Person

Acting

August 19, 1926 – January 9, 2016

Kansas City, Kansas, USA

Angus Scrimm

Also known as: Lawrence Guy · Rory Guy · Lawrence Rory Guy

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.

Known for

6.5

Movie

Phantasm

1979

6.8

Alias

2001

6.3

Movie

John Dies at the End

2013

6.1

Movie

Wishmaster

1997

6.2

Movie

Phantasm II

1988

5.8

Movie

Chopping Mall

1986

7.2

Masters of Horror

2005

5.8

Movie

Phantasm III: Lord of the Dead

1994

5.9

Movie

I Sell the Dead

2008

5.2

Movie

Phantasm IV: Oblivion

1998

4.8

Movie

Phantasm: Ravager

2016

5.1

Movie

Always Watching: A Marble Hornets Story

2015

Filmography(59)

59 titles across Movies & TV

2.8

Movie

The Devil's Disciples

2024

5.2

Movie

Dances with Werewolves

2016

4.8

Movie

Phantasm: Ravager

2016

5.1

Movie

Always Watching: A Marble Hornets Story

2015

4.0

Movie

Disciples

2014

Movie

The Trick Is the Treat

2013

7.8

Die schlechtesten Filme aller Zeiten

2013

Movie

The Ball Is Back! The Making of Phantasm II

2013

6.3

Movie

John Dies at the End

2013

6.1

Femme Fatales

2011

Movie

Red 71

2011

4.4

Movie

Satan Hates You

2010

5.9

Movie

I Sell the Dead

2008

3.3

Movie

Satanic

2006

6.6

Movie

Automatons

2006

6.1

Movie

Incident On and Off a Mountain Road

2005

7.2

Masters of Horror

2005

1.0

Movie

Monsters Gone Wild

2005

5.3

Movie

Hollywood Horror

2005

4.5

Movie

The Off Season

2004

4.8

Coupling

2003

5.4

Movie

Legend of the Phantom Rider

2003

6.8

Alias

2001

8.1

The Nightmare Room

2001

6.7

FreakyLinks

2000

5.2

Movie

Phantasm IV: Oblivion

1998

6.1

Movie

Wishmaster

1997

Movie

Bone Chillers: Art Intimidates Life

1997

7.2

Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction

1997

Halloween... The Happy Haunting of America!

9.0

Movie

Halloween... The Happy Haunting of America!

1997

3.8

Movie

Vampirella

1996

7.0

Bone Chillers

1996

4.1

Movie

Fatal Frames

1996

3.7

Movie

Munchie Strikes Back

1994

5.8

Movie

Phantasm III: Lord of the Dead

1994

4.1

Movie

Deadfall

1993

5.2

Movie

Mindwarp

1992

4.1

Movie

Munchie

1992

Movie

Bride of Weekend of Horrors

1991

5.4

Movie

Subspecies

1991

5.4

Movie

Transylvania Twist

1989

6.2

The Nutt House

1989

6.2

Movie

Phantasm II

1988

5.8

Movie

Chopping Mall

1986

6.0

Movie

First Strike

1985

4.7

Movie

The Lost Empire

1984

Movie

Walt Disney: One Man's Dream

1981

4.9

Movie

Witches' Brew

1980

6.5

Movie

Phantasm

1979

5.0

Movie

Secrets of Three Hungry Wives

1978

5.8

Movie

A Piece of the Action

1977

6.3

Movie

Jim, the World's Greatest

1975

4.9

Movie

The Severed Arm

1973

Movie

Life or Death - EMT First Responders

1973

4.6

Movie

Scream Bloody Murder

1973

4.1

Movie

Sweet Kill

1972

Movie

Tall Tales

Movie

Dear Angus

Movie

Abraham Lincoln

1951