Actor
Bruce Campbell
131 movies as actor · 5 as director
Born Jun 22, 1958 (age 68)From Birmingham, Michigan, USAAlso known as Pete Perkinson, R.O.C. Sandstorm, Shemp Wooley
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 broth…
Known for
Spider-Man
2002 · Action, Sci-Fi
Spider-Man 2
2004 · Action, Adventure
Spider-Man 3
2007 · Action, Adventure
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
2022 · Fantasy, Action
Fargo
1996 · Crime, Drama
Cars 2
2011 · Animation, Family
Oz the Great and Powerful
2013 · Fantasy, Adventure
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
2009 · Animation, Comedy
Evil Dead
2013 · Horror
The Evil Dead
1983 · Horror
Evil Dead Rise
2023 · Horror, Thriller
Army of Darkness
1992 · Fantasy, Horror
Bruce Campbell movies
Ernie & Emma
2026 · Ernie
A Winnie-the-Pooh Christmas
2025 · Owl (voice)
Dinner with Leatherface
2024 · Self
Other Men's Careers
2023 · Self
Evil Dead Rise
2023 · Ash (voice) (uncredited)
The SF Sketchfest Roast of Bruce Campbel
The SF Sketchfest Roast of Bruce Campbell
2023 · Himself
My Southern Family Christmas
2022 · Everett Bergeron
Hollywood Signs
2022 · Self
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
2022 · Self - Host / Pizza Poppa
18½
2022 · Richard Nixon (voice)
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
2022 · Pizza Poppa
Winona Ryder: The Ghosts She Called
2022 · Soap Opera Actor on TV Screen (archive footage)
Black Friday
2021 · Jonathan
One December Night
2021 · Steve
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
2020 · Self
Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-Fi
2020 · Self
All Hail the Popcorn King!
2019 · Self
Cult of Terror
2017 · Self - Actor
Highly Functional
2017 · Chili Youngfield
To Hell and Back: The Kane Hodder Story
2017 · Self
50 Years of Star Trek
2016 · Self
Waffles and Bullet Holes: A Return to Sioux Falls
2016 · Self
The Escort
2015 · Charles
Medieval Times: The Making of "Army of Darkness"
2015 · Self
Doc of the Dead
2014 · Self
Invaluable: The True Story of an Epic Artist
2014 · Self
Evil Dead
2013 · Ashley 'Ash' J. Williams (uncredited)
Oz the Great and Powerful
2013 · Winkie Gate Keeper
Addicted to Fame
2012 · Carl Greig (archive footage)
The Color of Time
2012 · Goody
Kingdom Come
2012 · Self
Slashed Prices: The Making of Intruder
2011 · Self
Swallowed Souls: The Making of 'Evil Dead 2'
2011 · Self
Cars 2
2011 · Rod 'Torque' Redline (voice)
Burn Notice: The Fall of Sam Axe
2011 · Sam Axe
The Walking Dead Girls
The Walking Dead Girls
2011 · Self
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
2009 · Mayor Shelbourne (voice)
White on Rice
2009 · Muramoto (voice)
Heart of Dorkness: Behind the Scenes of 'My Name Is Bruce'
2009 · Self
Memories of Moab
2008 · Self
The Evil Dead: Treasures from the Cutting Room Floor
2007 · Self
The Ladies of the Evil Dead Meet Bruce Campbell
2007
One by One We Will Take You: The Untold Saga of The Evil Dead
2007 · (archive footage)
Life After Dead: The Ladies of the Evil Dead
2007 · Self
Tangled Web: The Love Triangles of 'Spider-Man 3'
2007 · Self
My Name Is Bruce
2007 · Bruce Campbell
Aqua Teen Hunger Force Eighty Minutes of a Whole Nother Movie
2007 · Chicken Bittle (voice)
Spider-Man 3
2007 · Maître D'
On the Set: Spider-Man 3
2007 · Self
Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters
2007 · Chicken Bittle (voice)
The Ant Bully
2006 · Fugax (voice)
Touch the Top of the World
2006 · Ed Weihenmayer
The Woods
2006 · Joe Fasulo
The Perfect Scary Movie
2005 · Self
Sky High
2005 · Coach Boomer
Man with the Screaming Brain
2005 · William Cole
Alien Apocalypse
2005 · Ivan
Spider-Man 2: Making the Amazing
2004 · Self
Spider-Man 2
2004 · Snooty Usher
The Ladykillers
2004 · Humane Society Worker (uncredited)
Comic Book: The Movie
2004 · Bruce Campbell
Bench Pressley
Bench Pressley
2004 · Bench Pressley
Intolerable Cruelty
2003 · Soap Opera Actor on TV (uncredited)
Masters of Horror
2002 · Self
Terminal Invasion
2002 · Jack
Serving Sara
2002 · Gordon Moore
Bubba Ho-tep
2002 · Elvis Presley / Sebastian Haff
Spider-Man
2002 · Ring Announcer
Fanalysis
Fanalysis
2002 · Self
Hatred Of A Minute
2002 · Soap Actor on TV (uncredited)
The Majestic
2001 · Roland the Intrepid Explorer
Hubert's Brain
2001 · Thompson (voice)
The Making of 'Evil Dead II' or The Gore the Merrier
2000 · Self / Ash
Timequest
2000 · William Roberts
Icebreaker
2000 · Carl Greig
The Men Behind the Army
1999 · Narrator
From Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money
1999 · Barry
La Patinoire
1998 · Actor
Goldrush: A Real Life Alaskan Adventure
1998 · Pierce Thomas 'PT' Madison
Running Time
1997 · Carl
Menno's Mind
1997 · Mick Dourif
The Love Bug
1997 · Hank Cooper
McHale's Navy
1997 · Virgil
In the Line of Duty: Blaze of Glory
1997 · Jeff Erickson
Assault on Dome 4
1996 · Alex Windham
Escape from L.A.
1996 · Surgeon General of Beverly Hills
Tornado!
1996 · Jake Thorne
Fargo
1996 · Soap Opera Actor on TV (uncredited)
Congo
1995 · Charles Travis
The Demolitionist
1995 · Raffle Winner (uncredited)
The Quick and the Dead
1995 · Wedding Shemp
The Hudsucker Proxy
1994 · Smitty
Eddie Presley
1993 · Asylum Attendant
Army of Darkness
1992 · Ash
Mindwarp
1992 · Stover
Waxwork II: Lost in Time
1992 · John Loftmore
Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat
1991 · Van Helsing
Lunatics: A Love Story
1991 · Ray
Darkman
1990 · Final Shemp
Maniac Cop 2
1990 · Jack Forrest
The Dead Next Door
1989 · Raimi / Cmdr. Carpenter (voice) (uncredited)
Moontrap
1989 · Ray Tanner
Intruder
1989 · Officer Howard
Maniac Cop
1988 · Jack Forrest
Evil Dead II
1987 · Ash
Thou Shalt Not Kill... Except
1985 · Video Newscaster (uncredited)
The Sappy Sap
1985
Crimewave
1985 · Renaldo 'The Heel'
Going Back
1984 · Brice
The Evil Dead
1983 · Ash
Cleveland Smith, Bounty Hunter
1982 · Cleveland Smith
Torro. Torro. Torro!
1981
Stryker's War
1980 · Jack Stryker
The Blind Waiter
1980 · Harry
Within the Woods
1979 · Bruce
Attack of the Helping Hand!
1979 · Helping Hand
Holding It
1978
Acting and Reacting
1978 · Maury
The Final Round
1977 · Promoter
James Bombed in "Here Today... Gun Tomorrow"
1976 · James Bombed
The James Hoffa Story
1975 · Jimmy Hoffa
I'll Never Heil Again
1975
The Singing Nutzs
1974
No Dough Boys
1974
All the World's a Stooge
1974
Half-Wits-Holiday
1974 · Sappington the Butler
Curse of the Werewolf
1974 · The Hunter
Oedipus Rex
Oedipus Rex
1972 · Kreon
Directed by Bruce Campbell
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