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 Don Coscarelli’s Phantasm franchise (1979-2016), collectively with A. Michael Baldwin, Bill Thornbury, Reggie Bannister, Kathy Lester, James LeGros, Paula Irvine, Samantha Phillips, Gloria Lynne Henry, Heidi Marnhout, Bob Ivy, Dawn Cody, and Stephen Jutras. He also appeared in Coscarelli’s Jim the World’s Greatest (1976), with Gregory Harrison, Bannister, and Marla Pennington; and John Dies at the End (2012), with Chase Williamson, Rob Mayes, Paul Giamatti, Clancy Brown, Glynn Turman, Daniel Roebuck, and Doug Jones.
He also appeared in various films by Jim Wynorski, such as The Lost Empire (1984), with Melanie Vincz, Raven De La Croix, Angela Aames, Paul Coufos, and Robert Tessier; Chopping Mall (1986), with Kelli Maroney, Tony O’Dell, John Terlesky, Russell Todd, Paul Bartel, Mary Woronov, and Barbara Crampton; Transylvania Twist (1989), with Robert Vaughn, Teri Copley, Steve Altman, Ace Mask, Jay Robinson, and Boris Karloff; Munchie (1992), with Loni Anderson, Andrew Stevens, Jaime McEnnan, Arte Johnson, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Monique Gabrielle, and the voice of Dom DeLuise; Munchie Strikes Back (1994), with Lesley-Anne Down, Andrew Stevens, Trenton Knight, John Byner, Steve Franken, Natanya Ross, and the voice of Howard Hesseman; and Vanpirella (1996), with Talisa Soto, Richard Joseph Paul, Roger Daltrey, and Brian Bloom.
Other notable films include Curtis Hanson’s Sweet Kill (1973), with Tab Hunter and Isabel Jewell; A Piece of the Action (1977), with Sidney Poitier (who also directed), Bill Cosby, James Earl Jones, Denise Nicholas, Hope Clarke, Tracy Reed, and Titos Vandis; Witches’ Brew (1980), with Richard Benjamin, Teri Garr, and Lana Turner; Mindwarp (1992), with Bruce Campbell; Deadfall (1993), with Michael Biehn, Nicolas Cage, Sarah Trigger, Charlie Sheen, James Coburn, and Peter Fonda; Satanic (2006), with Jeffrey Combs and James Russo; I Sell the Dead (2008), with Dominic Monaghan, Ron Perlman, and Larry Fessenden; Disciples (2014), with Tony Todd, Linnea Quigley, Brinke Stevens, Debra Lamb, Bill Moseley, Barbara Magnolfi, Debbie Rochon, and Camden Toy; and Always Watching: A Marble Hornets Story (2015), with
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- The Severed Arm (1973) – directed by Thomas S. Alderman – uncredited
- Sweet Kill (1973) – directed by Curtis Hanson – credited as Rory Guy
- Scream Bloody Murder (1973) – directed by Marc B. Ray – credited as Rory Guy
- Jim the World’s Greatest (1976) – directed by Don Coscarelli – credited as Rory Guy
- A Piece of the Action (1977) – directed by Sidney Poitier – credited as Lawrence Guy
- Phantasm (1979) – directed by Don Coscarelli
- Witches’ Brew (1980) – directed by Richard Shorr
- The Lost Empire (1984) – directed by Jim Wynorski
- Chopping Mall (1986) – directed by Jim Wynorski – credited as Lawrence Guy
- Phantasm II (1988) – directed by Don Coscarelli
- Transylvania Twist (1989) – directed by Jim Wynorski
- Subspecies (1991) – directed by Ted Nicolaou
- Mindwarp (1991) – directed by Steve Barnett
- Munchie (1992) – directed by Jim Wynorski
- Deadfall (1993) – directed by Christopher Coppola
- Phantasm III: Lord of the Dead (1994) – directed by Don Coscarelli
- Munchie Strikes Back (1994) – directed by Jim Wynorski
- Fatal Frames (1996) – directed by Al Festa
- Vampierella (1996) – directed by Jim Wynorski
- Wishmaster (1997) – directed by Robert Kurtzman
- Phantasm IV: Oblivion (1998) – directed by Don Coscarelli
- Bel Air (2000) – directed by Christopher Coppola
- Legend of the Phantom Rider (2002) – directed by Alex Erkiletian
- The Off Season (2004) – directed by James Felix McKenney
- Incident on and Off a Mountain Road (2005) – directed by Don Coscarelli – episode of Masters of Horror
- Hollywood Horror (2005) – directed by Bernt Amadeus Capra
- Satanic (2006) – directed by Dan Golden
- Robert and Theresa (2006) – directed by Amy Katherine Taylor – short
- Automatons (2006) – directed by James Felix McKenney
- Red 71 (2008) – directed by Patrick Roddy
- I Sell the Dead (2008) – directed by Glenn McQuaid
- Spaceman on Earth (2009) – directed by Shant Hamassian – short
- Satan Hates You (2010) – directed by James Felix McKenney
- John Dies at the End (2012) – directed by Don Coscarelli
- Disciples (2014) – directed by Joe Hollow
- Always Watching: A Marble Hornets Story (2015) – directed by James Moran
- Phantasm: Ravager (2016) – directed by David Hartman – posthumous release
- Dances with Werwolves (2017) – directed by Donald F. Glut & Dan Golden – posthumous release
- Satan’s Disciples (2024) – directed by Joe Hollow – posthumous release
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