Sam Raimi

Samuel M. Raimi (/ˈreɪmi/ RAY-mee; born October 23, 1959) is an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. 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 company 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, starring long-time 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.

Known For: Directing

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

Died: null

Film

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1976	The Case of the Topanga Pearl		20
2	1976	Attack of the Pillsbury Doughboy		0
3	1978	Holding It		50
4	1978	Acting and Reacting	Mime at Party	68
5	1979	Night Crew		0
6	1979	Attack of the Helping Hand!	Milkman	58
7	1980	The Blind Waiter		70
8	1980	Stryker's War	Cult Leader	59
9	1981	The Evil Dead	Hitchhiking Fisherman / Evil Force (uncredited)	73
10	1982	Cleveland Smith, Bounty Hunter	Nazi	61
11	1985	Thou Shalt Not Kill... Except	Cult Leader	48
12	1985	Spies Like Us	Drive-In Security	62
13	1987	Evil Dead II	Fake Shemp / Medieval Soldier / Possessed Rocking Chair	75
14	1988	Maniac Cop	Parade Reporter	61
15	1989	Stephen King's World of Horror	Self	80
16	1989	Intruder	Randy	63
17	1990	Miller's Crossing	Snickering Gunman	75
18	1992	Flying Saucers Over Hollywood: The 'Plan 9' Companion	Himself	69
19	1992	Innocent Blood	Roma Meats Man	61
20	1992	Army of Darkness	Knight in Sweatshirt and Sneakers (uncredited)	72
21	1993	Indian Summer	Stick Coder	63
22	1993	Journey to the Center of the Earth	Collins	38
23	1993	Body Bags	Bill - Dead Attendant	61
24	1993	Freaked	Crooked Cop (uncredited)	61
25	1994	M.A.N.T.I.S.	Ray (uncredited)	43
26	1994	The Hudsucker Proxy	Hudsucker Brainstormer	71
27	1994	The Flintstones	Cliff Look-A-Like	53
28	1995	Galaxis	Nervous Official	42
29	2000	The Making of 'Evil Dead II' or The Gore the Merrier	Self	67
30	2002	Hatred Of A Minute	Soap Actor on TV (uncredited)	20
31	2002	Behind the Ultimate Spin: The Making of 'Spider-Man'	Self	50
32	2002	Spider-Mania	Self	54
33	2002	Spider-Man	Popcorn Thrower (uncredited)	73
34	2004	Behind the Scenes of 'Spider-Man'	Self	0
35	2004	Spider-Man 2	University Student with Bag (uncredited)	73
36	2004	Spider-Man 2: Making the Amazing	Self	66
37	2007	Suck My Geek!	Self	67
38	2007	The Evil Dead: Treasures from the Cutting Room Floor	Self	68
39	2007	One by One We Will Take You: The Untold Saga of The Evil Dead	(archive footage)	85
40	2009	Drag Me to Hell	Ghost at Seance (uncredited)	64
41	2013	3 Geezers!	Director	40
42	2016	The Jungle Book	Giant Squirrel (voice)	69
43	2019	Fanboy	Sam Raimi	0
44	2020	AGFA MYSTERY MIXTAPE #5: HAUNTED LIVES	Self	0
45	2022	Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home	Self (archive footage)	67
46	2022	Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness	Self - Director	72
47	2024	Stop Whining and Start Winning	The Boss	0

Television

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1988	The Incredibly Strange Film Show	Self	100
2	1994	The Stand	Bobby Terry	68
3	1997	The Shining	Gas Station Howie	63
4	2019	The Chef Show	Self	74