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Bruce Campbell

Bruce Campbell

Highest Rated: 100% To Hell and Back: The Kane Hodder Story (2017)

Lowest Rated: 3% McHale's Navy (1997)

Birthday: Jun 22, 1958

Birthplace: Birmingham, Michigan, USA

Actor-writer-producer Bruce Campbell not only received his start in B-movies, but embraced and exploited his niche in the medium to become one of the more beloved figures in genre films and television. Campbell first garnered attention as the sole surviving character in Sam Raimi's blood-soaked debut feature, "The Evil Dead" (1981). His and Raimi's love of slapstick comedy was put to good use with the follow-ups "Evil Dead 2: Dead by Dawn" (1987) and "Army of Darkness" (1993), while the short-lived series "The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr." (Fox, 1993-94) attempted to capitalize on his growing cult following. Campbell picked up some of his best notices as an aging Elvis in Don Coscarelli's bizarre comedy-horror feature "Bubba Ho-Tep" (2001) and became a best-selling author with his memoir If Chins Could Kill - Confessions of a B-Movie Actor in 2002. Other notable work included a cameo in Raimi's big-budget adaptation of "Spider-Man" (2002) and its two sequels, as well as the scene-stealing role of ex-spy Sam Axe on the popular spy series "Burn Notice" (USA Network, 2007-13). The multi-faceted talent also lent his voice to such hit films as "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs" (2009) and continued his involvement with the franchise that started it all as a producer on the "Evil Dead" (2013) remake. Hard-working and gregarious, Campbell created enough goodwill to make him a fan-favorite among pop-culture connoisseurs, as well as a welcome face with mainstream audiences.

Highest rated movies

93% 82% Spider-Man 2
92% 54% Doc of the Dead
90% 71% Burn Notice: The Fall of Sam Axe
88% 89% Evil Dead II 86% 84% The Evil Dead 83% 59% Darkman
79% 79% Bubba Ho-Tep
78% 62% 18 1/2

Filmography

Movies

Credit
84% 76% Evil Dead Rise Executive Producer $67.2M 2023
No Score Yet 80% My Southern Family Christmas Everett Bergeron (Character) - 2022
No Score Yet No Score Yet Hollywood Signs Self - 2021
78% 62% 18 1/2 President Richard M. Nixon (Character) - 2021
65% 38% Black Friday Jonathan (Character),
Producer
- 2021
No Score Yet 60% One December Night Steve Bedford (Character) - 2021
79% 50% Hail to the Deadites Self - 2020
No Score Yet 60% All Hail the Popcorn King Self - 2019
100% 93% To Hell and Back: The Kane Hodder Story Self - 2017
No Score Yet 40% The Escort Charles (Character) - 2015
No Score Yet No Score Yet Invaluable: The True Story of an Epic Artist Self - 2014
92% 54% Doc of the Dead Unknown (Character) - 2014
63% 64% Evil Dead Producer $54.2M 2013
57% 56% Oz the Great and Powerful Winkie Gate Keeper (Character) $234.9M 2013
5% 18% The Color of Time Goody (Character) - 2012
90% 71% Burn Notice: The Fall of Sam Axe Sam Axe (Character),
Executive Producer
- 2011
39% 49% Cars 2 Rod "Torque" Redline (Voice) - 2011
85% 72% Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs Mayor Shelbourne (Voice) - 2009
40% 49% My Name Is Bruce Self,
Director
$173.1K 2007
63% 51% Spider-Man 3 Maitre de' (Character) $336.5M 2007
No Score Yet 60% Touch the Top of the World Ed Weihenmayer (Character) - 2006
62% 42% The Ant Bully Fugax (Voice) $28.1M 2006
No Score Yet 31% Alien Apocalypse Ivan (Character) - 2005
33% 43% Man With the Screaming Brain William Cole (Character),
Director,
Screenwriter,
Producer
- 2005
67% 37% The Woods Joe Fasulo (Character) - 2005
73% 57% Sky High Coach Boomer (Character) $63.9M 2005
93% 82% Spider-Man 2 Snooty Usher (Character) $373.4M 2004
40% 40% Comic Book: The Movie Self - 2004
No Score Yet 46% Blood Drive II Unknown (Character) - 2004
No Score Yet 32% Terminal Invasion Jack (Character) - 2002
79% 79% Bubba Ho-Tep Elvis Presley/Sebastian Haff (Character) $891.9K 2002
4% 27% Serving Sara Gordon (Character) $16.9M 2002
No Score Yet 0% Hatred of a Minute Producer - 2002
42% 60% The Majestic Roland the Intrepid Explorer (Character) $27.8M 2001
No Score Yet 20% Icebreaker Carl Greig (Character) - 2000
No Score Yet 62% TimeQuest William Roberts (Character) - 2000
9% 20% From Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money Barry (Character) - 1999
No Score Yet 62% The Ice Rink Actor (Character) - 1999
No Score Yet 25% Goldrush: A Real-Life Alaskan Adventure Pierce Thomas "PT" Madison (Character) - 1998
No Score Yet 50% The Love Bug Hank Cooper (Character) - 1997
3% 38% McHale's Navy Virgil (Character) $4.4M 1997
No Score Yet 73% Running Time Carl (Character) - 1997
No Score Yet No Score Yet Assault on Dome 4 Alex Windham (Character) - 1997
No Score Yet No Score Yet In the Line of Duty: Blaze of Glory Jeff Erickson (Character) - 1997
No Score Yet 9% Menno's Mind Mick Dourif (Character) - 1996
No Score Yet 27% Tornado! Jake Thorne (Character) - 1996
54% 39% John Carpenter's Escape From L.A. Surgeon General of Beverly Hills (Character) $25.5M 1996
63% 79% The Hudsucker Proxy Smitty, Argus Reporter (Character) $2.1M 1994
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. Brisco County Jr. (Character) - 1993
No Score Yet 30% Mindwarp Stover (Character) - 1992
No Score Yet 32% Waxwork II: Lost in Time John Loftmore (Character) - 1992
69% 87% Army of Darkness Ash (Character),
Co-Producer,
Film Editing
$10.5M 1992
62% 50% Maniac Cop 2 Jack Forrest (Character) - 1991
No Score Yet 60% Lunatics: A Love Story Ray (Character),
Producer
- 1991
83% 59% Darkman Final Shemp (Character) $32.8M 1990
No Score Yet 27% Moontrap Ray Tanner (Character) - 1989
No Score Yet 53% Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat Van Helsing (Character) - 1989
No Score Yet 22% Easy Wheels Producer - 1989
56% 41% Maniac Cop Jack Forrest (Character) - 1988
88% 89% Evil Dead II Ashley "Ash" J. Williams (Character) $2.6M 1987
No Score Yet 54% Thou Shalt Not Kill ... Except Writer - 1985
57% 47% Crimewave Renaldo "The Heel" (Character) - 1985
No Score Yet 50% Going Back Brice Chapman (Character) - 1984
86% 84% The Evil Dead Ashly 'Ash' J. Williams (Character),
Executive Producer
- 1981
No Score Yet 45% Within the Woods Unknown (Character) - 1978

TV

Credit
No Score Yet No Score Yet Hysteria! Unknown (Character) 2024
No Score Yet No Score Yet Ripley's Believe It or Not! Executive Producer,
Host
2019 2021
91% 84% Archer McGinley (Guest Voice) 2021
No Score Yet 83% The Last Kids on Earth Unknown (Voice) 2020
No Score Yet No Score Yet Expedition Unknown Guest 2020
No Score Yet No Score Yet Last Call With Carson Daly Guest 2015 2018
99% 95% Ash vs Evil Dead Ash Williams (Character),
Executive Producer
2015-2016 2018
No Score Yet 88% At Midnight With Chris Hardwick Guest 2016
No Score Yet No Score Yet Conan Guest 2016
No Score Yet 49% The Late Show With Stephen Colbert Guest 2015
89% 88% The Quest Santa (Guest Star) 2014
89% 94% Psych Unknown (Guest Star) 2014
88% 95% Burn Notice Sam Axe (Character) 2007-2013
41% 33% 1600 Penn Unknown (Guest Star) 2013
No Score Yet 85% Robot Chicken Unknown (Guest Voice) 2006
No Score Yet No Score Yet Megas XLR Unknown (Guest Voice) 2004
No Score Yet 90% Charmed Unknown (Guest Star) 2002
62% No Score Yet Beggars and Choosers Unknown (Character) 2001
No Score Yet No Score Yet Jack of All Trades Daring Dragoon (Character) 2000
No Score Yet 72% Hercules: The Legendary Journeys Unknown (Character),
Unknown (Guest Star),
Director
1995 1997-1999
No Score Yet 86% Xena Autolycus (Character),
Unknown (Guest Star),
Director
1996-1999
74% 85% The X-Files Wayne Weinsider (Guest Star) 1999
0% No Score Yet Timecop Unknown (Guest Star) 1998
No Score Yet No Score Yet Ellen Unknown (Guest Star) 1996-1997
No Score Yet No Score Yet Weird Science Unknown (Guest Star) 1997
91% 89% Homicide: Life on the Street Unknown (Guest Star) 1996
63% 100% American Gothic Unknown (Guest Star) 1995
86% 86% Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Unknown (Guest Star) 1995
92% 100% The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. Brisco County, Jr. (Character) 1993-1994