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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

His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2024). Angus Scrimm is the 5,235th most popular actor (up from 5,276th in 2024), the 8,156th most popular biography from United States (down from 7,687th in 2019) and the 2,395th most popular American Actor.

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Among actors, Angus Scrimm ranks 5,236 out of 13,578. Before him are Nina Li Chi, Steve Forrest, Phyllis Allen, James Ransone, Nancy Carroll, Glynis Barber, and Brad Renfro. After him are Lou Diamond Phillips, Jason Connery, Mona Malm, Marc Alaimo, and Eleanor Powell.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1926, Angus Scrimm ranks 387. Before him are Annie Palmen, Arne Bendiksen, Anahit Tsitsikian, Helene Ahrweiler, Dietmar Schönherr, and Zig Ziglar. After him are Helen Gallagher, David Malet Armstrong, Alfonso Sastre, Mustafa Ertan, Gu Chaohao, and Gottfried Diener. Among people deceased in 2016, Angus Scrimm ranks 390. Before him are Liz Smith, Ken Howard, Marni Nixon, Natalya Krachkovskaya, Amelia Bence, and Adolf Born. After him are Vera Henriksen, Raúl Cárdenas, Malick Sidibé, Giorgio Albertazzi, Aage Larsen, and Joe Alaskey.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Angus Scrimm ranks 8,158 out of 20,380. Before him are Charles Roven (1949), Patrick Mahomes (1995), Curtis Axel (1979), Brad Renfro (1982), Amerie (1980), and Deborah Shelton (1948). After him are Memphis Minnie (1897), Little Eva (1943), Pete Docter (1968), Marc Alaimo (1942), Eleanor Powell (1912), and Alex Rodriguez (1975).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Angus Scrimm ranks 2,396. Before him are Kate Bosworth (1983), Steve Forrest (1925), Phyllis Allen (1861), James Ransone (1979), Nancy Carroll (1903), and Brad Renfro (1982). After him are Marc Alaimo (1942), Eleanor Powell (1912), Peyton List (1998), Hank Mann (1888), Austin Butler (1991), and Brenda Bakke (1963).

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