Name
Sam Raimi
Known For
Directing
Birthday
1959-10-23 (67 years old)
Place of Birth
Royal Oak, Michigan, USA
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.
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Peter Parker is going through a major identity crisis. Burned out from being Spider-Man, h...
- 1990 Miller's Crossing as Snickering Gunman
- 1989 Intruder as Randy
- 1993 Body Bags as Bill - Dead Attendant
- 1993 Indian Summer as Stick Coder
- 1992 Innocent Blood as Roma Meats Man
- 1985 Thou Shalt Not Kill... Except as Cult Leader
- 1992 Flying Saucers Over Hollywood: The 'Plan 9' Companion as Himself
- 1995 Galaxis as Nervous Official
- 2007 Suck My Geek! as Self
- 1988 Maniac Cop as Parade Reporter
- 2002 Spider-Man as Popcorn Thrower (uncredited)
- 1976 The Case of the Topanga Pearl
- 2013 3 Geezers! as Director
- 2000 The Making of 'Evil Dead II' or The Gore the Merrier as Self
- 2022 Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness as Self - Director
- 1980 The Blind Waiter as Stan
- 1993 Freaked as Crooked Cop (uncredited)
- 1979 Night Crew
- 1980 Stryker's War as Head Crazy
- 1994 The Hudsucker Proxy as Hudsucker Brainstormer
- 1981 The Evil Dead as Hitchhiking Fisherman / Evil Force (uncredited)
- 2004 Spider-Man 2 as University Student with Bag (uncredited)
- 2016 The Jungle Book as Giant Squirrel (voice)
- 1993 Journey to the Center of the Earth as Collins
- 2009 Drag Me to Hell as Ghost at Seance (uncredited)
- 1979 Attack of the Helping Hand! as Milkman
- 1989 Stephen King's World of Horror as Self
- 2007 The Evil Dead: Treasures from the Cutting Room Floor as Self
- 2004 Spider-Man 2: Making the Amazing as Self
- 1978 Holding It
- 1985 Spies Like Us as Drive-In Security
- 1994 The Flintstones as Cliff Look-A-Like
- 2019 Fanboy as Sam Raimi
- 1992 Army of Darkness as Knight in Sweatshirt and Sneakers (uncredited)
- 1987 Evil Dead II as Fake Shemp / Medieval Soldier / Possessed Rocking Chair
- 2020 AGFA Mystery Mixtape #5: Haunted Lives as Self
- 1982 Cleveland Smith, Bounty Hunter as Nazi
- 2002 Behind the Ultimate Spin: The Making of 'Spider-Man' as Self
- 2002 Spider-Mania as Self
- 1978 Acting and Reacting as Mime at Party
- 2024 Stop Whining and Start Winning as The Boss
- 2007 One by One We Will Take You: The Untold Saga of The Evil Dead as (archive footage)
- 1994 M.A.N.T.I.S. as Ray (uncredited)
- 2004 Behind the Scenes of 'Spider-Man' as Self
- 2020 The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault as (archive footage)
- 2025 The Making Of A Mockumentary as Himself (archive footage)
- 2013 My Journey in Oz as Self
- 1990 Maniac Cop 2 as Newscaster
- 2015 Medieval Times: The Making of "Army of Darkness" as Self (archive footage)
- 2026 First Feature as Himself (Archival footage)
- 1999 The Men Behind the Army as Self (archive footage)
- 1976 James Bombed in "Here Today... Gun Tomorrow"
- 1977 The Final Round as Shapiro / Ex-Boxer / Thug
- 1974 No Dough Boys
- 1975 I'll Never Heil Again
- 1975 The James Hoffa Story
- 2026 Generations: The Evolution of Spider-Man as Self - Director (archive footage)
- 2004 Hero in Crisis as Self
- 1978 It's Murder! as Uncle Jasper
- 2019 The Chef Show ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
- 1997 The Shining ( 1 episode ) as Gas Station Howie
- 1988 The Incredibly Strange Film Show ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1994 The Stand ( 1 episode ) as Bobby Terry
