easy Rider (1969)

Easy Rider

7.2

makeup artist

1969

 

Producer

The All American Hustler

4.6

executive producer

1972