Birthday: 1959-10-23
Birthplace: Royal Oak, Michigan, USA
Gender: Male
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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.
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Year | Title | Character | |
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2024-09-28 | Stop Whining and Start Winning | The Boss | |
2019-03-22 | Fanboy | Sam Raimi | |
2016-04-07 | The Jungle Book | Giant Squirrel (voice) | |
2013-05-22 | 3 Geezers! | Director | |
2009-05-27 | Drag Me to Hell | Ghost at Seance (uncredited) | |
2004-06-25 | Spider-Man 2 | University Student with Bag (uncredited) | |
2002-05-01 | Spider-Man | Popcorn Thrower (uncredited) | |
2002-02-25 | Hatred Of A Minute | Soap Actor on TV (uncredited) | |
1995-06-27 | Galaxis | Nervous Official | |
1994-05-26 | The Flintstones | Cliff Look-A-Like | |
1994-03-11 | The Hudsucker Proxy | Hudsucker Brainstormer | |
1993-09-11 | Freaked | Crooked Cop (uncredited) | |
1993-08-08 | Body Bags | Bill - Dead Attendant | |
1993-07-01 | Journey to the Center of the Earth | Collins | |
1993-04-23 | Indian Summer | Stick Coder | |
1992-10-31 | Army of Darkness | Knight in Sweatshirt and Sneakers (uncredited) | |
1992-09-25 | Innocent Blood | Roma Meats Man | |
1990-09-21 | Miller's Crossing | Snickering Gunman | |
1989-01-27 | Intruder | Randy | |
1988-05-13 | Maniac Cop | Parade Reporter | |
1987-03-13 | Evil Dead II | Fake Shemp / Medieval Soldier / Possessed Rocking Chair | |
1985-12-06 | Spies Like Us | Drive-In Security | |
1985-10-13 | Thou Shalt Not Kill... Except | Cult Leader | |
1982-04-01 | Cleveland Smith, Bounty Hunter | Nazi | |
1981-09-10 | The Evil Dead | Hitchhiking Fisherman / Evil Force (uncredited) | |
1980-07-04 | Stryker's War | Cult Leader | |
1980-02-01 | The Blind Waiter | ||
1979-01-01 | Night Crew | ||
1979-01-01 | Attack of the Helping Hand! | Milkman | |
1978-01-01 | Holding It | ||
1978-01-01 | Acting and Reacting | Mime at Party | |
1976-01-01 | The Case of the Topanga Pearl | ||
1976-01-01 | Attack of the Pillsbury Doughboy |