Ted Raimi Movies
An endearingly geeky, bespectacled character actor who carved a respectable niche for himself with memorable roles in such popular television series as SeaQuest DSV and Xena: Warrior Princess, Ted Raimi may not have achieved the wild success of his prolific brother Sam (director of the Evil Dead and Spider-Man films), but he has still managed to build a healthy fan base thanks... (read more) to his likeable personality, versatility, and undeniable screen presence.
Ted Raimi was born the youngest of four siblings in Detroit, MI. His parents were well-respected businesspeople in the suburbs of the Motor City; his father owned a chain of home furnishing stores and his mother a chain of lingerie shops. Despite the temptation to follow in the family businesses, Raimi was inspired by his brother Sam's prowess behind the camera and opted to try his hand at acting instead. Throughout his school years, Raimi would appear in many of his older sibling's Super-8 films, growing increasingly comfortable in front of the camera and gaining a keen perception of comic timing. His personable attitude and easygoing nature also found him gaining a solid reputation as a local DJ. Following high school, Raimi opted to head for Lansing and pursue his higher education at Michigan State University. A transfer to the University of New York followed shortly thereafter, with Raimi ultimately returning to his home state to attend the University of Detroit.
Subsequent years found the fledgling actor honing his skills in brother Sam's early films (including Evil Dead, Evil Dead II, and Crimewave), as well as numerous industrial films in and around the Motor City (a somewhat profitable market given the area's industrial prowess). Though work in industrial films did keep Raimi busy, they were nevertheless somewhat stifling in terms of creativity, and in 1988, he followed his brother Sam to Los Angeles in hopes of breaking into the Hollywood scene. Raimi ventured out from under the wing of his older sibling in 1989 with a small role in the Wes Craven horror movie Shocker. Though there was always a place for Ted in brother Sam's movies, he began to establish a solid reputation in his own right. In 1991, the younger Raimi played an impressive and compelling lead in the flawed-but-entertaining psychological comedy Lunatics: A Love Story. Cast as an agoraphobic who falls in love with an equally disturbed young woman, Raimi got a chance to shine as few of his roles up to that point had. As the 1990s progressed, Raimi quietly left an impression on mainstream audiences thanks to supporting roles in such high-profile Hollywood blockbusters as Patriot Games, Candyman, Hard Target, and Clear and Present Danger (of course, the fact that the younger Raimi essayed multiple roles in brother Sam's Army of Darkness goes without saying among so-called "Tedites").
In 1993, Raimi made his maiden voyage into television with a recurring role on the popular but short-lived series SeaQuest DSV. He later took the lead as a charming serial killer in the little-seen horror feature Skinner before irking fans of Xena: Warrior Princess with his recurring role as wannabe warrior Joxer. Though it took some time for audiences to warm up to Raimi's undeniably hammy performance, the fact that they eventually embraced the character offers a testament to the actor's personable charm. By this point, Raimi-spotting had become something of a sport among longtime fans, and as his list of credits continued to expand, one could always count on the likable actor to turn in a memorable performance -- no matter how small the part. Various roles on Primetime Glick and vocal work on the twisted Nickelodeon series Invader ZIM found Raimi's schedule continually full. In addition to appearing in the first two Spider-Man films, he could also be seen in the American adaptation of the Japanese horror hit Ju-on, entitled The Grudge (produced by brother Sam and scheduled for release in 2004). ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
The Midnight Meat Train
R 2008
A photographer propelled to explore his dark side begins tracking a subway serial killer whose brutal butchery makes for the most nightmarish images ever captured on camera in...
Reign Over Me
R 2007
A chance run-in with an old college roommate becomes the catalyst for healing in writer/director Mike Binder's tale of friendship and understanding in post-9/11 New York. When...
Spider-Man 3
PG13 2007
Your friendly neighborhood web-slinger is back, only this time his sunny outlook has become partially overcast in the third chapter of director Sam Raimi's Spider-Man saga....
My Name Is Bruce
R 2007
When an ancient curse besets the small town of Gold Lick (population 339), the naïve young fans of B-movie icon Bruce Campbell kidnap their larger-than-life cinema idol in...
Masters of Horror: The Damned Thing
2006
A small Texas town is terrorized by an unidentified monstrous force in this installment of Showtime's Masters of Horror series adapted from an Ambrose Bierce story by...
Man With the Screaming Brain
2005
A wealthy industrialist in search of a tax break finds himself at the mercy of a deranged scientist in this surreal comic thriller from Evil Dead star Bruce Campbell....
Kalamazoo?
2005
A trio of lifelong friends returns to their hometown of Kalamazoo, MI, for their ten-year high-school reunion, only to discover that their graduation time capsule contains...
The Grudge
PG13 2004
This American remake of director Takashi Shimizu's popular Japanese movie franchise The Grudge puts Buffy the Vampire Slayer alumna Sarah Michelle Gellar back into the...
Illusion
PG13 2004
Director Michael A. Goorjian's Illusion tells the tale of a dying film director who, after leading a lavish life of fame and fortune, finds out too little too late what it...
Spider-Man 2
PG13 2004
Stan Lee's all-too-human superhero returns to the screen in this highly anticipated sequel to 2002's blockbuster hit Spider-Man. Peter Parker (Tobey Maguire) is...
Spider-Man
PG13 2002
After incorporating elements of comic book style and design into many of his films, director Sam Raimi helms this straight-ahead, big-budget comic book adaptation, which also...
Xena: Warrior Princess: Soul Possession
2001
In the Present, a scuba diver recovers an ancient scroll and presents it to the Center for the Historical Accuracy of Key Research in Ancient Mythology (or CHAKRAM for short)....
Xena: Warrior Princess: When Fates Collide
2001
Escaping from Hades, Julius Caesar (Karl Urban) waylays the Three Fates so that he may alter the Threads of Destiny. As a result, the events leading up to Caesar's death...
The Attic Expeditions
R 2001
A disturbed young man discovers his problems are all in his head, but isn't sure just how they got there in this tale of terror. Trevor (Andras Jones) is a young man who has...
Xena: Warrior Princess: Lyre, Lyre, Hearts on Fire
2000
In the second of the series' musical episodes, Xena (Lucy Lawless) tries to negotiate a truce between the Amazons and the warlord Draco (Jay Lagai'aia). To that...
Xena: Warrior Princess: Looking Death in the Eye
2000
It is has been 25 years since Xena (Lucy Lawless), her daughter, Eve, and her companion, Gabrielle (Renee O'Connor), disappeared from the face of the earth. Since...
Xena: Warrior Princess: Livia
2000
Thawed out from the block of ice that has imprisoned them for 25 years, Xena (Lucy Lawless) and Gabrielle (Renee O'Connor) embark upon a search for Xena's daughter,...
Xena: Warrior Princess: Eve
2000
Having discovered that the much-feared warrior princess Livia (Adrienne Wilkinson) is actually her own daughter, Eve, Xena (Lucy Lawless) embarks upon a search for...
Xena: Warrior Princess: Motherhood
2000
Xena (Lucy Lawless) squares off against the Olympian gods in a battle to the death, with the survival of both sides in the balance. At the same time, Gabrielle (Renee...
Xena: Warrior Princess: Married with Fishsticks
2000
Knocked unconscious while swimming, Gabrielle (Renee O'Connor) awakens to find herself in a watery world populated by mermen and mermaids. She herself has grown fins in...