Bruce Lorne Campbell (born June 22, 1958) is an American actor, producer, writer and director. One of his best-known roles is portraying Ash Williams in Sam Raimi's Evil Dead franchise, beginning with the 1978 short film Within the Woods. He has starred in many low-budget cult films such as Crimewave, Maniac Cop, Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat, and Bubba Ho-Tep.
Known For
Spider-Man 3
(2007)
Maître D'
Spider-Man
(2002)
Ring Announcer
Fargo
(1996)
Soap Opera Actor on TV (uncredited)
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
(2022)
Pizza Poppa
Evil Dead II
(1987)
Ashley 'Ash' J. Williams
Evil Dead
(2013)
Ashley 'Ash' J. Williams (uncredited)
Cars 2
(2011)
Rod "Torque" Redline (voice)
Congo
(1995)
Charles Travis
The Evil Dead
(1981)
Ashley 'Ash' J. Williams
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
(2009)
Mayor Shelbourne (voice)
Sky High
(2005)
Coach Boomer
Oz the Great and Powerful
(2013)
Winkie Gate Keeper
The Quick and the Dead
(1995)
Wedding Shemp (scenes deleted)
Escape from L.A.
(1996)
Surgeon General of Beverly Hills
Spider-Man 2
(2004)
Snooty Usher
Army of Darkness
(1992)
Ashley 'Ash' J. Williams / Evil Ash
Full Filmography
Acting
Oedipus Rex
(1972)
Kreon
It's Murder!
(1977)
Police Officer on Bicycle
Six Months to Live
(1977)
Within the Woods
(1978)
Bruce
Holding It
(1978)
Acting and Reacting
(1978)
Maury
Attack of the Helping Hand!
(1979)
Helping Hand
The Blind Waiter
(1980)
Stryker's War
(1980)
Jack Stryker
Torro. Torro. Torro!
(1981)
The Evil Dead
(1981)
Ashley 'Ash' J. Williams
Cleveland Smith, Bounty Hunter
(1982)
Going Back
(1984)
Brice
Crimewave
(1985)
Renaldo 'The Heel'
Thou Shalt Not Kill... Except
(1985)
Video Newscaster
Sam Raimi Early Shorts
(1985)
Bruce / Various (archive footage)
The Sappy Sap
(1985)
Evil Dead II
(1987)
Ashley 'Ash' J. Williams
Maniac Cop
(1988)
Jack Forrest
The Incredibly Strange Film Show: Sam Raimi
(1988)
Self
Intruder
(1989)
Officer Howard
Moontrap
(1989)
Ray Tanner
Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat
(1989)
Van Helsing
The Dead Next Door
(1989)
Raimi / Cmdr. Carpenter (voice) (uncredited)
Darkman
(1990)
Final Shemp
Maniac Cop 2
(1990)
Jack Forrest
Lunatics: A Love Story
(1991)
Ray
Army of Darkness
(1992)
Ashley 'Ash' J. Williams / Evil Ash
Waxwork II: Lost in Time
(1992)
John Loftmore
Mindwarp
(1992)
Stover
Eddie Presley
(1992)
Asylum Attendant
The Hudsucker Proxy
(1994)
Smitty
Congo
(1995)
Charles Travis
The Demolitionist
(1995)
Raffle Winner (uncredited)
The Quick and the Dead
(1995)
Wedding Shemp (scenes deleted)
Escape from L.A.
(1996)
Surgeon General of Beverly Hills
Assault on Dome 4
(1996)
Alex Windham
Tornado!
(1996)
Jake Thorne
Fargo
(1996)
Soap Opera Actor on TV (uncredited)
The Love Bug
(1997)
Hank Cooper
McHale's Navy
(1997)
Virgil
Running Time
(1997)
Carl
In the Line of Duty: Blaze of Glory
(1997)
Jeff Erickson
Menno's Mind
(1997)
Mick Dourif
La Patinoire
(1998)
Actor
Goldrush: A Real Life Alaskan Adventure
(1998)
Pierce Thomas 'PT' Madison
From Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money
(1999)
Barry
Icebreaker
(2000)
Carl Greig
The Making of 'Evil Dead II' or The Gore the Merrier
(2000)
Self / Ash
The Majestic
(2001)
Roland the Intrepid Explorer
Hubert's Brain
(2001)
Thompson (voice)
Spider-Man
(2002)
Ring Announcer
Bubba Ho-tep
(2002)
Elvis Presley / Sebastian Haff
Serving Sara
(2002)
Gordon Moore
Terminal Invasion
(2002)
Jack
Fanalysis
(2002)
Self
Hatred Of A Minute
(2002)
Soap Actor on TV (uncredited)
Masters of Horror
(2002)
Self
Timequest
(2003)
William Roberts
Intolerable Cruelty
(2003)
Soap Opera Actor on TV (uncredited)
Spider-Man 2
(2004)
Snooty Usher
Comic Book: The Movie
(2004)
Self
The Ladykillers
(2004)
Humane Society Worker (uncredited)
Spider-Man 2: Making the Amazing
(2004)
Self
Man with the Screaming Brain
(2005)
William Cole
Sky High
(2005)
Coach Boomer
Alien Apocalypse
(2005)
Dr. Ivan Hood
The Perfect Scary Movie
(2005)
Self
The Woods
(2006)
Joe Fasulo
The Ant Bully
(2006)
Fugax (voice)
Touch the Top of the World
(2006)
Ed Weihenmayer
Spider-Man 3
(2007)
Maître D'
My Name Is Bruce
(2007)
Bruce Campbell
Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters
(2007)
Chicken Bittle (voice)
The Evil Dead: Treasures from the Cutting Room Floor
(2007)
Self
The Ladies of the Evil Dead Meet Bruce Campbell
(2007)
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
Der fast perfekte Überfall
(2009)
Burn Notice: The Fall of Sam Axe
(2011)
Sam Axe
The Walking Dead Girls
(2011)
Self
Cars 2
(2011)
Rod "Torque" Redline (voice)
Slashed Prices: The Making of Intruder
(2011)
Self
Swallowed Souls: The Making of Evil Dead 2
(2011)
Self
Addicted to Fame
(2012)
Carl Greig (archive footage)
Kingdom Come
(2012)
Self
The Color of Time
(2012)
Goody
Oz the Great and Powerful
(2013)
Winkie Gate Keeper
Evil Dead
(2013)
Ashley 'Ash' J. Williams (uncredited)
Doc of the Dead
(2014)
Self
Invaluable: The True Story of an Epic Artist
(2014)
Self
The Escort
(2015)
Charles
Medieval Times: The Making of Army of Darkness
(2015)
Self
50 Years of Star Trek
(2016)
Self
To Hell and Back: The Kane Hodder Story
(2017)
Self
Cult of Terror
(2017)
Self - Actor
Highly Functional
(2017)
Chili Youngfield
All Hail the Popcorn King!
(2019)
Self
Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-Fi
(2020)
Self
Hail to the Deadites
(2020)
Self
Black Friday
(2021)
Jonathan
The Last Kids on Earth: Happy Apocalypse to You
(2021)
Watch With... Bruce Campbell presents Evil Dead
(2021)
Watch With... Bruce Campbell presents Evil Dead II
(2021)
One December Night
(2021)
Steve Bedford
Dinner with Leatherface
(2022)
Self
18½
(2022)
Richard Nixon (voice)
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
(2022)
Pizza Poppa
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
(2022)
Self - Host / Pizza Poppa
Winona Ryder: The Ghosts She Called
(2022)
Soap Opera Actor on TV Screen (archive footage)
Hollywood Signs
(2022)
Self
My Southern Family Christmas
(2022)
Everett Bergeron
Other Men's Careers
(2023)
Self
Production
Within the Woods
(1978)
Executive Producer
Holding It
(1978)
Producer
Acting and Reacting
(1978)
Producer
The Blind Waiter
(1980)
Associate Producer
Torro. Torro. Torro!
(1981)
Producer
Crimewave
(1985)
Co-Producer
Sam Raimi Early Shorts
(1985)
Producer
Easy Wheels
(1989)
Producer
Lunatics: A Love Story
(1991)
Producer
Army of Darkness
(1992)
Producer
Hatred Of A Minute
(2002)
Producer
Fanalysis
(2002)
Producer
Man with the Screaming Brain
(2005)
Producer
My Name Is Bruce
(2007)
Producer
Evil Dead
(2013)
Producer
Black Friday
(2021)
Producer
Evil Dead Rise
(2023)
Executive Producer
Editing
Crew
Attack of the Helping Hand!
(1979)
Cinematography
Sam Raimi Early Shorts
(1985)
Cinematography
The Dead Don't Die
(2019)
Thanks
Writing
Stryker's War
(1980)
Story
Thou Shalt Not Kill... Except
(1985)
Story
The Nutt House
(1992)
Screenplay
Man with the Screaming Brain
(2005)
Story and Writer
Directing