- Angus Scrimm
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name = Angus Scrimm
birthname = Lawrence Rory Guy
birthdate = birth date and age|1926|8|19
birthplace =Kansas City, Kansas
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othername = Rory Guy
occupation =Film ,television ,voice actor
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spouse =Angus Scrimm (born Lawrence Rory Guy;
August 19 1926 ) is an American actor, perhaps best known for playing theTall 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 forTV Guide , Cinema Magazine, theLos Angeles Herald Examiner and many other publications. He has also written liner notes for many LPs andCD s for artists ranging fromFrank Sinatra tothe Beatles , as well asArthur Rubinstein andItzhak Perlman . He won a Grammy (as Rory Guy) for his liner notes.Scrimm stands approximately 6 ft 6 in (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 had a recurring role as an
SD-6 agent on "Alias".Filmography
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Phantasm V " (2008)
*"Hollywood Horror " (2006) (in production)
*"Satanic (film) " (2006)
*"Automatons " (2006)
*"The Off Season " (2004)
*"" (1998)
*"Wishmaster" (1997)
*"" (1994)
*"Subspecies (film) "(1990)
*"Phantasm II " (1988)
*"The Lost Empire" (1983)
*"Phantasm" (1979)External links
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* [http://www.phantasmarchives.net/int_angus.html The Phantasm Archives] Unpublished Interview from 1992
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