Angus Scrimm
Angus Scrimm (born August 19, 1926 in Kansas City , Kansas , USA ; † January 9, 2016 ; real life Lawrence Rory Guy ) was an American actor .
Life
His best-known role is that of Tall Man from the five-part Phantasm film series, for which he first used the stage name Angus Scrimm in 1979.
Before he started acting, he wrote as a journalist and author a. a. for a movie magazine, a TV magazine and the Los Angeles Herald Examiner. He was also responsible for the work of liner notes on LPs and CDs by artists such as B. Frank Sinatra , the Beatles , Artur Rubinstein and Itzhak Perlman . Scrimm won a Grammy for one of his liner notes , back then under the name Rory Guy.
His film career began in 1973 with the film Sweet Kill by Curtis Hanson . In the television series Alias , Scrimm played the role of SD-6 agent Calvin McCullough.
Scrimm died on January 9, 2016 at the age of 89.
Filmography (selection)
- 1973: Scream Bloody Murder (Scream Bloody Murder) - Director: Marc B. Ray
- 1976: Jim, the World's Greatest - Directed by Don Coscarelli , Craig Mitchell
- 1979: The Evil ( Phantasm ) - Director: Don Coscarelli
- 1985: The Lost Empire ( The Lost Empire ) - Director: Jim Wynorski
- 1986: Chopping Mal - Director: Jim Wynorski
- 1988: The Evil II ( Phantasm II ) - Director: Don Coscarelli
- 1991: Servants of Evil ( Subspecies ) - Director: Ted Nicolaou
- 1992: Brain Slasher ( Mindwarp ) - Director: Steve Barnett
- 1992: Munchie - Director: Jim Wynorski
- 1993: Deadfall - directed by Christopher Coppola
- 1994: Munchie Strikes Back - Director: Jim Wynorski
- 1995: Evil III ( Phantasm III: Lord of the Dead ) - Director: Don Coscarelli
- 1996: Vampirella - Director: Jim Wynorski
- 1997: Wes Craven's Wishmaster ( Wishmaster , voice of the narrator in the original) - Directed by Robert Kurtzman
- 1998: Phantasm IV ( Phantasm IV: Oblivion ) - Director: Don Coscarelli
- 1999: X-Factor: The Unbelievable (Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction, TV series, an episode)
- 2002: Legend of the Phantom Rider - Director: Alex Erkiletian
- 2005: Incident on and off a Mountain Road - Directed by Don Coscarelli
- 2008: I Sell the Dead - Director: Glenn McQuaid
- 2012: John Dies at the End - Director: Don Coscarelli
- 2012: Disciples - Disciples of Satan ( Disciples ) - Director: Joe Hollow
- 2016: Phantasm: Ravager - Director: David Hartman
German voice actors
Angus Scrimm was born in Germany a. a. dubbed by Klaus Miedel , Norbert Gastell , Manfred Wagner , Franz-Josef Steffens and Hans Bayer .
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Scrimm, Angus |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Guy, Lawrence Rory (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-American actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 19, 1926 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kansas City , Kansas , USA |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 9, 2016 |