The Tall Man | |
Aliases: | Tall Man |
Continuity: | Phantasm film series |
Notability: | Main character |
Type: | Antagonist |
Occupation: | Mortician |
Gender: | Male |
Race: | Altered human |
Status: | Alive |
Born: | 19th century |
First: | Phantasm |
Final: | Phantasm: Ravager |
Actor: | Angus Scrimm |
Jebediah Morningside, more commonly known as The Tall Man, is a fictional mortician and the primary antagonist featured in the Phantasm film series by writer and director Don Coscarelli. He appeared in all four installments in the franchise, beginning with the original 1979 film, Phantasm, where he was played by actor Angus Scrimm.
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Jebediah Morningside was born sometime in the 19th century. He worked as a mortician for many years until, as an elderly man, he found that his fascination with death had evolved into an obsession, and he sought to pierce the veil separating the world of the living and the realm of the dead. To this end, he gained access to a mysterious nether-dimension and developed superhuman abilities, including enhanced strength and longevity. Returning to Earth, the so-called Tall Man embarked upon a plan to become the Lord of the Dead. Assisted by strange otherworldly hooded dwarves and armed with deadly flying spheres, the Tall Man began taking control of mortuaries and cemeteries, culling the dead for resources and power.
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