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{{short description|American actor, author, and journalist}}
{{Infobox person
{{Infobox person
| image = Angus Scrimm 2011.jpg
| image = Angus Scrimm 2011.jpg
| caption = Angus Scrimm in November 2011.
| caption = Scrimm in November 2011
| birth_date = {{birth date|1926|08|19}}
| birth_date = {{birth date|1926|08|19}}
| birth_place = [[Kansas City, Kansas]], U.S.
| birth_place = [[Kansas City, Kansas]], U.S.
| birthname = Lawrence Rory Guy
| birthname = Lawrence Rory Guy
| death_date = {{death date and age|2016|01|09|1926|08|19}}
| death_date = {{death date and age|2016|01|09|1926|08|19}}
| death_place = [[Los Angeles]], [[California]], U.S.
| death_place = [[Los Angeles]], California, U.S.
| othername = Lawrence Guy<br />Rory Guy
| occupation = {{hlist| Actor | author}}
| occupation = {{hlist| Actor | author}}
| yearsactive = 1973–2016
| yearsactive = 1973–2016
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'''Angus Scrimm''' (born '''Lawrence Rory Guy'''; August 19, 1926 – January 9, 2016) was an American actor, author, and journalist, best known for portrayal of the [[Tall Man (Phantasm)|Tall Man]] in the 1979 horror film ''[[Phantasm (film)|Phantasm]]'' and [[Phantasm (franchise)|its sequels]].
'''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 (Phantasm)|Tall Man]] in the 1979 horror film ''[[Phantasm (film)|Phantasm]]'' and [[Phantasm (franchise)|its sequels]].


==Early life==
==Early life==
Scrimm was born in [[Kansas City, Kansas]] to Alfred David and Pearl Guy.<ref name=la>{{cite web|url=http://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/la-me-angus-scrimm-20160113-story.html|work=Los Angeles Times|title=Angus Scrimm dies at 89; cult horror icon starred in 'Phantasm' movies|date=January 13, 2016|author=Leovy, Jill|accessdate=August 19, 2017}}</ref> Scrimm graduated from the [[University of Southern California]], where he majored in drama.<ref name=la/>
Scrimm was born in [[Kansas City, Kansas]], to Alfred David and Pearl Guy.<ref name=lat>{{cite web|url=http://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/la-me-angus-scrimm-20160113-story.html|work=Los Angeles Times|title=Angus Scrimm dies at 89; cult horror icon starred in 'Phantasm' movies|date=January 13, 2016|author=Leovy, Jill|access-date=August 19, 2017}}</ref> Scrimm graduated from the [[University of Southern California]], where he majored in drama.<ref name=lat/>


He was originally a journalist and wrote and edited for ''[[TV Guide]]'', ''Cinema Magazine'', the ''[[Los Angeles Herald Examiner]]'' and many other publications. He also worked for [[Capitol Records]], writing [[liner notes]] for many [[Gramophone record|LP]]s and [[CD]]s for artists ranging from [[Frank Sinatra]] to [[the Beatles]], as well as [[Arthur Rubinstein]] and [[Itzhak Perlman]].<ref>[http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/36668/angus-scrimm-talks-i-sell-dead-a-new-phantasm-his-violin-playing-and-more Angus Scrimm Talks I Sell the Dead, a New Phantasm, His Violin Playing, and More]</ref> Scrimm won a [[Grammy Awards of 1975#Packaging and notes|Grammy]] (credited as Rory Guy, as were his early film roles) for his liner notes.<ref name=lat>{{cite news|url=http://herocomplex.latimes.com/movies/angus-scrimm-phantasms-tall-man-still-a-striking-presence/#/0|title=Angus Scrimm, ‘Phantasm’s’ Tall Man, still a striking presence|last=King|first=Susan|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=January 25, 2013|accessdate=January 10, 2016}}</ref>
He was originally a journalist and wrote and edited for ''[[TV Guide]]'', ''Cinema Magazine'', the ''[[Los Angeles Herald Examiner]]'' and many other publications. He also worked for [[Capitol Records]], writing [[liner notes]] for many [[Gramophone record|LP]]s and [[CD]]s for artists ranging from [[Frank Sinatra]] to [[the Beatles]], as well as [[Arthur Rubinstein]] and [[Itzhak Perlman]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/36668/angus-scrimm-talks-i-sell-dead-a-new-phantasm-his-violin-playing-and-more|title=Angus Scrimm Talks I Sell the Dead, a New Phantasm, His Violin Playing, and More|last=Barton|first=Steve|work=Dread Central|date=August 23, 2012|access-date=August 23, 2012|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140329071225/http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/36668/angus-scrimm-talks-i-sell-dead-a-new-phantasm-his-violin-playing-and-more|archivedate=March 29, 2014}}</ref> Scrimm won a [[Grammy Awards of 1975#Packaging and notes|Grammy]] (credited as Rory Guy, as were his early film roles) for his liner notes to the 1974 album ''Korngold: The Classic Erich Wolfgang Korngold''.<ref name=lat/>


==Career==
==Career==
Scrimm had several minor supporting roles in the early 1970s before being cast as the Tall Man, the chief villain in [[Don Coscarelli]]'s independent horror film ''[[Phantasm (film)|Phantasm]]'' (1979). Scrimm stood approximately {{convert|6|ft|4|in|m}}.<ref name=lat/> To appear even taller when playing [[Tall Man (Phantasm)|the Tall Man]], he wore suits that were several sizes too small and [[platform shoes]].{{citation needed|date=January 2016}} His ''Phantasm'' role led to a steady acting career in theater and television. Scrimm had a recurring role as an [[SD-6]] agent on ''[[Alias (TV series)|Alias]]''.<ref name=ew/>
Scrimm had several minor supporting roles in the early 1970s before being cast as the Tall Man, the chief villain in [[Don Coscarelli]]'s independent horror film ''[[Phantasm (film)|Phantasm]]'' (1979). Scrimm stood approximately {{convert|6|ft|4|in|m}}.<ref name=lat/> To appear even taller when playing [[Tall Man (Phantasm)|the Tall Man]], he wore suits that were several sizes too small and [[platform shoes]].{{citation needed|date=January 2016}} His ''Phantasm'' role led to a steady acting career in [[horror film]]s, as well as theater and television. Scrimm had a recurring role as an [[SD-6]] agent on ''[[Alias (TV series)|Alias]]''.<ref name=ew/>


==Death==
==Death==
On January 9, 2016, he died of [[prostate cancer]] at the age of 89 in [[Tarzana, Los Angeles]], California.<ref name=ew>{{cite web|url=http://www.ew.com/article/2016/01/10/angus-scrimm-obituary-phantasm|title=Phantasm star Angus Scrimm dies at 89|last=Collis|first=Clark|work=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|date=January 10, 2016|accessdate=January 10, 2016}}</ref>
On January 9, 2016, Scrimm died at the age of 89 in [[Tarzana, Los Angeles]], California.<ref name=ew>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.ew.com/article/2016/01/10/angus-scrimm-obituary-phantasm|title=Phantasm star Angus Scrimm dies at 89|last=Collis|first=Clark|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|date=January 10, 2016|access-date=January 10, 2016}}</ref>


==Filmography==
==Filmography==
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! Notes
! Notes
|-
|-
| 1973 || ''[[The Severed Arm]]'' || Postal deliverer || Uncredited
| 1973 || ''[[The Severed Arm]]'' || Mailman || Uncredited
|-
|-
| 1973 || ''[[Sweet Kill]]'' || Henry || As Rory Guy
| 1973 || ''[[Sweet Kill]]'' || Henry || As Rory Guy
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| 1973 || ''[[Scream Bloody Murder]]'' || Doctor Epstein || As Rory Guy
| 1973 || ''[[Scream Bloody Murder]]'' || Doctor Epstein || As Rory Guy
|-
|-
| 1976 || ''[[Jim the World's Greatest]]'' || Jim's Father ||
| 1976 || ''[[Jim the World's Greatest]]'' || Jim's Father || As Rory Guy
|-
|-
| 1977 || ''[[A Piece of the Action (film)|A Piece of the Action]]'' || Monk || As Lawrence Guy
| 1977 || ''[[A Piece of the Action (film)|A Piece of the Action]]'' || Monk || As Lawrence Guy
|-
|-
| 1979 || ''[[Phantasm (film)|Phantasm]]'' || [[Tall Man (Phantasm)|The Tall Man]] ||
| 1979 || ''[[Phantasm (film)|Phantasm]]'' || [[Tall Man (Phantasm)|The Tall Man]] ||As Angus Scrimm
|-
|-
| 1980 || ''[[Witches' Brew (film)|Witches' Brew]]'' || Carl Groton ||
| 1980 || ''[[Witches' Brew (film)|Witches' Brew]]'' || Carl Groton ||
|-
|-
| 1983 || ''[[The Lost Empire (1983 film)|The Lost Empire]]'' || Dr. Sin Do/Lee Chuck ||
| 1984 || ''[[The Lost Empire (1984 film)|The Lost Empire]]'' || Dr. Sin Do/Lee Chuck ||
|-
|-
| 1986 || ''[[Chopping Mall]]'' || Dr. Carrington || As Lawrence Guy
| 1986 || ''[[Chopping Mall]]'' || Dr. Carrington || As Lawrence Guy
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|-
|-
| 1992 || ''[[Mindwarp (film)|Mindwarp]]'' || The Seer ||
| 1992 || ''[[Mindwarp (film)|Mindwarp]]'' || The Seer ||
|-
| 1993 || ''[[Deadfall (1993 film)|Deadfall]]'' || Dr. Lyme ||
|-
|-
| 1994 || ''[[Munchie Strikes Back]]'' || Kronas ||
| 1994 || ''[[Munchie Strikes Back]]'' || Kronas ||
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| 2005 || ''[[Masters of Horror]]: [[Incident On and Off a Mountain Road]]'' || Buddy ||
| 2005 || ''[[Masters of Horror]]: [[Incident On and Off a Mountain Road]]'' || Buddy ||
|-
|-
| 2006 || ''[[Automatons]]'' || The Scientist ||
| 2006 || ''[[Automatons (film)|Automatons]]'' || The Scientist ||
|-
|-
| 2006 || ''[[Satanic (film)|Satanic]]'' || Dr. Barbary ||
| 2006 || ''[[Satanic (2006 film)|Satanic]]'' || Dr. Barbary ||
|-
|-
| 2008 || ''[[I Sell The Dead]]'' || Doctor Quint ||
| 2008 || ''[[I Sell The Dead]]'' || Doctor Quint ||
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| 2014 || ''[[Disciples (film)|Disciples]]'' || Winston ||
| 2014 || ''[[Disciples (film)|Disciples]]'' || Winston ||
|-
|-
| 2015 || ''[[Always Watching: A Marble Hornets Story]]'' || || Uncredited cameo
| 2015 || ''[[Always Watching: A Marble Hornets Story]]'' || Percy || Angus Scrimm
|-
|-
|2015
⚫
| 2016 || ''[[Phantasm: Ravager]]'' || The Tall Man || || Released posthumously
|Tales From Beyond The Pale Podcast: The Tribunal of Minos
|Theodore Dade
|Voice Actor
|-
|-
| 2017 || ''Dances with Werewolves'' || Neumann || || Released posthumously
| 2016 || ''[[Phantasm: Ravager]]'' || The Tall Man || Released posthumously
|-
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| 2017 || ''Dances with Werewolves'' || Neumann || Released posthumously

|}
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* {{IMDb name| 0780133 |Angus Scrimm}}
* {{IMDb name| 0780133 |Angus Scrimm}}
* {{Amg name|64178}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070612024454/http://www.phantasmarchives.net/int_angus.html The Phantasm Archives] Unpublished Interview from 1992
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070612024454/http://www.phantasmarchives.net/int_angus.html The Phantasm Archives] Unpublished Interview from 1992
* [http://www.phantasm.com Phantasm website]
* [http://www.phantasm.com Phantasm website]
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[[Category:American male film actors]]
[[Category:American male journalists]]
[[Category:American male journalists]]
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[[Category:American male television actors]]
[[Category:American male voice actors]]
[[Category:American male voice actors]]

Latest revision as of 15:11, 22 December 2024

Angus Scrimm
Scrimm in November 2011
Born
Lawrence Rory Guy

(1926-08-19)August 19, 1926
Kansas City, Kansas, U.S.
DiedJanuary 9, 2016(2016-01-09) (aged 89)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Alma materUniversity of Southern California
Occupations
  • Actor
  • author
Years active1973–2016

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.

Early life

[edit]

Scrimm was born in Kansas City, Kansas, to Alfred David and Pearl Guy.[1] Scrimm graduated from the University of Southern California, where he majored in drama.[1]

He was originally a journalist and wrote and edited for TV Guide, Cinema Magazine, the Los Angeles Herald Examiner and many other publications. He also worked for Capitol Records, writing liner notes for many LPs and CDs for artists ranging from Frank Sinatra to the Beatles, as well as Arthur Rubinstein and Itzhak Perlman.[2] Scrimm won a Grammy (credited as Rory Guy, as were his early film roles) for his liner notes to the 1974 album Korngold: The Classic Erich Wolfgang Korngold.[1]

Career

[edit]

Scrimm had several minor supporting roles in the early 1970s before being cast as the Tall Man, the chief villain in Don Coscarelli's independent horror film Phantasm (1979). Scrimm stood approximately 6 feet 4 inches (1.93 m).[1] To appear even taller when playing the Tall Man, he wore suits that were several sizes too small and platform shoes.[citation needed] His Phantasm role led to a steady acting career in horror films, as well as theater and television. Scrimm had a recurring role as an SD-6 agent on Alias.[3]

Death

[edit]

On January 9, 2016, Scrimm died at the age of 89 in Tarzana, Los Angeles, California.[3]

Filmography

[edit]
Year Title Role Notes
1973 The Severed Arm Mailman Uncredited
1973 Sweet Kill Henry As Rory Guy
1973 Scream Bloody Murder Doctor Epstein As Rory Guy
1976 Jim the World's Greatest Jim's Father As Rory Guy
1977 A Piece of the Action Monk As Lawrence Guy
1979 Phantasm The Tall Man As Angus Scrimm
1980 Witches' Brew Carl Groton
1984 The Lost Empire Dr. Sin Do/Lee Chuck
1986 Chopping Mall Dr. Carrington As Lawrence Guy
1988 Phantasm II The Tall Man
1989 Transylvania Twist Stefan/The Tall Man
1990 Subspecies King Vladislas
1992 Mindwarp The Seer
1993 Deadfall Dr. Lyme
1994 Munchie Strikes Back Kronas
1994 Phantasm III: Lord of the Dead The Tall Man
1997 Wishmaster Narrator
1998 Phantasm IV: Oblivion The Tall Man
2004 The Off Season Ted
2005 Masters of Horror: Incident On and Off a Mountain Road Buddy
2006 Automatons The Scientist
2006 Satanic Dr. Barbary
2008 I Sell The Dead Doctor Quint
2009 Hollywood Horror
2009 Satan Hates You Dr. Michael Gabriel
2012 John Dies at the End Father Shellnut
2014 Disciples Winston
2015 Always Watching: A Marble Hornets Story Percy Angus Scrimm
2015 Tales From Beyond The Pale Podcast: The Tribunal of Minos Theodore Dade Voice Actor
2016 Phantasm: Ravager The Tall Man Released posthumously
2017 Dances with Werewolves Neumann Released posthumously

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Leovy, Jill (January 13, 2016). "Angus Scrimm dies at 89; cult horror icon starred in 'Phantasm' movies". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 19, 2017.
  2. ^ Barton, Steve (August 23, 2012). "Angus Scrimm Talks I Sell the Dead, a New Phantasm, His Violin Playing, and More". Dread Central. Archived from the original on March 29, 2014. Retrieved August 23, 2012.
  3. ^ a b Collis, Clark (January 10, 2016). "Phantasm star Angus Scrimm dies at 89". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved January 10, 2016.
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