Sam Raimi
115 movies · 16 TV shows
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- Oct 23, 1959 (age 66)
- Place of birth
- Royal Oak, Michigan, USA
- Also known as
- Celia Abrams · The Master Cylinder · R.O.C. Sandstorm · Alan Smithee Jr.
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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Profiles IMDb
Known for
Sam Raimi: movies and TV shows
Acting (42)
- 2024 Stop Whining and Start Winning
as The Boss
- 2020 The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
as (archive footage)
- 2019 Fanboy
as Sam Raimi
- 2016 The Jungle Book
as Giant Squirrel (voice)
- 2013 3 Geezers!
as Director
- 2009 Drag Me to Hell
as Ghost at Seance (uncredited)
- 2007 One by One We Will Take You: The Untold Saga of The Evil Dead
as (archive footage)
- 2004 Spider-Man 2
as University Student with Bag (uncredited)
- 2002 Spider-Man
as Popcorn Thrower (uncredited)
- 1997
- 1995 Galaxis
as Nervous Official
- 1994 The Flintstones
as Cliff Look-A-Like
- 1994
- 1994 The Hudsucker Proxy
as Hudsucker Brainstormer
- 1994 M.A.N.T.I.S.
as Ray (uncredited)
- 1993 Freaked
as Crooked Cop (uncredited)
- 1993 Body Bags
as Bill - Dead Attendant
- 1993 Journey to the Center of the Earth
as Collins
- 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
- 1990 Maniac Cop 2
as Newscaster
- 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
- 1985 Thou Shalt Not Kill... Except
as Cult Leader
- 1983 The Evil Dead
as Hitchhiking Fisherman / Evil Force (uncredited)
- 1982 Cleveland Smith, Bounty Hunter
as Nazi
- 1980 Stryker's War
as Head Crazy
- 1980 The Blind Waiter
as Stan
- 1979
- 1979 Attack of the Helping Hand!
as Milkman
- 1978
- 1978 Acting and Reacting
as Mime at Party
- 1977 The Final Round
as Shapiro / Ex-Boxer / Thug
- 1976
- 1976
- 1975
- 1975
- 1974
Behind the camera (102)
- Upcoming Crawl 2
Producer
- Upcoming Evil Dead Wrath
Producer, Original Film Writer
- Upcoming Every House Is Haunted
Producer
- Upcoming The Burden
Producer
- Upcoming Play Dead
Producer
- Upcoming Magic
Producer, Director
- Upcoming You're Dead Helen
Producer
- Upcoming Portrait of God
Producer
- Upcoming Untitled Darkman Reboot
Producer, Characters
- Upcoming The Procession
Producer
- Upcoming Tortures of the Damned
Producer
- Upcoming Desperation
Producer
- Upcoming 99 Nights in the Forest
Producer
- Upcoming Don't Breathe 3
Producer
- Upcoming Portrait of God
Producer
- 2026 Evil Dead Burn
Original Film Writer, Producer
- 2026 Send Help
Director, Producer
- 2025 Locked
Producer
- 2024 Don't Move
Producer
- 2024 Boy Kills World
Producer
- 2023 The Draft!
Thanks
- 2023 Evil Dead Rise
Characters, Executive Producer
- 2023 65
Producer
- 2022
- 2022 Umma
Producer
- 2021 Nightbooks
Producer
- 2021 Don't Breathe 2
Producer
- 2021 The Unholy
Producer
- 2020
- 2019 The Grudge
Producer
- 2019 Crawl
Producer
- 2019 Crawl
Producer
- 2019 The Dead Don't Die
Thanks
- 2017 The Black Ghiandola
Director
- 2017 Killer Piñata
Thanks
- 2016 Don't Breathe
Producer
- 2015
- 2015 Poltergeist
Producer
- 2014 Murder of a Cat
Producer
- 2014
- 2013 My Journey in Oz
Thanks
- 2013 Evil Dead
Producer, Original Film Writer
- 2013 Oz the Great and Powerful
Director
- 2012 The Possession
Producer
- 2010
- 2010
- 2009 Drag Me to Hell
Director, Writer
- 2009
- 2008
- 2007 30 Days of Night
Producer
- 2007 Spider-Man 3
Director, Screenstory, Screenplay
- 2007 The Messengers
Producer
- 2006 The Grudge 2
Producer
- 2005
- 2005 Boogeyman
Producer
- 2004 The Grudge
Producer
- 2004 Spider-Man 2
Director
- 2004 Evil Dead: The Musical
Original Story
- 2002 Spider-Man
Director
- 2002 A Friend in Need: The Director's Cut
Producer
- 2000 The Gift
Director
- 2000
- 2000
- 1999 For Love of the Game
Director
- 1998 A Simple Plan
Director
- 1998
- 1998 Young Hercules
Executive Producer
- 1998 Hercules and Xena - The Animated Movie: The Battle for Mount Olympus
Executive Producer
- 1997
- 1997 Plaga zombie
Thanks
- 1996 Darkman III: Die Darkman Die
Executive Producer, Characters
- 1995
- 1995
- 1995 Darkman II: The Return of Durant
Executive Producer, Characters
- 1995 The Quick and the Dead
Director
- 1995
- 1994 Hercules in the Maze of the Minotaur
Executive Producer
- 1994 Hercules in the Underworld
Executive Producer
- 1994 Hercules and the Circle of Fire
Executive Producer
- 1994 Timecop
Producer
- 1994
- 1994 DeGenerazione
Thanks
- 1994 Hercules and the Lost Kingdom
Executive Producer
- 1994 Hercules and the Amazon Women
Executive Producer
- 1994 The Hudsucker Proxy
Writer, Second Unit Director
- 1994 M.A.N.T.I.S.
Executive Producer, Story
- 1993 Hard Target
Executive Producer
- 1992 Army of Darkness
Writer, Director, Editor
- 1992 The Nutt House
Story, Screenplay
- 1992 Darkman
Characters
- 1990 Darkman
Screenplay, Story, Director
- 1989 The Dead Next Door
Executive Producer
- 1989 Easy Wheels
Writer, Executive Producer
- 1987 Evil Dead II
Director, Screenplay
- 1985 The Sappy Sap
Director
- 1985 Crimewave
Director, Writer
- 1985 Blood Simple
Production Consultant
- 1983 The Evil Dead
Writer, Director, Executive Producer
- 1979 Within the Woods
Director, Executive Producer, Writer, Editor
- 1979 Attack of the Helping Hand!
Cinematography
- 1975 The James Hoffa Story
Stunts
- 1975 I'll Never Heil Again
Set Designer
Talk shows and appearances (32)
- 2026
- 2026
- 2022
- 2022
- 2020
- 2019 The Chef Show
1 episode
- 2015
- 2007
- 2007
- 2007
- 2007
- 2007
- 2007
- 2007
- 2007
- 2007
- 2007
- 2007
- 2007
- 2007
- 2007
- 2004
- 2004
- 2004
- 2003 VH1 Goes Inside
1 episode
- 2002
- 2002
- 2000
- 1999
- 1992
- 1989
- 1988 The Incredibly Strange Film Show
1 episode