Biography
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.
Filmography
all 132
Movies 113
Producer 47
Director 26
self 20
TV Shows 19
Writer 11
Voice 1
Don't Move (2024)
Boy Kills World (2024)
Evil Dead Rise (2023)
65 (2023)
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022)
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022)
Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home (2022)
Umma (2022)
Nightbooks (2021)
Don't Breathe 2 (2021)
The Unholy (2021)
AGFA MYSTERY MIXTAPE #5: HAUNTED LIVES (2020)
50 States of Fright (2020)
The Grudge (2019)
Crawl (2019)
The Chef Show (2019)
The Dead Don't Die (2019)
Fanboy (2019)
The Black Ghiandola (2017)
Killer Piñata (2017)
Don't Breathe (2016)
The Jungle Book (2016)
Ash vs Evil Dead (2015)
Poltergeist (2015)
Murder of a Cat (2014)
Rake (2014)
3 Geezers! (2013)
Evil Dead (2013)
Oz the Great and Powerful (2013)
The Possession (2012)
Zombie Roadkill (2010)
Spartacus (2010)
Drag Me to Hell (2009)
Legend of the Seeker (2008)
One by One We Will Take You: The Untold Saga of The Evil Dead (2007)
The Evil Dead: Treasures from the Cutting Room Floor (2007)
Suck My Geek! (2007)
30 Days of Night (2007)
Spider-Man 3 (2007)
Rise: Blood Hunter (2007)
The Messengers (2007)
The Grudge 2 (2006)
Man with the Screaming Brain (2005)
Boogeyman (2005)
Spider-Man 2: Making the Amazing (2004)
The Grudge (2004)
Spider-Man 2 (2004)
VH1 Goes Inside (2003)
Spider-Man (2002)
Spider-Mania (2002)
Behind the Ultimate Spin: The Making of 'Spider-Man' (2002)
Hatred Of A Minute (2002)
The Making of 'Evil Dead II' or The Gore the Merrier (2000)
The Gift (2000)
Jack of All Trades (2000)
Cleopatra 2525 (2000)
For Love of the Game (1999)
A Simple Plan (1998)
Young Hercules (1998)
Hercules and Xena - The Animated Movie: The Battle for Mount Olympus (1998)
The Shining (1997)
Spy Game (1997)
Plaga zombie (1997)
Darkman III: Die Darkman Die (1996)
American Gothic (1995)
Xena: Warrior Princess (1995)
Darkman II: The Return of Durant (1995)
Galaxis (1995)
The Quick and the Dead (1995)
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys (1995)
Hercules in the Maze of the Minotaur (1994)
Hercules in the Underworld (1994)
Hercules and the Circle of Fire (1994)
Timecop (1994)
M.A.N.T.I.S. (1994)
DeGenerazione (1994)
The Flintstones (1994)
The Stand (1994)
Hercules and the Lost Kingdom (1994)
Hercules and the Amazon Women (1994)
The Hudsucker Proxy (1994)
M.A.N.T.I.S. (1994)
Freaked (1993)
Body Bags (1993)
Hard Target (1993)
Indian Summer (1993)
Night of the Living Dead: 25th Anniversary Documentary (1993)
Army of Darkness (1992)
Innocent Blood (1992)
The Nutt House (1992)
Darkman (1992)
Flying Saucers Over Hollywood: The 'Plan 9' Companion (1992)
Miller's Crossing (1990)
Darkman (1990)
The Dead Next Door (1989)
Easy Wheels (1989)
Intruder (1989)
Stephen King's World of Horror (1989)
The Incredibly Strange Film Show: Sam Raimi (1988)
The Incredibly Strange Film Show (1988)
Maniac Cop (1988)
Evil Dead II (1987)
Stephen King's World of Horror (1986)
Spies Like Us (1985)
Thou Shalt Not Kill... Except (1985)
The Sappy Sap (1985)
Crimewave (1985)
Sam Raimi Early Shorts (1985)
Cleveland Smith, Bounty Hunter (1982)
The Evil Dead (1981)
Stryker's War (1980)
The Blind Waiter (1980)
Night Crew (1979)
Attack of the Helping Hand! (1979)
Within the Woods (1978)
Holding It (1978)
Clockwork (1978)
Acting and Reacting (1978)
Six Months to Live (1977)
It's Murder! (1977)
The Case of the Topanga Pearl (1976)
Send Help
Untitled Evil Dead Project
The Merrick & Rosso Show
The Burden
Every House Is Haunted
Untitled Evil Dead Movie
Untitled Evil Dead Film
Suburban Hell
Untitled Evil Dead Spin-Off Project
Locked
Magic
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Known ForDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday1959-10-23 (64 years old)
Birth NameSamuel Marshall Raimi
Birth PlaceRoyal Oak, United States of America
ReligionJudaism
SpouseGillian Greene
ChildrenHenry Raimi, Lorne Raimi, Oliver Raimi
SiblingsTed Raimi
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsCelia Abrams, The Master Cylinder, R.O.C. Sandstorm, Alan Smithee Jr., 샘 레이미, Samuel M. Raimi, Samuel Raimi, 山姆·雷米
AwardsSitges Film Festival Best Director award, The George Pal Memorial Award, Inkpot Award
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