Directing
Sam Raimi
Born 1959-10-23
Royal Oak, Michigan, USA
Department: Directing
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Sam Raimi, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Prominent works featuring Sam Raimi
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Spider-Man
2002
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Spider-Man 2
2004
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Spider-Man 3
2007
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Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
2022
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The Jungle Book
2016
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Don't Breathe
2016
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Oz the Great and Powerful
2013
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Evil Dead
2013
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The Evil Dead
1983
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Spartacus
2010
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (208 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Evil Dead Wrath | Producer | Movie | 2028 |
| Evil Dead Wrath | Original Film Writer | Movie | 2028 |
 | Generations: The Evolution of Spider-Man | Self - Director (archive footage) | Movie | 2026 |
 | Evil Dead Burn | Original Film Writer | Movie | 2026 |
| Evil Dead Burn | Producer | Movie | 2026 |
 | First Feature | Himself (Archival footage) | Movie | 2026 |
 | Send Help | Producer | Movie | 2026 |
| Send Help | Director | Movie | 2026 |
 | Locked | Producer | Movie | 2025 |
 | Don't Move | Producer | Movie | 2024 |
 | Stop Whining and Start Winning | The Boss | Movie | 2024 |
 | Boy Kills World | Producer | Movie | 2024 |
 | The Draft! | Thanks | Movie | 2023 |
 | Evil Dead Rise | Characters | Movie | 2023 |
| Evil Dead Rise | Executive Producer | Movie | 2023 |
 | 65 | Producer | Movie | 2023 |
 | Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness | Self - Director | Movie | 2022 |
 | Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness | Director | Movie | 2022 |
 | Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 2022 |
 | Umma | Producer | Movie | 2022 |
 | Nightbooks | Producer | Movie | 2021 |
 | Don't Breathe 2 | Producer | Movie | 2021 |
 | The Unholy | Producer | Movie | 2021 |
 | AGFA Mystery Mixtape #5: Haunted Lives | Self | Movie | 2020 |
 | The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault | (archive footage) | Movie | 2020 |
 | 50 States of Fright | Director | TV Series | 2020 |
| 50 States of Fright | Executive Producer | TV Series | 2020 |
| 50 States of Fright | Writer | TV Series | 2020 |
| 50 States of Fright | Creator | TV Series | 2020 |
 | The Grudge | Producer | Movie | 2019 |
| Crawl | Producer | Movie | 2019 | |
 | Crawl | Producer | Movie | 2019 |
 | The Chef Show | Self - Guest | TV Series | 2019 |
 | The Dead Don't Die | Thanks | Movie | 2019 |
 | Fanboy | Sam Raimi | Movie | 2019 |
 | The Black Ghiandola | Director | Movie | 2017 |
 | Killer Piñata | Thanks | Movie | 2017 |
 | Don't Breathe | Producer | Movie | 2016 |
 | The Jungle Book | Giant Squirrel (voice) | Movie | 2016 |
 | Ash vs Evil Dead | Writer | TV Series | 2015 |
| Ash vs Evil Dead | Director | TV Series | 2015 |
| Ash vs Evil Dead | Creator | TV Series | 2015 |
 | Medieval Times: The Making of "Army of Darkness" | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 2015 |
 | Poltergeist | Producer | Movie | 2015 |
 | Murder of a Cat | Producer | Movie | 2014 |
 | Rake | Director | TV Series | 2014 |
 | My Journey in Oz | Self | Movie | 2013 |
| My Journey in Oz | Thanks | Movie | 2013 |
 | 3 Geezers! | Director | Movie | 2013 |
 | Evil Dead | Producer | Movie | 2013 |
| Evil Dead | Original Film Writer | Movie | 2013 |
 | Oz the Great and Powerful | Director | Movie | 2013 |
 | The Possession | Producer | Movie | 2012 |
 | Zombie Roadkill | Executive Producer | TV Series | 2010 |
 | Spartacus | Executive Producer | TV Series | 2010 |
 | Drag Me to Hell | Ghost at Seance (uncredited) | Movie | 2009 |
| Drag Me to Hell | Director | Movie | 2009 |
| Drag Me to Hell | Writer | Movie | 2009 |
 | Legend of the Seeker | Producer | TV Series | 2008 |
| Legend of the Seeker | Creator | TV Series | 2008 |
 | The Evil Dead: Treasures from the Cutting Room Floor | Self | Movie | 2007 |
 | One by One We Will Take You: The Untold Saga of The Evil Dead | (archive footage) | Movie | 2007 |
 | Suck My Geek! | Self | Movie | 2007 |
 | Grains of Sand: Building Sandman | Self | Movie | 2007 |
 | Re-Imagining the Goblin | Self | Movie | 2007 |
 | Covered in Black: Creating Venom | Self | Movie | 2007 |
 | Hanging on: Gwen Stacy and the Collapsing Floor | Self | Movie | 2007 |
 | Fighting, Flying and Driving: The Stunts of 'Spider-Man 3' | Self | Movie | 2007 |
 | Tangled Web: The Love Triangles of 'Spider-Man 3' | Self | Movie | 2007 |
| Wall of Water | Self | Movie | 2007 |
| Inside the Editing Room of 'Spider-Man 3' | Self | Movie | 2007 |
| The Science of Sound | Self | Movie | 2007 |
| 'Spider-Man 3' on Location: New York, from Rooftops to Backstreets | Self | Movie | 2007 |
| 'Spider-Man 3' on Location: Cleveland, the Chase and Euclid Avenue | Self | Movie | 2007 |
 | 30 Days of Night | Producer | Movie | 2007 |
 | Spider-Man 3 | Director | Movie | 2007 |
| Spider-Man 3 | Screenstory | Movie | 2007 |
| Spider-Man 3 | Screenplay | Movie | 2007 |
 | On the Set: Spider-Man 3 | Self | Movie | 2007 |
 | The Messengers | Producer | Movie | 2007 |
 | The Grudge 2 | Producer | Movie | 2006 |
 | Man with the Screaming Brain | Story | Movie | 2005 |
 | Boogeyman | Producer | Movie | 2005 |
 | Spider-Man 2: Making the Amazing | Self | Movie | 2004 |
 | Hero in Crisis | Self | Movie | 2004 |
 | The Grudge | Producer | Movie | 2004 |
 | Spider-Man 2 | University Student with Bag (uncredited) | Movie | 2004 |
| Spider-Man 2 | Director | Movie | 2004 |
 | Behind the Scenes of 'Spider-Man' | Self | Movie | 2004 |
 | Evil Dead 1 & 2: The Musical | Original Story | Movie | 2004 |
 | VH1 Goes Inside | Self | TV Series | 2003 |
 | Spider-Man | Popcorn Thrower (uncredited) | Movie | 2002 |
| Spider-Man | Director | Movie | 2002 |
 | Spider-Mania | Self | Movie | 2002 |
 | Behind the Ultimate Spin: The Making of 'Spider-Man' | Self | Movie | 2002 |
 | The Gift | Director | Movie | 2000 |
 | The Making of 'Evil Dead II' or The Gore the Merrier | Self | Movie | 2000 |
 | Jack of All Trades | Producer | TV Series | 2000 |
 | Cleopatra 2525 | Producer | TV Series | 2000 |
 | The Men Behind the Army | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 1999 |
 | For Love of the Game | Director | Movie | 1999 |
 | A Simple Plan | Director | Movie | 1998 |
 | Young Hercules | Executive Producer | TV Series | 1998 |
 | Young Hercules | Executive Producer | Movie | 1998 |
 | Hercules and Xena - The Animated Movie: The Battle for Mount Olympus | Executive Producer | Movie | 1998 |
 | The Shining | Gas Station Howie | TV Series | 1997 |
 | Spy Game | Executive Producer | TV Series | 1997 |
| Spy Game | Creator | TV Series | 1997 |
 | Plaga zombie | Thanks | Movie | 1997 |
 | Darkman III: Die Darkman Die | Executive Producer | Movie | 1996 |
| Darkman III: Die Darkman Die | Characters | Movie | 1996 |
 | American Gothic | Producer | TV Series | 1995 |
 | Xena: Warrior Princess | Producer | TV Series | 1995 |
 | Darkman II: The Return of Durant | Executive Producer | Movie | 1995 |
| Darkman II: The Return of Durant | Characters | Movie | 1995 |
 | Galaxis | Nervous Official | Movie | 1995 |
 | The Quick and the Dead | Director | Movie | 1995 |
 | Hercules: The Legendary Journeys | Producer | TV Series | 1995 |
| Hercules: The Legendary Journeys | Executive Producer | TV Series | 1995 |
 | Hercules in the Maze of the Minotaur | Executive Producer | Movie | 1994 |
 | Hercules in the Underworld | Executive Producer | Movie | 1994 |
 | Hercules and the Circle of Fire | Executive Producer | Movie | 1994 |
 | Timecop | Producer | Movie | 1994 |
 | M.A.N.T.I.S. | Creator | TV Series | 1994 |
 | DeGenerazione | Thanks | Movie | 1994 |
 | The Flintstones | Cliff Look-A-Like | Movie | 1994 |
 | The Stand | Bobby Terry | TV Series | 1994 |
 | Hercules and the Lost Kingdom | Executive Producer | Movie | 1994 |
 | Hercules and the Amazon Women | Executive Producer | Movie | 1994 |
 | The Hudsucker Proxy | Hudsucker Brainstormer | Movie | 1994 |
| The Hudsucker Proxy | Writer | Movie | 1994 |
| The Hudsucker Proxy | Second Unit Director | Movie | 1994 |
 | M.A.N.T.I.S. | Ray (uncredited) | Movie | 1994 |
| M.A.N.T.I.S. | Executive Producer | Movie | 1994 |
| M.A.N.T.I.S. | Story | Movie | 1994 |
 | Freaked | Crooked Cop (uncredited) | Movie | 1993 |
 | Body Bags | Bill - Dead Attendant | Movie | 1993 |
 | Journey to the Center of the Earth | Collins | Movie | 1993 |
 | Hard Target | Executive Producer | Movie | 1993 |
 | Indian Summer | Stick Coder | Movie | 1993 |
 | Army of Darkness | Knight in Sweatshirt and Sneakers (uncredited) | Movie | 1992 |
| Army of Darkness | Writer | Movie | 1992 |
| Army of Darkness | Director | Movie | 1992 |
| Army of Darkness | Editor | Movie | 1992 |
 | Innocent Blood | Roma Meats Man | Movie | 1992 |
 | The Nutt House | Story | Movie | 1992 |
| The Nutt House | Screenplay | Movie | 1992 |
 | Darkman | Characters | Movie | 1992 |
 | Flying Saucers Over Hollywood: The 'Plan 9' Companion | Himself | Movie | 1992 |
 | Miller's Crossing | Snickering Gunman | Movie | 1990 |
 | Darkman | Story | Movie | 1990 |
| Darkman | Screenplay | Movie | 1990 |
| Darkman | Director | Movie | 1990 |
 | Maniac Cop 2 | Newscaster | Movie | 1990 |
 | The Dead Next Door | Executive Producer | Movie | 1989 |
 | Easy Wheels | Executive Producer | Movie | 1989 |
| Easy Wheels | Writer | Movie | 1989 |
 | Intruder | Randy | Movie | 1989 |
 | Stephen King's World of Horror | Self | Movie | 1989 |
 | The Incredibly Strange Film Show | Self | TV Series | 1988 |
 | Maniac Cop | Parade Reporter | Movie | 1988 |
 | Evil Dead II | Fake Shemp / Medieval Soldier / Possessed Rocking Chair | Movie | 1987 |
| Evil Dead II | Screenplay | Movie | 1987 |
| Evil Dead II | Director | Movie | 1987 |
 | Spies Like Us | Drive-In Security | Movie | 1985 |
 | Thou Shalt Not Kill... Except | Cult Leader | Movie | 1985 |
 | The Sappy Sap | Director | Movie | 1985 |
 | Crimewave | Director | Movie | 1985 |
| Crimewave | Writer | Movie | 1985 |
 | Blood Simple | Production Consultant | Movie | 1985 |
 | The Evil Dead | Hitchhiking Fisherman / Evil Force (uncredited) | Movie | 1983 |
| The Evil Dead | Writer | Movie | 1983 |
| The Evil Dead | Director | Movie | 1983 |
| The Evil Dead | Executive Producer | Movie | 1983 |
 | Cleveland Smith, Bounty Hunter | Nazi | Movie | 1982 |
 | Stryker's War | Head Crazy | Movie | 1980 |
 | The Blind Waiter | Stan | Movie | 1980 |
 | Within the Woods | Director | Movie | 1979 |
| Within the Woods | Executive Producer | Movie | 1979 |
| Within the Woods | Editor | Movie | 1979 |
| Within the Woods | Writer | Movie | 1979 |
 | Night Crew | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1979 |
 | Attack of the Helping Hand! | Milkman | Movie | 1979 |
| Attack of the Helping Hand! | Cinematography | Movie | 1979 |
 | Holding It | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1978 |
 | Acting and Reacting | Mime at Party | Movie | 1978 |
 | The Final Round | Shapiro / Ex-Boxer / Thug | Movie | 1977 |
 | The Case of the Topanga Pearl | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1976 |
 | James Bombed in "Here Today... Gun Tomorrow" | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1976 |
 | The James Hoffa Story | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1975 |
| The James Hoffa Story | Stunts | Movie | 1975 |
 | I'll Never Heil Again | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1975 |
| I'll Never Heil Again | Set Designer | Movie | 1975 |
 | No Dough Boys | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1974 |
| Every House Is Haunted | Producer | Movie | — | |
| The Burden | Producer | Movie | — | |
| Crawl 2 | Producer | Movie | — | |
| Play Dead | Producer | Movie | — | |
| Magic | Producer | Movie | — | |
| You're Dead Helen | Producer | Movie | — | |
 | Portrait of God | Producer | Movie | — |
| Untitled Darkman Reboot | Producer | Movie | — | |
| Untitled Darkman Reboot | Characters | Movie | — | |
| The Procession | Producer | Movie | — | |
| Magic | Director | Movie | — | |
| Tortures of the Damned | Producer | Movie | — | |
| Desperation | Producer | Movie | — | |
| Untitled 99 nights in the forest adaptation | Producer | Movie | — |