Sam Raimi
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Sam Raimi

Oct 23, 1959 - Royal Oak, Michigan, USA

Samuel M. Raimi (/ˈreɪmi/ RAY-mee; born October 23, 1959) is an American filmmaker. He is best known for directing the first three films in the Evil Dead franchise (1981–present) and the Spider-Man trilogy (2002–2007). He also directed the superhero movie Darkman (1990), the revisionist western The Quick and the Dead (1995), the neo-noir crime thriller A Simple Plan (1998), the supernatural thriller The Gift (2000), the supernatural horror Drag Me to Hell (2009), the Disney fantasy Oz the Great and Powerful (2013), and the Marvel Studios film Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022).

His films are known for their highly dynamic visual style, inspired by comic books and slapstick comedy. He founded the production companies Renaissance Pictures in 1979 and Ghost House Pictures in 2002. Raimi has also produced several successful television series, including Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, its spin-off Xena: Warrior Princess, and Ash vs. Evil Dead, which starred long-time friend and collaborator Bruce Campbell reprising his role in the Evil Dead franchise.

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Cast

Media
Movie1990Miller's CrossingSnickering Gunman
Movie1989IntruderRandy
Movie1993Body BagsBill - Dead Attendant
Movie1993Indian SummerStick Coder
Movie1992Innocent BloodRoma Meats Man
Movie1985Thou Shalt Not Kill... ExceptCult Leader
Movie1992Flying Saucers Over Hollywood: The 'Plan 9' CompanionHimself
Movie1995GalaxisNervous Official
Movie2007Suck My Geek!Self
Movie1988Maniac CopParade Reporter
Movie2002Spider-ManPopcorn Thrower (uncredited)
Movie1976The Case of the Topanga Pearl
Movie20133 Geezers!Director
Movie2022Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way HomeSelf (archive footage)
Movie2000The Making of 'Evil Dead II' or The Gore the MerrierSelf
Movie2022Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of MadnessSelf - Director
Movie1980The Blind WaiterStan
Movie1993FreakedCrooked Cop (uncredited)
Movie1979Night Crew
Movie1980Thou Shalt Not Kill... ExceptHead Crazy
Movie1994The Hudsucker ProxyHudsucker Brainstormer
Movie1981The Evil DeadHitchhiking Fisherman / Evil Force (uncredited)
Movie2004Spider-Man 2University Student with Bag (uncredited)
Movie2016The Jungle BookGiant Squirrel (voice)
Movie1993Journey to the Center of the EarthCollins
Movie2009Drag Me to HellGhost at Seance (uncredited)
Movie1979Attack of the Helping Hand!Milkman
Movie1989Stephen King's World of HorrorSelf
Movie2007The Evil Dead: Treasures from the Cutting Room FloorSelf
Movie2004Spider-Man 2: Making the AmazingSelf
Movie1978Holding It
Movie1985Spies Like UsDrive-In Security
Movie1994The FlintstonesCliff Look-A-Like
Movie2019FanboySam Raimi
Movie1992Army of DarknessKnight in Sweatshirt and Sneakers (uncredited)
Movie1987Evil Dead IIFake Shemp / Medieval Soldier / Possessed Rocking Chair
Movie2020AGFA MYSTERY MIXTAPE #5: HAUNTED LIVESSelf
Movie1982Cleveland Smith, Bounty HunterNazi
Movie2002Hatred Of A MinuteSoap Actor on TV (uncredited)
Movie2002Behind the Ultimate Spin: The Making of 'Spider-Man'Self
Movie2002Spider-ManiaSelf
Movie1978Acting and ReactingMime at Party
Movie2024Stop Whining and Start WinningThe Boss
Movie2007One by One We Will Take You: The Untold Saga of The Evil Dead(archive footage)
Movie1994M.A.N.T.I.S.Ray (uncredited)
Movie2004Behind the Scenes of 'Spider-Man'Self
Movie2020The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault(archive footage)
Movie2025The Making Of A MockumentaryHimself (archive footage)
Movie1977The Happy Valley Kid
Movie1977It's Murder!Uncle Jasper
TV Show2019The Chef ShowSelf1
TV Show1997The ShiningGas Station Howie1
TV Show1988The Incredibly Strange Film ShowSelf1
TV Show1994The StandBobby Terry1

Crew

Media
Movie2007Spider-Man 3DirectorDirecting
Movie2004Spider-Man 2DirectorDirecting
Movie1987Evil Dead IIScreenplayWriting
Movie1987Evil Dead IIDirectorDirecting
Movie2004The GrudgeProducerProduction
Movie2000The GiftDirectorDirecting
Movie200730 Days of NightProducerProduction
Movie1978Within the WoodsDirectorDirecting
Movie1978Within the WoodsExecutive ProducerProduction
Movie1998A Simple PlanDirectorDirecting
Movie1985CrimewaveDirectorDirecting
Movie1985CrimewaveWriterWriting
MovieN/AEvery House Is HauntedProducerProduction
Movie1995The Quick and the DeadDirectorDirecting
Movie1994TimecopProducerProduction
Movie2005BoogeymanProducerProduction
Movie1990DarkmanStoryWriting
Movie1990DarkmanScreenplayWriting
Movie2007The MessengersProducerProduction
Movie2009Drag Me to HellDirectorDirecting
Movie2006The Grudge 2ProducerProduction
Movie2013Oz the Great and PowerfulDirectorDirecting
Movie1996Darkman III: Die Darkman DieExecutive ProducerProduction
Movie1995Darkman II: The Return of DurantExecutive ProducerProduction
Movie2023Evil Dead RiseCharactersWriting
Movie2023Evil Dead RiseExecutive ProducerProduction
Movie1990DarkmanDirectorDirecting
Movie1997Plaga zombieThanksCrew
Movie1992DarkmanCharactersWriting
Movie2013Evil DeadProducerProduction
Movie1985The Sappy SapDirectorDirecting
Movie2009Drag Me to HellProducerProduction
Movie1998Hercules and Xena - The Animated Movie: The Battle for Mount OlympusExecutive ProducerProduction
Movie2014Murder of a CatProducerProduction
Movie2024Boy Kills WorldProducerProduction
Movie2026Send HelpProducerProduction
Movie2026Send HelpDirectorDirecting
Movie2007Spider-Man 3ScreenstoryWriting
Movie2005Man with the Screaming BrainStoryWriting
Movie1992The Nutt HouseStoryWriting
Movie1992The Nutt HouseScreenplayWriting
Movie2015PoltergeistProducerProduction
Movie2009Drag Me to HellWriterWriting
MovieN/AThe BurdenProducerProduction
Movie1994Hercules and the Lost KingdomExecutive ProducerProduction
Movie1994Hercules in the UnderworldExecutive ProducerProduction
Movie1994Hercules in the Maze of the MinotaurExecutive ProducerProduction
Movie1994Hercules and the Amazon WomenExecutive ProducerProduction
Movie1994Hercules and the Circle of FireExecutive ProducerProduction
Movie1994The Hudsucker ProxyWriterWriting
Movie1994The Hudsucker ProxySecond Unit DirectorDirecting
Movie2024Don't MoveProducerProduction
Movie1994DeGenerazioneThanksCrew
MovieN/ASuburban HellProducerProduction
Movie2016Don't BreatheProducerProduction
Movie2025LockedProducerProduction
Movie2007Spider-Man 3ScreenplayWriting
Movie1979Attack of the Helping Hand!CinematographyCrew
Movie2019The Dead Don't DieThanksCrew
Movie1989The Dead Next DoorExecutive ProducerProduction
Movie2019The GrudgeProducerProduction
Movie1981The Evil DeadWriterWriting
Movie1993Hard TargetExecutive ProducerProduction
Movie2017The Black GhiandolaDirectorDirecting
MovieN/AUntitled Evil Dead FilmExecutive ProducerProduction
Movie1981The Evil DeadDirectorDirecting
Movie2013Evil DeadOriginal Film WriterWriting
Movie1994M.A.N.T.I.S.Executive ProducerProduction
Movie2019CrawlProducerProduction
Movie1989Easy WheelsExecutive ProducerProduction
Movie1989Easy WheelsWriterWriting
Movie1984Blood SimpleProduction ConsultantProduction
Movie1978Within the WoodsWriterWriting
Movie1978Within the WoodsEditorEditing
MovieN/ACrawl 2ProducerProduction
Movie2021The UnholyProducerProduction
Movie2021Don't Breathe 2ProducerProduction
Movie2022Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of MadnessDirectorDirecting
Movie2002Spider-ManDirectorDirecting
Movie202365ProducerProduction
Movie2021NightbooksProducerProduction
Movie1994M.A.N.T.I.S.StoryWriting
Movie2022UmmaProducerProduction
Movie2017Killer PiñataThanksCrew
Movie1981The Evil DeadExecutive ProducerProduction
Movie1992Army of DarknessWriterWriting
Movie1992Army of DarknessDirectorDirecting
Movie1992Army of DarknessEditorEditing
Movie2026Evil Dead BurnOriginal Film WriterWriting
MovieN/APlay DeadProducerProduction
Movie1999For Love of the GameDirectorDirecting
Movie1977The Happy Valley KidDirectorDirecting
Movie1977It's Murder!DirectorDirecting
Movie1977It's Murder!WriterWriting
Movie1977It's Murder!ProducerProduction
Movie1977It's Murder!EditorEditing
Movie1977It's Murder!Sound MixerSound
Movie2026Evil Dead BurnProducerProduction
Movie1978ClockworkDirectorDirecting
Movie1995Darkman II: The Return of DurantCharactersWriting
Movie1996Darkman III: Die Darkman DieCharactersWriting
Movie2012The PossessionProducerProduction
Movie1978ClockworkWriterWriting
TV Show1995American GothicProducerProduction
TV Show2000Cleopatra 2525ProducerProduction
TV Show1998Young HerculesProducerProduction
TV Show2008Legend of the SeekerProducerProduction
TV Show2000Jack of All TradesProducerProduction
TV Show1995Xena: Warrior PrincessProducerProduction
TV Show1995Hercules: The Legendary JourneysProducerProduction
TV Show2010SpartacusExecutive ProducerProduction
TV Show2014RakeDirectorDirecting
TV Show2015Ash vs Evil DeadWriterWriting
TV Show2015Ash vs Evil DeadDirectorDirecting
TV Show1995Hercules: The Legendary JourneysExecutive ProducerProduction
TV Show202050 States of FrightDirectorDirecting
TV Show202050 States of FrightExecutive ProducerProduction
TV Show202050 States of FrightWriterWriting
TV Show2010Zombie RoadkillExecutive ProducerProduction
TV Show1997Spy GameExecutive ProducerProduction
TV Show2008Legend of the SeekerCreatorCreator
TV Show1994M.A.N.T.I.S.CreatorCreator
TV Show1997Spy GameCreatorCreator
TV Show2015Ash vs Evil DeadCreatorCreator
TV Show202050 States of FrightCreatorCreator
TV ShowN/AAsh vs Evil DeadCreatorCreator