Virgil Charles Frye (August 21, 1930 â€" May 7, 2012) was an American
actor and former Golden Gloves boxing champion.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. 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. Virgil Frye died at an Orange County
nursing home on May 7, 2012.
actor and former Golden Gloves boxing champion.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. 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. Virgil Frye died at an Orange County
nursing home on May 7, 2012.
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