Reggie Bannister
Reggie Bannister | |
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| Born | Reginald Horace Bannister |
| Other names | Regman |
| Occupation | Film actor |
| Spouse | Gigi Bannister |
| Website | http://www.reggiebannister.com/ |
Reginald Horace "Reggie" Bannister[1] (born September 29, 1945) is an American actor, musician, and director most known for his role as Reggie, a balding ex-ice cream man, in director Don Coscarelli's Phantasm series. He currently resides in Southern California where he lives with his wife Gigi "Fast Elk" Bannister. He is still active in film-making and music.
Bannister is known for his four barrel shotgun weapon used in the Phantasm series in which he starred alongside A. Michael Baldwin, Bill Thornbury and Angus Scrimm. He also composed music for the Phantasm series, for example the song "Have You Seen it" used in Phantasm IV and arranged "Sitting Here at Midnight." Bannister has appeared in dozens of films and worked with such notables as Ossie Davis, Bruce Campbell, Ella Joyce, Daniel Roebuck, Any Griffith, Joe Estavez, and many, many others.
Filmography
- Walking Distance (2009) - Webber
- The Ghastly Love of Johnny X (2009) - King Clayton
- Satan Hates You (2009) (post-production) - Mickey
- Small Town Saturday Night (2008) - Victor
- The Quiet Ones (2008) - Mr. Martino
- Working Title (2008)- Umpire
- Text (2008) - Reggie
- Song of the Dead ([2008])
- It Came From Trafalgar (2007)
- Wolfsbayne (2006)
- The Rage (2007) - Uncle Ben
- The Final Curtain (2007) - Gus
- Fallen Angels (2006)- Radar
- Last Rites (2006) - Mitchell
- The Mangler Reborn (2005)- Rick
- Journeyman (2005)- McFearson
- Cemetery Gates (2004) (post-production) - Belmont
- Bubba Ho-Tep (2002) - Care Home Administrator
- Up Against Amanda (2000) - Lead Guitar Ted
- Phantasm IV: OblIVion (1998) - Reggie
- Wishmaster (1997) - Pharmacist
- Phantasm III: Lord of the Dead (1994) - Reggie
- That Little Monster (1994) - Twelvetrees
- Silent Night, Deadly Night 4: Initiation (1990) - Eli
- Survival Quest (1989) - Pilot
- Phantasm II (1988) - Reggie
- Phantasm (1979) - Reggie
- Jim the World's Greatest (1976) - O.D. Silengsly
- Kenny & Company (1976) - Donovan
Other work
- POV: An Actor's Insight (2009)
- Working with a Master: Don Coscarelli (2006)
- Phantasmagoria (documentary) (2005) Documentary film about the making of the Phantasm series (V)
- Phantasmagorical Mystery Tour (2005) (V)
- Making of 'Bubba Ho-tep' (2004)
References
- ^ According to the State of California. California Birth Index, 1905-1995. Center for Health Statistics, California Department of Health Services, Sacramento, California. At Ancestry.com
External links
- Reggie Bannister at IMDb
- Reggie Bannister at AllMovie
- Official Site
- Myspace Page
- The Phantasm Archives Unpublished Interview from 1992
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