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
Evil Dead II
(1987)
Ashley 'Ash' J. Williams
Fargo
(1996)
Soap Opera Actor on TV (uncredited)
Evil Dead
(2013)
Ashley 'Ash' J. Williams (uncredited)
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
(2022)
Pizza Poppa
Spider-Man
(2002)
Ring Announcer
Spider-Man 3
(2007)
Maître D'
Cars 2
(2011)
Rod "Torque" Redline (voice)
Congo
(1995)
Charles Travis
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
(2009)
Mayor Shelbourne (voice)
The Evil Dead
(1981)
Ashley 'Ash' J. Williams
Oz the Great and Powerful
(2013)
Winkie Gate Keeper
Army of Darkness
(1992)
Ashley 'Ash' J. Williams / Evil Ash
Spider-Man 2
(2004)
Snooty Usher
Sky High
(2005)
Coach Boomer
The Ant Bully
(2006)
Fugax (voice)
The Hudsucker Proxy
(1994)
Smitty
Full Filmography
Acting
Oedipus Rex
(1972)
Kreon
It's Murder!
(1977)
Police Officer on Bicycle
Six Months to Live
(1977)
Acting and Reacting
(1978)
Maury
Holding It
(1978)
Within the Woods
(1978)
Bruce
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'
Sam Raimi Early Shorts
(1985)
Bruce / Various (archive footage)
The Sappy Sap
(1985)
Thou Shalt Not Kill... Except
(1985)
Video Newscaster
Evil Dead II
(1987)
Ashley 'Ash' J. Williams
The Incredibly Strange Film Show: Sam Raimi
(1988)
Self
Maniac Cop
(1988)
Jack Forrest
Intruder
(1989)
Officer Howard
Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat
(1989)
Van Helsing
The Dead Next Door
(1989)
Raimi / Cmdr. Carpenter (voice) (uncredited)
Moontrap
(1989)
Ray Tanner
Maniac Cop 2
(1990)
Jack Forrest
Darkman
(1990)
Final Shemp
Lunatics: A Love Story
(1991)
Ray
Eddie Presley
(1992)
Asylum Attendant
Waxwork II: Lost in Time
(1992)
John Loftmore
Army of Darkness
(1992)
Ashley 'Ash' J. Williams / Evil Ash
Mindwarp
(1992)
Stover
The Hudsucker Proxy
(1994)
Smitty
Congo
(1995)
Charles Travis
The Demolitionist
(1995)
Raffle Winner (uncredited)
Escape from L.A.
(1996)
Surgeon General of Beverly Hills
Fargo
(1996)
Soap Opera Actor on TV (uncredited)
Assault on Dome 4
(1996)
Alex Windham
Tornado!
(1996)
Jake Thorne
Running Time
(1997)
Carl
McHale's Navy
(1997)
Virgil
In the Line of Duty: Blaze of Glory
(1997)
Jeff Erickson
The Love Bug
(1997)
Hank Cooper
Menno's Mind
(1997)
Mick Dourif
Goldrush: A Real Life Alaskan Adventure
(1998)
Pierce Thomas 'PT' Madison
La Patinoire
(1998)
Actor
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
Hubert's Brain
(2001)
Thompson (voice)
The Majestic
(2001)
Roland the Intrepid Explorer
Fanalysis
(2002)
Self
Bubba Ho-tep
(2002)
Elvis Presley / Sebastian Haff
Terminal Invasion
(2002)
Jack
Serving Sara
(2002)
Gordon Moore
Hatred Of A Minute
(2002)
Soap Actor on TV (uncredited)
Spider-Man
(2002)
Ring Announcer
Masters of Horror
(2002)
Self
Timequest
(2003)
William Roberts
Intolerable Cruelty
(2003)
Soap Opera Actor on TV (uncredited)
The Ladykillers
(2004)
Humane Society Worker (uncredited)
Comic Book: The Movie
(2004)
Self
Spider-Man 2
(2004)
Snooty Usher
Spider-Man 2: Making the Amazing
(2004)
Self
Alien Apocalypse
(2005)
Dr. Ivan Hood
The Perfect Scary Movie
(2005)
Self
Sky High
(2005)
Coach Boomer
Man with the Screaming Brain
(2005)
William Cole
Touch the Top of the World
(2006)
Ed Weihenmayer
The Ant Bully
(2006)
Fugax (voice)
The Woods
(2006)
Joe Fasulo
Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters
(2007)
Chicken Bittle (voice)
My Name Is Bruce
(2007)
Bruce Campbell
Spider-Man 3
(2007)
Maître D'
The Ladies of the Evil Dead Meet Bruce Campbell
(2007)
The Evil Dead: Treasures from the Cutting Room Floor
(2007)
Self
White on Rice
(2009)
Muramoto (voice)
Heart of Dorkness: Behind the Scenes of 'My Name Is Bruce'
(2009)
Self
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
(2009)
Mayor Shelbourne (voice)
Der fast perfekte Überfall
(2009)
Cars 2
(2011)
Rod "Torque" Redline (voice)
The Walking Dead Girls
(2011)
Self
Burn Notice: The Fall of Sam Axe
(2011)
Sam Axe
Swallowed Souls: The Making of Evil Dead 2
(2011)
Self
Slashed Prices: The Making of Intruder
(2011)
Self
Kingdom Come
(2012)
Self
Addicted to Fame
(2012)
Carl Greig (archive footage)
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
Medieval Times: The Making of Army of Darkness
(2015)
Self
The Escort
(2015)
Charles
50 Years of Star Trek
(2016)
Self
Highly Functional
(2017)
Chili Youngfield
Cult of Terror
(2017)
Self - Actor
To Hell and Back: The Kane Hodder Story
(2017)
Self
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
Hollywood Signs
(2022)
Self
Winona Ryder: The Ghosts She Called
(2022)
Soap Opera Actor on TV Screen (archive footage)
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
(2022)
Self - Host / Pizza Poppa
My Southern Family Christmas
(2022)
Everett Bergeron
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
(2022)
Pizza Poppa
18½
(2022)
Richard Nixon (voice)
Dinner with Leatherface
(2022)
Self
Other Men's Careers
(2023)
Self
Production
Acting and Reacting
(1978)
Producer
Holding It
(1978)
Producer
Within the Woods
(1978)
Executive Producer
The Blind Waiter
(1980)
Associate Producer
Torro. Torro. Torro!
(1981)
Producer
Sam Raimi Early Shorts
(1985)
Producer
Crimewave
(1985)
Co-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
Blood Simple
(1985)
Stand In
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