
Virgil Frye
Actor · 1930 – 2012 · Estherville, Iowa, USA
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.
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Movie6.3RomanceCrimeUpon arriving to a small town, a drifter quickly gets into trouble with the local authorities — and the local women — after he robs a bank.
The Hot Spot
1990 · 312 votes
Movie7.0AdventureDramaWyatt and Billy, two Harley-riding hippies, complete a drug deal in Southern California and decide to travel cross-country in search of spiritual truth.
Easy Rider
1969 · 2.2K votes
Movie6.5CrimeRomanceThe sensuous wife of a lunch wagon proprietor and a rootless drifter begin a sordidly steamy affair and conspire to murder her Greek husband.
The Postman Always Rings Twice
1981 · 578 votes
Movie6.5ActionCrimeA confident young cop is shown the ropes by a veteran partner in the dangerous gang-controlled barrios of Los Angeles, where the gang culture is enforced by the colors the members wear.
Colors
1988 · 565 votes
Movie6.3ActionCrimeA peaceful ex-ninja's life shatters when his son's kidnapping forces him back into violence amid an American-Japanese criminal drug war.
Revenge of the Ninja
1983 · 182 votes
Movie4.6ActionDramaAimless country girl Bobbie Jo Baker abandons her carhop job to join Wild West outlaw wannabe Lyle Wheeler for an adventure in theft, mayhem, and murder.
Bobbie Jo and the Outlaw
1976 · 42 votes
Movie6.0ActionCrimeJeb Maynard is a patrolman guarding the U.S.-Mexican border, whose partner and buddy Scooter has just been murdered. Maynard knows that a smuggler of illegal aliens is responsible for Scooter's death, but the feds insist that drug dealers committed the crime.
Borderline
1980 · 57 votes
Movie5.7WesternDramaBiopic about famous gunslinger Wild Bill Hickock. The early career of legendary lawman is telescoped and culminates in his relocation in Deadwood and a reunion with Calamity Jane.
Wild Bill
1995 · 183 votes
Movie6.5WesternDramaWhen vigilante land baron David Braxton hangs one of the best friends of cattle rustler Tom Logan, Logan's gang decides to get even by purchasing a small farm next to Braxton's ranch. From there the rustlers begin stealing horses, using the farm as a front for their operation. Determined to stop the thefts at any cost, Braxton retains the services of eccentric sharpshooter Robert E. Lee Clayton, who begins ruthlessly taking down Logan's gang.
The Missouri Breaks
1976 · 257 votes
Movie4.9ComedyRomanceA sleazy but affable guard dog trainer is blackmailed to steal a manuscript for a tell-all book from one of his clients.
Man Trouble
1992 · 70 votes
Movie6.9CrimeDramaAn abused battered wife has had enough of husband beating up on her. Everywhere she turns for help, there's not much anyone will do. After he rapes her one night, she sets the bed on fire with him in it asleep.
The Burning Bed
1984 · 55 votes
Movie4.4HorrorScience FictionMarines on a deserted island are ordered to defuse bombs, but then an alien creature terrorizes them.
Xtro 3: Watch the Skies
1995 · 47 votes
Movie5.2HorrorAfter the death of a high school track star during a race, a mysterious killer in a fencing mask begins murdering her friends and teachers.
Graduation Day
1981 · 126 votes
Movie5.9CrimeThrillerTwo men, both hiding a deadly secret, are on a murderous rampage through the desert.
Nature of the Beast
1995 · 69 votes
Movie5.6CrimeDramaA small southern town has just been rocked by a tragedy: a young white woman has been raped by a black man. When young black man Garth witnesses the Ku Klux Klan's violent retaliation against his innocent friend, Garth declares a one-man war on the Klan and hunts them down one-by-one.
The Klansman
1974 · 44 votes
Movie5.3CrimeDramaA teen convicted of murdering his father escapes from authorities and heads for Arizona with a prostitute.
Running Hot
1984 · 7 votes
Movie5.4ComedyRomanceA junior executive is ordered to boost output in the hometown brewery where his old friends work.
Take This Job and Shove It
1981 · 21 votes
Movie5.8ActionAdventureBilly Robinson has become the hottest hot-rodder on the professional motorcycle-racing circuit. But when he returns in triumph to his hometown to bask in all the adulation, he also skids into some pretty rank jealousy from envious motorcycling wanna-bes. And when a local race is organized, Billy must shift gears completely and compete against his best friend, Rick, for the top prize.
Winners Take All
1987 · 12 votes
Movie3.4ComedyRomanceA woman from Paris, Bernadette, comes to the United States after being promised a job. When she arrives, however, she learns that she is a victim to a hoax. Unable to return to France, Bernadette looks for work while staying with her close friend Shirley, an actress looking for her big break. Their friendship is challenged when Bernadette finds herself falling in love with Shirley's boyfriend.
Pacific Palisades
1990 · 15 votes
Movie5.2FantasyComedyAn ugly, misshapen podiatrist ingests a formula made by a colleague and turns into a handsome, devil-may-care (but violent) ladies' man.
Dr. Heckyl and Mr. Hype
1980 · 15 votes
Movie5.3Science FictionHorrorA spaceship is sent to Mars after an alien distress signal is picked up. They find one survivor, but when a crew member is found drained of blood it's evident they have rescued a bloodsucking monster. (Uses footage from Encounter in Space (1963).)
Queen of Blood
1966 · 50 votes
Movie6.5DramaTV MovieThe true story of parents who discover that their two young daughters have a genetic disease that makes it fatal for them to be exposed to ordinary light.
Children of the Dark
1994 · 4 votes
Movie5.9ComedyDramaAn alienated and misanthropic teenager gains sudden and unwanted celebrity status after he's taken hostage by terrorists where his indifference to their threats to kill him makes news headlines.
S.F.W.
1995 · 114 votes
Movie3.6HorrorScience FictionConvicts on a chain gang sniff formaldehyde fumes to get high. They attempt a prison break and are shot down by the guards. After being buried, they rise from the dead, killing all in their path with shovels and hoes.
Garden of the Dead
1972 · 19 votes
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TV6.8CrimeDramaWhen an assassin's bullet confines him to a wheelchair for life ending his career as Chief of Detectives, Robert T. Ironside becomes a consultant to the police department. Detective Sergeant Ed Brown and policewoman Eve Whitfield join with him to crack varied and fascinating cases. Ex-con Mark Sanger is employed by the chief as home help but eventually becomes a fully fledged member of the team also. Officer Whitfield leaves after 4 years service, and is replaced by Officer Fran Belding.
Ironside
1967 · 71 votes
TV7.1Action & AdventureDramaHunter is an American police drama television series created by Frank Lupo, and starring Fred Dryer as Sgt. Rick Hunter and Stepfanie Kramer as Sgt. Dee Dee McCall, which ran on NBC from 1984 to 1991. However, Kramer left after the sixth season to pursue other acting and musical opportunities. In the seventh season, Hunter partnered with two different women officers. The titular character, Sgt. Rick Hunter, was a wily, physically imposing, and often rule-breaking homicide detective with the Los Angeles Police Department. The show's main characters, Hunter and McCall, resolve many of their cases by shooting dead the perpetrators. The show's executive producer during the first season was Stephen J. Cannell, whose company produced the series.
Hunter
1984 · 102 votes
TV7.3Sci-Fi & FantasyAction & AdventureFollow the adventures of Steve Austin, cybernetically enhanced astronaut turned secret agent, employed by the OSI, under the command of Oscar Goldman and supervised by the scientist who created his cybernetics, Rudy Wells. Steve uses the superior strength and speed provided by his bionic arm and legs, and the enhanced vision provided by his artificial eye, to fight enemy agents, aliens, mad scientists, and a wide variety of other villains.
The Six Million Dollar Man
1974 · 446 votes
TV6.7Action & AdventureBeautiful, intelligent, and ultra-sophisticated, Charlie's Angels are everything a man could dream of... and way more than they could ever handle! Receiving their orders via speaker phone from their never seen boss, Charlie, the Angels employ their incomparable sleuthing and combat skills, as well as their lethal feminine charm, to crack even the most seemingly insurmountable of cases.
Charlie's Angels
1976 · 241 votes
TV6.7DramaAction & AdventureCannon is a CBS detective television series produced by Quinn Martin which aired from March 26, 1971 to March 3, 1976. The primary protagonist is the title character, private detective Frank Cannon, played by William Conrad. He also appeared on two episodes of Barnaby Jones. Cannon is the first Quinn Martin-produced series to be aired on a network other than ABC. A "revival" television film, The Return of Frank Cannon, was aired on November 1, 1980. In total, there were 124 episodes.
Cannon
1971 · 41 votes
TV6.8DramaAction & AdventureLighthearted look at the adventures of two Highway Patrol officers in Los Angeles. The main characters are Jon Baker and Frank Poncherello, two motorcycle officers always on the street to save lives.
CHiPs
1977 · 154 votes
TV8.1DocumentaryE! True Hollywood Story is an American documentary series on E! that deals with famous Hollywood celebrities, movies, TV shows and also well-known public figures. Among the topics covered on the program include salacious re-tellings of Hollywood secrets, show-biz scandals, celebrity murders and mysteries, porn-star biographies, and "where-are-they-now?" investigations of former child stars. It frequently features in-depth interviews, actual courtroom footage, and dramatic reenactments. When aired on the E! network, episodes will be updated to reflect the current life or status of the subject.
E! True Hollywood Story
1996 · 81 votes
TV7.0Action & AdventureDramaYoung Dan'l Boone is a short-lived TV series broadcast on CBS for only four episodes from September 12 to October 10, 1977. The series followed Daniel Boone on his adventures before he was married. His 3 companions were Peter Dawes, a 12-year-old English boy, a runaway slave named Hawk, and a Cherokee named Tsiskwa. Meanwhile, Rebecca Bryan waits at home hoping she and Daniel would marry someday.
Young Dan'l Boone
1977 · 2 votes