Bruce Campbell movies in order

In 1977, actor Bruce Campbell took a small role in the movie, It’s Murder!. The part wasn’t one to set the world on fire, but it was a way to get his foot in the door of the film industry.

From here, he then went on to appear in various movies, including the popular Evil Dead series, the Maniac Cop films, and Bubba Ho-Tep. Sometimes he took sizeable roles, while at other times he would pop up in cameos or uncredited appearances.

But irrespective of the film or the role, his fan base followed him from one role to another. If there’s one thing that can be said about Campbell’s film career it is that he certainly became a fan-favourite actor.

But how familiar are you with the movies of Bruce Campbell? Well, if you’d like to become more familiar, take a look at the information below for a rundown of his film appearances.

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1970s and 1980s

As noted above, Bruce Campbell’s first movie role came in 1977 via the film, It’s Murder!. Here he played the part of a police officer, which gave him his first taste of feature-length films, even if it was a small role.

Then in 1981 Campbell’s star status took a significant leap when he starred as Ash in director Sam Raimi’s horror comedy, The Evil Dead. This was a role he reprised in 1987 for sequel, Evil Dead II, and it helped to really kick-start his career moving forward, through this decade and beyond.

Campbell’s roles during the 1970s and 1980s included:

• It’s Murder! (1977)
• Stryker’s War (1980)*
• The Evil Dead (1981)
• Going Back (1984)
• Crimewave (1985)
• Evil Dead II (1987)
• Maniac Cop (1988)
• Moontrap (1988)
• Intruder (1989)
• Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat (1989)
• The Dead Next Door (1989)*

*Uncredited

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1990s

Moving into the 1990s and Bruce Campbell began the decade with a role in Maniac Cop 2, before popping up briefly in Darkman. From here here appeared in Waxwork II: Lost Time, The Hudsucker Proxy, and Congo, and also reprised the role of Ash for the Evil Dead sequel, Army of Darkness.

Cambell’s movies during the 1990s included:

• Maniac Cop 2 (1990)
• Darkman (1990)
• Lunatics: A Love Story (1991)
• Mindwarp (1991)
• Waxwork II: Lost in Time (1992)
• Eddie Presley (1992)
• Army of Darkness (1992)
• The Hudsucker Proxy (1994)
• The Demolitionist (1995)*
• Congo (1995)
• Tornado! (1996)
• Escape from L.A. (1996)
• Chase Moran (1996)
• In the Line of Duty: Blaze of Glory (1997)
• Menno’s Mind (1997)
• Running Time (1997)
• McHale’s Navy (1997)
• The Love Bug (1997)
• Missing Links (1997)
• Goldrush: A Real Life Alaskan Adventure (1998)
• La patinoire (1998)
• From Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money (1999)

*Uncredited

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2000s

Into the 2000s and Campbell began the new millennium with Icebreaker and Timeguest, before taking a role in The Majestic, and three Spider-Man movies. He also took the lead role in Bubba Ho-Tep.

Bruce Campbell’s movies during the 2000s included:

• Icebreaker (2000)
• Timequest (2000)
• The Majestic (2001)
• Spider-Man (2002)
• Bubba Ho-Tep (2002)
• Serving Sara (2002)
• Terminal Invasion (2002)
• Drugs (2003)
• Intolerable Cruelty (2003)*
• The Ladykillers (2004)*
• Spider-Man 2 (2004)
• Alien Apocalypse (2005)
• Man with the Screaming Brain (2005)
• Sky High (2005)
• The Woods (2006)
• Touch the Top of the World (2006)
• The Ant Bully (2006)
• Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters (2007)**
• Spider-Man 3 (2007)
• My Name is Bruce (2007)
• White on Rice (2009)**
• Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (2009)**

*Uncredited
**Voice

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2010s

Moving into the 2010s, and Bruce Campbell appeared in Burn Notice: The Fall of Sam Axe, Oz the Great and Powerful, and The Escort. He also had a voice role in Cars 2.

Bruce Campbell’s movies during the 2010s included:

• Burn Notice: The Fall of Sam Axe (2011)
• Cars 2 (2011)**
• Forever Love (2012)
• Oz the Great and Powerful (2013)
• Evil Dead (2013)*
• The Escort (2015)
• Highly Functional (2017)

*Uncredited
**Voice

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2020s

And sliding into the 2020s, Campbell appeared in movies including Black Friday!, One December Night, and Ernie & Emma. He also popped up in the role of Pizza Poppa for Marvel’s Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.

Bruce Campbell’s movies during the 2020s included:

• Black Friday! (2021)
• 18 1/2 (2021)**
• One December Night (2021)
• Adopted (2021)
• Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022)
• My Southern Family Christmas (2022)
• Evil Dead Rise (2023)* **
• A Winnie-the-Pooh Christmas (2025)**
• Ernie & Emma (2026)

*Uncredited
**Voice

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TV roles

Outside of the above, Bruce Campell’s acting branched into television with roles in shows including The Adventures of Brisco County Jr., Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman, Ellen, The X-Files, Hercules: The Legendary Journey, Xena: Warrior Princess, Jack of All Trades, The Ant Bully, The Replacements, Burn Notice, Fargo, Stay Filthy Cali, Ash vs Evil Dead, The Last Kids on Earth, and Hysteria!, amongst others.

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Editor/Writer/Movie Guy

Alex Wiggan

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