Sam Raimi

Born: 1959-10-23 in Royal Oak, Michigan, USA

Known For: Directing

Biography

Samuel Marshall Raimi (/ˈreɪmi/ RAY-mee; born October 23, 1959) is an American filmmaker. He is best known for writing and directing the Evil Dead trilogy (1981–1992) and directing the Spider-Man trilogy (2002–2007). He also directed Darkman (1990), The Quick and the Dead (1995), A Simple Plan (1998), The Gift (2000), Drag Me to Hell (2009), Oz the Great and Powerful (2013), and 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 (1995–1997), its spin-off Xena: Warrior Princess (1995–2001), and Ash vs Evil Dead (2015–2018) starring longtime friend and collaborator Bruce Campbell, reprising his role in the Evil Dead franchise. Description above from the Wikipedia article Sam Raimi, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

2028

Evil Dead Wrath ... (Producer)

2026

Send Help ... (Producer)
Evil Dead Burn ... (Original Film Writer)

2025

Locked ... (Producer)
The Making Of A Mockumentary as Himself (archive footage)

2024

Boy Kills World ... (Producer)
Don't Move ... (Producer)
Stop Whining and Start Winning as The Boss

2023

Evil Dead Rise ... (Characters)
65 ... (Producer)
The Draft! ... (Thanks)

2022

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness ... (Director)
Umma ... (Producer)
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness as Self - Director

2021

Don't Breathe 2 ... (Producer)
The Unholy ... (Producer)
Nightbooks ... (Producer)

2020

50 States of Fright ... (Executive Producer)
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault as (archive footage)
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #5: Haunted Lives as Self

2019

Crawl ... (Producer)
The Dead Don't Die ... (Thanks)
The Chef Show as Self - Guest
The Grudge ... (Producer)
Fanboy as Sam Raimi

2017

The Black Ghiandola ... (Director)
Killer Piñata ... (Thanks)

2016

The Jungle Book as Giant Squirrel (voice)
Don't Breathe ... (Producer)

2015

Ash vs Evil Dead ... (Writer)
Poltergeist ... (Producer)
Medieval Times: The Making of "Army of Darkness" as Self (archive footage)

2014

Rake ... (Director)
Murder of a Cat ... (Producer)

2013

Evil Dead ... (Producer)
Oz the Great and Powerful ... (Director)
3 Geezers! as Director
My Journey in Oz as Self

2012

The Possession ... (Producer)

2010

Spartacus ... (Executive Producer)
Zombie Roadkill ... (Executive Producer)

2009

Drag Me to Hell as Ghost at Seance (uncredited)

2008

Legend of the Seeker ... (Producer)

2007

Spider-Man 3 ... (Director)
30 Days of Night ... (Producer)
The Messengers ... (Producer)
The Evil Dead: Treasures from the Cutting Room Floor as Self
Suck My Geek! as Self
One by One We Will Take You: The Untold Saga of The Evil Dead as (archive footage)

2006

The Grudge 2 ... (Producer)

2005

Boogeyman ... (Producer)
Man with the Screaming Brain ... (Story)

2004

Spider-Man 2 as University Student with Bag (uncredited)
The Grudge ... (Producer)
Spider-Man 2: Making the Amazing as Self
Behind the Scenes of 'Spider-Man' as Self
Evil Dead 1 & 2: The Musical ... (Original Story)

2002

Spider-Man as Popcorn Thrower (uncredited)
Behind the Ultimate Spin: The Making of 'Spider-Man' as Self
Spider-Mania as Self
Hatred Of A Minute as Soap Actor on TV (uncredited)

2000

The Gift ... (Director)
Cleopatra 2525 ... (Producer)
Jack of All Trades ... (Producer)
The Making of 'Evil Dead II' or The Gore the Merrier as Self

1999

For Love of the Game ... (Director)
The Men Behind the Army as Self (archive footage)

1998

Young Hercules ... (Executive Producer)
A Simple Plan ... (Director)
Young Hercules ... (Executive Producer)
Hercules and Xena - The Animated Movie: The Battle for Mount Olympus ... (Executive Producer)

1997

The Shining as Gas Station Howie
Spy Game ... (Executive Producer)
Plaga zombie ... (Thanks)

1996

Darkman III: Die Darkman Die ... (Executive Producer)

1995

Xena: Warrior Princess ... (Producer)
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys ... (Producer)
American Gothic ... (Producer)
The Quick and the Dead ... (Director)
Darkman II: The Return of Durant ... (Executive Producer)
Galaxis as Nervous Official

1994

The Stand as Bobby Terry
The Flintstones as Cliff Look-A-Like
M.A.N.T.I.S. ... (Creator)
Timecop ... (Producer)
The Hudsucker Proxy as Hudsucker Brainstormer
Hercules and the Amazon Women ... (Executive Producer)
Hercules in the Underworld ... (Executive Producer)
M.A.N.T.I.S. as Ray (uncredited)
Hercules and the Circle of Fire ... (Executive Producer)
Hercules in the Maze of the Minotaur ... (Executive Producer)
Hercules and the Lost Kingdom ... (Executive Producer)
DeGenerazione ... (Thanks)

1993

Hard Target ... (Executive Producer)
Freaked as Crooked Cop (uncredited)
Body Bags as Bill - Dead Attendant
Indian Summer as Stick Coder
Journey to the Center of the Earth as Collins

1992

Army of Darkness as Knight in Sweatshirt and Sneakers (uncredited)
Innocent Blood as Roma Meats Man
The Nutt House ... (Story)
Darkman ... (Characters)
Flying Saucers Over Hollywood: The 'Plan 9' Companion as Himself

1990

Miller's Crossing as Snickering Gunman
Darkman ... (Story)
Maniac Cop 2 as Newscaster

1989

Intruder as Randy
Stephen King's World of Horror as Self
The Dead Next Door ... (Executive Producer)
Easy Wheels ... (Executive Producer)

1988

The Incredibly Strange Film Show as Self
Maniac Cop as Parade Reporter

1987

Evil Dead II as Fake Shemp / Medieval Soldier / Possessed Rocking Chair

1985

Blood Simple ... (Production Consultant)
Spies Like Us as Drive-In Security
Crimewave ... (Director)
Thou Shalt Not Kill... Except as Cult Leader
The Sappy Sap ... (Director)

1982

Cleveland Smith, Bounty Hunter as Nazi

1981

The Evil Dead as Hitchhiking Fisherman / Evil Force (uncredited)