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Angus Scrimm

Acting Born Aug 19, 1926 Kansas City, Kansas, USA 24 credits

Biography

Angus Scrimm (born Lawrence Rory Guy; August 19, 1926 – January 9, 2016) was an American actor, author, and journalist, known for his portrayal of the Tall Man in the 1979 horror film Phantasm and its sequels.

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Full filmography

  • Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction (1997) as Pete Ringwald (segment "The Gravedigger's Nemesis")
  • Masters of Horror (2005) as Buddy
  • Femme Fatales (2011) as Dr. Chandler
  • Alias (2001) as Calvin McCullough
  • Die schlechtesten Filme aller Zeiten (2013) as Dr. Sin Do / Lee Chuck (archive footage)
  • The Nightmare Room (2001) as Fate Master
  • Chopping Mall (1986) as Dr. Carrington
  • FreakyLinks (2000)
  • Wishmaster (1997) as Narrator (voice)
  • Bone Chillers (1996) as Hobo
  • Subspecies (1991) as King Vladislav
  • Coupling (2003) as Manny
  • Phantasm (1979) as The Tall Man
  • Phantasm II (1988) as The Tall Man
  • Phantasm III: Lord of the Dead (1994) as The Tall Man
  • Always Watching: A Marble Hornets Story (2015) as Percy
  • John Dies at the End (2013) as Father Shellnut
  • The Nutt House (1989) as Grim Reaper
  • Phantasm: Ravager (2016) as The Tall Man
  • Phantasm IV: Oblivion (1998) as The Tall Man / Dr. Jebediah Morningside
  • Deadfall (1993) as Dr. Lyme
  • The Lost Empire (1984) as Dr. Sin Do / Lee Chuck
  • Vampirella (1996) as High Elder
  • Sweet Kill (1972) as Henry (as Rory Guy)