Reggie Bannister
Reggie Bannister | |
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| Born | Reginald Horace Bannister |
| Other names | Regman |
| Occupation(s) | Film actor Musician Screenwriter Activist Film producer Make-up artist Composer |
| Spouse(s) | Susan Harper (-1987) Gayle Bannister (1988 - 1997) Gigi Fast Elk Porter (29 September 2001-) |
| Website | http://www.reggiebannister.com/ |
Reginald Horace "Reggie" Bannister[1] (born September 29, 1945) is an American actor, musician and director, best-known for his role as Reggie, an ex-ice cream man, in director Don Coscarelli's Phantasm series[2]
Biography
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. Bannister has appeared in dozens of films and worked with such notables as Ossie Davis, Bruce Campbell, Ella Joyce, Daniel Roebuck, Andy Griffith, Joe Estevez and many, many others. He has also lent his name to many wireless internet networks in Glasgow, Scotland[citation needed]. Bannister portrayed Dr. William Stein in the Sasquatsh film Primitve, which based on a tale by Martin Blaine.[3]
Music career
He also composed the song "Have You Seen it" (used in Phantasm IV) and arranged (with Bill Thornbury) "Sitting Here at Midnight".
Personal life
Bannister currently resides in Southern California where he lives with his wife Gigi.
Filmography
- Violet (2010)[4]
- 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's "Birth Index, 1905-1995". Center for Health Statistics, California Department of Health Services, Sacramento, California
- ^ The Phantasm Archives - unpublished interview from 1992.
- ^ First Stills: Reggie Bannister in Primitive
- ^ Dusty Roadside Thriller, Violet, Begins Filming Soon
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