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Sam Raimi

Sam Raimi

Birthday: 1959-10-23 | Place of Birth: 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Sam Raimi, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2025
The Making Of A Mockumentary

as    Himself (archive footage)

2024
Stop Whining and Start Winning

as    The Boss

2013
3 Geezers!

as    Director

2013
My Journey in Oz

as    Self

2007
Suck My Geek!

as    Self

2004
2004
2002
Spider-Mania

as    Self

1995
Galaxis

as    Nervous Official

1994
The Stand

as    Bobby Terry

1993
Body Bags

as    Bill - Dead Attendant

1993
Indian Summer

as    Stick Coder

1989
Intruder

as    Randy

1985
Thou Shalt Not Kill... Except

as    Cult Leader

1982
1980
Thou Shalt Not Kill... Except

as    Head Crazy

1980
The Blind Waiter

as    Stan

1979
Attack of the Helping Hand!

as    Milkman