Bruce Campbell
Known for Acting · 169 credits
- Born
- 1958-06-22 (age 68)
- Place of birth
- Birmingham, Michigan, USA
- 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 · Brus Kembel
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.
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Known For
TV Shows (40)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self - Guest
Conan
2010
as Self
The X-Files
1993
as Wayne Weinsider
Fargo
2014
as Ronald Reagan / Ronald Reagan (voice)
INVINCIBLE
2021
as Demon (voice) / Satan (voice)
Charmed
1998
as FBI Agent Jackman
Psych
2006
as Ashford Simpson
Xena: Warrior Princess
1995
as Autolycus
Knots Landing
1979
as Joel Benson
Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure
2017
as King Edmund (voice)
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
1993
as Bill Church Jr.
Archer
2009
as McGinley (voice)
Burn Notice
2007
as Sam Axe
Impractical Jokers
2011
as Self
Homicide: Life on the Street
1993
as Jake Rodzinski
Ellen
1994
as Ed Billik
The Librarians
2014
as Santa
Ash vs Evil Dead
2015
as Ashley 'Ash' J. Williams
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys
1995
as Autolycus / Rob Tapert
The Legend of Tarzan
2001
as Max Liebling (voice)
A.P. Bio
2018
as John Griffin
The Replacements
2006
American Gothic
1995
El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera
2007
The Last Drive-in with Joe Bob Briggs
2019
as Self
The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.
1993
as Brisco County, Jr.
Lodge 49
2018
as Gary Green
Megas XLR
2004
as Magnaminous (voice) / Magnanimous (voice)
Eli Roth's History of Horror
2018
as Self
Jack of All Trades
2000
as Jack Stiles / Daring Dragoon
Discontinued
2023
as Self - Host
The Last Kids on Earth
2019
as Chef (voice)
1600 Penn
2012
as Doug Gilchrist
Hysteria!
2024
as Chief Dandridge
The Incredibly Strange Film Show
1988
as Self
Timecop
1997
Ripley's Believe It or Not!
2019
as Narrator
Time Warp: The Greatest Cult Films of All Time
2020
as Self
100 Scariest Movie Moments
2004
as Self
Last Fan Standing
2015
Movies (129)
Evil Dead Rise
2023
as Ash (voice) (uncredited)
Evil Dead
2013
as Ashley 'Ash' J. Williams (uncredited)
Spider-Man
2002
as Ring Announcer
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
2022
as Pizza Poppa
The Evil Dead
1981
as Ash
Spider-Man 3
2007
as Maître D'
Cars 2
2011
as Rod 'Torque' Redline (voice)
Army of Darkness
1992
as Ash
Evil Dead II
1987
as Ash
Oz the Great and Powerful
2013
as Winkie Gate Keeper
Spider-Man 2
2004
as Snooty Usher
Fargo
1996
as Soap Opera Actor on TV (uncredited)
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
2009
as Mayor Shelbourne (voice)
Sky High
2005
as Coach Boomer
The Quick and the Dead
1995
as Wedding Shemp
Escape from L.A.
1996
as Surgeon General of Beverly Hills
The Ant Bully
2006
as Fugax (voice)
Intruder
1989
as Officer Howard
50 Years of Star Trek
2016
as Self
Darkman
1990
as Final Shemp
The Escort
2015
as Charles
Running Time
1997
as Carl
Intolerable Cruelty
2003
as Soap Opera Actor on TV (uncredited)
Congo
1995
as Charles Travis
The Ladykillers
2004
as Humane Society Worker (uncredited)
The Hudsucker Proxy
1994
as Smitty
Bubba Ho-tep
2002
as Elvis Presley / Sebastian Haff
The Majestic
2001
as Roland the Intrepid Explorer
Stryker's War
1980
as Jack Stryker
Burn Notice: The Fall of Sam Axe
2011
as Sam Axe
The Color of Time
2012
as Goody
Ernie and Emma
2026
as Ernie
Hollywood Signs
2022
as Self
The Love Bug
1997
as Hank Cooper
Addicted to Fame
2012
as Carl Greig (archive footage)
Life After Dead: The Ladies of the Evil Dead
2007
as Self
The Perfect Scary Movie
2005
as Self
From Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money
1999
as Barry
The Demolitionist
1995
as Raffle Winner (uncredited)
Serving Sara
2002
as Gordon Moore
A Winnie-the-Pooh Christmas
2025
as Owl (voice)
All the World's a Stooge
1974
The Walking Dead Girls
2011
as Self
Hubert's Brain
2001
as Thompson (voice)
The Woods
2006
as Joe Fasulo
Spider-Man 2: Making the Amazing
2004
as Self
Moontrap
1989
as Ray Tanner
Kingdom Come
2012
as Self
Black Friday
2021
as Jonathan
Menno's Mind
1997
as Mick Dourif
Dinner with Leatherface
2024
as Self
Holding It
1978
Oedipus Rex
1972
as Kreon
Doc of the Dead
2014
as Self
Maniac Cop
1988
as Jack Forrest
Curse of the Werewolf
1974
as The Hunter
The Blind Waiter
1980
as Harry
Torro. Torro. Torro!
1981
Maniac Cop 2
1990
as Jack Forrest
To Hell and Back: The Kane Hodder Story
2017
as Self
Comic Book: The Movie
2004
as Bruce Campbell
Crimewave
1985
as Renaldo 'The Heel'
Hail to the Deadites
2020
as Self
Going Back
1984
as Brice
Bench Pressley
2004
as Bench Pressley
The Sappy Sap
1985
In the Line of Duty: Blaze of Glory
1997
as Jeff Erickson
Within the Woods
1979
as Bruce
The Making of 'Evil Dead II' or The Gore the Merrier
2000
as Self / Ash
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
2022
as Self - Host / Pizza Poppa
Half-Wits-Holiday
1974
as Sappington the Butler
Eddie Presley
1993
as Asylum Attendant
18½
2022
as Richard Nixon (voice)
Waxwork II: Lost in Time
1992
as John Loftmore
Masters of Horror
2002
as Self
McHale's Navy
1997
as Virgil
Other Men's Careers
2023
as Self
Highly Functional
2017
as Chili Youngfield
Acting and Reacting
1978
as Maury
Touch the Top of the World
2006
as Ed Weihenmayer
The Last Kids on Earth: Happy Apocalypse to You
2021
Waffles and Bullet Holes: A Return to Sioux Falls
2016
as Self
Goldrush: A Real Life Alaskan Adventure
1998
as Pierce Thomas 'PT' Madison
My Name Is Bruce
2007
as Bruce Campbell
One December Night
2021
as Steve
Hatred Of A Minute
2002
as Soap Actor on TV (uncredited)
Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-Fi
2020
as Self
The James Hoffa Story
1975
as Jimmy Hoffa
No Dough Boys
1974
Mindwarp
1992
as Stover
The Dead Next Door
1989
as Raimi / Cmdr. Carpenter (voice) (uncredited)
Cleveland Smith, Bounty Hunter
1982
as Cleveland Smith
Tornado!
1996
as Jake Thorne
The Final Round
1977
as Promoter
Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat
1991
as Van Helsing
Lunatics: A Love Story
1991
as Ray
The Men Behind the Army
1999
as Narrator
Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters
2007
as Chicken Bittle (voice)
The Singing Nutzs
1974
Alien Apocalypse
2005
as Ivan
The SF Sketchfest Roast of Bruce Campbell
2023
as Himself
Man with the Screaming Brain
2005
as William Cole
Slashed Prices: The Making of Intruder
2011
as Self
White on Rice
2009
as Muramoto (voice)
I'll Never Heil Again
1975
One by One We Will Take You: The Untold Saga of The Evil Dead
2007
as (archive footage)
Terminal Invasion
2002
as Jack
Attack of the Helping Hand!
1979
as Helping Hand
Aqua Teen Hunger Force Eighty Minutes of a Whole Nother Movie
2007
as Chicken Bittle (voice)
The Evil Dead: Treasures from the Cutting Room Floor
2007
as Self
Assault on Dome 4
1996
as Alex Windham
Swallowed Souls: The Making of 'Evil Dead 2'
2011
as Self
My Southern Family Christmas
2022
as Everett Bergeron
Winona Ryder: The Ghosts She Called
2022
as Soap Opera Actor on TV Screen (archive footage)
Timequest
2003
as William Roberts
Medieval Times: The Making of "Army of Darkness"
2015
as Self
Cult of Terror
2017
as Self - Actor
La Patinoire
1998
as Actor
Memories of Moab
2008
as Self
Invaluable: The True Story of an Epic Artist
2014
as Self
About Bruce Campbell
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… With 169 credits spanning from 1972 to 2026, Bruce Campbell has appeared in 129 films and 40 TV shows.
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Most Popular Bruce Campbell Movies
- Evil Dead Rise (2023) — as Ash (voice) (uncredited)
- Evil Dead (2013) — as Ashley 'Ash' J. Williams (uncredited)
- Spider-Man (2002) — as Ring Announcer
- Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022) — as Pizza Poppa
- The Evil Dead (1981) — as Ash
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