Virgil Frye [8954] Gender: Male Popularity: 0.3211 Birthplace: Estherville, Iowa, USA Birthday: 1930-08-21 Deathday: 2012-05-07 Age: 81 years Movies: 33 Links: Homepage, IMDB 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. Sonny Boy2004-04-04 Xtro 3: Watch th1995-11-14 Nature of the Be1995-10-23 Man Trouble1992-07-17 The Hot Spot1990-10-12 Pacific Palisade1990-03-28 The Secret of th1989-01-01 Colors1988-04-15 Destination: Ame1987-04-03 Winners Take All1987-02-27 The Burning Bed1984-10-08 Hot Moves1984-10-04 Running Hot1984-02-01 Revenge of the N1983-09-07 Graduation Day1981-05-01 Take This Job an1981-04-24 The Postman Alwa1981-03-20 Borderline1980-12-19 Dr. Heckyl and M1980-10-01 Up from the Dept1979-06-01 Uncle Joe Shanno1978-01-01 The Missouri Bre1976-05-19 Bobbie Jo and th1976-03-01 The Klansman1974-10-25 The Cat Creature1973-12-11 The Limit1972-11-10 Garden of the De1972-09-13 Deadhead Miles1972-08-08 The Jesus Trip1971-08-01 Dead Aim1971-01-01 Nightmare in Wax1969-05-14 Easy Rider1969-06-26 Queen of Blood1966-03-01