Angus Scrimm, the character actor who played the Tall Man in the 1979 horror movie “Phantasm” and its four sequels, died Saturday. He was 89. “Phantasm” director Don Coscarelli reported ...

Angus Scrimm’s dyspeptic Tall Man — a supernatural mortician, naturally up to no good — would go on to anchor four sequels of the influential “Phantasm” franchise. (The fifth movie is ...

Angus Scrimm, the veteran character actor best known for playing the terrifying “Tall Man” in the Phantasm horror franchise, has died at the age of 89. His other credits included the 2008 film ...

Angus Scrimm, horror’s indelible Tall Man of the Phantasm franchise, died Saturday at 89.Phantasm director Don Coscarelli confirmed the news on his Twitter account, calling Scrimm “the last in ...

Angus Scrimm is best known for playing the Tall Man - the unforgettable, imposing antagonist of Don Coscarelli's cult fave Phantasm franchise. Scrimm played the Tall Man in each of the series ...

Angus Scrimm (born Lawrence Rory Guy; August 19, 1926 – January 9, 2016) was an American actor and author, best known for playing the Tall Man in the 1979 horror film Phantasm and its sequels.

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