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Virgil Charles Frye (August 21, 1930 – May 7, 2012) was an American actor and former Golden Gloves boxing champion^{[citation needed]}.

Virgil Frye
Born	August 21, 1930 Estherville, Iowa, U.S.
Died	May 7, 2012(2012-05-07) (aged 81) Orange County, California, U.S.
Occupation	Film, television actor, boxer
Years active	1966–2004
Children	2

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.[1] Virgil Frye died at an Orange County nursing home on May 7, 2012.[2]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1966	Queen of Blood
1967	Hells Angels on Wheels	Biker #1
1969	Easy Rider	Biker	Uncredited
1969	Nightmare in Wax	Ralph Tenier
1971	The Jesus Trip	Folsom
1971	Arde baby, arde	Poggin
1972	Deadhead Miles	Trouble Maker
1972	Garden of the Dead	Bradock
1972	The Limit	Kenny
1972	The All American Hustler	Yoga Guy	Uncredited
1973	Howzer	Joe Day
1973	The Cat Creature	Donovan	TV movie
1974	The Klansman	Johnson
1976	Bobbie Jo and the Outlaw	Joe Grant
1976	The Missouri Breaks	Woody
1977	The Great Gundown	John Bayers
1978	Uncle Joe Shannon	Physical Therapist
1979	Up from the Depths	Earl Sullivan
1980	Dr. Heckyl and Mr. Hype	Lt. Mack Druck - 'Il Topo'
1980	Borderline	Bandit Leader
1981	The Postman Always Rings Twice	Crapshooter
1981	Take This Job and Shove It	Cleach
1981	Graduation Day	MacGregor
1983	Revenge of the Ninja	Lt. Dime
1984	Running Hot	Ross
1984	Hot Moves	The Porno Man
1984	The Burning Bed	Virg	TV movie
1987	Winners Take All	Sam
1988	Colors	Sheriff Foster
1988	Dance Academy
1989	Trust Me	Thug
1989	The Secret of the Ice Cave	Frank Hagen
1990	Pacific Palisades	L'homme à la casquette
1990	The Hot Spot	Deputy Buck
1992	Man Trouble	Sturge
1994	S.F.W.	Earl
1995	The Nature of the Beast	Gas station attendant
1995	Xtro 3: Watch the Skies	Survivor
1995	Wild Bill	Buffalo Hunter
2004	Bob's Night Out	Waldo Z. Lizst	(final film role)

References

External links

• Virgil Frye at IMDb

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