Angus Scrimm
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| Born | Lawrence Rory Guy August 19, 1926 Kansas City, Kansas |
| Other name(s) | Rory Guy |
| Occupation | Film, television, voice actor |
Angus Scrimm (born Lawrence Rory Guy; August 19, 1926) is an American actor, perhaps best known for playing the Tall Man in the 1979 horror movie Phantasm and its sequels.
Scrimm was born in Kansas City, Kansas and grew up there. He was originally a journalist and has written and edited for TV Guide, Cinema Magazine, the Los Angeles Herald Examiner and many other publications. He has also written liner notes for many LPs and CDs for artists ranging from Frank Sinatra to the Beatles, as well as Arthur Rubinstein and Itzhak Perlman. He won a Grammy (as Rory Guy) for his liner notes.
Scrimm stands approximately 6ft 4in (1.93 m). To appear even taller when playing the Tall Man, he wore suits that were several sizes too small, and platform shoes. His Phantasm role led to a steady acting career in theatre and television. In recent years Scrimm has had a recurring role as an SD-6 agent on Alias.
[edit] Filmography
- Phantasm V (2008)
- Hollywood Horror (2006) (in production)
- Satanic (film) (2006)
- Automatons (2006)
- The Off Season (2004)
- Phantasm IV: Oblivion (1998)
- Wishmaster (1997)
- Phantasm III: Lord of the Dead (1994)
- Phantasm II (1988)
- The Lost Empire (1983)
- Phantasm (1979)
[edit] External links
- Angus Scrimm at the Internet Movie Database
- Angus Scrimm at Allmovie
- The Phantasm Archives Unpublished Interview from 1992
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