ACTOR

Angus Scrimm

1926 - 2016

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Angus Scrimm has received more than 819,290 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Angus Scrimm is the 5,276th most popular actor (up from 5,310th in 2019), the 7,688th most popular biography from United States (up from 7,890th in 2019) and the 2,385th most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 820k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 46.62

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.34

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.59

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Angus Scrimm ranks 5,276 out of 13,578. Before him are Vivica A. Fox, Stoyanka Mutafova, Russell Simpson, İbrahim Çelikkol, Peter Mullan, and Igor Kvasha. After him are Rokurō Naya, Michael K. Williams, Jung Hae-in, Burt Kwouk, James Darren, and Nam Joo-hyuk.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1926, Angus Scrimm ranks 389. Before him are Li Han-hsiang, Roberto Goyeneche, Miguel León-Portilla, Evelyn Lear, Sverre Stenersen, and Bill Black. After him are Noor Jehan, Vira Vovk, Chuck Cooper, Georgi Yumatov, Mustafa Ertan, and Ernest Mühlen. Among people deceased in 2016, Angus Scrimm ranks 381. Before him are Joseph Keller, Rita Renoir, Eva Šuranová, Ratnasiri Wickremanayake, Daniela Dessì, and Nick Menza. After him are Burt Kwouk, Rita Gam, Douglas Slocombe, Fritz Herkenrath, Abu Mohammad al-Adnani, and Anton Pronk.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Angus Scrimm ranks 7,688 out of 20,380. Before him are John Bell Hood (1831), Vivica A. Fox (1964), Vince Carter (1977), Russell Simpson (1880), Shere Hite (1942), and Jon Avnet (1949). After him are Alex Rodriguez (1975), Ben Bova (1932), Charlotte Moore Sitterly (1898), Howard Valentine (1881), Metacomet (1639), and Michael K. Williams (1966).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Angus Scrimm ranks 2,385. Before him are Kerry Washington (1977), Joe Seneca (1919), Billy Gilbert (1894), Mark Damon (1933), Vivica A. Fox (1964), and Russell Simpson (1880). After him are Michael K. Williams (1966), James Darren (1936), Noah Hathaway (1971), Sam Lloyd (1963), Gil Gerard (1943), and Mary Alden (1883).

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Television and Movie Roles

Phantasm
The Tall Man
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.
Mar 28o 19796.543 / 10
Wishmaster
Narrator (voice)
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.
Sep 19o 19976 / 10
Phantasm IV: Oblivion
The Tall Man / Dr. Jebediah Morningside
Taking off immediately where the last one ended, in this episode Mike travels across dimensions and time fleeing from the Tall Man, at the same time he tries to find the origins of his enemy, and what really happened the night that his brother died. Meanwhile, Reggie battles the spheres and the undead in a quest to find Mike before the Tall Man can complete his transformation.
Jul 31o 19985.2 / 10