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)
2027
- Crawl 2 ... (Producer)
2026
- Evil Dead Burn ... (Original Film Writer)
- Send Help ... (Producer)
- Generations: The Evolution of Spider-Man as Self - Director (archive footage)
- First Feature as Himself (Archival footage)
2025
- Locked ... (Producer)
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)
- Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home as Self (archive footage)
- Umma ... (Producer)
- Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness as Self - Director
- Portrait of God ... (Producer)
2021
- The Unholy ... (Producer)
- Don't Breathe 2 ... (Producer)
- Nightbooks ... (Producer)
2020
- 50 States of Fright ... (Director)
- The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault as (archive footage)
- AGFA Mystery Mixtape #5: Haunted Lives as Self
2019
- The Grudge ... (Producer)
- The Dead Don't Die ... (Thanks)
- Crawl ... (Producer)
- The Chef Show as Self - Guest
- Fanboy as Sam Raimi
- Crawl ... (Producer)
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)
- 13: Fear Is Real ... (Executive Producer)
2008
- Legend of the Seeker ... (Producer)
2007
- Spider-Man 3 ... (Director)
- 30 Days of Night ... (Producer)
- The Messengers ... (Producer)
- On the Set: Spider-Man 3 as Self
- Suck My Geek! as Self
- Grains of Sand: Building Sandman as Self
- Tangled Web: The Love Triangles of 'Spider-Man 3' as Self
- Covered in Black: Creating Venom as Self
- One by One We Will Take You: The Untold Saga of The Evil Dead as (archive footage)
- Fighting, Flying and Driving: The Stunts of 'Spider-Man 3' as Self
- 'Spider-Man 3' on Location: New York, from Rooftops to Backstreets as Self
- Re-Imagining the Goblin as Self
- The Science of Sound as Self
- Hanging on: Gwen Stacy and the Collapsing Floor as Self
- Inside the Editing Room of 'Spider-Man 3' as Self
- The Evil Dead: Treasures from the Cutting Room Floor as Self
- 'Spider-Man 3' on Location: Cleveland, the Chase and Euclid Avenue as Self
- Wall of Water as Self
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
- Hero in Crisis as Self
- Evil Dead 1 & 2: The Musical ... (Original Story)
2003
- VH1 Goes Inside as Self
2002
- Spider-Man as Popcorn Thrower (uncredited)
- Behind the Ultimate Spin: The Making of 'Spider-Man' as Self
- Spider-Mania as Self
2000
- Jack of All Trades ... (Producer)
- Cleopatra 2525 ... (Producer)
- The Gift ... (Director)
- 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)
- Hercules and Xena - The Animated Movie: The Battle for Mount Olympus ... (Executive Producer)
- Young Hercules ... (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 Lost Kingdom ... (Executive Producer)
- Hercules in the Maze of the Minotaur ... (Executive Producer)
- Hercules and the Amazon Women ... (Executive Producer)
- Hercules in the Underworld ... (Executive Producer)
- Hercules and the Circle of Fire ... (Executive Producer)
- M.A.N.T.I.S. as Ray (uncredited)
- 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)
- Flying Saucers Over Hollywood: The 'Plan 9' Companion as Himself
- Darkman ... (Characters)
1990
- Miller's Crossing as Snickering Gunman
- Darkman ... (Story)
- Maniac Cop 2 as Newscaster
1989
- The Dead Next Door ... (Executive Producer)
- Intruder as Randy
- Stephen King's World of Horror as Self
- 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)
1983
- The Evil Dead as Hitchhiking Fisherman / Evil Force (uncredited)
1982
- Cleveland Smith, Bounty Hunter as Nazi
1980
- Stryker's War as Head Crazy
- The Blind Waiter as Stan
1979
- Attack of the Helping Hand! as Milkman
- Within the Woods ... (Director)
- Night Crew
1978
- Acting and Reacting as Mime at Party
- Holding It
1977
- The Final Round as Shapiro / Ex-Boxer / Thug