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Matthew McGrory

Actor | * 05/17/1973 († 32, 08/09/2005) | West Chester, Pennsylvania (United States of America (USA))
Matthew McGrory (May 17, 1973 – August 9, 2005) was an American actor. At 7 ft 6 in (2.29 m), he was recognized as the tallest actor by Guinness World Records. He portrayed physically imposing characters throughout his career, including Tiny Firefly in the horror films House of 1000 Corpses (2003) and The Devil's Rejects (2005) and Karl the Giant in the fantasy comedy-drama Big Fish (2003). McGrory also held the Guinness World Records for biggest feet and longest toe. ()
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Matthew McGrory(May 17, 1973 – August 8, 2005) was an Americanactor, known for hisgreat height.McGrory was born inWest Chester, Pennsylvania. He studied pre-law atWidener University. He also studied Criminal Justice atWest Chester University. McGrory grew to the height of 7ft 6in (2.29m) and had size 29½ shoes.He was over five feet (1.5m) tall when he graduated from kindergarten.

Most frequent genres for this person: Horror | Drama | Comedies

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Two teenage couples traveling across the backwoods of Texas searching for urban legends of serial killers end up as prisoners of a bizarre and sadistic backwater family of serial killers. ...

House of 1000 Corpses

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2003 | 3.1/5 | 1h 29min
Horror, Crime
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The sequel to House of 1000 Corpses – the Firefly family are ambushed at their isolated home by Sheriff Wydell and a squad of armed men guns blazing – yet only Otis and his sister, Baby, manage to ...

The Devil's Rejects

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2005 | 3.4/5 | 1h 47min
Drama, Horror, Crime
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Throughout his life Edward Bloom has always been a man of big appetites, enormous passions and tall tales. In his later years, he remains a huge mystery to his son, William. Now, to get to know the re ...

Big Fish

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2003 | 3.9/5 | 2h 5min
Adventure, Fantasy, Drama
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Jimmy is a young man who was born without an immune system and has lived his life within a plastic bubble in his bedroom... who pines for the sweet caresses of girl-next-door Chloe. But when Chloe dec ...

Bubble Boy

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2001 | 2.9/5 | 1h 24min
Comedy, Adventure, Romance / Love
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Movies with Matthew McGrory as Actor(8)

as Man at Preston's Table2017 The Evil Within
as Hort Willows2007 DarkPlace
as Tiny Firefly2005 The Devil's Rejects
as Karl the Giant2003 Big Fish
as Tiny Firefly2003 House of 1000 Corpses
as Tall Alien (uncredited)2002 Men in Black II
as Human Sasquatch2001 Bubble Boy
as Gaunt2000 The Dead Hate the Living!

TV Shows/Series with Matthew McGrory as Actor(3)

as Giant2003 Carnivàle
as Lothar2000 Malcolm in the Middle
as Ogre1998 Charmed

Full Name: Matthew McGrory
Born: Thursday, 05/17 1973 (May) in West Chester, Pennsylvania (United States of America (USA))
Died: Tuesday, 08/09 2005 (August) in Los Angeles (aged: 32)
Zodiac sign: Taurus (Chinese zodiac sign: Ox)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Educated at: Widener University, West Chester University of Pennsylvania, Widener University School of Law
Matthew McGrory frequently works together with these people:
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Linwood Boomer (5x, Crew)
Michael Bailey Smith (4x, Actor)
Karin Silvestri (4x, Crew)
Dave Parker (4x, Crew)
James Henriksen (4x, Actor)
Brad Kern (4x, Crew)
Javier Grillo-Marxuach (4x, Crew)
Steven Potgeter (4x, Crew)
Rick Avery (3x, Crew)
Tom Towles (3x, Actor)
Wayne Toth (3x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:307521, Added: 08/13/2018, Last updated: 03/22/2024