Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

Gender

Male

Birthday

1926-08-10

Deathday

2016-01-09 (89 years old)

Place of Birth

Kansas City, Kansas, USA

Also Known As

Lawrence Guy

Angus Scrimm

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

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

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Known For

6.5%

Phantasm

Mar 28, 1979

6.3%

John Dies at the End

Jan 25, 2013

6.0%

Wishmaster

Sep 19, 1997

5.9%

Chopping Mall

Mar 21, 1986

6.2%

Phantasm II

Jul 8, 1988

7.1%

Masters of Horror

Oct 28, 2005

5.8%

Phantasm III: Lord of the Dead

May 6, 1994

5.2%

Phantasm IV: Oblivion

Jul 31, 1998

6.0%

I Sell the Dead

Aug 7, 2008

4.9%

Phantasm: Ravager

Oct 7, 2016

5.0%

Always Watching: A Marble Hornets Story

Apr 7, 2015

5.3%

Subspecies

Aug 8, 1991

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Acting

—		Tall Tales
—		Dear Angus

2024

The Devil's Disciples as Winston / Azazel

2016		Dances with Werewolves as Neumann
2016		Phantasm: Ravager as The Tall Man

2015

Always Watching: A Marble Hornets Story as Percy

2014

Disciples as Winston / Azazel

2013		The Trick Is the Treat as Narrator
2013		Die schlechtesten Filme aller Zeiten as Dr. Sin Do / Lee Chuck (archive Footage)
2013		The Ball Is Back! The Making of Phantasm II
2013		John Dies at the End as Father Shellnut

2011		Femme Fatales as Dr. Chandler
2011		Red 71 as Coroner

2010

Satan Hates You as Dr. Michael Gabriel

2008

I Sell the Dead as Dr. Vernon Quint

2006		Satanic as Dr. Barbary
2006		Automatons as The Scientist

2005		Masters of Horror as Buddy
2005		Incident On and Off a Mountain Road as Buddy
2005		Monsters Gone Wild
2005		Hollywood Horror as Raymond Sampson

2004

The Off Season as Ted

2003		Coupling as Manny
2003		Legend of the Phantom Rider as Preacher

2001

The Nightmare Room as Fate Master

2000

FreakyLinks

1998

Phantasm IV: Oblivion as The Tall Man / Dr. Jebediah Morningside

1997		Wishmaster as Narrator (voice)
1997		Bone Chillers: Art Intimidates Life as Hobo
1997		Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction as Pete Ringwald (segment "The Gravedigger's Nemesis")
1997		Halloween... The Happy Haunting of America! as Self

1996		Vampirella as High Elder
1996		Bone Chillers as Hobo
1996		Fatal Frames as Man in Grey

1994		Munchie Strikes Back as Kronas
1994		Phantasm III: Lord of the Dead as The Tall Man

1993

Deadfall as Dr. Lyme

1992		Mindwarp as Seer / Systems Operator
1992		Munchie as Undertaker

1991		Bride of Weekend of Horrors as Self
1991		Subspecies as King Vladislav

1989

Transylvania Twist as Stefen

1988

Phantasm II as The Tall Man

1986

Chopping Mall as Dr. Carrington

1985

First Strike as Soviet Destroyer Captain

1984

The Lost Empire as Dr. Sin Do / Lee Chuck

1981

Walt Disney: One Man's Dream as Elias Disney

1980

Witches' Brew as Carl Groton

1979

Phantasm as The Tall Man

1978

Secrets of Three Hungry Wives as Man Guest (as Lawrence Guy)

1977

A Piece of the Action as Monk

1975

Jim, the World's Greatest as Jim's Father

1973		Life or Death - EMT First Responders as (credited as Rory Guy)
1973		Scream Bloody Murder as Dr. Epstein

1972

Sweet Kill as Henry (as Rory Guy)

1951

Abraham Lincoln as Abraham Lincoln