Known for Acting
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
Died
January 9, 2016 (age 89)
Birthplace
Kansas City, Kansas, USA
Filmography
47 films, 10 shows


The Devil's Disciples
2024 · 1h 28m
country: Unknown
A forgotten prophecy resurfaces, casting a dark shadow over Lucifer's dominion. In a desperate race against time, his elite council must confront destiny -- or risk the fall of Hell's reign on Earth.


Dances with Werewolves
2016 · 1h 27m
country: United States
When Cassie flees an abusive relationship, and falls victim to a moon-worshiping 600-year-old Romanian Countess, a troubled paranormal investigator of Native American heritage finds himself in a deadly love triangle with a battered-woman werewolf.


Phantasm: Ravager
2016 · 1h 26m
country: United States
Brothers Mike and Jody join family friend Reggie to battle the Tall Man and his evil minions from another dimension, for the final time.


Always Watching: A Marble Hornets Story
2015 · 1h 31m
country: United States
A small town news team discovers a box of videotapes wherein a faceless figure, dressed in a dark suit, haunts and torments a family...slowly driving them insane. Soon after, they realize that the 'Operator' has begun to stalk them as well.


Disciples
2014 · 1h 30m
country: United States
A dark twisted apocalyptic shocker about a group of humans and demons who must band together to fight for the fate of humanity. When an ancient prophecy unleashes an evil spirit, hell is brought upon the world.
The Trick Is the Treat
The Trick Is the Treat
2013 · 3m
country: Unknown
A celebration of all things devilishly sweet.


The Ball Is Back! The Making of Phantasm II
2013 · 46m
country: Unknown
Retrospective about the making of Phantasm II featuring interviews with Don Coscarelli, Angus Scrimm, Reggie Bannister and others.


John Dies at the End
2013 · 1h 39m
country: United States
A new drug promises out-of-body experiences, but users are coming back changed forever, and an otherworldly invasion of Earth is underway.
Red 71
Red 71
2011
country: Unknown
After a beautiful woman named Lorraine coaxes self-styled private eye Shane into investigating the mysterious Club 71, people start turning up dead. Suspicion spreads everywhere as the puzzle pieces languidly appear. Set in a peculiar desert town amongst a complex web of characters, a highly stylized neo-noir mystery asks the question: How far will people go to possess what they can never have?


Satan Hates You
2010 · 1h 34m
country: United States
Homicidal maniac Marc is constantly driven my demons buried deep within his soul while his estranged sister Wendy is Marc's polar opposite and lives life fast and hard without a second's thought to the consequences. Their separate paths will eventually cross, but will it be on the road to salvation or the highway to hell?


I Sell the Dead
2008 · 1h 25m
country: United States
18th century justice catches up with a pair of grave robbers. With only a few hours to go before his date with the guillotine, Arthur Blake tells his life story to Father Francis Duffy. Before long, Arthur spills the beans on how he got started in the grim corpse peddling business with seasoned ghoul Willie Grimes.


Satanic
2006 · 1h 28m
country: United States
Following a car accident, a young woman wakes up with amnesia and must figure out why everyone around her is being murdered.


Automatons
2006 · 1h 23m
country: United States
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.


Incident On and Off a Mountain Road
2005 · 51m
country: United States
While driving at night on a mountain road, Ellen gets distracted and hits an abandoned car. When she tries to get help, she is attacked by a backwoods killer and must fight to stay alive.


Monsters Gone Wild
2005 · 1h 24m
country: Unknown
Fiends of every flavor go berserk in this collection of classic clips from more than 18 monster movies. Ghouls, ogres, vampires, zombies, wizards and creatures from beyond compete for screen time in this fright-fest packed with hair-raising scenes of monsters going absolutely wild. Extras include an interview with comic book legend Jack Kirby and behind-the-scenes footage from flicks such as "The Creeps," "Vampire Journals," "Shrieker" and more.


Hollywood Horror
2005 · 1h 17m
country: United States
An ironic self-aware horror film set in 1999, in which a group of teens spend Halloween at a "slasher film" theme party and get more than they bargained for.


The Off Season
2004 · 1h 30m
country: United States
A couple stay in a dingy motel in Maine to try and escape their hectic lives, but are haunted by spirits of previously murdered guests.


Legend of the Phantom Rider
2003 · 1h 40m
country: United States
Two ancient entities reincarnated through the centuries face off time and again for an innocent soul.


Phantasm IV: Oblivion
1998 · 1h 30m
country: United States
Taking off immediately where the last one ended, Mike travels across dimensions and time, fleeing from the Tall Man while trying to find the origins of his enemy and what really happened the night that his brother died. Meanwhile, Reggie battles spheres and the undead in a quest to find Mike before the Tall Man can complete his transformation.


Wishmaster
1997 · 1h 30m
country: United States
The Djinn, having been released from his ancient prison, seeks to capture the soul of the woman who discovered him, thereby opening a portal and freeing his fellow Djinn to take over the earth.


Bone Chillers: Art Intimidates Life
1997 · 44m
country: United States
After Fitz buys a sketch pad from a weird street peddler, his drawings seem to take on a life all their own...especially a hideous monster on rollerblades!


Halloween... The Happy Haunting of America!
1997 · 50m
country: United States
This documentary on Halloween visits haunted houses around the U.S. and presents interviews with horror celebrities.


Vampirella
1996 · 1h 26m
country: United States
Dark, mysterious and sensual, Vampirella (Talisa Soto) is a princess from the Planet Drakulon. Like all vampires, she needs blood to live, but she will not kill to get it - a synthetic substitute keeps her alive. After journeying across space and time seeking vengeance for her father's brutal murder, she now finds herself on Earth, in Las Vegas, where her enemy Vlad (Roger Daltry) has disguised himself as a rock star. In order to stop Vlad's doomsday plan for world domination, Vampirella must make a dangerous alliance with a group of hi-tech vampire hunters. It's a race to stop the apocalypse of humanity and our fate is in the hands of the fiery, dangerous and beautiful Vampirella.


Fatal Frames
1996 · 2h 5m
country: Italy
Alex Ritt, a music video director comes to Italy to direct a video for pop sensation Stefania Stella. He soon encounters a mysterious killer who videotapes his victims for the police. As the horrible murders continue, Ritt is unknowingly pushed into the killer's games and he soon becomes a target of the police. The video-killer is on the loose and Ritt must find out the truth before it's too late.


Munchie Strikes Back
1994 · 1h 34m
country: United States
The magical Munchie is back, and if he gets in any more trouble it's off to the dullest constellation in the galaxy. Staying out of trouble has never been easy for Munchie, but this time he gives it his best shot. He is sent to earth and finds himself in the company of the McClelland family. As he proves himself, he becomes mixed up in the family's many problems. Munchie does his best to fulfill his duty on Earth, but not without getting involved in a little mischief. Written by Concorde - New Horizons.


Phantasm III: Lord of the Dead
1994 · 1h 31m
country: United States
The Tall Man, that imposing menace from Morningside Mortuary, is back and once again haunting the thoughts of the now-adult Mike and his friend, ex-Ice Cream vendor Reggie. The two continue their hunt for the mysterious figure and in his path of destruction encounter a variety of dangerous situations, friends and enemies.


Deadfall
1993 · 1h 38m
country: United States
After he accidentally kills his father Mike during a sting, Joe tries to carry out Mike's dying wish by recovering valuables that Mike's twin brother Lou stole from him years earlier. But Uncle Lou is also a confidence artist, and Joe is soon drawn into his increasingly dangerous schemes.


Mindwarp
1992 · 1h 31m
country: United States
Revolting mutants hunt human outcasts and underground fighters (Bruce Campbell, Marta Alicia) in a future world of mind control.


Munchie
1992 · 1h 20m
country: United States
No friends. The new school sucks. And Mom is in love with a sleazy research doctor. Pretty bleak. That’s how life looks to ten-year-old Gage when suddenly, into his world pops the magical Munchie. Munchie is the ever-hungry and hilarious mysterious creature from another world who delivers flying pizzas and brings on the parties! With the help of Munchie and loony Professor Cruikshank, Gage evens the score on his school’s bullies as well as his mom’s boyfriend and has the greatest summer ever!


Bride of Weekend of Horrors
1991 · 1h
country: Unknown
Join our zombie host as he paints the town dead!


Subspecies
1991 · 1h 24m
country: Romania
Three students get caught in the struggle between a good vampire and his evil brother in the Transylvanian mountains.


Transylvania Twist
1989 · 1h 30m
country: United States
The nephew of a librarian must go collect a 200 year old book, "The Book of Ulthar." that should have never been checked out by the Evil Count Orlock cause one of the spells in it could bring about the end of the world. During his trip to the castle, he meets Marissa, a gorgeous rock star and heir to the castle's fortune. There they must confront the only other heir to the fortune and the book, Uncle Byron; and Uncle Byron and his 3 adopted nieces all have very, very, very broad smile.


Phantasm II
1988 · 1h 37m
country: United States
Mike, after his release from a psychiatric hospital, teams up with his old pal Reggie to hunt down the Tall Man, who is at it again. A mysterious, beautiful girl has also become part of Mike's dreams, and they must find her before the Tall Man does.


Chopping Mall
1986 · 1h 17m
country: United States
High-tech robots equipped with state-of-the-art security devices have been recruited as the new mechanical "night watchmen" for the Park Plaza Mall. When a jolting bolt of lightning short-circuits the main computer control, the robots turn into "killbots" on the loose after unsuspecting shoppers!


First Strike
1985 · 1h 36m
country: United States
A U.S. Navy submarine captain tries to prevent the Soviets from trying to launch World War III.


The Lost Empire
1984 · 1h 23m
country: United States
A police officer and her two companions battle an evil genius with diabolical plans to destroy the world. Whoever can find the three sacred jewels can anticipate total power.


Walt Disney: One Man's Dream
1981 · 1h 35m
country: Unknown
Various entertainers and artists look at how Walt Disney influenced these areas through his work in a variety of fields.


Witches' Brew
1980 · 1h 38m
country: United States
Three women use witchcraft to help their professor husbands further their careers. When a higher position becomes available in the university, they turn on each other.


Phantasm
1979 · 1h 29m
country: United States
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.


Secrets of Three Hungry Wives
1978 · 1h 31m
country: United States
When a millionaire playboy is murdered, suspicion falls on three married women, best friends, whom he had tried to play against each other in a game of divide and conquer.


A Piece of the Action
1977 · 2h 15m
country: United States
How does retired cop Joshua Burke (James Earl Jones) get two career criminals, Manny Durrell (Sidney Poitier) and Dave Anderson (Bill Cosby), to follow the straight and narrow? Con them into helping juvenile delinquents turn over a new leaf. But how? Burke has never been able to nail the duo, but he uses what he knows of their seedy past to blackmail them into volunteering.
Jim, the World's Greatest
Jim, the World's Greatest
1975 · 1h 34m
country: United States
One of his earlier pieces, Don Coscarelli (of Phantasm Phame) has a knack for seeing the world through the eyes and heart of a young boy. He offers a Peter Pan-esque adventure to men from the boomers to present day, with each generation being introduced to a more innocent time.


The Severed Arm
1973 · 1h 31m
country: United States
Trapped in a cave, five men cut the arm off of another companion in order to ward off starvation. After they are saved, their victim seeks revenge on them one by one.
Life or Death - EMT First Responders
Life or Death - EMT First Responders
1973 · 24m
country: United States
This somewhat bizarre film about Emergency Medical Technicians or EMTs was produced and distributed by Film Commutators in Hollywood, California. The film dates to a time when ambulance crews were being replaced by paramedics / EMTs, who had sufficient training to make medical decisions and give on-scene care. The film makes a strong argument to decision makers in favor of upgrading from mere ambulance drivers to EMTs.


Scream Bloody Murder
1973 · 1h 30m
country: United States
A disturbed young boy who kills his father with a tractor is institutionalized. Years later, when he's finally released, he goes on a murderous rampage after he finds out that his mother has remarried.


Sweet Kill
1972 · 1h 25m
country: United States
Horror and suspense in the story of a psychotic maniac who literally "loves" women to death.
Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
1951 · 19m
country: Unknown
A biopic detailing Abraham Lincoln's life, from his mother's death when he was 9 years old, to his eventual assassination at the hands of John Wilkes Booth.