Derek Frye is a fictional character from the ABC soap opera, All My Children. He is the Police Chief of the Pine Valley Police Department. He was portrayed by William Christian from 1991 to 2005, and is currently portrayed by actor Charles Parnell, who assumed the role in 2005. The American Broadcasting Company (ABC) operates television and radio networks in the United States and is also shown on basic cable in Canada. ... All My Children (AMC) is an American soap opera that has been broadcast Monday through Friday on the ABC TV network since January 5, 1970. ... William Christian (14th April 1608 - 1663) was a Mann politician, a son of Ewan Christian, one of the Manx deemsters, He was known as Illiam Dizone, or Brown William. ... Charles Parnell is an African American actor best known for his portrayal of Police Chief Derek Frye on All My Children, a role he still plays. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Derek's romantic relationships on AMC have been few, but over the years he has been partnered with Angela Hubbard (the widow of his former mentor Jesse Hubbard), Mimi Reed (a fellow police officer whom he eventually married), and Taylor Roxbury-Cannon (another fellow police officer and stepsister to his nephew Terrence Frye). Jesse and Angie Hubbard (Darnell Williams and Debbi Morgan) were the first African-American supercouple. ... Jesse and Angie Hubbard (Darnell Williams and Debbi Morgan) were the first African-American supercouple. ...