Portrait of Angus Scrimm

Angus Scrimm

Acting

Biography

Angus Scrimm (born Lawrence Rory Guy) was an American actor and author, best known for playing the Tall Man in the 1979 horror film Phantasm and its sequels.

Born: August 10, 1926

Place of Birth: Kansas City, Kansas, USA

Filmography

2024
The Devil's Disciples

as Winston / Azazel

2016
Phantasm: Ravager

as The Tall Man

2014
Disciples

as Winston / Azazel

2013
Die schlechtesten Filme aller Zeiten

as Dr. Sin Do / Lee Chuck (archive footage)

2013
John Dies at the End

as Father Shellnut

2011
Femme Fatales

as Dr. Chandler

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
2005
Hollywood Horror

as Raymond Sampson

2004
2003
Coupling

as Manny

2001
Alias

as Calvin McCullough

2001
The Nightmare Room

as Fate Master

1998
Phantasm IV: Oblivion

as The Tall Man / Dr. Jebediah Morningside

1997
Wishmaster

as Narrator (voice)

1997
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction

as Pete Ringwald (segment "The Gravedigger's Nemesis")

1996
Vampirella

as High Elder

1996
1996
Fatal Frames

as Man in Grey

1993
Deadfall

as Dr. Lyme

1992
Mindwarp

as Seer / Systems Operator

1992
Munchie

as Undertaker

1991
Subspecies

as King Vladislav

1989
1989
The Nutt House

as Grim Reaper

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
1980
Witches' Brew

as Carl Groton

1979
Phantasm

as The Tall Man

1978
Secrets of Three Hungry Wives

as Man Guest (as Lawrence Guy)

1973
Scream Bloody Murder

as Dr. Epstein

1972
Sweet Kill

as Henry (as Rory Guy)