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Bruce Campbell

Bruce Lorne Campbell (born June 22, 1958) is an American actor and filmmaker. He is known best for his role as Ash Williams in Sam Raimi's ''Evil Dead'' horror series, beginning with the short movie ''Within the Woods'' (1978). He has also featured in many low-budget cult movies, such as ''Crimewave'' (1985), ''Maniac Cop'' (1988), ''Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat'' (1989), and ''Bubba Ho-Tep'' (2002).

Campbell had the main roles of the television series ''The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.'' (1993–1994) and ''Jack of All Trades'' (2000), and a recurring role as Autolycus, King of Thieves in ''Hercules: The Legendary Journeys'' (1995–1999) and ''Xena: Warrior Princess'' (1995–1999). He played Sam Axe on the USA Network series ''Burn Notice'' (2007–2013) and reprised his role as Ash for the Starz series ''Ash vs. Evil Dead'' (2015–2018). He also appeared in ''The Escort'' (2015).

Campbell directed, produced, and featured in the documentaries ''Fanalysis'' (2002) and ''A Community Speaks'' (2004); co-wrote, directed, produced, and featured in the movie ''Man with the Screaming Brain'' (2005); and directed, produced, and featured in a parody of his career ''My Name Is Bruce'' (2007).

Campbell is known for frequent collaborations with the aforementioned Raimi, his brother Ted, Josh Becker, and Scott Spiegel. Provided by Wikipedia