Virgil Frye: Virgil Frye. Actor: Easy Rider. 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...
Known For: Easy Rider (Biker(uncredited)), Colors (Sheriff Foster), The Postman Always Rings Twice (Crapshooter), Bobbie Jo and the Outlaw (Joe Grant)