Angus Scrimm
Known for acting · Born 19 August 1926 · Died 9 January 2016 · aged 89 · Kansas City, Kansas, USA
61 credits
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
Wishmaster
1997
Phantasm II
1988
Phantasm IV: Oblivion
1998
Phantasm
1979
Phantasm: Ravager
2016
Subspecies
1991
Alias
2001
Mindwarp
1992
I Sell the Dead
2008
Incident On and Off a Mountain Road
2005
The Lost Empire
1984
Satanic
2006
Acting (61)
2024The Devil's DisciplesWinston / AzazelFilm
2016Phantasm: RavagerThe Tall ManFilm
2016Dances with WerewolvesNeumannFilm
2015Always Watching: A Marble Hornets StoryPercyFilm
2014DisciplesWinston / AzazelFilm
2013John Dies at the EndFather ShellnutFilm
2013Die schlechtesten Filme aller ZeitenDr. Sin Do / Lee Chuck (archive footage)Series
2013The Trick Is the TreatNarratorFilm
2013The Ball Is Back! The Making of Phantasm IIFilm
2011Femme FatalesDr. ChandlerSeries
2011Red 71CoronerFilm
2010Satan Hates YouDr. Michael GabrielFilm
2008I Sell the DeadDr. Vernon QuintFilm
2006SatanicDr. BarbaryFilm
2006AutomatonsThe ScientistFilm
2005Masters of HorrorBuddySeries
2005Incident On and Off a Mountain RoadBuddyFilm
2005Hollywood HorrorRaymond SampsonFilm
2005Monsters Gone WildFilm
2004The Off SeasonTedFilm
2003CouplingMannySeries
2003Legend of the Phantom RiderPreacherFilm
2001AliasCalvin McCullough · 6 episodesSeries
2001The Nightmare RoomFate MasterSeries
2000FreakyLinksSeries
1998Phantasm IV: OblivionThe Tall Man / Dr. Jebediah MorningsideFilm
1997WishmasterNarrator (voice)Film
1997Beyond Belief: Fact or FictionPete Ringwald (segment "The Gravedigger's Nemesis")Series
1997Halloween... The Happy Haunting of America!SelfFilm
1997The Making of Fatal FramesselfFilm
1997Bone Chillers: Art Intimidates LifeHoboFilm
1996VampirellaHigh ElderFilm
1996Fatal FramesMan in GreyFilm
1996Bone ChillersHoboSeries
1994Phantasm III: Lord of the DeadThe Tall ManFilm
1994Munchie Strikes BackKronasFilm
1993DeadfallDr. LymeFilm
1992MindwarpSeer / Systems OperatorFilm
1992MunchieUndertakerFilm
1991SubspeciesKing VladislavFilm
1991Bride of Weekend of HorrorsSelfFilm
1989Transylvania TwistStefenFilm
1989The Nutt HouseGrim ReaperSeries
1988Phantasm IIThe Tall ManFilm
1986Chopping MallDr. CarringtonFilm
1985First StrikeSoviet Destroyer CaptainFilm
1984The Lost EmpireDr. Sin Do / Lee ChuckFilm
1981Walt Disney: One Man's DreamElias DisneyFilm
1980Witches' BrewCarl GrotonFilm
1979PhantasmThe Tall ManFilm
1978Secrets of Three Hungry WivesMan Guest (as Lawrence Guy)Film
1977A Piece of the ActionMonkFilm
1975Jim, the World's GreatestJim's FatherFilm
1973Scream Bloody MurderDr. EpsteinFilm
1973The Severed ArmMailman (uncredited)Film
1973Life or Death - EMT First Responders(credited as Rory Guy)Film
1972Sweet KillHenry (as Rory Guy)Film
1951Abraham LincolnAbraham LincolnFilm
—Dear AngusFilm
—Tall TalesFilm
—Death to the AutomatonsFilm