Sam Raimi
Personal Info
Known for
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1959-10-23 (65 years old)
Place of Birth
Royal Oak, Michigan, USA
Sam Raimi
Biography
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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Acting
(2025)
(2025)
The Making Of A Mockumentary
as Himself (archive footage)
(2025)
(2024)
Stop Whining and Start Winning
as The Boss
(2022)
Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home
as Self (archive footage)
(2022)
(2020)
(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)
Suck My Geek!
as Self
(2007)
(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)
(2004)
(2004)
(2002)
Spider-Man
as Popcorn Thrower (uncredited)
(2002)
Hatred Of A Minute
as Soap Actor on TV (uncredited)
(2002)
(2002)
Spider-Mania
as Self
(2000)
(1995)
Galaxis
as Nervous Official
(1994)
The Hudsucker Proxy
as Hudsucker Brainstormer
(1994)
The Flintstones
as Cliff Look-A-Like
(1994)
M.A.N.T.I.S.
as Ray (uncredited)
(1993)
Body Bags
as Bill - Dead Attendant
(1993)
Indian Summer
as Stick Coder
(1993)
Freaked
as Crooked Cop (uncredited)
(1993)
Journey to the Center of the Earth
as Collins
(1992)
Innocent Blood
as Roma Meats Man
(1992)
(1992)
Army of Darkness
as Knight in Sweatshirt and Sneakers (uncredited)
(1990)
Miller's Crossing
as Snickering Gunman
(1989)
Intruder
as Randy
(1989)
(1988)
Maniac Cop
as Parade Reporter
(1987)
Evil Dead II
as Fake Shemp / Medieval Soldier / Possessed Rocking Chair
(1985)
Thou Shalt Not Kill... Except
as Cult Leader
(1985)
Spies Like Us
as Drive-In Security
(1982)
(1981)
The Evil Dead
as Hitchhiking Fisherman / Evil Force (uncredited)
(1980)
(1980)
Stryker's War
as Head Crazy
(1979)
(1979)
Attack of the Helping Hand!
as Milkman
(1978)
(1978)
Acting and Reacting
as Mime at Party
(1977)
(1977)
It's Murder!
as Uncle Jasper
(1976)
Crew
Every House Is Haunted
Producer
Untitled Evil Dead film
Executive Producer
The Burden
Producer
Suburban Hell
Producer
Untitled Evil Dead Project
Executive Producer, Original Film Writer
Crawl 2
Producer
Play Dead
Producer
(2026)
Send Help
Producer, Director
(2026)
Evil Dead Burn
Original Film Writer, Producer
(2025)
Locked
Producer
(2024)
Boy Kills World
Producer
(2024)
Don't Move
Producer
(2023)
Evil Dead Rise
Characters, Executive Producer
(2023)
65
Producer
(2022)
(2022)
Umma
Producer
(2021)
The Unholy
Producer
(2021)
Don't Breathe 2
Producer
(2021)
Nightbooks
Producer
(2019)
The Dead Don't Die
Thanks
(2019)
The Grudge
Producer
(2019)
Crawl
Producer
(2017)
The Black Ghiandola
Director
(2017)
Killer Piñata
Thanks
(2016)
Don't Breathe
Producer
(2015)
Poltergeist
Producer
(2014)
Murder of a Cat
Producer
(2013)
Oz the Great and Powerful
Director
(2013)
Evil Dead
Producer, Original Film Writer
(2012)
The Possession
Executive Producer
(2009)
Drag Me to Hell
Director, Producer, Writer
(2007)
Spider-Man 3
Director, Screenstory, Screenplay
(2007)
30 Days of Night
Producer
(2007)
The Messengers
Producer
(2006)
The Grudge 2
Producer
(2005)
Boogeyman
Producer
(2005)
(2004)
Spider-Man 2
Director
(2004)
The Grudge
Producer
(2002)
Spider-Man
Director
(2000)
The Gift
Director
(1999)
For Love of the Game
Director
(1998)
A Simple Plan
Director
(1998)
Hercules and Xena - The Animated Movie: The Battle for Mount Olympus
Executive Producer
(1997)
Plaga zombie
Thanks
(1996)
Darkman III: Die Darkman Die
Executive Producer
(1995)
The Quick and the Dead
Director
(1995)
Darkman II: The Return of Durant
Executive Producer
(1994)
Timecop
Producer
(1994)
Hercules and the Lost Kingdom
Executive Producer
(1994)
Hercules in the Underworld
Executive Producer
(1994)
Hercules in the Maze of the Minotaur
Executive Producer
(1994)
Hercules and the Amazon Women
Executive Producer
(1994)
Hercules and the Circle of Fire
Executive Producer
(1994)
The Hudsucker Proxy
Writer, Second Unit Director
(1994)
DeGenerazione
Thanks
(1994)
M.A.N.T.I.S.
Executive Producer, Story
(1993)
Hard Target
Executive Producer
(1992)
Darkman
Characters
(1992)
The Nutt House
Story, Screenplay
(1992)
Army of Darkness
Writer, Director, Editor
(1990)
Darkman
Story, Screenplay, Director
(1989)
The Dead Next Door
Executive Producer
(1989)
Easy Wheels
Executive Producer, Writer
(1987)
Evil Dead II
Screenplay, Director
(1985)
Crimewave
Director, Writer
(1985)
The Sappy Sap
Director
(1984)
Blood Simple
Production Consultant
(1981)
The Evil Dead
Writer, Director, Executive Producer
(1979)
Attack of the Helping Hand!
Cinematography
(1978)
Within the Woods
Director, Executive Producer, Writer, Editor
(1977)
The Happy Valley Kid
Director
(1977)
It's Murder!
Director, Writer, Producer, Editor, Sound Mixer