Angus Scrimm

Acting

Angus Scrimm

Born — Died

1926-08-19 — 2016-01-09

Place of birth

Kansas City, Kansas, USA

Known for

Acting

Credits

61 titles

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.

Known for

Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction poster
7.3

Can you tell the difference between fact and fiction? Several stories of strange, mysterious and incredible occurrences are chronicled during each episode. It is up to the viewer to decide which stories actually happened and which were completely fabricated by the show’s writers. The answer is revealed by Jonathan Frakes at the conclusion of each episode.

Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction

1997

Masters of Horror poster
7.2

An anthology series written and directed by the most famous names in horror.

Masters of Horror

2005

Die schlechtesten Filme aller Zeiten poster
7.8

A satirical film series in which Oliver Kalkofe and Peter Rütten present and comment on B-movies that are characterized by a particularly bad style or unintentionally funny ideas.

Die schlechtesten Filme aller Zeiten

2013

Femme Fatales poster
6.1

This provocative hit series tells the stories of dangerous women who find extraordinary ways of coping with their problems, channeling their survival instincts and bringing out their inner guile.

Femme Fatales

2011

Alias poster
6.8

Sydney Bristow, an agent who has been tricked to believe she is working for the U.S. government, is actually working for a criminal organization named the Alliance of Twelve. Upon learning this, Sydney becomes a double agent for the real CIA.

Alias

2001

The Nightmare Room poster
8.1

The Nightmare Room is an American children's anthology horror series that aired on Kids' WB. The series was based on the short-lived book series The Nightmare Room children's books created by Goosebumps author, R.L. Stine. The Nightmare Room originally aired from August 31, 2001, to March 16, 2002, in the United States. It was rated TV-Y7 for fantasy violence and scenes deemed too scary or disturbing for younger viewers in the United States. Reruns of the series started airing on Chiller on January 7, 2013.

The Nightmare Room

2001

Film credits

2010s · 9 titles

John Dies at the End poster
6.3

A new drug promises out-of-body experiences, but users are coming back changed forever, and an otherworldly invasion of Earth is underway.

John Dies at the End

2013

Always Watching: A Marble Hornets Story poster
5.1

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.

Always Watching: A Marble Hornets Story

2015

Phantasm: Ravager poster
4.8

Brothers Mike and Jody join family friend Reggie to battle the Tall Man and his evil minions from another dimension, for the final time.

Phantasm: Ravager

2016

Disciples poster
4.0

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.

Disciples

2014

Satan Hates You poster
4.4

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?

Satan Hates You

2010

Dances with Werewolves poster
5.2

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.

Dances with Werewolves

2016

No artwork available
NR

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?

Red 71

2011

No artwork available
NR

A celebration of all things devilishly sweet.

The Trick Is the Treat

2013

The Ball Is Back! The Making of Phantasm II poster
NR

Retrospective about the making of Phantasm II featuring interviews with Don Coscarelli, Angus Scrimm, Reggie Bannister and others.

The Ball Is Back! The Making of Phantasm II

2013

2000s · 8 titles

I Sell the Dead poster
5.9

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.

I Sell the Dead

2008

Satanic poster
3.2

Following a car accident, a young woman wakes up with amnesia and must figure out why everyone around her is being murdered.

Satanic

2006

Automatons poster
6.6

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.

Automatons

2006

Incident On and Off a Mountain Road poster
6.1

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.

Incident On and Off a Mountain Road

2005

The Off Season poster
4.5

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.

The Off Season

2004

Hollywood Horror poster
5.3

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.

Hollywood Horror

2005

Legend of the Phantom Rider poster
5.4

Two ancient entities reincarnated through the centuries face off time and again for an innocent soul.

Legend of the Phantom Rider

2003

Monsters Gone Wild poster
1.0

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.

Monsters Gone Wild

2005

1990s · 14 titles

Wishmaster poster
6.1

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.

Wishmaster

1997

Deadfall poster
4.1

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.

Deadfall

1993

Phantasm IV: Oblivion poster
5.2

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.

Phantasm IV: Oblivion

1998

Phantasm III: Lord of the Dead poster
5.8

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.

Phantasm III: Lord of the Dead

1994

Munchie poster
4.1

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!

Munchie

1992

Subspecies poster
5.4

Three students get caught in the struggle between a good vampire and his evil brother in the Transylvanian mountains.

Subspecies

1991

Vampirella poster
3.9

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.

Vampirella

1996

No artwork available
5.0

Documentary about the making and distribution of Al Festa's film "Fatal Frames".

The Making of Fatal Frames

1997

Fatal Frames poster
4.1

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.

Fatal Frames

1996

Mindwarp poster
5.2

Revolting mutants hunt human outcasts and underground fighters (Bruce Campbell, Marta Alicia) in a future world of mind control.

Mindwarp

1992

Munchie Strikes Back poster
3.7

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.

Munchie Strikes Back

1994

Halloween... The Happy Haunting of America! poster
9.0

This documentary on Halloween visits haunted houses around the U.S. and presents interviews with horror celebrities.

Halloween... The Happy Haunting of America!

1997

Bride of Weekend of Horrors poster
NR

Join our zombie host as he paints the town dead!

Bride of Weekend of Horrors

1991

Bone Chillers: Art Intimidates Life poster
NR

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!

Bone Chillers: Art Intimidates Life

1997

1980s · 7 titles

Chopping Mall poster
5.8

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!

Chopping Mall

1986

Phantasm II poster
6.2

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.

Phantasm II

1988

The Lost Empire poster
4.7

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.

The Lost Empire

1984

Witches' Brew poster
4.9

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.

Witches' Brew

1980

Walt Disney: One Man's Dream poster
NR

Various entertainers and artists look at how Walt Disney influenced these areas through his work in a variety of fields.

Walt Disney: One Man's Dream

1981

Transylvania Twist poster
5.4

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.

Transylvania Twist

1989

First Strike poster
6.0

A U.S. Navy submarine captain tries to prevent the Soviets from trying to launch World War III.

First Strike

1985

1970s · 8 titles

Phantasm poster
6.5

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.

Phantasm

1979

Sweet Kill poster
4.1

Horror and suspense in the story of a psychotic maniac who literally "loves" women to death.

Sweet Kill

1972

A Piece of the Action poster
5.8

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.

A Piece of the Action

1977

The Severed Arm poster
4.9

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.

The Severed Arm

1973

Secrets of Three Hungry Wives poster
5.0

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.

Secrets of Three Hungry Wives

1978

Scream Bloody Murder poster
4.6

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.

Scream Bloody Murder

1973

No artwork available
6.2

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.

Jim, the World's Greatest

1975

No artwork available
NR

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.

Life or Death - EMT First Responders

1973

Series credits

Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction poster
7.3

Can you tell the difference between fact and fiction? Several stories of strange, mysterious and incredible occurrences are chronicled during each episode. It is up to the viewer to decide which stories actually happened and which were completely fabricated by the show’s writers. The answer is revealed by Jonathan Frakes at the conclusion of each episode.

Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction

1997

Masters of Horror poster
7.2

An anthology series written and directed by the most famous names in horror.

Masters of Horror

2005

Die schlechtesten Filme aller Zeiten poster
7.8

A satirical film series in which Oliver Kalkofe and Peter Rütten present and comment on B-movies that are characterized by a particularly bad style or unintentionally funny ideas.

Die schlechtesten Filme aller Zeiten

2013

Femme Fatales poster
6.1

This provocative hit series tells the stories of dangerous women who find extraordinary ways of coping with their problems, channeling their survival instincts and bringing out their inner guile.

Femme Fatales

2011

Alias poster
6.8

Sydney Bristow, an agent who has been tricked to believe she is working for the U.S. government, is actually working for a criminal organization named the Alliance of Twelve. Upon learning this, Sydney becomes a double agent for the real CIA.

Alias

2001

The Nightmare Room poster
8.1

The Nightmare Room is an American children's anthology horror series that aired on Kids' WB. The series was based on the short-lived book series The Nightmare Room children's books created by Goosebumps author, R.L. Stine. The Nightmare Room originally aired from August 31, 2001, to March 16, 2002, in the United States. It was rated TV-Y7 for fantasy violence and scenes deemed too scary or disturbing for younger viewers in the United States. Reruns of the series started airing on Chiller on January 7, 2013.

The Nightmare Room

2001

FreakyLinks poster
6.5

Derek Barnes, assisted by his friends Chloe and Jason, runs a website called "FreakyLinks.com" that seeks out the dark and forbidden truths behind paranormal phenomena and urban legends. He took over the site after his twin brother, Adam, died under mysterious circumstances. Follow as Derek and his friends investigate supernatural claims for the website and uncover clues that might reveal the truth of his brother's fate.

FreakyLinks

2000

Bone Chillers poster
7.0

The spooky, sometimes even funny, misadventures of a gang of schoolchildren who encounter any number of strange happenings in their school and hometown.

Bone Chillers

1996

Coupling poster
4.8

The mating ritual can get messy. Let's see if we have this straight... Steve's with Jane but he's suddenly hot for Susan who met Steve through Jeff whom Susan used to go out with though she's just dumped Patrick despite the great sex so Patrick's asked Sally out which bugs Susan since Sally is her best friend... Based on the outrageous British hit series of the same name, Coupling concerns love and lust among six thirty- somethings who are either involved, formerly involved or looking to become intimately involved -- often with each other. The result, not surprisingly, is a very involving comedy filled with eye-popping situations and equally jaw-dropping one-liners.

Coupling

2003

The Nutt House poster
6.2

No synopsis available yet.

The Nutt House

1989