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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 785,754 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. Angus Scrimm is the 5,319th most popular actor (down from 4,867th in 2019), the 7,905th most popular biography from United States (down from 7,569th in 2019) and the 2,494th most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 790k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 44.49

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.13

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.62

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Angus Scrimm ranks 5,319 out of 9,996. Before him are Jesse Metcalfe, Alexis Arquette, Zach McGowan, Alec B. Francis, Christina Grimmie, and Ina Balin. After him are Roy Kinnear, Rasim Balayev, Simmone Jade Mackinnon, Gilda Radner, Leelee Sobieski, and Strother Martin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1926, Angus Scrimm ranks 360. Before him are Ede Király, Tom Tryon, Frank O'Hara, Nel van Vliet, Bill Black, and Göta Pettersson. After him are Alison Lurie, Günter de Bruyn, Tapio Mäkelä, Moshe Sanbar, Adriano Directo Emperado, and Richard DeVos. Among people deceased in 2016, Angus Scrimm ranks 381. Before him are Ratnasiri Wickremanayake, Rita Barberá, Ken Howard, Joe Alaskey, Alexis Arquette, and Christina Grimmie. After him are Tapio Mäkelä, Mariano Mores, Guillaume Bieganski, Bobby Hutcherson, Tim LaHaye, and Terence Bayler.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Angus Scrimm ranks 7,905 out of 18,182. Before him are Roy Ayers (1940), Mary L. Cleave (1947), Mike Dirnt (1972), Christina Grimmie (1994), Jimmy Kimmel (1967), and Ina Balin (1937). After him are Ray Barbuti (1905), Howard Deutch (1950), Mike Larrabee (1933), Henry van Dyke Jr. (1852), Steve Swallow (1940), and Mike Honda (1941).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Angus Scrimm ranks 2,494. Before him are Buck Angel (1962), Jesse Metcalfe (1978), Alexis Arquette (1969), Zach McGowan (1980), Christina Grimmie (1994), and Ina Balin (1937). After him are Gilda Radner (1946), Leelee Sobieski (1983), Strother Martin (1919), Jeanne Cooper (1928), Katherine MacDonald (1891), and Timothy Bottoms (1951).

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