Reggie Bannister
Biography
Reggie Bannister was an American musician, producer, writer, and actor who was best known for playing Reggie, a gun-carrying former ice cream man, in Don Coscarelli's Phantasm horror series. Across the series he appeared opposite A. Michael Baldwin, Bill Thornbury, and Angus Scrimm, in entries including Phantasm (1979) and Phantasm IV: Oblivion (1998), and he appeared in many other movies, working with Ossie Davis, Bruce Campbell, and Andy Griffith. He was Herb Tooklander in a short adaptation of One for the Road, a follow-up to Stephen King's Salem's Lot, which he produced alongside Tim Sullivan and Paul Ward. In 2012 he teamed with Shelby McIntyre and Vito Trabucco on the comedy horror Bloody Bloody Bible Camp, recruiting Tim Sullivan as co-producer and as the villain Sister Mary Chopper. He also wrote the song Have You Seen It, which was used in Phantasm IV: Oblivion, and arranged Sittin' Here at Midnight alongside Bill Thornbury for Phantasm.
80years old at death
- Born Long Beach
- Died Crestline
- Star sign: LibraThe sign runs September 23 to October 22
Movie Career
- Films
- 16
- Career span
- 37 years1979 to 2016
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Beyond film
For Phantasm IV: Oblivion, Bannister wrote the song "Have You Seen It." He also worked with Bill Thornbury to arrange "Sittin' Here at Midnight" for Phantasm.
Behind the camera
Bannister took the part of Herb Tooklander in One for the Road, a short film that follows on from Stephen King's Salem's Lot. He co-produced it with Tim Sullivan, the director, and Paul Ward, the writer and director.
Reggie Bannister movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Don Coscarelli directed six of these films, Robert Kurtzman two. Two actors appear in five of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Angus Scrimm's page
A. Michael Baldwin's page
Bill Thornbury's page
Daniel Roebuck's page
R.A. Mihailoff's page
Samantha Phillips's page
Don CoscarelliDirector, 6 films, 1979 to 2002
All films by Don Coscarelli
All films by Robert Kurtzman
Also two films together8 more actors
- Bob IvyBubba Ho-tep (2002) and Phantasm IV: Oblivion (1998)
- Paula IrvinePhantasm III: Lord of the Dead (1994) and Phantasm II (1988)
- Daniel SchweigerPhantasm: Ravager (2016) and Bubba Ho-tep (2002)
- Heidi MarnhoutBubba Ho-tep (2002) and Phantasm IV: Oblivion (1998)
- Cean OkadaPhantasm: Ravager (2016) and Bubba Ho-tep (2002)
- Gloria Lynne HenryPhantasm: Ravager (2016) and Phantasm III: Lord of the Dead (1994)
- Kathy LesterPhantasm: Ravager (2016) and Phantasm (1979)
- Kenneth V. JonesPhantasm: Ravager (2016) and Phantasm (1979)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
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