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Bruce Campbell

Bruce Campbell

47 movies on Netflix

Biography

Bruce Campbell is an American actor and filmmaker who was born in Royal Oak, Michigan, and got his start acting and making short Super 8 movies as a teenager, later meeting Sam Raimi at high school and building a long partnership with him. His signature role is Ash Williams in Raimi's Evil Dead horror series, from The Evil Dead (1981) through Evil Dead II (1987) and Army of Darkness (1992). He became a fixture of low-budget cult movies like Crimewave (1985), Maniac Cop (1988), Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat (1989), and Bubba Ho-Tep (2002). On television he led The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. and Jack of All Trades, played Autolycus on Hercules: The Legendary Journeys and Xena: Warrior Princess, and starred as Sam Axe on Burn Notice. He also directed, produced, and appeared in Man with the Screaming Brain (2005) and My Name Is Bruce (2007).

68years old

Turns 69 on June 22in 223 days

  • Born Royal Oak
  • Star sign: CancerThe sign runs June 21 to July 22
  • Bruce Lorne Campbell (birth name)

Movie Career

Films
47
Career span
42 years1981 to 2023

Genres

First and latest

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  1. First role

    Campbell and Raimi worked together on a 30-minute Super 8 take on the first Evil Dead movie, called Within the Woods (1979), first made to draw in investors.

  2. Behind the camera

    While playing the lead in The Evil Dead, Campbell also worked behind the scenes and received a co-executive producer credit on the 1981 film.

  3. Behind the camera

    Campbell has also worked as a writer. His autobiography, If Chins Could Kill: Confessions of a B Movie Actor, appeared in June 2001 and became a successful New York Times Best Seller.

  4. Behind the camera

    Bruce Campbell directed, produced and featured in My Name Is Bruce (2007), which is a parody of his own career.

  5. Behind the camera

    Along with Raimi and Rob Tapert, Campbell took a producer role on the 2013 remake of The Evil Dead, and he also turned up in a cameo during the movie's post-credits scene.

Bruce Campbell movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. The Evil Dead1981 Fantasy, Horroras Ashley 'Ash' J. Williams

    IMDb rating 7.3257K votes

  2. Army of Darkness1992 Comedy, Fantasy, Horroras Ash

    IMDb rating 7.4213K votes

  3. Evil Dead II1987as Ashley 'Ash' J. Williams

    IMDb rating 7.6200K votes

  4. Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs2009as Mayor Shelbournevoice

    IMDb rating 6.9290K votes

  5. Bubba Ho-tep2002as Elvis Presley

    IMDb rating 6.955K votes

  6. My Name Is Bruce2007as Bruce Campbell

    IMDb rating 6.126K votes

  7. Sky High2005as Coach Boomer

    IMDb rating 6.3102K votes

  8. Spider-Man 32007as Maître d'

    IMDb rating 6.3720K votes

Most often with

Sam Raimi directed nine of these films, Josh Becker three and William Lustig two. Ted Raimi appears in thirteen of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Ted Raimi, 13 films togetherSee the 13 films with Ted RaimiJ.K. Simmons, 4 films togetherSee the 4 films with J.K. SimmonsJames Franco, 4 films togetherSee the 4 films with James FrancoKirsten Dunst, 4 films togetherSee the 4 films with Kirsten DunstCliff Robertson, 4 films togetherSee the 4 films with Cliff RobertsonTobey Maguire, 4 films togetherSee the 4 films with Tobey MaguireSam RaimiDirector, 9 filmsSee the 9 films by Sam RaimiJosh BeckerDirector, 3 filmsSee the 3 films by Josh BeckerWilliam LustigDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by William Lustig

Films together

Box office

What Bruce Campbell's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$4.7 billion

24 of the 47 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 47 films: 24 worldwide figure; 10 never in cinemas; 13 figure not found.

  • 24Worldwide figure
  • 10Never in cinemas
  • 13Figure not found

Top grosser

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness2022as Pizza Poppa$956 million

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 94% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness2022as Pizza Poppa
    $956M20.3% of the total
  2. 2
    Spider-Man 32007as Maître d'
    $895M19.0% of the total
  3. 3
    Spider-Man2002as Ring Announcer
    $822M17.4% of the total
  4. 4
    Spider-Man 22004as Snooty Usher
    $789M16.7% of the total
  5. 5
    Oz the Great and Powerful2013as Winkie Gate Keeper
    $492M10.4% of the total
  6. 6
    Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs2009as Mayor Shelbourne (voice)
    $243M5.2% of the total
  7. 7
    Evil Dead Rise2023as Ash (voice)
    $147M3.1% of the total
  8. 8
    Evil Dead2013as Ashley 'Ash' J. Williams
    $99M2.1% of the total
Sky High (2005), $86.4 millionThe Ant Bully (2006), $55.2 millionEscape from L.A. (1996), $42.3 millionThe Evil Dead (1981), $29.4 millionArmy of Darkness (1992), $21.5 millionServing Sara (2002), $16.9 millionEvil Dead II (1987), $5.9 millionAqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters (2007), $5.5 millionMcHale's Navy (1997), $4.5 millionThe Hudsucker Proxy (1994), $2.8 millionBubba Ho-tep (2002), $1.2 millionManiac Cop (1988), $671,382My Name Is Bruce (2007), $173,066From Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money (1999), $6,374Crimewave (1985), $5,101Running Time (1997), $1,596

$273 millionfrom the other 16 films with a worldwide figure, 6% of the total

Awards

One award and honor.

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Bruce Campbell's awards and nominations, grouped by award
YearAwardFilmResult
Other honors
Saturn Award for Best Actor on TelevisionWon

Online

Official profiles and reference pages.

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