Angus Scrimm
Acting
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.
Born: August 19, 1926
Place of Birth: Kansas City, Kansas, USA
Known For
Halloween... The Happy Haunting of America!
This documentary on Halloween visits haunted houses around the U.S. and presents interviews with horror celebrities.
The Nightmare Room
The Nightmare Room is an American children's anthology horror series that aired on Kids' WB. The series was based on the short-lived book series The Nightmare Room children's books created by Goosebumps author, R.L. Stine. The Nightmare Room originally aired from August 31, 2001, to March 16, 2002, in the United States. It was rated TV-Y7 for fantasy violence and scenes deemed too scary or disturbing for younger viewers in the United States. Reruns of the series started airing on Chiller on January 7, 2013.
Die schlechtesten Filme aller Zeiten
A satirical film series in which Oliver Kalkofe and Peter Rütten present and comment on B-movies that are characterized by a particularly bad style or unintentionally funny ideas.
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
Can you tell the difference between fact and fiction? Several stories of strange, mysterious and incredible occurrences are chronicled during each episode. It is up to the viewer to decide which stories actually happened and which were completely fabricated by the show’s writers. The answer is revealed by Jonathan Frakes at the conclusion of each episode.
Masters of Horror
An anthology series written and directed by the most famous names in horror.
Alias
Sydney Bristow, an agent who has been tricked to believe she is working for the U.S. government, is actually working for a criminal organization named the Alliance of Twelve. Upon learning this, Sydney becomes a double agent for the real CIA.
Phantasm
A teenage boy and his friends face off against a mysterious grave robber, known only as the Tall Man, who employs a lethal arsenal of unearthly weapons.
Bone Chillers
The spooky, sometimes even funny, misadventures of a gang of schoolchildren who encounter any number of strange happenings in their school and hometown.
Automatons
Somewhere in the distant future, The Girl is alone. She is the last of her people, the others having died in a generations-long war that the girl continues to fight with the assistance of a group of antiquated robot helpers and soldiers.
Femme Fatales
This provocative hit series tells the stories of dangerous women who find extraordinary ways of coping with their problems, channeling their survival instincts and bringing out their inner guile.
Filmography
as Winston / Azazel
as Neumann
as The Tall Man
as Winston / Azazel
as Dr. Sin Do / Lee Chuck (archive footage)
as Father Shellnut
as Dr. Chandler
as Dr. Michael Gabriel
as Dr. Vernon Quint
as Dr. Barbary
as The Scientist
as Buddy
as Raymond Sampson
as Ted
as Manny
as Preacher
as Calvin McCullough
as Fate Master
as The Tall Man / Dr. Jebediah Morningside
as Narrator (voice)
as Pete Ringwald (segment "The Gravedigger's Nemesis")
as High Elder
as Hobo
as Man in Grey
as Kronas
as The Tall Man
as Dr. Lyme
as Seer / Systems Operator
as Undertaker
as Self
as King Vladislav
as Stefen
as Grim Reaper
as The Tall Man
as Dr. Carrington
as Soviet Destroyer Captain
as Dr. Sin Do / Lee Chuck
as Elias Disney
as Carl Groton
as The Tall Man
as Man Guest (as Lawrence Guy)
as Monk
as Dr. Epstein
as Henry (as Rory Guy)