Bruce Campbell
Bruce Lorne Campbell (born June 22, 1958) is an American actor and filmmaker. He is best known for portraying Ash Williams in Sam Raimi's Evil Dead horror series. He has also featured in many low-budget cult movies, such as Crimewave (1985), Maniac Cop (1988), Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat (1989), and Bubba Ho-Tep (2002).
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Bruce Campbell

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- Name
- Bruce Campbell
- Birth Name
- Bruce Lorne Campbell
- Born
- 22 June 1958
- Birthplace
- Royal Oak, Michigan, U.S.
- Education
- Western Michigan University
- Occupation
- * Actor
- Full name
- Bruce Lorne Campbell.
- Nationality
- United States.
- Known for
- Evil Dead.
- Honours
- Saturn Award for Best Actor on Television.
- Languages
- English.
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Bruce Lorne Campbell (born June 22, 1958) is an American actor and filmmaker. He is best known for portraying Ash Williams in Sam Raimi's Evil Dead horror series. He has also featured in many low-budget cult movies, such as Crimewave (1985), Maniac Cop (1988), Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat (1989), and Bubba Ho-Tep (2002).
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Biography
Biography
Campbell had the main roles of the television series The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. (1993–1994) and Jack of All Trades (2000), and a recurring role as Autolycus, King of Thieves in Hercules: The Legendary Journeys (1995–1999) and Xena: Warrior Princess (1995–2001). He played Sam Axe on the USA Network series Burn Notice (2007–2013) and reprised his role as Ash for the Starz series Ash vs. Evil Dead (2015–2018). Campbell directed, produced, and featured in the documentaries Fanalysis (2002) and A Community Speaks (2004); co-wrote, directed, produced, and featured in the movie Man with the Screaming Brain (2005); and directed, produced, and featured in a parody of his career My Name Is Bruce (2007). Campbell is known for frequent collaborations with Sam Raimi, Ted Raimi, Josh Becker, and Scott Spiegel.
Bruce Campbell studied at Western Michigan University and Birmingham Groves High School. The recorded working language is English. Places of work recorded in the authority are United States. Residence is recorded at Jacksonville. Works named in the authority record are Evil Dead. Distinctions recorded are Saturn Award for Best Actor on Television.
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Bruce Campbell • Birth Name — Bruce Lorne Campbell • Born — 22 June 1958 • Birthplace — Royal Oak, Michigan, U.S. • Education — Western Michigan University • Occupation — * Actor • filmmaker • Years Active — 1972–present • Children — 2 • Website — https: bruce-campbell.com
Early life
Early life
Bruce Lorne Campbell was born in Royal Oak, Michigan, on June 22, 1958, the son of advertising executive and college professor Charles Newton Campbell and homemaker Joanne Louise (née Pickens). He is of English and Scottish ancestry, and has an older brother named Don and an older half-brother named Michael. His father was also an actor and director for local theater. Campbell began acting and making short Super 8 movies with friends as a teenager. After meeting future moviemaker Sam Raimi while the two attended Wylie E. Groves High School, they became good friends and collaborators. Campbell attended Western Michigan University and continued to pursue an acting career.
Television
Television
• Illustration — Campbell at WonderCon in 2013 Campbell has appeared in a number of television series in both lead and recurring roles. He featured in The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. a boisterous science fiction comedy western created by Jeffrey Boam and Carlton Cuse that played for one season. He played a lawyer turned bounty hunter who was trying to hunt down John Bly, the man who killed his father. He featured in the television series Jack of All Trades, set on a fictional island occupied by the French in 1801. Campbell was also credited as co-executive producer, among others. The show was directed by Eric Gruendemann, and was produced by various people, including Sam Raimi. The show was broadcast for two seasons, from 2000 to 2001. He had a recurring role as "Bill Church Jr." based upon the character of Morgan Edge from the Superman comics on Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman. From 1996 to 1997, Campbell was a recurring guest actor of the television series Ellen as Ed Billik, who becomes Ellen's boss when she sells her bookstore in season four. He is also known for his supporting role as the recurring character Autolycus ("King of Thieves") on both Hercules: The Legendary Journeys and Xena: Warrior Princess, which reunited him with producer Rob Tapert. Campbell played Hercules/Xena series producer Tapert in two episodes of Hercules set in the present. He directed a number of episodes of Hercules and Xena, including the Hercules series finale. Campbell also obtained the main role of race car driver Hank Cooper for the Disney made-for-television remake of The Love Bug. Campbell had a critically acclaimed dramatic guest role as a grief-stricken detective seeking revenge for his father's murder in a two-part episode of the fourth season of Homicide: Life on the Street. Campbell later played the part of a bigamous demon in The X-Files episode "Terms of Endearment". He also featured as Agent Jackman in the episode "Witch Way Now?" of the WB series Charmed, as well as playing a state police officer in an episode of the short-lived series American Gothic titled "Meet The Beetles". Campbell co-featured in the television series Burn Notice, which was broadcast from 2007 to 2013 by USA Network. He portrayed Sam Axe, a beer-chugging, former Navy SEAL now working as an unlicensed private investigator and occasional mercenary with his old friend Michael Westen, the show's main character. When working undercover, his character frequently used the alias Chuck Finley, which Bruce later revealed was the name of one of his father's old co-workers. Campbell was the star of a 2011 Burn Notice made-for-television prequel focusing on Sam's Navy SEAL career, titled Burn Notice: The Fall of Sam Axe. In 2014, Campbell played Santa Claus for an episode of The Librarians. Campbell played Ronald Reagan in season 2 of the FX original series Fargo. More recently Campbell reprised his role as Ashley "Ash" Williams in Ash vs Evil Dead, a series based upon the Evil Dead series that began his career. Ash vs Evil Dead began airing on Starz on October 31, 2015, and was renewed by the cable channel for second and third seasons, before being cancelled. In January 2019, Travel Channel announced a new version of the Ripley's Believe It or Not! reality series, with Campbell serving as host and executive producer. The 10-episode season debuted on June 9, 2019.
Voice acting
Voice acting
Campbell is featured as a voice actor for several video games. He provides the voice of Ash in the four games based on the Evil Dead movies series: Evil Dead: Hail to the King, Evil Dead: A Fistful of Boomstick, Evil Dead: Regeneration and Evil Dead: The Game. He also provided the voice of Ash in Dead by Daylight, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II, and Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0. Campbell also provided voice talent in other titles such as Pitfall 3D: Beyond the Jungle, Spider-Man, Spider-Man 2, Spider-Man 3, and The Amazing Spider-Man. He provided the voice of main character Jake Logan for the 2000 PC game, Tachyon: The Fringe, the voice of main character Jake Burton for the 1997 PlayStation game Broken Helix, and the voice of Magnanimous in the animated TV series Megas XLR. He also provided the voice of Mayor Shelbourne for the 2009 movie Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs, the voice of Rod "Torque" Redline in Cars 2, the voice of Himcules in the 2003 Nickelodeon TV series My Life as a Teenage Robot, and the voice of Fugax in the 2006 movie The Ant Bully. He has a voice in the online MOBA game, Tome: Immortal Arena in 2014. Campbell also provided voice-over and motion capture for Sgt. Lennox in the Exo Zombies mode of Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare.
Writing
Writing
In addition to acting and occasionally directing, Campbell has become a writer, starting with an autobiography, If Chins Could Kill: Confessions of a B Movie Actor, published in June 2001. The autobiography was a successful New York Times Best Seller. It describes Campbell's career to date as an actor in low-budget movies and television, providing his insight into "Blue-Collar Hollywood". The paperback version of the book adds details about the reactions of fans during book signings: "Whenever I do mainstream stuff, I think they're pseudo-interested, but they're still interested in seeing weirdo, offbeat stuff, and that's what I'm attracted to". Campbell's next book Make Love! The Bruce Campbell Way was published on May 26, 2005. The book's plot involves him (depicted in a comical way) as the main character struggling to make it into the world of A-list movies. He later recorded an audio play adaptation of Make Love with fellow Michigan actors, including longtime collaborator Ted Raimi. This radio drama was released by the independent label Rykodisc and spans six discs with a six-hour running time. In addition to his books, Campbell also wrote a column for X-Ray Magazine in 2001, an issue of the popular comic series The Hire, and comic book adaptations of his Man with the Screaming Brain. Most recently he wrote the introduction to Josh Becker's The Complete Guide to Low-Budget Feature Filmmaking. In late 2016, Campbell announced that he would be releasing a third book, Hail to the Chin: Further Confessions of a B Movie Actor, which will detail his life from where If Chins Could Kill ended. Hail to the Chin was released in August 2017, and accompanied by a book tour across the United States and Europe. Campbell maintained a weblog on his official website, where he posted mainly about politics and the movie industry. However, the website is now defunct.
Personal life
Personal life
Campbell married Christine Deveau in 1983; they had two children before divorcing in 1989. He met costume designer Ida Gearon while working on Mindwarp. They married in 1991. They reside in Jacksonville, Oregon. Campbell is an ordained minister, and has performed marriage ceremonies. Campbell was raised in a Christian Science household, but since becoming an adult, he has sought a more individual "journey" of belief, preferring to describe himself as a "citizen of the world" rather than identifying with any religious denomination. Campbell is a Kentucky Colonel. On March 2, 2026, Campbell announced on social media that he was diagnosed with "a type of cancer that's 'treatable' not 'curable'". On September 3, during an appearance on The Adam Carolla Show, he estimated that he had five years left to live.
Filmography
Filmography
Key • Denotes works that have not yet been released
Television
Television
• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1983 — Generations — Alan Stuart — Soap opera • 1987 — Knots Landing — Joel Benson — Episode: "Say Uncle" • 1993–1994 — The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. — Brisco County, Jr. — 27 episodes • 1995 — Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman — Bill Church Jr. — 3 episodes • American Gothic — Lt. Drey — Episode: "Meet the Beetles" • 1995–1999 — Hercules: The Legendary Journeys — Autolycus — 10 episodes; also directed 7 episodes • 1996 — Homicide: Life on the Street — Jake Rodzinsky — Episodes: "Justice Parts 1 & 2" • Tornado! — Jake Thorne — Television film • Assault on Dome 4 — Alex Windham • 1996–1997 — Ellen — Ed Billik — 8 episodes • 1996–1999 — Xena: Warrior Princess — Autolycus — 8 episodes; also directed 2 episodes • 1997 — Weird Science — Gene the Genie — Episode: "I Dream of Gene" • The Love Bug — Hank Cooper — Television film • Goldrush: A Real Life Alaskan Adventure — Pierce Thomas 'PT' Madison • 1998 — Timecop — Agent Tommy Maddox — Episode: "The Future, Jack, the Future" • 1998–1999 — Hercules: The Legendary Journeys — Rob Tapert — 2 episodes • 1999 — The X-Files — Wayne Weinsider — Episode: "Terms of Endearment" • 2000 — Jack of All Trades — Jack Stiles / Daring Dragoon — 22 episodes; also co-executive producer • 2001 — Beggars and Choosers — Jack — 2 episodes • The Legend of Tarzan — Max Liebling (voice) — Episode: "Tarzan and One Punch Mullargan" • 2002 — Charmed — FBI Agent Woody Jackman — Episode: "Witch Way Now?" • Terminal Invasion — Jack — Television film • 2003 — Duck Dodgers — Pork Piggler (voice) — Episode: "K-9 Kaddy/Pig of Action" • My Life as a Teenage Robot — Himcules (voice) — Episode: "Daydream Believer/This Time with Feeling" • 2004 — Megas XLR — Magnanimous (voice) — 2 episodes • Bench Pressly — Bench Pressly (voice) — Pilot • 2005 — Alien Apocalypse — Dr. Ivan Hood — Television film • 2006 — Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go! — Captain Shuggazoom (voice) — 2 episodes • Touch the Top of the World — Ed Weihenmayer — Television film • Robot Chicken — Himself / Red Power Ranger / Car Chase Reporter (voices) — Episode: "Dragon Nuts" • 2006–2009 — The Replacements — Phil Mygrave / Gordo Glideright (voices) — 6 episodes • 2007 — El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera — The Industrialist (voice) — Episode: "Burrito's Little Helper/Crouching Tigre, Hidden Dragon" • 2007–2013 — Burn Notice — Sam Axe — 111 episodes • 2011 — Burn Notice: The Fall of Sam Axe — Television film; also executive producer • 2013 — 1600 Penn — Doug Gilchrist — Episode: "Skip the Tour" • 2014 — Psych — Dr. Ashford N. Simpson — Episode: "A Nightmare on State Street" • The Librarians — Santa Claus — Episode: "And Santa's Midnight Run" • 2015 — Last Fan Standing — Presenter — Streaming Amazon Prime 10 episodes • Fargo — Ronald Reagan — 2 episodes • Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja — The Creep (voice) — Episode; "Ball's Well That Friend's Well" • 2015–2018 — Ash vs Evil Dead — Ash Williams — 30 episodes; also executive producer • 2018 — Eli Roth's History of Horror — Himself — Docuseries; 2 episodes • 2018–2020 — Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure — King Edmund (voice) — 7 episodes • 2018 — Lodge 49 — Gary Green — 3 episodes • 2019 — Ripley's Believe It or Not! — Himself (host) — 10 episodes; also executive producer • 2020–2021 — The Last Kids on Earth — Chef (voice) — 11 episodes • 2021 — Adopted — John Voss — Unaired pilot • A.P. Bio — John Griffin — Episode: "Tons of Rue" • Archer — McGinley (voice) — Episode: "Dingo, Baby, et Cetera" • One December Night — Steve Bedford — Television film • 2022 — My Southern Family Christmas — Everett Bergeron — Television film • 2023 — Impractical Jokers — Himself (guest host) — Episode: "Bruce Campbell" • Discontinued — Himself (host) — Streaming series, 10 episodes • 2024 — Hysteria! — Chief Ben Dandridge — 7 episodes • 2025–present — Invincible — Satan (voice) — 2 episodes
Video games
Video games
• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1997 — Broken Helix — Jake Burton • 1998 — Pitfall 3D: Beyond the Jungle — Pitfall Harry Jr • 2000 — Tachyon: The Fringe — Jake Logan • Evil Dead: Hail to the King — Ash Williams • 2002 — Spider-Man — Tutorial Narrator • 2003 — Evil Dead: A Fistful of Boomstick — Ash Williams • 2004 — Spider-Man 2 — Tutorial Narrator • 2005 — Evil Dead: Regeneration — Ash Williams • The Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction — Tutorial Narrator • 2006 — The Ant Bully — Fugax • 2007 — Spider-Man 3 — Tutorial Narrator • 2011 — Army of Darkness: Defense — Ash Williams — Game Closed • Cars 2 — Rod "Torque" Redline • 2012 — The Amazing Spider-Man — The Extreme Reporter • 2014 — TOME: Immortal Arena — Tutorial Narrator — Game Closed • 2015 — Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare — Lennox — Exo Zombies DLC • 2019 — Dead by Daylight — Ash Williams — Ash vs Evil Dead DLC • 2022 — Evil Dead: The Game — Also producer • 2023 — Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II • Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0
Life and work
Life and work
Bruce Campbell was born on 22 June 1958 in Royal Oak. Campbell held the nationality of United States. Campbell was educated at Western Michigan University and Birmingham Groves High School. Campbell worked as actor, voice actor, film producer and writer, and the authority record catalogues a further 5 occupations under the same name, among them film director, screenwriter, camera operator, film actor and television actor. Campbell was active from 1972. Campbell worked in United States. Campbell worked in English.
Work for the screen
Work for the screen
Campbell worked for the screen, as film producer, film director and screenwriter. The whole run is set out in the catalogue below.
Places
Named by the record
Places
Only places the record itself states, plotted where the house gazetteer settles their coordinates. Nothing is inferred from a name or a nationality.
Jacksonville.
Residences
Royal Oak.
Birth place
Works documented in more than one form
Catalogued output
Works documented in more than one form
4 titles are catalogued under more than one form, which is to say the registers hold them both as a work and as a distinct object, score, recording or edition. Where a title is documented in several forms the evidence behind it is correspondingly wider, and the article treats those forms as separate records of the same work rather than as separate works. Ash Williams — catalogued as video game character, fictional human, television character, film character and cyborg in a work of fiction. Brisco County, Jr. — catalogued as character, fictional human and television character. The Bruce Campbell Way, dated 2005 — catalogued as literary work and version, edition or translation. Sam Axe — catalogued as fictional human and television character.
Works, 2005
Catalogued output
Works, 2005
These are texts written by the subject, distinct both from writings about the subject and from printed editions of other people's work. 1 work carry the date 2005. They belong to a run of 4 titles in all, from 2005 to 2005.
The Bruce Campbell Way
2005
Works without a settled date
Catalogued output
Works without a settled date
3 further works are catalogued under Campbell's name without a date the collections agree on, which is why they are set apart from the dated run rather than placed in it.
Brisco County, Jr
Films and moving-image works, 1956–2007
Catalogued output
Films and moving-image works, 1956–2007
These entries are catalogued as moving-image works. The run opens with The Man in the Road and closes with My Name Is Bruce. The 2000s are the densest part of the run, with 4 titles, and that concentration is a fact about what the registers have catalogued rather than a judgement on the work itself.
Plan 9 from Outer Space
1959
The Vanishing Dead
1995
Fanalysis
2002
A Community Speaks
2004
Man with the Screaming Brain
2005
Catalogued output
Books and published writings
These are catalogued publications carrying the name — editions and printings, distinct from the works they contain and from writing about the subject. A selection is set out below and the complete run may be opened beneath it.
The run opens with Biographie du Major T.E. Campbell, C.B. de St
Hilaire and closes with The Lac-Mégantic Rail Disaster
The entries follow Open Library
Biographie du Major T.E. Campbell, C.B. de St
The Oxford book of birds
1964
Person and prayer in the philosophy of Gabriel Marcel
1968
Year-round education activities in the United States
1974
Do you like nature?
1985
Orain Gaidheal
1987
Dictionary of Birds in Color/07291
1988
Future of Our Tropical Rainforests
1990
Endangered species
1990
The complete catalogue · 45
The run opens with Biographie du Major T.E. Campbell, C.B. de St
Hilaire and closes with The Lac-Mégantic Rail Disaster
The entries follow Open Library
Biographie du Major T.E. Campbell, C.B. de St
The Oxford book of birds
1964
Person and prayer in the philosophy of Gabriel Marcel
1968
Year-round education activities in the United States
1974
Do you like nature?
1985
Orain Gaidheal
1987
Dictionary of Birds in Color/07291
1988
Future of Our Tropical Rainforests
1990
Endangered species
1990
Ocean Crisis
1990
Ten reasons why Canada should not enter into a trilateral free trade agreement with the United States and Mexico
1990
The energy crisis
1991
Canada under siege
1992
The Multiple Intelligences Handbook
1994
Sustainable land management in African semi-arid and subhumid regions
1995
Teaching & learning through multiple intelligences
1996
The town of Selkirk Manitoba and its district
1997
Teaching and Learning Through Multiple Intelligences
1998
Pulling apart
1999
Surgical Signs
1999
Inteligencias Multiples
2000
Listening To Your Donors
2000
Understanding Varicose Veins (Family Doctor)
2000
Washington
2000
If chins could kill
2001
The Alphabet uBook with Camera
2002
From deep integration to reclaiming sovereignty
2003
Mexican Murals in Times of Crisis
2003
The Science of sustainable development
2004
Leadership and Differentiated Instruction
2004
80 favourite marches for the Highland bagpipe
2004
The SA Generals And The Rise Of Nazism
2004
Make love!
2005
Carving out a future
2005
Understanding Varicose Veins (Family Doctor Publications)
2006
Complete Guide to Low-Budget Feature
2006
Make Love the Bruce Campbell Way
2006
Living With Uncle
2006
Handbook of Differentiated Instruction Using the Multiple Intelligences
2007
If Chins Could Kill Confessions Of A B Movie Actor An Autobiography
2009
Hail to the chin
2017
The Lac-Mégantic Rail Disaster
2019
Film
Film
• Illustration — Campbell in 2009, signing a VHS copy of The Evil Dead Campbell and Raimi collaborated on a 30-minute Super 8 version of the first Evil Dead movie, titled Within the Woods (1979), which was initially used to attract investors. He and Raimi got together with family and friends to begin working on The Evil Dead (1981). While featuring as the protagonist, Campbell also had participation with the production of the movie, receiving a co-executive producer credit. Raimi wrote, directed, and edited the movie, while Rob Tapert produced. After an endorsement by horror author Stephen King, the movie slowly began to receive attention and offers for distribution. Four years after its original release, it became the most popular movie in the UK. It was then distributed in the United States, resulting in the sequels Evil Dead II (1987) and Army of Darkness (1992). Campbell was also drawn in the Marvel Zombie comics as his character, Ash Williams. He is featured in five comics, all in the series Marvel Zombies vs. Army of Darkness. In them, he fights alongside the Marvel heroes against the heroes and people who have become zombies (deadites) while in search of the Necronomicon (Book of the Names of the Dead). He has appeared in several of Raimi's movies other than the Evil Dead series, notably having cameo appearances in the director's Spider-Man film series. Campbell also joined the cast of Raimi's movie Darkman and The Quick and the Dead, though having no actual screen time in the latter movie's theatrical version. In March 2022, Campbell was announced to have a cameo in Raimi's Marvel Cinematic Universe film Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. Campbell often performs quirky roles, such as Elvis Presley for the movie Bubba Ho-Tep. Along with Bubba Ho-Tep, he played a supporting role in Maniac Cop and Maniac Cop 2, and spoofed his career in the self-directed My Name is Bruce. Other mainstream movies for Campbell include supporting or featured roles in the Coen Brothers movie The Hudsucker Proxy, the Michael Crichton adaptation Congo, the movie version of McHale's Navy, Escape from L.A. (the sequel to John Carpenter's Escape from New York), the Jim Carrey drama The Majestic and the 2005 Disney movie Sky High. Campbell had a major voice role for the 2009 animated adaptation of the children's book Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, and a supporting voice role for Pixar's Cars 2. Campbell produced the 2013 remake of The Evil Dead, along with Raimi and Rob Tapert, appearing in the movie's post-credits scene in a cameo role with the expectation he would reprise that role in Army of Darkness 2. The next year, the comedy metal band Psychostick released a song titled "Bruce Campbell" on their album IV: Revenge of the Vengeance that pays a comedic tribute to his past roles. Campbell worked as an executive producer for the Evil Dead spin-off films Evil Dead Rise (2023), Evil Dead Burn (2026), and Evil Dead Wrath (2028). In August 2025, Campbell had an interview with The Horror Zine, where he talked about a new project that he directed, and produced with his wife Ida, Ernie & Emma, a comedy film about a salesman who goes on a roadtrip across the country with his late wife's ashes; he stars as the titular Ernie in the film. On February 4, 2026, he released a trailer for it via YouTube. It premiered at the Holly Theatre in Medford, Oregon on February 14.
Bruce Campbell Horror Film Festival
Bruce Campbell Horror Film Festival
Since 2014, the Bruce Campbell Horror Film Festival, narrated and organized by Campbell, was held in the Muvico Theater in Rosemont, Illinois. The first festival was originally from August 21 to 25, 2014, presented by Wizard World, as part of the Chicago Comicon. The second festival was from August 20 to 23, 2015, with guests Tom Holland and Eli Roth. The third festival took place over four days in August 2016. Guests of the event were Sam Raimi, Robert Tapert and Doug Benson.
Film
Film
• Year — Film — Role — Director — Notes • 1977 — It's Murder! — Cop on Bicycle — Sam Raimi • 1978 — Shemp Eats the Moon — Shemp Malone — John Cameron — Short film; also producer • 1979 — Attack of the Helping Hand — The Hamburger Helper Helping Hand / The Pillsbury Doughboy — Scott Spiegel — Uncredited roles; Short film; also cinematographer • Within the Woods — Bruce — Sam Raimi — Short film; also executive producer • 1980 — The Blind Waiter — The Blind Waiter — Josh Becker and Scott Spiegel — Uncredited role; Short film • 1981 — The Evil Dead — Ash Williams — Sam Raimi — Also executive producer • 1982 — Cleveland Smith: Bounty Hunter — Cleveland Smith — Josh Becker — Short film • Blood Simple investor trailer — Julian Marty — Joel and Ethan Coen • 1983 — Going Back — Brice Chapman — Ron Teachworth • 1985 — Crimewave — Renaldo 'The Heel' — Sam Raimi — Also co-producer • Thou Shalt Not Kill... Except — Video newscaster — Josh Becker — Uncredited cameo Also story writer • 1987 — Evil Dead II — Ash Williams — Sam Raimi — Also co-producer • 1988 — Maniac Cop — Jack Forrest — William Lustig • 1989 — Intruder — Officer Howard — Scott Spiegel • Moontrap — Ray Tanner — Robert Dyke • Easy Wheels — David O'Malley — Producer • The Dead Next Door — Raimi & Commander Carpenter — J.R. Bookwalter — Voices • 1990 — Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat — Robert Van Helsing — Anthony Hickox • Maniac Cop 2 — Jack Forrest — William Lustig • Darkman — Final Shemp — Sam Raimi — Cameo • 1991 — Lunatics: A Love Story — Ray — Josh Becker — Also producer • 1992 — Eddie Presley — Asylum Attendant — Jeff Burr — Cameo • Waxwork II: Lost in Time — John Loftmore — Anthony Hickox • Mindwarp — Stover — Steve Barnett • The Nutt House — Adam Rifkin — Writer • Army of Darkness — Ash Williams — Sam Raimi — Also co-producer • 1994 — The Hudsucker Proxy — Smitty — Joel and Ethan Coen • 1995 — Congo — Charles Travis — Frank Marshall • The Quick and the Dead — Wedding Shemp — Sam Raimi — Deleted scene • The Demolitionist — Raffle Winner — Robert Kurtzman — Uncredited cameo • 1996 — Fargo — Soap opera actor on TV — Joel and Ethan Coen • Escape from L.A. — Surgeon General of Beverly Hills — John Carpenter • 1997 — In the Line of Duty: Blaze of Glory — Jeff Erickson — Dick Lowry • Menno's Mind — Mick Dourif — Jon Kroll • Running Time — Carl — Josh Becker • McHale's Navy — Virgil — Bryan Spicer • 1998 — The Ice Rink — Actor — Jean-Philippe Toussaint • 1999 — From Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money — Barry — Scott Spiegel — Direct-to-DVD • 2000 — Icebreaker — Carl Greig — David Giancola • Timequest — William Roberts — Robert Dyke • 2001 — Hubert's Brain — Thompson — Phil Robinson — Voice; Short film • The Majestic — Roland the Intrepid Explorer — Frank Darabont — Cameo • 2002 — Spider-Man — Ring Announcer — Sam Raimi — Cameo • Hatred of a Minute — Michael Kallio — Producer • Bubba Ho-Tep — Elvis Presley — Don Coscarelli • Serving Sara — Gordon Moore — Reginald Hudlin • Fanalysis — Himself — Himself — Documentary; also producer • 2003 — Drugs — Bruce — Chad Peter — Direct-to-DVD • Intolerable Cruelty — Soap opera actor on TV — Joel and Ethan Coen — Uncredited cameo • 2004 — The Ladykillers — Humane Society Worker • Comic Book: The Movie — Himself — Mark Hamill — Direct-to-DVD • A Community Speaks — Himself & Ida Gearon — Documentary; also producer and editor • Spider-Man 2 — Snooty Usher — Sam Raimi — Cameo • 2005 — Man with the Screaming Brain — William Cole — Himself — Also writer and producer • Sky High — Tommy Boomowski / Coach Boomer / Sonic Boom — Mike Mitchell • 2006 — The Woods — Joe Fasulo — Lucky McKee • The Ant Bully — Fugax — John A. Davis — Voice • 2007 — Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters — Chicken Bittle — Matt Maiellaro and Dave Willis • Spider-Man 3 — Maître d' — Sam Raimi — Cameo • My Name Is Bruce — Faux Bruce Campbell — Himself — Also producer • 2009 — Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs — Mayor Shelbourne — Phil Lord and Christopher Miller — Voice • White on Rice — Muramoto — Dave Boyle • 2011 — Cars 2 — Rod "Torque" Redline — John Lasseter and Brad Lewis • 2012 — The Color of Time — Goody — Various • 2013 — Oz the Great and Powerful — Winkie Guard — Sam Raimi — Cameo • Evil Dead — Ash Williams — Fede Álvarez — Uncredited cameo; also producer • 2015 — The Escort — Charles Cooper — Will Slocombe • 2021 — Black Friday — Jonathan Wexler — Casey Tebo — Also producer • 18½ — President Richard Nixon — Dan Mirvish — Voice • 2022 — Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness — Pizza Poppa Guy — Sam Raimi — Cameo • 2023 — Evil Dead Rise — Ash Williams — Lee Cronin — Voice; uncredited cameo; also executive producer • 2025 — A Winnie-the-Pooh Christmas — Owl — Jimmy Gadd and Michael Johnson — Voice • 2026 — Send Help — Bradley Preston's father — Sam Raimi — Cameo in photographs • Ernie & Emma — Ernie Tyler — Himself — Also producer • Evil Dead Burn — Sébastien Vaniček — Cameo in photographs; also executive producer • 2028 — Evil Dead Wrath — Francis Galluppi — Executive producer • Highly Functional — Chili Youngfield — Marc Forby — Post-production
Films and moving-image works without a settled date
Catalogued output
Films and moving-image works without a settled date
1 further film are catalogued under Campbell's name without a date the collections agree on, which is why they are set apart from the dated run rather than placed in it.
Primary material
Documents and archives
institutional register
- Bibliothèque nationale de France authority file 14030483z
Unverified · Bibliothèque nationale de France
- Discogs authority file 1847770
Unverified · Discogs
- FAST authority file 397591
Unverified · FAST
- GND (German National Library) authority file 131657143
Unverified · GND (German National Library)
- IdRef (French universities) authority file 111172217
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Awards and nominations
• Year — Award — Category — Title — Result • 1993 — Fangoria Chainsaw Award — Best Actor — Army of Darkness • 2003 — DVD Exclusive Award — Best Audio Commentary (Limited Edition) — The Evil Dead • The Comedy Festival — Film Discovery Jury Award for Best Actor — Bubba Ho-Tep • 2004 — Chlotrudis Award — Best Actor • Fangoria Chainsaw Award • 2005 — Fantasporto Film Festival — International Fantasy Film Award for Best Actor • 2007 — Ashland Independent Film Festival — Rogue Award • 2010 — Satellite Awards — Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film — Burn Notice • 2016 — Fangoria Chainsaw Award — Best Actor on Television — Ash vs Evil Dead • Saturn Awards • 2017 — Fangoria Chainsaw Award — Best TV Actor • Saturn Awards — Best Actor on a Television Series • 2018
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- 1.Millar, John. Evil Dead star Bruce Campbell is so proud to be a Highlander. Daily Record. July 1, 2012.
- 2.Wise, Damon. The Mighty Bruce. The Guardian. February 14, 2009.
- 3.CHARLES CAMPBELL – Obituary. Legacy.com (November 7, 2004). Retrieved on August 9, 2017.
- 4.Bruce Campbell biography, Yahoo! Movies
- 5.An Interview With Bruce Campbell. IGN. December 18, 2002.
- 6.Becker, Josh. The Complete Guide to Low-Budget Feature Filmmaking. Point Blank. 64. 2006. 978-0-8095-5690-8.
- 7.Grossberg, Josh. Bruce Campbell Toasts Stephen King For Helping Get Evil Dead 2 Made. SyFyWire. February 22, 2018.
- 8.Muir, John Kenneth. The Unseen Force: The Films of Sam Raimi. Applause. 152. 2004. 1-55783-607-8.
- 9.Marvel Comics. Marvel Zombies: The Book of Angels, Demons & Various Monstrosities. 2007.
- 10.Wake, Matt. Bruce Campbell talks 'Evil Dead,' 'Spider-Man,' 'Xena'. AL.com. October 22, 2020.
- 11.Parker, Ryan. 'Darkman' Turns 30: Liam Neeson, Frances McDormand and More Remember the Arduous Making of Sam Raimi's Influential Superhero Film. The Hollywood Reporter. August 20, 2020.
- 12.Leighton, Susan. Bruce Campbell: What really went down on The Quick and the Dead?. 1428 Elm. March 13, 2019.
- 13.Andrews, Tim. Radio Labyrinth Presents - Interviews - Bruce Campbell. Radio Laberynth Podcast. March 15, 2021.
- 14.Collis, Clark. Bruce Campbell says he won't play Elvis in Bubba Ho-Tep sequel. Entertainment Weekly. August 22, 2017.
- 15.McIntyre, Gina. Bruce Campbell's spoof hits home in several ways. Los Angeles Times. December 19, 2008.
- 16.Holden, Stephen. Being Picked Last in Gym, Even if You're a Superhero. The New York Times. July 29, 2005.
- 17.Cheney, Alexandra. Bruce Campbell on 'Keeping the Pipes Clean' for 'Cars 2′. The Wall Street Journal. June 24, 2011.
- 18.Bruce Campbell Confirms He Will Do Army Of Darkness Sequel. ComicBook.com. September 6, 2017.
- 19.Squires, John. 'Evil Dead Rise' Getting a Theatrical Release in April 2023!. Bloody Disgusting. August 24, 2022.
- 20.Grobar, Matt. Charlotte Hope, Jessica McNamee, Zach Gilford & Four Others Set For Next 'Evil Dead' Movie From Filmmaker Francis Galluppi. Deadline. January 21, 2026.
- 21.Miska, Brad. 'Evil Dead Wrath' Circulates as Possible Title for Next Installment!. Dread Central. February 12, 2026.
- 22.Squires, John. 'Ernie & Emma' - Bruce Campbell Directed a Movie for the First Time in Almost 20 Years - Bloody Disgusting. Bloody Disgusting. August 20, 2025.
- 23.DiVincenzo, Alex. Bruce Campbell's 'Ernie & Emma' Trailer – The Horror Icon Wrote & Directed a Heartfelt Comedy. Bloody Disgusting. February 5, 2026.
- 24.Butler, Karen. Bruce Campbell announces 'Brisco County Jr.' reunion. United Press International. July 15, 2020.
- 25.Fries, Laura. Jack of All Trades. Variety. January 13, 2000.
- 26.Byrne, Craig. The Ten Best Episodes of Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman. ComicBook.com. September 5, 2017.
- 27.Heisler, Steve. Bruce Campbell. The A.V. Club. February 11, 2009.
- 28.Weisbrot, Robert. Hercules: The Legendary Journeys. Taylor Trade Publishing. 208–209. 2004. 1-58979-120-7.
- 29.Accinelli, Laura. After 5 1/2 Years, Hercules Has Turned In His Sword. Los Angeles Times. November 27, 1999.
- 30.Gill, Suzanne. A new Love Bug rolls off the line at Disney. Ludington Daily News. November 28, 1997.
- 31.Mooney, Darren. Opening The X-Files: A Critical History of the Original Series. McFarland & Company. 112. 2017. 978-1-4766-6526-9.
- 32.usanetwork.com. Get Burnt DVD commentary feature for episode 3: Fight or Flight.
- 33.O'Hare, Kate. Bruce Campbell gets 'action hands' in 'Burn Notice: Fall of Sam Axe'. Sun-Sentinel. April 13, 2011.
- 34.Rhodes, Joe. Bruce Campbell's Prime-Time Moment. The New York Times. September 12, 2008.
- 35.Patten, Dominic. 'Ash Vs Evil Dead' Renewed For Season 2 By Starz Ahead Of Halloween Debut. Deadline Hollywood. October 28, 2015.
- 36.Patten, Dominic. Starz Renews 'Ash Vs. Evil Dead' For Third Season – NY Comic-Con. Deadline. October 7, 2016.
- 37.Otterson, Joe. 'Ash vs. Evil Dead' Canceled at Starz After Three Seasons. Variety. April 20, 2018.
- 38.Oller, Jacob. Ripley's Believe It or Not! show names Bruce Campbell host. Syfy Wire. January 2, 2019.
- 39.Squires, John. [Exclusive] Bruce Campbell Will Be Voicing Ash Williams in an Upcoming 'Evil Dead' Game!. Bloody Disgusting. August 16, 2018.
- 40.Crecente, Brian. 'Evil Dead's' Ash Coming to 'Dead by Daylight' Voiced by Bruce Campbell. Variety. March 28, 2019.
- 41.Ash Williams is headed to The Haunting event in MW2 Season 6, days after Evil Dead game confirms no plans for new DLC. The Loadout. 2023-09-22.
- 42.Bruce Campbell. Behind The Voice Actors.
- 43.Tachyon: The Fringe Interview. IGN. December 10, 1999.
- 44.Broken Helix. IGN. May 30, 1997.
- 45.Siegel, Tatiana. Hader, Faris spice up 'Meatballs'. Variety. September 18, 2008.
- 46.Scanlan, Dan. Bruce Campbell cuts up on Friday with 'The Evil Dead' at The Florida Theatre. The Florida Times-Union. July 30, 2021.
- 47.KIXEYE – TOME: Immortal Arena.
- 48.Chalk, Andy. Bruce Campbell to Star in New Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare DLC. PC Gamer. June 1, 2015.
- 49.Campbell, Bruce. If Chins Could Kill: Confessions of a B Movie Actor. Macmillan. June 23, 2001. 978-0-312-24264-0.
- 50.Best Sellers Plus. The New York Times. July 8, 2001.
- 51.Campbell, Bruce. Make Love! The Bruce Campbell Way. Macmillan. October 2015. 9781250099280.
- 52.Newsroom - Bruce-Campbell.com. www.bruce-campbell.com.
- 53.Bruce Campbell Blog.
- 54.The Awesome Fest Presents: Bruce Campbell's Horror Film Festival @ Chicago Comic Con 2014.
- 55.Second Annual Bruce Campbell Horror Film Festival Scares Up Surprises at Wizard World Chicago.
- 56.Collis, Clark. Bruce Campbell's Horror Film Festival: Special Groovy Report. Entertainment Weekly. August 22, 2016.
- 57.Wolfe, Clarke. Everything You Need to Know About Bruce Campbell's Horror Film Festival. Nerdist. June 25, 2016.
- 58.Lee, Luaine. Bruce Campbell Learned to Go With the Flow. Toledo Blade. July 11, 2012.
- 59.Bruce Campbell interview: Evil Dead, being ordained, making bombs. Den of Geek. April 5, 2013.
- 60.Treefort Media. Bonus-wag: More with Bruce "The Chin" Campbell. Paul Giamatti's CHINWAG with Stephen Asma. December 15, 2023.
- 61.Famous Colonels. The Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels.
- 62.Saperstein, Pat. 'Evil Dead' Actor Bruce Campbell Says He Has Cancer That's 'Treatable' but Not 'Curable': But 'I'm a Tough Old Son of a Bitch'. Variety. March 2, 2026.
- 63.Graham, Adam. Bruce Campbell has 5 years to live, he says during podcast appearance. Hastings Tribune. 2026-09-04.
- 64.Jamie Lovett. Bruce Campbell Confirms Spider-Man and Doctor Strange Characters Are Same Person, Reveals New Marvel Talks (Exclusive). ComicBook.com. November 29, 2023.
- 65.Amin, Arezou. Bruce Campbell on Working with Sam Raimi, 'Evil Dead,' and Pizza Poppa's Backstory. Collider. July 24, 2022.
- 66.Mottram, James. Evil Dead Rise : inside the year's scariest horror film. NME. April 13, 2023.
- 67.Squires, John. Did You Spot Bruce Campbell in the New Trailer for Sam Raimi's 'Send Help'?!. Bloody Disgusting. January 6, 2026.
- 68.D'Alessandro, Anthony. New Line & Sony Set 'Evil Dead' Sequel With Souheila Yacoub; Lands Summer 2026 Release. Deadline Hollywood. May 8, 2025.
- 69.Grobar, Matt. Hunter Doohan, Luciane Buchanan & Tandi Wright Join New 'Evil Dead' Film. Deadline Hollywood. May 22, 2025.
- 70.Squires, John. 'Evil Dead Wrath' – Next 'Evil Dead' Movie Has Entered Production!. Bloody Disgusting. February 21, 2026.
- 71.Csupo, Gabor. BENCH PRESSLY. YouTube. 19 March 2012.
- 72.Ausiello, Michael. Fargo Elects Bruce Campbell to Play Ronald Reagan in Season 2. TVLine. March 24, 2015.
- 73.Bruce Campbell's Ash returns to fight 'Evil Dead'. USA TODAY. October 29, 2015.
- 74.Tortorich, Michael. Review: My Southern Family Christmas shines with Louisiana holiday spirit. Gonzales Weekly Citizen. November 25, 2022.
- 75.Otterson, Joe. Bruce Campbell Joins Satanic Panic Drama 'Hysteria!' at Peacock (EXCLUSIVE). Variety. April 21, 2023.
- 76.Squires, John. Peacock's Satanic Panic Horror Series 'Hysteria!' Premieres in October [Teaser]. Bloody Disgusting. August 12, 2024.
- 77.Wilson, Mike. [TGA 2020] Bruce Campbell Returns as Ash in 'Evil Dead: The Game'. Bloody Disgusting. December 10, 2020.
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