Photo taken by Kristen Deem
Angus Scrimm has had great experience with films and journalism. His roles in the Phantasm films has been parlayed into numerous other malevolent roles including the following: The Lost Empire, Subspecies, Deadfall, Mindwarp, The Severed Arm, Sweet Kill, Scream Bloody Murder, Chopping Mall, Fatal Frame, and Transylvania Twist. In 1994 Fangoria Magazine inducted Angus into their Horror Hall of Fame, aloneside Stephen King, Vincent Price and Anthony Hopkins, at their annual Chainsaw Awards. Angus makes several frequent appearances nationwide.
As a boy, growing up in Kansas City, Angus never imagined becoming a horror movie star. Angus moved to California and studied drama at USC under William C. Mille. His first film role was playing Abraham Lincoln, which led to a steady career in theater, television and film.
Angus was a journalist and he has written and edited for TV Guide, Cinema Magazine, the Los Angeles Herald Examiner and many other publications. Angus has also written liner notes for thousands of LPs and CDs, and He is a Grammy winner and many times a Grammy nominee for best album liner notes.
