Bruce Campbell
Biography
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.
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Movies (34)
Evil Dead Burn
Executive Producer (Production)
2026
Send Help
2026
Dinner with Leatherface
as Self
2024
Other Men's Careers
as Self
2023
Evil Dead Rise
as Dissenting Voice on Recording (voice) (uncredited)
2023
The SF Sketchfest Roast of Bruce Campbell
as Himself
2023
My Southern Family Christmas
as Everett Bergeron
2022
1982: Greatest Geek Year Ever!
as Self
2022
Hollywood Signs
as Self
2022
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
as Self - Host / Pizza Poppa
2022
18½
as Richard Nixon (voice)
2022
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
as Pizza Poppa
2022
Winona Ryder: The Ghosts She Called
as Soap Opera Actor on TV Screen (archive footage)
2022
Black Friday
as Jonathan
2021
One December Night
as Steve
2021
Watch With... Bruce Campbell presents Evil Dead II
2021
The Last Kids on Earth: Happy Apocalypse to You
2021
Watch With... Bruce Campbell presents Evil Dead
2021
Hail to the Deadites
as Self
2020
Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-Fi
as Self
2020
All Hail the Popcorn King!
as Self
2019
The Dead Don't Die
Thanks (Crew)
2019
Cult of Terror
as Self - Actor
2017
Highly Functional
as Chili Youngfield
2017
To Hell and Back: The Kane Hodder Story
as Self
2017
50 Years of Star Trek
as Self
2016
Waffles and Bullet Holes: A Return to Sioux Falls
as Self
2016
The Escort
as Charles
2015
Medieval Times: The Making of Army of Darkness
as Self
2015
Doc of the Dead
as Self
2014
Invaluable: The True Story of an Epic Artist
as Self
2014
Evil Dead
as Ashley 'Ash' J. Williams (uncredited)
2013
Oz the Great and Powerful
as Winkie Gate Keeper
2013
Addicted to Fame
as Carl Greig (archive footage)
2012
TV Shows (16)
Hysteria!
as Chief Dandridge
2024
Discontinued
as Self - Host
2023
INVINCIBLE
as Demon (voice)
2021
The Last Kids on Earth
as Chef (voice)
2019
Ripley's Believe It or Not!
as Narrator
2019
The Last Drive-in with Joe Bob Briggs
as Self
2019
Eli Roth's History of Horror
as Self
2018
Lodge 49
as Gary Green
2018
A.P. Bio
as John Griffin
2018
Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure
as King Edmund (voice)
2017
Ash vs Evil Dead
as Ashley 'Ash' J. Williams
2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self
2015
Last Fan Standing
2015
The Librarians
as Santa
2014
Fargo
as Ronald Reagan
2014
1600 Penn
as Doug Gilchrist
2012