Bruce Campbell

BIRTHDATE: June 22, 1958
BIRTHPLACE: Royal Oak, Michigan
MARITAL STATUS: Married to costume designer Ida Gearon, two children
WHY HE DESERVES HIS BIG BREAK:
What can we say about Bruce Campbell? Any horror fan worth his or her salt should know that Bruce Campbell doesn't really qualify as a 'THAT GUY', but he's still relatively unknown to those who tastes run more along the lines of The Princess Diaries. For those who have missed the boat on this charismatic, old fashioned movie star handsome performer, Bruce Campbell originated the lead role of Ashley J. "Ash" Williams in the Evil Dead series, by far one of the most memorable (and hysterical) horror series in film. From the very first film, a fairly straightforward "terror in the woods" horror movie, to the final installment Army of Darkness, a riotous adventure with Three Stooges-style antics, Ash is a most unlikely hero, a bit bewildered at what's going on around him and taking more than his share of beatings. But he always manages to come out on top at the end--even if it means replacing his severed hand with a chainsaw.

Born in Michigan, Campbell met future Evil Dead writer/director Sam Raimi in high school. He starred in Raimi's very first directorial effort in 1977, a short film called It's Murder!, and since then, like Steve Buscemi to the Coen Brothers, Campbell has been a staple in nearly all of Raimi's films, including the upcoming Spider-Man. Few of Campbell's other films have reached the cult status of the Evil Dead series, but he's remained a solid favorite with horror/fantasy fans, and has attracted a new fan base with his short-lived but memorable TV series The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr., and recurring appearances as "Autolycus" on Hercules and Xena, Warrior Princess. He also showed a surprisingly effective dramatic streak playing a cop who wants to avenge his father's murder in an episode of TV's Homicide.

Bruce Campbell has recently published a book about his adventures in film, entitled If Chins Could Kill: Confessions of a B Movie Actor, and has a huge amount of input on his official website. How much more cool can an actor be who posts his personal e-mail address? None. None more cool.

FILMOGRAPHY
Films highlighted in yellow present Bruce at his best

Bubba Ho-tep (2002)--Elvis
Phantasm's End (2002)--Marine
Spider-Man (2002)--Ring Announcer
Servicing Sara (2001)--The Husband
The Majestic (2001)--Brett Armstrong/Roland
Hubert's Brain (2001)--Thompson
"Beggars and Choosers" (2001)--Jack (TV guest appearance)
Nobody Knows (2000)--William Roberts
"Jack of All Trades" (TV Series--2000)--Jack Stiles/The Daring Dragoon
Icebreaker (1999)--Carl Greig
From Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money (1999)--Barry
The Ice Rink (1999)--Actor
"Hercules: the Legendary Journeys" (1999)--Rob Tapert (2nd TV guest appearance)
"The X Files" (1999)--Wayne Weinsider (TV guest appearance)
Goldrush: A Real Life Alaskan Adventure (TV Movie--1998)--Pierce Thomas Madison
"Timecop" (1998)--Agent Tommy Maddox (TV guest appearance)
"Hercules: the Legendary Journeys" (1998)--Rob Tapert (TV guest appearance)
Missing Links (TV Movie--1997)--Ray
Running Time (1997)--Carl
The Love Bug (TV Movie--1997)--Hank Cooper
McHale's Navy (1997)--Virgil
In the Line of Duty: Blaze of Glory (TV Movie--1997)--Jeff Erickson
Assault on Dome 4 (1996)--Alex Windham
Menno's Mind (TV Movie--1996)--Mick Dourif
Escape from L.A. (1996)--Surgeon General of Beverly Hills
Tornado! (TV Movie--1996)--Jake Thorne
Fargo (1996)--Soap Opera Actor
"Homicide" (1996)--Jake Rodzinzky (TV guest appearance)
"Xena: Warrior Princess" (1996)--Autolycus (recurring TV guest appearance)
"Hercules: the Legendary Journeys" (1996)--Autolycus (recurring TV guest appearance)
"Ellen" (TV Series--1996)--Ed Billik
The Demolitionist (1995)--Raffle Winner
Congo (1995)--Charles Travis
"American Gothic" (1995)--Lt. Drey (TV guest appearance)
"Lois & Clark: the New Adventures of Superman" (1995)--Bill Church Jr. (TV guest appearance)
The Hudsucker Proxy (1994)--Smitty
"Weird Science" (1994)--Gene the Genie (TV guest appearance)
Army of Darkness (1993)--Ash/Evil Ash/Tiny Ash
"The Adventures of Brisco County Jr." (TV Series--1993)--Brisco County Jr.
Waxwork II: Lost in Time (1992)--John Loftmore
Lunatics: A Love Story (1991)--Ray
Darkman (1990)--Final Shemp
Mindwarp (1990)--Stover
Maniac Cop 2 (1990)--Jack Forrest
Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat (1989)--Robert Van Helsing
Moontrap (1989)--Ray Tanner
"Generations" (TV Series--1989)--????
The Dead Next Door (1988)--???? (voiceover)
Intruder (1988)--Officer Howard
Maniac Cop (1988)--Jack Forrest
Evil Dead II (1987)--Ash
Stryker's War (1985)--Video Newscaster
Crimewave (1985)--Renaldo "The Heel"
Going Back (1983)--Brice Chapman
The Evil Dead (1982)--Ashley J. "Ash" Williams
Within the Woods (1978)--Bruce
It's Murder! (1977)--????