Sam Raimi

Birthday: 1959-10-23
Birthplace: Royal Oak, Michigan, USA
Gender: Male
Owned By: Unowned

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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Credits

Year Title Character
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