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

Known For

Spider-Man

as Popcorn Thrower (uncredited)

Spider-Man 2

as University Student with Bag (uncredited)

The Jungle Book

as Giant Squirrel (voice)

The Evil Dead

as Hitchhiking Fisherman / Evil Force (uncredited)

Drag Me to Hell

as Ghost at Seance (uncredited)

Army of Darkness

as Knight in Sweatshirt and Sneakers (uncredited)

Evil Dead II

as Fake Shemp / Medieval Soldier / Possessed Rocking Chair

The Flintstones

as Cliff Look-A-Like

Miller's Crossing

as Snickering Gunman

The Hudsucker Proxy

as Hudsucker Brainstormer