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Highly inventive U.S. film director/producer/writer/actor Sam Raimi first came to the attention of film fans with the savage, yet darkly humorous, low-budget horror film, The Evil Dead. From his childhood, Raimi was a fan of the cinema and, before he was ten-years-old, he was out making movies with an 8mm camera... See full bio »

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Filmography

Hide HideProducer (44 titles)
???? Noir (TV series) (executive producer) (in production)
 
???? Poltergeist (producer) (announced)
 
2013 Evil Dead (producer)
 
2012/I The Possession (producer)
 
2010-2012 Spartacus: War of the Damned (TV series) (executive producer - 23 episodes)
Wrath of the Gods (2012) (executive producer)
Monsters (2012) (executive producer)
Balance (2012) (executive producer)
Sacramentum (2012) (executive producer)
Chosen Path (2012) (executive producer)
 
2011 Spartacus: Gods of the Arena (TV mini-series) (executive producer - 6 episodes)
The Bitter End (2011) (executive producer)
Reckoning (2011) (executive producer)
Beneath the Mask (2011) (executive producer)
Paterfamilias (2011) (executive producer)
Missio (2011) (executive producer)
 
2010 Zombie Roadkill (TV series) (executive producer - 6 episodes)
Dead End (2010) (executive producer)
Hot Night in Hell (2010) (executive producer)
Fur Kills (2010) (executive producer)
Road Block (2010) (executive producer)
Smell of Death (2010) (executive producer)
 
2008-2010 Legend of the Seeker (TV series) (executive producer - 39 episodes)
Tears (2010) (executive producer)
Unbroken (2010) (executive producer)
Eternity (2010) (executive producer)
Extinction (2010) (executive producer)
Walter (2010) (executive producer)
 
2009 Drag Me to Hell (producer - uncredited)
 
2009 13: Fear Is Real (TV series) (executive producer - 8 episodes)
Boom (2009) (executive producer)
Alone (2009) (executive producer)
A Deal with the Devil (2009) (executive producer)
A Lesson in Terror (2009) (executive producer)
Fort Fear (2009) (executive producer)
 
2007 30 Days of Night (producer)
 
2007 Rise: Blood Hunter (executive producer)
 
2007 The Messengers (producer)
 
2006 The Grudge 2 (producer)
 
2005 Evil Dead: Regeneration (Video Game) (supervising producer)
 
2005 Boogeyman (producer)
 
2004 The Grudge (producer)
 
1995-2001 Xena: Warrior Princess (TV series) (executive producer - 134 episodes)
A Friend in Need: Part 2 (2001) (executive producer)
A Friend in Need: Part 1 (2001) (executive producer)
Soul Possession (2001) (executive producer)
Many Happy Returns (2001) (executive producer)
When Fates Collide (2001) (executive producer)
 
2000-2001 Cleopatra 2525 (TV series) (executive producer - 28 episodes)
The Voice (2001) (executive producer)
Noir or Never (2001) (executive producer)
No Thanks for the Memories (2001) (executive producer)
The Soldier Who Fell from Grace (2001) (executive producer)
In Your Boots (2001) (executive producer)
 
2000 Jack of All Trades (TV series) (executive producer - 22 episodes)
Seventy Brides for One Brother (2000) (executive producer)
Hamnesia (2000) (executive producer)
One, Two, Three: Give Me Lady Liberty (2000) (executive producer)
Croquey in the Pokey (2000) (executive producer)
The Morning After (2000) (executive producer)
 
1995-1999 Hercules: The Legendary Journeys (TV series) (executive producer - 111 episodes)
Full Circle (1999) (executive producer)
A Wicked Good Time (1999) (executive producer)
City of the Dead (1999) (executive producer)
Hercules, Tramps & Thieves (1999) (executive producer)
Darkness Visible (1999) (executive producer)
 
1998-1999 Young Hercules (TV series) (executive producer - 49 episodes)
Life for a Life (1999) (executive producer)
Valley of the Shadow (1999) (executive producer)
Ill Wind (1999) (executive producer)
Apollo (1999) (executive producer)
Mila (1999) (executive producer)
 
1998 Young Hercules (video) (executive producer)
 
1994-1997 M.A.N.T.I.S. (TV series) (executive producer - 22 episodes)
Ghost of the Ice (1997) (executive producer)
Ancestral Evil (1997) (executive producer)
Spider in the Tower (1995) (executive producer)
Fast Forward (1995) (executive producer)
The Delusionist (1995) (executive producer)
 
1997 Spy Game (TV series) (executive producer - 13 episodes)
Lorne and Max Drop the Ball (1997) (executive producer)
And That About Concludes Our Session (1997) (executive producer)
What Family Doesn't Have Its Ups and Downs? (1997) (executive producer)
What, Micah Worry? (1997) (executive producer)
You Just Can't Trust Anybody These Days (1997) (executive producer)
 
1996 Darkman III: Die Darkman Die (video) (executive producer)
 
1995-1996 American Gothic (TV series) (executive producer - 22 episodes)
Requiem (1996) (executive producer)
The Buck Stops Here (1996) (executive producer)
Triangle (1996) (executive producer)
Learning to Crawl (1996) (executive producer)
The Beast Within (1996) (executive producer)
 
1995 Darkman II: The Return of Durant (video) (executive producer)
 
1994 Hercules in the Maze of the Minotaur (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1994 Hercules in the Underworld (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1994 Timecop (producer)
 
1994 Hercules and the Amazon Women (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1994 M.A.N.T.I.S. (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1993 Hard Target (executive producer)
 
1992 Darkman (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1991 Lunatics: A Love Story (executive producer)
 
1989 The Dead Next Door (executive producer - as The Master Cylinder)
 
1989 Easy Wheels (executive producer)
 
1981 The Evil Dead (executive producer)
 
1978 Within the Woods (short) (executive producer)
 
Show ShowWriter (20 titles)
2013 Evil Dead (1981 screenplay)
 
2009 Drag Me to Hell (written by)
 
2007 Spider-Man 3 (screen story / screenplay)
 
2005 Evil Dead: Regeneration (Video Game) (characters)
 
2005 Man with the Screaming Brain (co-story / as R.O.C. Sandstorm)
 
2003 Evil Dead: A Fistful of Boomstick (Video Game) (characters)
 
2000 Evil Dead: Hail to the King (Video Game) (characters / from "Evil Dead 1982")
 
1994-1997 M.A.N.T.I.S. (TV series)
Ghost of the Ice (1997) (creator)
Ancestral Evil (1997) (creator)
Spider in the Tower (1995) (creator)
Fast Forward (1995) (creator)
The Delusionist (1995) (creator)
 
1997 Spy Game (TV series)
Lorne and Max Drop the Ball (1997) (creator)
What, Micah Worry? (1997) (creator)
 
1994 The Hudsucker Proxy (written by)
 
1994 M.A.N.T.I.S. (TV movie) (story)
 
1992 Army of Darkness (written by)
 
1992 The Nutt House (screenplay / as Alan Smithee Jr. / story / as Alan Smithee Jr.)
 
1992 Darkman (TV movie) (characters)
 
1990 Darkman (screenplay / story)
 
1989 Easy Wheels (written by / as Celia Abrams)
 
1987 Evil Dead II (written by)
 
1985 Crimewave (written by)
 
1981 The Evil Dead (written by)
 
1978 Within the Woods (short) (writer)
 
Show ShowActor (26 titles)
2013 3 Geezers!
Director
 
2004 Spider-Man 2
University Student (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
 
1997 The Shining (TV mini-series)
Gas Station Howie
 
1995 Galaxis
Nervous Official
 
1994 The Flintstones
Cliff Look-A-Like
 
1994 The Stand (TV mini-series)
Bobby Terry
The Stand (1994) … Bobby Terry
 
1994 The Hudsucker Proxy
Hudsucker Brainstormer
 
1994 M.A.N.T.I.S. (TV movie)
Ray (uncredited)
 
1993 Body Bags (TV movie)
Dead Bill (segment "The Gas Station")
 
1993 Indian Summer
Stick Coder
 
1993 Journey to the Center of the Earth (TV movie)
Collins
 
1992 Army of Darkness
Knight in Sweatshirt and Sneakers (uncredited)
 
1992 Innocent Blood
Roma Meats Man
 
1990 Miller's Crossing
Snickering Gunman
 
1990 Maniac Cop 2
Newscaster
 
1989 Intruder
Randy
 
1988 Maniac Cop
Parade Reporter
 
1987 Evil Dead II
Medieval Soldier (uncredited)
 
1985 Spies Like Us
Drive-In Security Guard
 
1985 Stryker's War
Cult Leader
 
1983 Hefty's
Cook #2
 
1981 The Evil Dead
Hitchhiking Fisherman (uncredited) / Evil Force (uncredited)
 
1981 Attack of the Helping Hand! (short)
Milkman
 
1978 Shemp Eats the Moon (short)
Angelo the Knife
 
1977 It's Murder!
 
Show ShowDirector (19 titles)
2013 Rake (TV movie) (pre-production)
 
2009 Drag Me to Hell
 
2007 Spider-Man 3
 
2004 Spider-Man 2
 
2002 Spider-Man
 
2000 The Gift
 
1998 A Simple Plan
 
1990 Darkman
 
1987 Evil Dead II
 
1985 Crimewave
 
1981 The Evil Dead
 
???? Sam Raimi Early Shorts (video)
 
1978 Clockwork (short)
 
1978 Within the Woods (short)
 
1977 It's Murder!
 
1994 The Hudsucker Proxy (second unit director)
 
Show ShowCamera and Electrical Department (1 title)
1992 Inside Out IV (video) (camera operator - segment "Motivation")
 
Show ShowEditor (1 title)
1992 Army of Darkness (as R.O.C. Sandstorm)
 
Show ShowSpecial Effects (1 title)
1981 The Evil Dead (special effects - uncredited)
 
Show ShowCinematographer (1 title)
1981 Attack of the Helping Hand! (short)
 
Show ShowThanks (30 titles)
2012 Dikiy Duh (short) (special thanks)
 
2012 A Little Bit Zombie (acknowledgment to the works of)
 
2012 The Oohs (short) (acknowledgment)
 
2011 The Pain of Creation (short) (special thanks for inspiration)
 
2011 Dead Man's Hand (short) (very special thanks)
 
2011 Fanboy (short) (special thanks)
 
2009 Blood Moon Rising (special thanks)
 
2009 The Ending Bridges (short) (grateful thanks for Inspiration)
 
2008 Cheerbleeders (short) (special thanks)
 
2008 2038: The Future of Them (short) (dedicatee)
 
2008 Johnny Off the Spot (short) (dedicated with respect and deep admiration to)
 
2008 Weird Science Whatever (short) (special thanks for inspiration)
 
2008 Collector (short) (special thanks)
 
2007 Inside (special thanks)
 
2007 Spider-Man Tech (TV documentary short) (special thanks)
 
2007 You Forgot Me (short) (special thanks)
 
2006 InZer0 (short) (very special thanks)
 
2005 Zombie Island (short) (special thanks)
 
2004 8 Arms to Hold You (video documentary short) (special thanks)
 
2004 Hero in Crisis (video documentary short) (special thanks)
 
2004 Interwoven: the Women of Spider-Man (video documentary short) (special thanks)
 
2004 Making the Amazing (video documentary) (special thanks)
 
2004 Spider-Man 2 (Video Game) (special thanks)
 
2003 Losing Lenny (very special thanks)
 
2003 I'll See You in My Dreams (short) (thanks)
 
2002 Spider-Man (Video Game) (special thanks)
 
2001 Frailty (special thanks)
 
1992 Dominion (video) (special thanks)
 
1984 A Nightmare on Elm Street (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (32 titles)
2013 Made in Hollywood (TV series)
Himself
Episode #8.20 (2013) … Himself
 
2009-2013 Made in Hollywood: Teen Edition (TV series)
Himself
Directing 7 (2013) … Himself
Directing 4 (2009) … Himself
 
2013 Entertainment Tonight (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 23 February 2013 (2013) … Himself
 
2013 Fantástico (TV series documentary)
Himself
Episode dated 17 February 2013 (2013) … Himself
 
2012 G4 Presents Comic Con 2012 Live (TV movie)
Himself
 
2011 Fanboy (short)
Himself
 
2009 Scream Awards 2009 (TV movie)
Himself
 
2007-2009 Up Close with Carrie Keagan (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 27 May 2009 (2009) … Himself
Episode dated 2 May 2007 (2007) … Himself
 
2009 Le grand journal de Canal+ (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 21 May 2009 (2009) … Himself
 
2009 Cannes Film Festival 2009 (TV movie)
Himself
 
2008 Legend of the Seeker: The Making of a Legend! (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2007 Suck My Geek! (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2007 Spider-Man 3: UK Premiere Special (TV documentary short)
Himself
 
2005 05 Spaceys (TV special)
Himself
 
2005 A Powerful Rage: Behind 'The Grudge' (video documentary)
Himself
 
2004 Interwoven: the Women of Spider-Man (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2004 Hero in Crisis (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2004 Making the Amazing (video documentary)
Himself
 
2003 Kela on the Karpet (TV mini-series)
Himself
 
2002 The Spider-Man Story (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2002 Spidermania (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
2002 HBO First Look (TV series documentary)
Himself
 
2002 Behind the Ultimate Spin (TV documentary short)
Himself
 
2001 The Gift: A Look Inside (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2000 The Making of 'Evil Dead II' or The Gore the Merrier (video documentary short)
Himself
 
1999 Intimate Portrait (TV series documentary)
Himself
Kelly Preston (1999) … Himself
 
1995 The Movie Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 10 February 1995 (1995) … Himself
 
1995 American Cinema (TV series documentary)
Himself
 
1993 Night of the Living Dead: 25th Anniversary Documentary (video documentary)
Himself
 
1992 Flying Saucers Over Hollywood: The 'Plan 9' Companion (video documentary)
Himself
 
1988 The Incredibly Strange Film Show (TV series documentary)
Himself
Sam Raimi (1988) … Himself
 
1986 Stephen King's World of Horror (TV documentary)
Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (3 titles)
2011 Special Collector's Edition (TV series)
 
2005 Cinema mil (TV series)
 
1999 The Men Behind the Army (video documentary short)
Himself
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

Commentary Track: Spider-Man DVD See more »

Publicity Listings:

2 Print Biographies  | 8 Interviews  | 7 Articles  | See more »

Alternate Names:

Celia Abrams | The Master Cylinder | R.O.C. Sandstorm | Roc Sandstorm | Alan Smithee Jr.

Height:

5' 11" (1.80 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

Audiences really don't go see a lot of movies - except in L.A. and New York I think, and maybe one or two other cities, maybe Chicago - where there are foreign-born, foreign-speaking actors. That's just the culture we are. See more »

Trivia:

Friends with director John Landis. Had cameos in Landis' Spies Like Us and Innocent Blood, while Landis did cameos in Raimi's Darkman and Spider-Man 2. Both also appeared in Stephen King's ABC mini-series The Stand. See more »

Trademark:

Often includes scenes in his movies in which large clocks/clock towers play important parts ( The Quick and the Dead, Spider-Man 2). See more »

Nickname:

Sammy See more »

Star Sign:

Libra