Sam Raimi

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Male

Birthday 1959-10-23 (65 years old)

Place of Birth Royal Oak, Michigan, USA

Also Known As Celia Abrams, The Master Cylinder, R.O.C. Sandstorm, Alan Smithee Jr., Samuel M. Raimi, Samuel Raimi

Sam Raimi

Biography

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

Director

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as Director

2020
2017
2015
Ash vs Evil Dead

as Director

2014
Rake

as Director

2009
Drag Me to Hell

as Director

2007
Spider-Man 3

as Director

2004
Spider-Man 2

as Director

2002
Spider-Man

as Director

2000
The Gift

as Director

1999
1998
A Simple Plan

as Director

1995
1994
The Hudsucker Proxy

as Second Unit Director

1992
Army of Darkness

as Director

1990
Darkman

as Director

1987
Evil Dead II

as Director

1985
Crimewave

as Director

1985
The Sappy Sap

as Director

1981
The Evil Dead

as Director

1978
Within the Woods

as Director

1978
Clockwork

as Director

Producer

Crawl 2

as Producer

Untitled Evil Dead Project

as Executive Producer

Suburban Hell

as Producer

Untitled Evil Dead Spin-Off

as Executive Producer

The Burden

as Producer

Untitled Evil Dead Movie

as Executive Producer

Untitled Evil Dead Film

as Executive Producer

Send Help

as Producer

2025
Locked

as Producer

2024
Boy Kills World

as Producer

2024
Don't Move

as Producer

2023
Evil Dead Rise

as Executive Producer

2023
65

as Producer

2022
Umma

as Producer

2021
The Unholy

as Producer

2021
Don't Breathe 2

as Producer

2021
Nightbooks

as Producer

2020
50 States of Fright

as Executive Producer

2019
The Grudge

as Producer

2019
Crawl

as Producer

2016
Don't Breathe

as Producer

2015
Poltergeist

as Producer

2014
Murder of a Cat

as Producer

2013
Evil Dead

as Producer

2012
The Possession

as Executive Producer

2010
Spartacus

as Executive Producer

2010
Zombie Roadkill

as Executive Producer

2009
Drag Me to Hell

as Producer

2008
2007
Rise: Blood Hunter

as Executive Producer

2007
30 Days of Night

as Producer

2007
The Messengers

as Producer

2006
The Grudge 2

as Producer

2005
Boogeyman

as Producer

2004
The Grudge

as Producer

2000
Cleopatra 2525

as Producer

2000
Jack of All Trades

as Producer

1998
Young Hercules

as Producer

1996
Darkman III: Die Darkman Die

as Executive Producer

1995
Darkman II: The Return of Durant

as Executive Producer

1995
American Gothic

as Producer

1995
1995
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys

as Executive Producer

1994
Timecop

as Producer

1994
Hercules and the Lost Kingdom

as Executive Producer

1994
Hercules in the Underworld

as Executive Producer

1994
1994
Hercules and the Amazon Women

as Executive Producer

1994
Hercules and the Circle of Fire

as Executive Producer

1994
M.A.N.T.I.S.

as Executive Producer

1993
Hard Target

as Executive Producer

1989
The Dead Next Door

as Executive Producer

1989
Easy Wheels

as Executive Producer

1984
Blood Simple

as Production Consultant

1981
The Evil Dead

as Executive Producer

1978
Within the Woods

as Executive Producer

1978
Clockwork

as Producer

Actor

2022
2019
Fanboy

as Sam Raimi

2019
2016
The Jungle Book

as Giant Squirrel (voice)

2013
3 Geezers!

as Director

2009
Drag Me to Hell

as Ghost at Seance (uncredited)

2007
2004
Spider-Man 2

as University Student with Bag (uncredited)

2002
Spider-Man

as Popcorn Thrower (uncredited)

2002
Spider-Mania

as Self

2002
Hatred Of A Minute

as Soap Actor on TV (uncredited)

1997
The Shining

as Gas Station Howie

1995
Galaxis

as Nervous Official

1994
The Flintstones

as Cliff Look-A-Like

1994
The Hudsucker Proxy

as Hudsucker Brainstormer

1994
The Stand

as Bobby Terry

1993
Freaked

as Crooked Cop (uncredited)

1993
Body Bags

as Bill - Dead Attendant

1993
Indian Summer

as Stick Coder

1992
Army of Darkness

as Knight in Sweatshirt and Sneakers (uncredited)

1992
Innocent Blood

as Roma Meats Man

1990
Miller's Crossing

as Snickering Gunman

1989
Intruder

as Randy

1988
Maniac Cop

as Parade Reporter

1987
Evil Dead II

as Fake Shemp / Medieval Soldier / Possessed Rocking Chair

1985
Spies Like Us

as Drive-In Security

1981
The Evil Dead

as Hitchhiking Fisherman / Evil Force (uncredited)

1980
Stryker's War

as Cult Leader

1978
Acting and Reacting

as Mime at Party

Writer

Untitled Evil Dead Project

as Original Film Writer

2023
Evil Dead Rise

as Characters

2020
2015
2013
Evil Dead

as Original Film Writer

2009
Drag Me to Hell

as Writer

2007
Spider-Man 3

as Screenstory

2007
Spider-Man 3

as Screenplay

1994
1994
M.A.N.T.I.S.

as Story

1992
Darkman

as Characters

1992
1992
The Nutt House

as Screenplay

1992
1990
Darkman

as Story

1990
Darkman

as Screenplay

1989
Easy Wheels

as Writer

1987
Evil Dead II

as Screenplay

1985
Crimewave

as Writer

1981
The Evil Dead

as Writer

1978
Clockwork

as Writer

1978

Creator

Ash vs Evil Dead

as Creator

2020
2015
Ash vs Evil Dead

as Creator

2008
1997
Spy Game

as Creator

1994
M.A.N.T.I.S.

as Creator

Crew

2019
2017
Killer Piñata

as Thanks

1997
Plaga zombie

as Thanks

1994
DeGenerazione

as Thanks

1979
Attack of the Helping Hand!

as Cinematography

Editor

1992
1978