Bruce Campbell Biography (1958-)

Born June 22, 1958, in Royal Oak, MI; son of Charlie (a traveling billboard inspector) and Joanne (a homemaker) Campbell; married second wife, Ida Gearon(a costume designer), 1991; children: (first marriage) Rebecca, Andy. Addresses: Office-- c/o 14431 Ventura Blvd., Suite 120, Sherman Oaks,CA 91423. Agent-- Agency for the Performing Arts, 9200 West Sunset Blvd., Suite 900, Los Angeles, CA 90069-3604. Career: Actor, director, producer, and film editor. Sometimes credited as Pete Perkinson, R. O. C. Sandstorm, or Roc Sandstorm. Addresses: Office: c/o 14431 Ventura Blvd., Suite 120, Sherman Oaks, CA 91423.; Agent: Agency for the Performing Arts, 9200West Sunset Blvd., Suite 900, Los Angeles, CA 90069-3604.

Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupation: Actor, director, producer, film editor
Birth Details: June 22, 1958; Royal Oak, Michigan, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Appearances
It's Murder!,1977
Clockwork,1978
Bruce, Within the Woods(short film), 1978
Ashley J. "Ash" Williams, The Evil Dead(also known as Book of the Dead, The Evil Dead, the Ultimate Experience in Grueling Horror, and Into the Woods), New Line Cinema, 1983
Brice Chapman, Going Back,1983
Renaldo ("The Heel"), Crimewave(also known as Broken Hearts andNoses and The XYZ Murders), Embassy, 1985
(Uncredited) Video newscaster, Stryker's War(also known as Bloodbath and Thou Shalt Not Kill... Except), Film World Distributors, 1985
Ashley J. "Ash" Williams and Shemp (as Roc Sandstorm), Evil Dead II(also known as Evil Dead 2: Dead by Dawn and Evil Dead II, the Sequel to the Ultimate Experience in Grueling Terror), Rosebud, 1987
Jack Forrest, Maniac Cop, Shapiro-Glickenhaus, 1988
Voice, The Dead Next Door, Tempe Video, 1988
Officer Howard, Intruder(also known as Night Crew: The Final Checkout), Phantom Productions, 1989
Ray Tanner, Moontrap, Movies Unlimited, 1989
Final Shemp, Darkman, Universal, 1990
Jack Forrest, Maniac Cop 2, Cordell Productions, 1991
Robert Van Helsing, Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat, Vestron, 1991
The Chiller Theatre Expo Video Vol. 1, E. I. Independent Cinema, 1992
John, Waxwork II: Lost in Time(also known as Lost in Time and Space Shift: Waxwork II), Electric Pictures/LIVE Home Video, 1992
Ray, Lunatics: A Love Story, Columbia/TriStar, 1992
Stover, Mindwarp, Columbia/TriStar, 1992
Ashley J. "Ash" Williams/Evil Ash, Army of Darkness(also known asArmy of Darkness: Evil Dead 3, Army of Darkness, the Ultimate Experience in Medieval Horror, Captain Supermarket, Evil Dead 3,and The Medieval Dead), Universal, 1993
Smitty, The Hudsucker Proxy, Warner Bros., 1994
Charles Travis, Congo, Paramount, 1995
Raffle winner, The Demolitionist, Planet Productions, 1995
Wedding Shemp (scenes cut), The Quick and the Dead, TriStar, 1995
Soap opera actor, Fargo, Gramercy Pictures, 1996
Surgeon general of Beverly Hills, Escape from L.A.(also known as John Carpenter's Escape from L.A.), Paramount, 1996
Carl, Running Time, Panoramic Pictures, 1997
Virgil, McHale's Navy, Universal, 1997
The actor, La patinoire(also known as The Ice Rink), Le Studio Canal, 1998
Barry, From Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money, Dimension Films,1999
Carl Greig, Icebreaker, Blockbuster Video, 1999
Nobody Knows, Destination Earth, 2000
Film Work
Executive producer, The Evil Dead(also known as Book of the Dead, The Evil Dead, the Ultimate Experience in Grueling Horror, andInto the Woods), New Line Cinema, 1983
Producer (with others), Crimewave(also known as Broken Hearts and Noses and The XYZ Murders), Embassy, 1985

Supervising sound editor, Stryker's War(also known as Bloodbath and Thou Shalt Not Kill... Except), Film World Distributors,1985
Producer (with others), Evil Dead II(also known as Evil Dead 2:Dead by Dawn and Evil Dead II, the Sequel to the Ultimate Experiencein Grueling Terror), Rosebud, 1987
Producer, Easy Wheels, Fries Entertainment, 1989
Producer, Lunatics: A Love Story, Columbia/TriStar, 1992
Producer (with others) and editor (as R. O. C. Sandstorm), Army of Darkness(also known as Army of Darkness: Evil Dead 3, Army of Darkness, the Ultimate Experience in Medieval Horror, Captain Supermarket, Evil Dead 3, and The Medieval Dead), Universal, 1993
Director, The Night Man,2001
Television Appearances
Series
Generations, NBC, 1989-91
Brisco County, Jr., The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.(also known as Brisco County, Jr.), Fox, 1993-94
Bill Church, Jr., Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman(also known as Lois and Clark and The New Adventures of Superman), ABC, 1994-95
Gene the genie, Weird Science, USA Network, c. 1995-97 The Sci-FiChannel, 1998
Autolycus, Hercules: The Legendary Journeys(also known as The Legendary Journeys of Hercules), syndicated, 1995-99
Ed Billik, Ellen(also known as These Friends of Mine), ABC,1996
Autolycus, Xena: Warrior Princess, syndicated, 1996-99
Jack Stiles/The Daring Dragoon, Jack of All Trades, syndicated, 2000-
Television Work
Series
Executive producer (with others), Jack of All Trades, syndicated,2000-
Television Appearances
Movies
Alex Windham, Assault on Dome 4(also known as Chase Moran),The Sci-Fi Channel, 1996
Jacob "Jake" Thorne, Tornado!, Fox, 1996
Hank Cooper, "The Love Bug," The Wonderful World of Disney, ABC, 1997
Jeff Erickson, In the Line of Duty: Blaze of Glory(also known as In the Line of Duty: Jeff and Jill), NBC, 1997
Mick Dourif, Menno's Mind(also known as Power.com), Showtime, 1997
Ray, Missing Links,1997
Pierce Thomas "P. T." Madison, "Goldrush: A Real Life Alaskan Adventure"(also known as "Gold Rush!"), The Wonderful World of Disney, ABC, 1998
Episodic
Jake Rodzinsky, "Justice" (parts one and two), Homicide: Life on the Street(also known as H: LOTS and Homicide), NBC, 1995
Lieutenant Drey, "Meet the Beetles," American Gothic, CBS, 1995
Agent Tommy Maddox, "The Future, Jack, the Future," Timecop, ABC,1997
Rob Tapert (executive producer), "Yes, Virginia, There Is a Hercules," Hercules: The Legendary Journeys(also known as The Legendary Journeysof Hercules), syndicated, 1998
Rob Tapert (executive producer), "For Those of You Just Joining Us...," Hercules: The Legendary Journeys(also known as The Legendary Journeys of Hercules), syndicated, 1999
Wayne Weinsider, "Terms of Endearment," The X-Files, Fox, 1999
Television Work
Director; Episodic
"The Vanishing Dead," Hercules: The Legendary Journeys(also knownas The Legendary Journeys of Hercules), syndicated, 1995
"What's in a Name?," Hercules: The Legendary Journeys(also known as The Legendary Journeys of Hercules), syndicated, 1995
"The King of Assassins," Xena: Warrior Princess, syndicated, 1997
"For Those of You Just Joining Us...," Hercules: The Legendary Journeys(also known as The Legendary Journeys of Hercules), syndicated, 1999
"Key to the Kingdom," Xena: Warrior Princess, syndicated, 1999
"Redemption," Hercules: The Legendary Journeys(also known as The Legendary Journeys of Hercules), syndicated, 1999
"Stranger and Stranger," Hercules: The Legendary Journeys(also known as The Legendary Journeys of Hercules), syndicated, 1999
RECORDINGS
Video Games
Voice of Pitfall Harry, Pitfall 3-D: Beyond the Jungle,1997
Voice of Ash, Evil Dead: Hail to the King(also known as Evil Dead: Ashes to Ashes), Heavy Iron Studios/THQ, 2000
Voice of Jake Logan, Tachyon: The Fringe,2000
WRITINGS
Screenplays
(As Roc Sandstorm) The Nutt House, Triboro Entertainment Group, 1992
Story Ideas for Films
Stryker's War(also known as Bloodbath and Thou ShaltNot Kill... Except), Film World Distributors, 1985

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals:

People Weekly, December 6, 1993 , p. 135.

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