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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

58

Gender

Male

Birthday

1926-08-10

Day of Death

2016-01-09 (90 years old)

Place of Birth

Kansas City, Kansas, USA

Also Known As

Lawrence Guy

Rory Guy

Angus Scrimm

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.

Known For

Halloween... The Happy Haunting of America!

Halloween... The Happy Haunting of America!

Acting

Wishmaster

1997

Wishmaster

as

Narrator (voice)

I Sell the Dead

2008

I Sell the Dead

as

Dr. Vernon Quint

Subspecies

1991

Subspecies

as

King Vladislav

Satan Hates You

2010

Satan Hates You

as

Dr. Michael Gabriel

Phantasm

1979

Phantasm

as

The Tall Man

Halloween... The Happy Haunting of America!

1997

Halloween... The Happy Haunting of America!

as

Self

The Off Season

2004

The Off Season

as

Ted

Satanic

2006

Satanic

as

Dr. Barbary

Fatal Frames

1996

Fatal Frames

as

Man in Grey

Chopping Mall

1986

Chopping Mall

as

Dr. Carrington

Phantasm II

1988

Phantasm II

as

The Tall Man

Phantasm III: Lord of the Dead

1994

Phantasm III: Lord of the Dead

as

The Tall Man

Phantasm IV: Oblivion

1998

Phantasm IV: Oblivion

as

The Tall Man / Dr. Jebediah Morningside

Mindwarp

1992

Mindwarp

as

Seer / Systems Operator

John Dies at the End

2013

John Dies at the End

as

Father Shellnut

Scream Bloody Murder

1973

Scream Bloody Murder

as

Dr. Epstein

The Lost Empire

1984

The Lost Empire

as

Dr. Sin Do / Lee Chuck

A Piece of the Action

1977

A Piece of the Action

as

Monk

Sweet Kill

1972

Sweet Kill

as

Henry (as Rory Guy)

Bride of Weekend of Horrors

1991

Bride of Weekend of Horrors

as

Self

Bone Chillers: Art Intimidates Life

1997

Bone Chillers: Art Intimidates Life

as

Hobo

The Trick Is the Treat

2013

The Trick Is the Treat

as

Narrator

Hollywood Horror

2005

Hollywood Horror

as

Raymond Sampson

Phantasm: Ravager

2016

Phantasm: Ravager

as

The Tall Man

Abraham Lincoln

1951

Abraham Lincoln

as

Abraham Lincoln

Walt Disney: One Man's Dream

1981

Walt Disney: One Man's Dream

as

Elias Disney

Deadfall

1993

Deadfall

as

Dr. Lyme

Transylvania Twist

1989

Transylvania Twist

as

Stefen

Munchie Strikes Back

1994

Munchie Strikes Back

as

Kronas

Witches' Brew

1980

Witches' Brew

as

Carl Groton

Jim, the World's Greatest

1975

Jim, the World's Greatest

as

Jim's Father

Incident On and Off a Mountain Road

2005

Incident On and Off a Mountain Road

as

Buddy

Vampirella

1996

Vampirella

as

High Elder

First Strike

1985

First Strike

as

Soviet Destroyer Captain

Legend of the Phantom Rider

2003

Legend of the Phantom Rider

as

Preacher

Disciples

2014

Disciples

as

Winston / Azazel

Munchie

1992

Munchie

as

Undertaker

Red 71

2011

Red 71

as

Coroner

The Ball Is Back! The Making of Phantasm II

2013

The Ball Is Back! The Making of Phantasm II

as

Tall Tales

Tall Tales

as

Dear Angus

Dear Angus

as

Dances with Werewolves

2016

Dances with Werewolves

as

Neumann

Automatons

2006

Automatons

as

The Scientist

Secrets of Three Hungry Wives

1978

Secrets of Three Hungry Wives

as

Man Guest (as Lawrence Guy)

Monsters Gone Wild

2005

Monsters Gone Wild

as

Always Watching: A Marble Hornets Story

2015

Always Watching: A Marble Hornets Story

as

Percy

Life or Death - EMT First Responders

1973

Life or Death - EMT First Responders

as

(credited as Rory Guy)

The Devil's Disciples

2024

The Devil's Disciples

as

Winston / Azazel

Masters of Horror

Masters of Horror

as

Buddy

The Nightmare Room

The Nightmare Room

as

Fate Master

FreakyLinks

FreakyLinks

as

Bone Chillers

Bone Chillers

as

Hobo

Femme Fatales

Femme Fatales

as

Dr. Chandler

Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction

Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction

as

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

Coupling

Coupling

as

Manny

Die schlechtesten Filme aller Zeiten

Die schlechtesten Filme aller Zeiten

as

Dr. Sin Do / Lee Chuck (archive footage)

Alias

Alias

as

Calvin McCullough

The Nutt House

The Nutt House

as

Grim Reaper

Production

Crew

Directing