Reggie Bannister arms himself in a scene from the film 'Phantasm III: Lord Of The Dead', 1994. (Photo by Starway International Inc/Getty Images)Getty ImagesReggie Bannister, who played Reggie in the hit Phantasm horror film series, has died.Bannister’s wife, Gigi, told TMZ that the actor died peacefully at their home in the San Bernardino County mountains early Sunday. He was 80.Gigi Bannister told TMZ that the actor was suffering from Lewy body dementia and Parkinson’s disease. She also noted for TMZ that he was exposed to Agent Orange while serving in the military during the Vietnam War.ForbesJon Cypher, ‘Cinderella’ And ‘Hill Street Blues’ Star, Dies At 94By Tim LammersThe actor’s character, Reggie, gained popularity throughout filmmaker Don Coscarelli’s Phantasm movies as he battled the evil Tall Man (Angus Scrimm).Bannister appeared as Reggie in Phantasm (1979), Phantasm II (1988), Phantasm III: Lord of the Dead (1994), Phantasm: Oblivion (1998) and Phantasm: Raveger (2016). At the beginning of the film series, Reggie, an ice cream man, joins 13-year-old Mike Pearson (A. Michael Baldwin) and his older brother, Jody (Bill Thornbury) in their quest to destroy the murderous Tall Man, who is mortician.Reggie Bannister’s wife, Gigi Bannister, worked on makeup and special effects for the fourth and fifth Phantasm films.Note: This is a developing story. Please refresh this page for updates.MORE FOR YOUReggie Bannister Appeared In More Than 50 FilmsBorn Reginald Horace Bannister on Sept. 29, 1945, in Long Beach, Calif., Bannister made his film debut in the 1975 drama Jim, the World’s Greatest, written and directed by Don Coscarelli and Craig Mitchell. The film, which starred Gregory Harrison, marked Coscarelli, Bannister and Angus Scrimm’s first big-screen collaboration before they went to make the first chapter in the Phantasm horror film series four years later.Reggie Bannister during Creation/Fangoria's "Weekend Of Horrors" - Day Two at The Pasadena Center in Pasadena, California, United States. (Photo by Albert L. Ortega/WireImage)WireImageForbesTedde Moore, Ralphie’s Teacher In ‘A Christmas Story,’ Dies At 79By Tim Lammers