Virgil Frye

Professional Boxer, Boxer

1930 – 2012

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Who was Virgil Frye?

Virgil Charles Frye, was an American actor and former Golden Gloves boxing champion.

He grew up in Estherville, Iowa. He has two children, Sean Frye and Soleil Moon Frye, and is the father-in-law of Jason Goldberg.

Frye made an uncredited appearance in Easy Rider while working as a makeup artist on the 1969 film.

Frye suffered from Pick's Disease or Frontotemporal dementia. He was the subject of a documentary made by his daughter, titled Sonny Boy, which documents a trip that Frye and his daughter 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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Born
Aug 21, 1930
Estherville
Also known as
  • Virgil Charles Frye
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  • United States of America
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Died
May 7, 2012
Orange County

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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