--- title: "Reggie Bannister, actor in 'Phantasm' films, dies at 80" description: "Most outlets reported that Reggie Bannister, known for his role in the 'Phantasm' franchise, died at 80. Geo News provided additional context, mentioning his role as the ice cream man and noting his wife’s statement through TMZ. ARY News offered a more concise report without additional details." url: https://harzaviya.com/stories/2707-phantasm-star-reggie-bannister-passes-away-at-80 site: HarZaviya language: en --- # Reggie Bannister, actor in 'Phantasm' films, dies at 80 entertainment · latest filing 11 Aug 2026, 1:04 PM PKT · 11 Aug 2026 · 3 articles from 3 outlets **HarZaviya summary** — how 3 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts: > Most outlets reported that Reggie Bannister, known for his role in the 'Phantasm' franchise, died at 80. Geo News provided additional context, mentioning his role as the ice cream man and noting his wife’s statement through TMZ. ARY News offered a more concise report without additional details. ## Same story from 3 outlets Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source. - **ARY News (English)** — [‘Phantasm’ star Reggie Bannister passes away at 80](https://arynews.tv/phantasm-star-reggie-bannister-passes-away-at-80) · 11 Aug 2026, 1:04 PM PKT - **The News International** — ['Phantasm' actor Reggie Bannister passes away at 80 after health struggles](https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/1411907-phantasm-actor-reggie-bannister-passes-away-at-80-after-health-struggles) · 11 Aug 2026, 11:23 AM PKT · 92% identical wording to the newest filing > 'Phantasm' actor Reggie Bannister passes away at 80 after health strugglesReggie Bannister, best known for starring in the Phantasm film series, has passed away at the age of 80.The actor breathed his last on Sunday, August 9, in his home in Crestline.“Reggie Bannister fought debilitating... - **Geo News** — [Reggie Bannister, beloved 'Phantasm' star, dies at 80](https://www.geo.tv/latest/677054-reggie-bannister-beloved-phantasm-star-dies-at-80) · 11 Aug 2026, 6:54 AM PKT · 85% identical wording to the newest filing > Reggie Bannister, the actor known for playing the shotgun-wielding, guitar-strumming ice cream man Reggie across all five films in the cult horror franchise Phantasm, has died at 80. His wife, Gigi Bannister, told TMZ he passed away peacefully early Sunday morning at the... 3 articles from 3 outlets, 11 Aug 2026. Headlines and links belong to their outlets — HarZaviya links out and never copies article text. --- HarZaviya compares how Pakistani outlets cover the same story. It stores and shows each outlet's headline and a short excerpt, and links out — it never copies article text, and every headline belongs to the outlet that wrote it. It takes no stance on any outlet. Pages: [Top stories](https://harzaviya.com/) · [Latest headlines](https://harzaviya.com/feed) · [Archive](https://harzaviya.com/archive) · [Why](https://harzaviya.com/why) · [Sources](https://harzaviya.com/sources) · [Methodology](https://harzaviya.com/methodology) · [About](https://harzaviya.com/about) · [About the bot](https://harzaviya.com/about-bot) Trackers: [Gold prices](https://harzaviya.com/gold-prices) · [Fuel prices](https://harzaviya.com/fuel-prices) · [Stock exchange](https://harzaviya.com/stock-exchange) Any page on this site is available as markdown: send `Accept: text/markdown`, or add `.md` to the path.