Cast & creator
Bruce Campbell
Best known for The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Conan, The X-Files
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.
Also known as: Pete Perkinson, R.O.C. Sandstorm, Shemp Wooley, 布鲁斯·坎贝尔, ブルース・キャンベル
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film credits
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television credits
176
1972–2028 · acting roles
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Filmography (224)
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The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest
2015
Conan
Self
2010
The X-Files
Wayne Weinsider
1993
Charmed
FBI Agent Jackman
1998
Fargo
Ronald Reagan
2014Fargo
Ronald Reagan (voice)
2014
Psych
Ashford Simpson
2006
Knots Landing
Joel Benson
1979
Archer
McGinley (voice)
2009
INVINCIBLE
Demon (voice)
2021INVINCIBLE
Satan (voice)
2021
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
Bill Church Jr.
1993
Homicide: Life on the Street
Jake Rodzinski
1993
V.I.P.
Director
1998
Xena: Warrior Princess
Autolycus
1995Xena: Warrior Princess
Director
1995
Burn Notice
Sam Axe
2007
Evil Dead Burn
Executive Producer
2026
Spider-Man
Ring Announcer
2002
Ellen
Ed Billik
1994
Impractical Jokers
Self
2011
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
Pizza Poppa
2022
Cars 2
Rod 'Torque' Redline (voice)
2011
The Librarians
Santa
2014
Spider-Man 3
Maître D'
2007
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys
Autolycus
1995Hercules: The Legendary Journeys
Rob Tapert
1995Hercules: The Legendary Journeys
Director
1995
Evil Dead Rise
Ash (voice) (uncredited)
2023Evil Dead Rise
Executive Producer
2023
Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure
King Edmund (voice)
2017
The Legend of Tarzan
Max Liebling (voice)
2001
Ash vs Evil Dead
Ashley 'Ash' J. Williams
2015
A.P. Bio
John Griffin
2018
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
Mayor Shelbourne (voice)
2009
The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.
Brisco County, Jr.
1993
The Replacements
2006
The Evil Dead
Ash
1983The Evil Dead
Executive Producer
1983
Evil Dead
Ashley 'Ash' J. Williams (uncredited)
2013Evil Dead
Producer
2013
The Last Drive-in with Joe Bob Briggs
Self
2019
Eli Roth's History of Horror
Self
2018
El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera
2007
Fargo
Soap Opera Actor on TV (uncredited)
1996
Oz the Great and Powerful
Winkie Gate Keeper
2013
Lodge 49
Gary Green
2018
Spider-Man 2
Snooty Usher
2004
Army of Darkness
Ash
1992Army of Darkness
Co-Producer
1992
The Ant Bully
Fugax (voice)
2006
Evil Dead II
Ash
1987
1600 Penn
Doug Gilchrist
2012
American Gothic
1995
The Quick and the Dead
Wedding Shemp
1995
Sky High
Coach Boomer
2005
The Dead Don't Die
Thanks
2019
Megas XLR
Magnaminous (voice)
2004Megas XLR
Magnanimous (voice)
2004
Escape from L.A.
Surgeon General of Beverly Hills
1996
Jack of All Trades
Jack Stiles / Daring Dragoon
2000Jack of All Trades
Producer
2000
The Last Kids on Earth
Chef (voice)
2019
The Hudsucker Proxy
Smitty
1994
Blood Simple
Stand In
1985Blood Simple
Production Consultant
1985
The Ladykillers
Humane Society Worker (uncredited)
2004
The Incredibly Strange Film Show
Self
1988
Intolerable Cruelty
Soap Opera Actor on TV (uncredited)
2003
Maniac Cop
Jack Forrest
1988
Hysteria!
Chief Dandridge
2024
Discontinued
Self - Host
2023Discontinued
Producer
2023
The Majestic
Roland the Intrepid Explorer
2001
Ernie & Emma
Ernie
2026Ernie & Emma
Director
2026Ernie & Emma
Writer
2026Ernie & Emma
Producer
2026
Congo
Charles Travis
1995
Time Warp: The Greatest Cult Films of All Time
Self
2020
The Escort
Charles
2015
Timecop
1997
VH1 Goes Inside
Self
2003
Serving Sara
Gordon Moore
2002
100 Scariest Movie Moments
Self
2004
From Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money
Barry
1999
Darkman
Final Shemp
1990
Maniac Cop 2
Jack Forrest
1990
The Woods
Joe Fasulo
2006
Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters
Chicken Bittle (voice)
2007
Bubba Ho-tep
Elvis Presley / Sebastian Haff
2002
The Love Bug
Hank Cooper
1997
Black Friday
Jonathan
2021Black Friday
Producer
2021
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
Self - Host / Pizza Poppa
2022
Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat
Van Helsing
1991
One December Night
Steve
2021
Winona Ryder: The Ghosts She Called
Soap Opera Actor on TV Screen (archive footage)
2022
50 Years of Star Trek
Self
2016
Evil Dead Wrath
Executive Producer
2028
Waxwork II: Lost in Time
John Loftmore
1992
Doc of the Dead
Self
2014
In the Line of Duty: Blaze of Glory
Jeff Erickson
1997
The Demolitionist
Raffle Winner (uncredited)
1995
My Name Is Bruce
Bruce Campbell
2007My Name Is Bruce
Director
2007My Name Is Bruce
Producer
2007
A Winnie-the-Pooh Christmas
Owl (voice)
2025
Ripley's Believe It or Not!
Narrator
2019Ripley's Believe It or Not!
Executive Producer
2019
Moontrap
Ray Tanner
1989
Hollywood Signs
Self
2022
The Color of Time
Goody
2012
Medieval Times: The Making of "Army of Darkness"
Self
2015
Goldrush: A Real Life Alaskan Adventure
Pierce Thomas 'PT' Madison
1998
Comic Book: The Movie
Bruce Campbell
2004
Tangled Web: The Love Triangles of 'Spider-Man 3'
Self
2007
Crimewave
Renaldo 'The Heel'
1985Crimewave
Co-Producer
1985
On the Set: Spider-Man 3
Self
2007
Burn Notice: The Fall of Sam Axe
Sam Axe
2011
Spider-Man 2: Making the Amazing
Self
2004
The Dead Next Door
Raimi / Cmdr. Carpenter (voice) (uncredited)
1989
McHale's Navy
Virgil
1997
Icebreaker
Carl Greig
2000
Running Time
Carl
1997
Assault on Dome 4
Alex Windham
1996
The Nutt House
Screenplay
1992
Man with the Screaming Brain
William Cole
2005Man with the Screaming Brain
Producer
2005Man with the Screaming Brain
Writer
2005Man with the Screaming Brain
Story
2005Man with the Screaming Brain
Director
2005
The Last Kids on Earth: Happy Apocalypse to You
2021
To Hell and Back: The Kane Hodder Story
Self
2017
The Perfect Scary Movie
Self
2005
One by One We Will Take You: The Untold Saga of The Evil Dead
(archive footage)
2007
Intruder
Officer Howard
1989
Hail to the Deadites
Self
2020
Lunatics: A Love Story
Ray
1991Lunatics: A Love Story
Producer
1991
My Southern Family Christmas
Everett Bergeron
2022
Swallowed Souls: The Making of 'Evil Dead 2'
Self
2011
Thou Shalt Not Kill... Except
Video Newscaster (uncredited)
1985Thou Shalt Not Kill... Except
Story
1985
Waffles and Bullet Holes: A Return to Sioux Falls
Self
2016
The Making of 'Evil Dead II' or The Gore the Merrier
Self / Ash
2000The Walking Dead Girls
Self
2011
Life After Dead: The Ladies of the Evil Dead
Self
2007
Going Back
Brice
1984
Cult of Terror
Self - Actor
2017
Addicted to Fame
Carl Greig (archive footage)
2012
The Men Behind the Army
Narrator
1999
Terminal Invasion
Jack
2002
Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-Fi
Self
2020
Tornado!
Jake Thorne
1996
Heart of Dorkness: Behind the Scenes of 'My Name Is Bruce'
Self
2009
Other Men's Careers
Self
2023
Touch the Top of the World
Ed Weihenmayer
2006
Easy Wheels
Producer
1989
Dinner with Leatherface
Self
2024
Alien Apocalypse
Ivan
2005
All Hail the Popcorn King!
Self
2019
The Evil Dead: Treasures from the Cutting Room Floor
Self
2007
The Blind Waiter
Harry
1980The Blind Waiter
Associate Producer
1980
Curse of the Werewolf
The Hunter
1974
The Ladies of the Evil Dead Meet Bruce Campbell
2007
Hatred Of A Minute
Soap Actor on TV (uncredited)
2002Hatred Of A Minute
Producer
2002
Invaluable: The True Story of an Epic Artist
Self
2014
Kingdom Come
Self
2012The SF Sketchfest Roast of Bruce Campbell
Himself
2023
James Bombed in "Here Today... Gun Tomorrow"
James Bombed
1976
Cleveland Smith, Bounty Hunter
Cleveland Smith
1982
Menno's Mind
Mick Dourif
1997
Within the Woods
Bruce
1979Within the Woods
Executive Producer
1979
Torro. Torro. Torro!
1981Torro. Torro. Torro!
Producer
1981
Aqua Teen Hunger Force Eighty Minutes of a Whole Nother Movie
Chicken Bittle (voice)
2007
Stryker's War
Jack Stryker
1980Stryker's War
Story
1980
Slashed Prices: The Making of Intruder
Self
2011
Mindwarp
Stover
1992
Attack of the Helping Hand!
Helping Hand
1979Attack of the Helping Hand!
Cinematography
1979
Masters of Horror
Self
2002
I'll Never Heil Again
1975I'll Never Heil Again
Director
1975I'll Never Heil Again
Producer
1975I'll Never Heil Again
Costumer
1975
Eddie Presley
Asylum Attendant
1993
The Sappy Sap
1985
La Patinoire
Actor
1998Bench Pressley
Bench Pressley
2004
18½
Richard Nixon (voice)
2022
Highly Functional
Chili Youngfield
2017
Timequest
William Roberts
2000
The James Hoffa Story
Jimmy Hoffa
1975The James Hoffa Story
Stunts
1975
Acting and Reacting
Maury
1978Acting and Reacting
Producer
1978Holding It
1978Holding It
Editor
1978Holding It
Producer
1978
Hubert's Brain
Thompson (voice)
2001
White on Rice
Muramoto (voice)
2009Oedipus Rex
Kreon
1972Fanalysis
Self
2002Fanalysis
Director
2002Fanalysis
Producer
2002
Watch With... Bruce Campbell presents Evil Dead II
2021
Last Fan Standing
2015
The Final Round
Promoter
1977The Final Round
Assistant Director
1977The Final Round
Editor
1977The Final Round
Camera Operator
1977
Watch With... Bruce Campbell presents Evil Dead
2021
Memories of Moab
Self
2008
No Dough Boys
1974
Half-Wits-Holiday
Sappington the Butler
1974
All the World's a Stooge
1974