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Known for Directing Age 67 years Place of birth Royal Oak, Michigan, USA

Sam Raimi
Biography
Life and career
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.
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Filmography
56 films

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2026ProducerDirector

Locked
2025Producer

Don't Move
2024Producer

Boy Kills World
2024Producer

Evil Dead Rise
2023CharactersExecutive Producer

65
2023Producer

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
2022Director

Umma
2022Producer

Nightbooks
2021Producer

Don't Breathe 2
2021Producer

The Unholy
2021Producer

The Grudge
2019Producer

Crawl
2019Producer

The Dead Don't Die
2019Thanks

Don't Breathe
2016Producer

The Jungle Book
2016as Giant Squirrel (voice)

Poltergeist
2015Producer

Evil Dead
2013ProducerOriginal Film Writer

Oz the Great and Powerful
2013Director

The Possession
2012Producer

Drag Me to Hell
2009as Ghost at Seance (uncredited)DirectorWriter

30 Days of Night
2007Producer

Spider-Man 3
2007DirectorScreenstoryScreenplay

The Messengers
2007Producer

The Grudge 2
2006Producer

Boogeyman
2005Producer

The Grudge
2004Producer

Spider-Man 2
2004as University Student with Bag (uncredited)Director

Spider-Man
2002as Popcorn Thrower (uncredited)Director

The Gift
2000Director

For Love of the Game
1999Director

A Simple Plan
1998Director

Darkman III: Die Darkman Die
1996Executive ProducerCharacters

Darkman II: The Return of Durant
1995Executive ProducerCharacters

The Quick and the Dead
1995Director

Hercules in the Underworld
1994Executive Producer

Hercules and the Circle of Fire
1994Executive Producer

Timecop
1994Producer

The Flintstones
1994as Cliff Look-A-Like

Hercules and the Lost Kingdom
1994Executive Producer

Hercules and the Amazon Women
1994Executive Producer

The Hudsucker Proxy
1994as Hudsucker BrainstormerWriterSecond Unit Director

Freaked
1993as Crooked Cop (uncredited)

Body Bags
1993as Bill - Dead Attendant

Hard Target
1993Executive Producer

Army of Darkness
1992as Knight in Sweatshirt and Sneakers (uncredited)WriterDirectorEditor

Innocent Blood
1992as Roma Meats Man

Miller's Crossing
1990as Snickering Gunman

Darkman
1990StoryScreenplayDirector

Intruder
1989as Randy

Maniac Cop
1988as Parade Reporter

Evil Dead II
1987as Fake Shemp / Medieval Soldier / Possessed Rocking ChairDirectorScreenplay

Spies Like Us
1985as Drive-In Security

Crimewave
1985DirectorWriter

Blood Simple
1985Production Consultant

The Evil Dead
1981as Hitchhiking Fisherman / Evil Force (uncredited)WriterDirectorExecutive Producer