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.
Known For
All Movies (123)
- Ernie and Emma2026 · as Ernie
- A Winnie-the-Pooh Christmas2025 · as Owl (voice)
- Dinner with Leatherface2024 · as Self
- Other Men's Careers2023 · as Self
- Evil Dead Rise2023 · as Dissenting Voice on Recording (voice) (uncredited)
- The SF Sketchfest Roast of Bruce Campbell2023 · as Himself
- My Southern Family Christmas2022 · as Everett Bergeron
- Hollywood Signs2022 · as Self
- Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness2022 · as Self - Host / Pizza Poppa
- 18½2022 · as Richard Nixon (voice)
- Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness2022 · as Pizza Poppa
- Winona Ryder: The Ghosts She Called2022 · as Soap Opera Actor on TV Screen (archive footage)
- Black Friday2021 · as Jonathan
- One December Night2021 · as Steve
- Watch With... Bruce Campbell presents Evil Dead II2021
- The Last Kids on Earth: Happy Apocalypse to You2021
- Watch With... Bruce Campbell presents Evil Dead2021
- Hail to the Deadites2020 · as Self
- Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-Fi2020 · as Self
- All Hail the Popcorn King!2019 · as Self
- Cult of Terror2017 · as Self - Actor
- Highly Functional2017 · as Chili Youngfield
- To Hell and Back: The Kane Hodder Story2017 · as Self
- 50 Years of Star Trek2016 · as Self
- Waffles and Bullet Holes: A Return to Sioux Falls2016 · as Self
- The Escort2015 · as Charles
- Medieval Times: The Making of "Army of Darkness"2015 · as Self
- Doc of the Dead2014 · as Self
- Invaluable: The True Story of an Epic Artist2014 · as Self
- Evil Dead2013 · as Ashley 'Ash' J. Williams (uncredited)
- Oz the Great and Powerful2013 · as Winkie Gate Keeper
- Addicted to Fame2012 · as Carl Greig (archive footage)
- The Color of Time2012 · as Goody
- Kingdom Come2012 · as Self
- Slashed Prices: The Making of Intruder2011 · as Self
- Swallowed Souls: The Making of 'Evil Dead 2'2011 · as Self
- Cars 22011 · as Rod 'Torque' Redline (voice)
- Burn Notice: The Fall of Sam Axe2011 · as Sam Axe
- The Walking Dead Girls2011 · as Self
- Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs2009 · as Mayor Shelbourne (voice)
- White on Rice2009 · as Muramoto (voice)
- Heart of Dorkness: Behind the Scenes of 'My Name Is Bruce'2009 · as Self
- Memories of Moab2008 · as Self
- The Evil Dead: Treasures from the Cutting Room Floor2007 · as Self
- The Ladies of the Evil Dead Meet Bruce Campbell2007
- One by One We Will Take You: The Untold Saga of The Evil Dead2007 · as (archive footage)
- Life After Dead: The Ladies of the Evil Dead2007 · as Self
- My Name Is Bruce2007 · as Bruce Campbell
- Aqua Teen Hunger Force Eighty Minutes of a Whole Nother Movie2007 · as Chicken Bittle (voice)
- Spider-Man 32007 · as Maître D'
- Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters2007 · as Chicken Bittle (voice)
- The Ant Bully2006 · as Fugax (voice)
- Touch the Top of the World2006 · as Ed Weihenmayer
- The Woods2006 · as Joe Fasulo
- The Perfect Scary Movie2005 · as Self
- Sky High2005 · as Coach Boomer
- Man with the Screaming Brain2005 · as William Cole
- Alien Apocalypse2005 · as Ivan
- Spider-Man 2: Making the Amazing2004 · as Self
- Spider-Man 22004 · as Snooty Usher
- The Ladykillers2004 · as Humane Society Worker (uncredited)
- Comic Book: The Movie2004 · as Bruce Campbell
- Bench Pressley2004 · as Bench Pressley
- Intolerable Cruelty2003 · as Soap Opera Actor on TV (uncredited)
- Timequest2003 · as William Roberts
- Masters of Horror2002 · as Self
- Terminal Invasion2002 · as Jack
- Serving Sara2002 · as Gordon Moore
- Bubba Ho-tep2002 · as Elvis Presley / Sebastian Haff
- Spider-Man2002 · as Ring Announcer
- Fanalysis2002 · as Self
- Hatred Of A Minute2002 · as Soap Actor on TV (uncredited)
- The Majestic2001 · as Roland the Intrepid Explorer
- Hubert's Brain2001 · as Thompson (voice)
- The Making of 'Evil Dead II' or The Gore the Merrier2000 · as Self / Ash
- Icebreaker2000 · as Carl Greig
- The Men Behind the Army1999 · as Narrator
- From Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money1999 · as Barry
- La Patinoire1998 · as Actor
- Goldrush: A Real Life Alaskan Adventure1998 · as Pierce Thomas 'PT' Madison
- Running Time1997 · as Carl
- Menno's Mind1997 · as Mick Dourif
- The Love Bug1997 · as Hank Cooper
- McHale's Navy1997 · as Virgil
- In the Line of Duty: Blaze of Glory1997 · as Jeff Erickson
- Assault on Dome 41996 · as Alex Windham
- Escape from L.A.1996 · as Surgeon General of Beverly Hills
- Tornado!1996 · as Jake Thorne
- Fargo1996 · as Soap Opera Actor on TV (uncredited)
- Congo1995 · as Charles Travis
- The Demolitionist1995 · as Raffle Winner (uncredited)
- The Quick and the Dead1995 · as Wedding Shemp
- The Hudsucker Proxy1994 · as Smitty
- Eddie Presley1993 · as Asylum Attendant
- Army of Darkness1992 · as Ash
- Mindwarp1992 · as Stover
- Waxwork II: Lost in Time1992 · as John Loftmore
- Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat1991 · as Van Helsing
- Lunatics: A Love Story1991 · as Ray
- Darkman1990 · as Final Shemp
- Maniac Cop 21990 · as Jack Forrest
- The Dead Next Door1989 · as Raimi / Cmdr. Carpenter (voice) (uncredited)
- Moontrap1989 · as Ray Tanner
- Intruder1989 · as Officer Howard
- Maniac Cop1988 · as Jack Forrest
- Evil Dead II1987 · as Ash
- Thou Shalt Not Kill... Except1985 · as Video Newscaster (uncredited)
- The Sappy Sap1985
- Crimewave1985 · as Renaldo 'The Heel'
- Going Back1984 · as Brice
- Cleveland Smith, Bounty Hunter1982 · as Cleveland Smith
- The Evil Dead1981 · as Ash
- Torro. Torro. Torro!1981
- Stryker's War1980 · as Jack Stryker
- The Blind Waiter1980 · as Harry
- Within the Woods1979 · as Bruce
- Attack of the Helping Hand!1979 · as Helping Hand
- Holding It1978
- Acting and Reacting1978 · as Maury
- The Final Round1977 · as Promoter
- James Bombed in "Here Today... Gun Tomorrow"1976 · as James Bombed
- Curse of the Werewolf1974 · as The Hunter
- Oedipus Rex1972 · as Kreon
All TV Shows (44)
- Hysteria!2024 · as Chief Dandridge
- Discontinued2023 · as Self - Host
- INVINCIBLE2021 · as Demon (voice)
- INVINCIBLE2021 · as Satan (voice)
- Time Warp: The Greatest Cult Films of All Time2020 · as Self
- The Last Kids on Earth2019 · as Chef (voice)
- Ripley's Believe It or Not!2019 · as Narrator
- The Last Drive-in with Joe Bob Briggs2019 · as Self
- Eli Roth's History of Horror2018 · as Self
- Lodge 492018 · as Gary Green
- A.P. Bio2018 · as John Griffin
- Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure2017 · as King Edmund (voice)
- Ash vs Evil Dead2015 · as Ashley 'Ash' J. Williams
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert2015 · as Self - Guest
- Last Fan Standing2015
- The Librarians2014 · as Santa
- Fargo2014 · as Ronald Reagan
- Fargo2014 · as Ronald Reagan (voice)
- 1600 Penn2012 · as Doug Gilchrist
- Impractical Jokers2011 · as Self
- Conan2010 · as Self
- Archer2009 · as McGinley (voice)
- Burn Notice2007 · as Sam Axe
- El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera2007
- The Replacements2006
- Psych2006 · as Ashford Simpson
- 100 Scariest Movie Moments2004 · as Self
- Megas XLR2004 · as Magnaminous (voice)
- Megas XLR2004 · as Magnanimous (voice)
- The Legend of Tarzan2001 · as Max Liebling (voice)
- Jack of All Trades2000 · as Jack Stiles / Daring Dragoon
- Charmed1998 · as FBI Agent Jackman
- Timecop1997
- American Gothic1995
- Xena: Warrior Princess1995 · as Autolycus
- Hercules: The Legendary Journeys1995 · as Autolycus
- Hercules: The Legendary Journeys1995 · as Rob Tapert
- Ellen1994 · as Ed Billik
- Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman1993 · as Bill Church Jr.
- The X-Files1993 · as Wayne Weinsider
- The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.1993 · as Brisco County, Jr.
- Homicide: Life on the Street1993 · as Jake Rodzinski
- The Incredibly Strange Film Show1988 · as Self
- Knots Landing1979 · as Joel Benson






