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Sam Raimi

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66 Years Old

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Sam Raimi, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Born

Royal Oak, Michigan, USA on 23rd October 1959

All Credits

Spider-Man Image
Spider-Man
Popcorn Thrower (uncredited)
Drag Me to Hell Image
Drag Me to Hell
Ghost at Seance (uncredited)
The Evil Dead Image
The Evil Dead
Hitchhiking Fisherman / Evil Force (uncredited)
The Jungle Book Image
The Jungle Book
Giant Squirrel (voice)
Indian Summer Image
Indian Summer
Stick Coder
The Stand Image
The Stand
Bobby Terry
Spider-Man 2 Image
Spider-Man 2
University Student with Bag (uncredited)
The Shining Image
The Shining
Gas Station Howie
Innocent Blood Image
Innocent Blood
Roma Meats Man
Army of Darkness Image
Army of Darkness
Knight in Sweatshirt and Sneakers (uncredited)
The Flintstones Image
The Flintstones
Cliff Look-A-Like
Evil Dead II Image
Evil Dead II
Fake Shemp / Medieval Soldier / Possessed Rocking Chair
3 Geezers! Image
3 Geezers!
Director
Miller's Crossing Image
Miller's Crossing
Snickering Gunman
Galaxis Image
Galaxis
Nervous Official
The Chef Show Image
The Chef Show
Self - Guest
Freaked Image
Freaked
Crooked Cop (uncredited)
Suck My Geek! Image
Suck My Geek!
Self
Cleveland Smith, Bounty Hunter Image
Cleveland Smith, Bounty Hunter
Nazi
M.A.N.T.I.S. Image
M.A.N.T.I.S.
Ray (uncredited)
The Hudsucker Proxy Image
The Hudsucker Proxy
Hudsucker Brainstormer
Spies Like Us Image
Spies Like Us
Drive-In Security
Fanboy Image
Fanboy
Sam Raimi
The Incredibly Strange Film Show Image
The Incredibly Strange Film Show
Self
Intruder Image
Intruder
Randy
Maniac Cop 2 Image
Maniac Cop 2
Newscaster
Spider-Mania Image
Spider-Mania
Self
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness Image
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
Self - Director
Maniac Cop Image
Maniac Cop
Parade Reporter
Body Bags Image
Body Bags
Bill - Dead Attendant
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #5: Haunted Lives Image
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #5: Haunted Lives
Self
Journey to the Center of the Earth Image
Journey to the Center of the Earth
Collins
Holding It Image
Holding It
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault Image
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
(archive footage)
It's Murder! Image
It's Murder!
Uncle Jasper
Thou Shalt Not Kill... Except Image
Thou Shalt Not Kill... Except
Cult Leader
One by One We Will Take You: The Untold Saga of The Evil Dead Image
One by One We Will Take You: The Untold Saga of The Evil Dead
(archive footage)
Flying Saucers Over Hollywood: The 'Plan 9' Companion Image
Flying Saucers Over Hollywood: The 'Plan 9' Companion
Himself
Hatred Of A Minute Image
Hatred Of A Minute
Soap Actor on TV (uncredited)
The Making of 'Evil Dead II' or The Gore the Merrier Image
The Making of 'Evil Dead II' or The Gore the Merrier
Self
Spider-Man 2: Making the Amazing Image
Spider-Man 2: Making the Amazing
Self
The Blind Waiter Image
The Blind Waiter
Stan
No Image
The Happy Valley Kid
Stephen King's World of Horror Image
Stephen King's World of Horror
Self
Behind the Ultimate Spin: The Making of 'Spider-Man' Image
Behind the Ultimate Spin: The Making of 'Spider-Man'
Self
My Journey in Oz Image
My Journey in Oz
Self
Thou Shalt Not Kill... Except Image
Thou Shalt Not Kill... Except
Head Crazy
The Evil Dead: Treasures from the Cutting Room Floor Image
The Evil Dead: Treasures from the Cutting Room Floor
Self
Acting and Reacting Image
Acting and Reacting
Mime at Party
The Case of the Topanga Pearl Image
The Case of the Topanga Pearl
The Making Of A Mockumentary Image
The Making Of A Mockumentary
Himself (archive footage)
Behind the Scenes of 'Spider-Man' Image
Behind the Scenes of 'Spider-Man'
Self
Attack of the Helping Hand! Image
Attack of the Helping Hand!
Milkman
Night Crew Image
Night Crew
Stop Whining and Start Winning Image
Stop Whining and Start Winning
The Boss