Bruce Campbell
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- June 22, 1958
- Birthplace
- Birmingham, Michigan, USA
Bruce Lorne Campbell (born June 22, 1958) is an American actor and filmmaker. He is known best for being Ash Williams in Sam Raimi's Evil Dead horror series, beginning with the short movie Within the Woods (1978). 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). Campbell had the main roles in 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 (1995–1999). 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). He also appeared in The Escort (2015). 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 Raimi, his brother Ted, Josh Becker, and Scott Spiegel. Description above from the Wikipedia article Bruce Campbell, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
Evil Dead Wrath 2028
Executive Producer
Ernie & Emma 2026
as Ernie, Director, Writer, Producer
Evil Dead Burn 2026
Executive Producer
A Winnie-the-Pooh Christmas 2025
as Owl (voice)
Dinner with Leatherface 2024
as Self
Other Men's Careers 2023
as Self
Evil Dead Rise 2023
as Priest (voice) (uncredited), Executive Producer
- The SF Sketchfest Roast of Bruce Campbell
The SF Sketchfest Roast of Bruce Campbell 2023
as Himself
My Southern Family Christmas 2022
as Everett Bergeron
Hollywood Signs 2022
as Self
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness 2022
as Self - Host / Pizza Poppa
18½ 2022
as Richard Nixon (voice)
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness 2022
as Pizza Poppa
Winona Ryder: The Ghosts She Called 2022
as Soap Opera Actor on TV Screen (archive footage)
Black Friday 2021
as Jonathan, Producer
One December Night 2021
as Steve
Watch With... Bruce Campbell presents Evil Dead II 2021
Actor
The Last Kids on Earth: Happy Apocalypse to You 2021
as Chef (voice)
Watch With... Bruce Campbell presents Evil Dead 2021
Actor
Hail to the Deadites 2020
as Self
Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-Fi 2020
as Self
All Hail the Popcorn King! 2019
as Self
The Dead Don't Die 2019
Thanks
Cult of Terror 2017
as Self - Actor
Highly Functional 2017
as Chili Youngfield
To Hell and Back: The Kane Hodder Story 2017
as Self
50 Years of Star Trek 2016
as Self
Waffles and Bullet Holes: A Return to Sioux Falls 2016
as Self
The Escort 2015
as Charles
Medieval Times: The Making of "Army of Darkness" 2015
as Self
Doc of the Dead 2014
as Self
Invaluable: The True Story of an Epic Artist 2014
as Self
Evil Dead 2013
as Ashley 'Ash' J. Williams (uncredited), Producer
Oz the Great and Powerful 2013
as Winkie Gate Keeper
Addicted to Fame 2012
as Carl Greig (archive footage)
The Color of Time 2012
as Goody
Kingdom Come 2012
as Self
Slashed Prices: The Making of Intruder 2011
as Self
Swallowed Souls: The Making of 'Evil Dead 2' 2011
as Self
Cars 2 2011
as Rod 'Torque' Redline (voice)
Burn Notice: The Fall of Sam Axe 2011
as Sam Axe
- The Walking Dead Girls
The Walking Dead Girls 2011
as Self
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2009
as Mayor Shelbourne (voice)
White on Rice 2009
as Muramoto (voice)
Heart of Dorkness: Behind the Scenes of 'My Name Is Bruce' 2009
as Self
Memories of Moab 2008
as Self
Life After Dead: The Ladies of the Evil Dead 2007
as Self
One by One We Will Take You: The Untold Saga of The Evil Dead 2007
as (archive footage)
The Ladies of the Evil Dead Meet Bruce Campbell 2007
Actor
The Evil Dead: Treasures from the Cutting Room Floor 2007
as Self
Tangled Web: The Love Triangles of 'Spider-Man 3' 2007
as Self
My Name Is Bruce 2007
as Bruce Campbell, Director, Producer
Aqua Teen Hunger Force Eighty Minutes of a Whole Nother Movie 2007
as Chicken Bittle (voice)
Spider-Man 3 2007
as Maître D'
On the Set: Spider-Man 3 2007
as Self
Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters 2007
as Chicken Bittle (voice)
The Ant Bully 2006
as Fugax (voice)
Touch the Top of the World 2006
as Ed Weihenmayer
The Woods 2006
as Joe Fasulo
The Perfect Scary Movie 2005
as Self
Sky High 2005
as Coach Boomer
Man with the Screaming Brain 2005
as William Cole, Producer, Writer, Story, Director
Alien Apocalypse 2005
as Ivan
Spider-Man 2: Making the Amazing 2004
as Self
Spider-Man 2 2004
as Snooty Usher
The Ladykillers 2004
as Humane Society Worker (uncredited)
Comic Book: The Movie 2004
as Bruce Campbell
- Bench Pressley
Bench Pressley 2004
as Bench Pressley
Intolerable Cruelty 2003
as Soap Opera Actor on TV (uncredited)
Masters of Horror 2002
as Self
Terminal Invasion 2002
as Jack
Serving Sara 2002
as Gordon Moore
Bubba Ho-tep 2002
as Elvis Presley / Sebastian Haff
Spider-Man 2002
as Ring Announcer
- Fanalysis
Fanalysis 2002
as Self, Director, Producer
Hatred Of A Minute 2002
as Soap Actor on TV (uncredited), Producer
The Majestic 2001
as Roland the Intrepid Explorer
Hubert's Brain 2001
as Thompson (voice)
The Making of 'Evil Dead II' or The Gore the Merrier 2000
as Self / Ash
Timequest 2000
as William Roberts
Icebreaker 2000
as Carl Greig
The Men Behind the Army 1999
as Narrator
From Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money 1999
as Barry
La Patinoire 1998
as Actor
Goldrush: A Real Life Alaskan Adventure 1998
as Pierce Thomas 'PT' Madison
Running Time 1997
as Carl
Menno's Mind 1997
as Mick Dourif
The Love Bug 1997
as Hank Cooper
McHale's Navy 1997
as Virgil
In the Line of Duty: Blaze of Glory 1997
as Jeff Erickson
Assault on Dome 4 1996
as Alex Windham
Escape from L.A. 1996
as Surgeon General of Beverly Hills
Tornado! 1996
as Jake Thorne
Fargo 1996
as Soap Opera Actor on TV (uncredited)
Congo 1995
as Charles Travis
The Demolitionist 1995
as Raffle Winner (uncredited)
The Quick and the Dead 1995
as Wedding Shemp
The Hudsucker Proxy 1994
as Smitty
Eddie Presley 1993
as Asylum Attendant
Army of Darkness 1992
as Ash, Co-Producer
The Nutt House 1992
Screenplay
Mindwarp 1992
as Stover
Waxwork II: Lost in Time 1992
as John Loftmore
Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat 1991
as Van Helsing
Lunatics: A Love Story 1991
as Ray, Producer
Darkman 1990
as Final Shemp
Maniac Cop 2 1990
as Jack Forrest
The Dead Next Door 1989
as Raimi / Cmdr. Carpenter (voice) (uncredited)
Easy Wheels 1989
Producer
Moontrap 1989
as Ray Tanner
Intruder 1989
as Officer Howard
Maniac Cop 1988
as Jack Forrest
Evil Dead II 1987
as Ash
Thou Shalt Not Kill... Except 1985
as Video Newscaster (uncredited), Story
The Sappy Sap 1985
Actor
Crimewave 1985
as Renaldo 'The Heel', Co-Producer
Blood Simple 1985
Stand In, Production Consultant
Going Back 1984
as Brice
The Evil Dead 1983
as Ash, Executive Producer
Cleveland Smith, Bounty Hunter 1982
as Cleveland Smith
Torro. Torro. Torro! 1981
Actor, Producer
Stryker's War 1980
as Jack Stryker, Story
The Blind Waiter 1980
as Harry, Associate Producer
Within the Woods 1979
as Bruce, Executive Producer
Attack of the Helping Hand! 1979
as Helping Hand, Cinematography
Acting and Reacting 1978
as Maury, Producer
Holding It 1978
Actor, Editor, Producer
The Final Round 1977
as Promoter, Assistant Director, Editor, Camera Operator
James Bombed in "Here Today... Gun Tomorrow" 1976
as James Bombed
The James Hoffa Story 1975
as Jimmy Hoffa, Stunts
I'll Never Heil Again 1975
Actor, Director, Producer, Costumer
The Singing Nutzs 1974
Actor
No Dough Boys 1974
Actor
All the World's a Stooge 1974
Actor
Half-Wits-Holiday 1974
as Sappington the Butler
Curse of the Werewolf 1974
as The Hunter
- Oedipus Rex
Oedipus Rex 1972
as Kreon
Credits from TMDB.