About Sam Raimi
Samuel M. "Sam" Raimi (born October 23, 1959) is an American film director, producer, screenwriter, and actor. He is best known for creating the cult supernatural horror franchise "The Evil Dead"—in which he directed the first three installments (1981–92)—and for directing the original "Spider-Man" trilogy (2002–07) starring Tobey Maguire. He also directed the superhero film "Darkman" (1990), the action 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 film "Drag Me to Hell" (2009), the Disney fantasy adventure "Oz the Great and Powerful" (2013), and the Marvel Cinematic Universe film "Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness" (2022). Raimi is also a prolific producer of both film and television projects, including notable horror films such as "The Grudge" (2004), "30 Days of Night" (2007), "Don't Breathe" (2016), and "Crawl" (2019), and successful television series such as "Hercules: The Legendary Journeys" (1995-99) and its spin-off "Xena: Warrior Princess" (1995-2001). He founded Renaissance Pictures in 1979 and Ghost House Pictures in 2002.
Movie Credits
Sam Raimi has appeared in 44 movies.
Some of Sam Raimi's most popular movies include:
TV Credits
Sam Raimi has appeared in 4 TV Series.
These include
The Chef Show,
The Stand,
The Incredibly Strange Film Show and
The Shining.
Production Credits
Sam Raimi has 115 production credits.
Production
Credited for Producer in 31 shows -
Be My Eyes,
Every House Is Haunted,
Don't Move,
Suburban Hell,
Clockwork,
Timecop,
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys,
Xena: Warrior Princess,
American Gothic,
Young Hercules,
Cleopatra 2525,
Jack of All Trades,
The Grudge,
Boogeyman,
The Grudge 2,
The Messengers,
30 Days of Night,
Legend of the Seeker,
Evil Dead,
Murder of a Cat,
Poltergeist,
Don't Breathe,
Crawl,
The Grudge,
The Unholy,
Don't Breathe 2,
Nightbooks,
Umma,
65,
Boy Kills World and
Locked.
Credited for Executive Producer in 20 shows -
Within the Woods,
The Evil Dead,
Easy Wheels,
Hard Target,
M.A.N.T.I.S.,
Hercules and the Amazon Women,
Hercules and the Lost Kingdom,
Hercules and the Circle of Fire,
Hercules in the Underworld,
Hercules in the Maze of the Minotaur,
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys,
Darkman II: The Return of Durant,
Darkman III: Die Darkman Die,
Hercules and Xena - The Animated Movie: The Battle for Mount Olympus,
Rise: Blood Hunter,
Spartacus,
Zombie Roadkill,
The Possession,
50 States of Fright and
Evil Dead Rise.
Writing
Credited for Original Film Writer in 1 show -
Evil Dead.
Directing
Credited for Director in 26 shows -
Magic,
It's Murder!,
Six Months to Live,
Clockwork,
Within the Woods,
The Evil Dead,
Sam Raimi Early Shorts,
Crimewave,
The Sappy Sap,
Evil Dead II,
Darkman,
Army of Darkness,
The Quick and the Dead,
A Simple Plan,
For Love of the Game,
The Gift,
Spider-Man,
Spider-Man 2,
Spider-Man 3,
Drag Me to Hell,
Oz the Great and Powerful,
Rake,
Ash vs Evil Dead,
The Black Ghiandola,
50 States of Fright and
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.
Crew
Editing
Creator
Sound