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{{short description|American actor}}
Actor and brother of director Sam Raimi. The Detroit born Ted began acting as an extra in his elder brother's Super 8 films. His motion picture credits include most of his brother's films including The Evil Dead, Evil Dead 2, Army of Darkness, and Darkman as well as roles in such features as Patriot Games, Clear and Present Danger, Lunatics: A Love Story, Skinner, Shocker, Born Yesterday and Stuart Saves his Family.
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| image = Ted Raimi 2014.jpg
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| caption = Raimi at the 2014 [[Wizard World]] convention in St. Louis, Missouri
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1965|12|14}}
| birth_place = [[Detroit]], [[Michigan]], U.S.
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| death_date =
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| alma_mater = [[University of Michigan]]
| occupation = {{hlist|Actor|director|screenwriter}}
| years active = 1977–present
| relatives = [[Sam Raimi]] (brother)<br>[[Ivan Raimi]] (brother)
}}


'''Theodore Raimi''' (born December 14, 1965)<ref>{{cite web |title=Raimi, Ted 1965- |url=https://www.encyclopedia.com/education/news-wires-white-papers-and-books/raimi-ted-1965-bill-ferguson-theodore-raimi |website=[[Encyclopedia.com]] |publisher=[[Cengage]]}}</ref> is an American character actor, director and writer. He is known for his roles in the works of his brother [[Sam Raimi]], including a [[fake Shemp]] in ''[[The Evil Dead]]'', possessed Henrietta in ''[[Evil Dead II]]'', and Ted Hoffman in the [[Spider-Man (2002 film series)|''Spider-Man'' trilogy]].<ref name=peterdavid>Peter David's novelizations of the films reveal his first name to be Ted, after the actor who plays him.</ref> He later reprised his role as Henrietta in the television series ''[[Ash vs. Evil Dead]]'', in which he also played the character Chet Kaminski. He is also known for his roles as [[List of main characters of seaQuest DSV season 1#Lieutenant JG Tim O'Neill|Lieutenant JG Tim O'Neill]] in ''[[seaQuest DSV]]'' his recurring role as the merchant in [[Legend of the Seeker]] and [[Joxer|Joxer the Mighty]] in ''[[Xena: Warrior Princess]]'' and ''[[Hercules: The Legendary Journeys]]''.
He is most likely well known for his roles as the communication officer Lt. Tim O"Neill on the Steven Spielberg produced science fiction television series SeaQuest DSV (later SeaQuest 2032) and the warrior wannabe Joxer the Mighty on Xena Warrior Princess.


Raimi has appeared in minor roles in a number of other films and television series, including the films ''[[Crimewave]]'', ''[[Intruder (1989 film)|Intruder]]'', ''[[Shocker (film)|Shocker]]'', ''[[Darkman]]'', ''[[Candyman (1992 film)|Candyman]]'', ''[[Army of Darkness]]'', ''[[Clear and Present Danger (film)|Clear and Present Danger]]'', ''[[The Grudge]]'', ''[[Drag Me to Hell]]'', and ''[[Oz the Great and Powerful]]'', as well as the television series ''[[ALF (TV series)|ALF]]'', ''[[Twin Peaks]]'', ''[[Baywatch]]'', and ''[[Supernatural (American TV series)|Supernatural]]''. He has had voice roles in the television series ''[[Invader Zim]]'' and ''[[Code Monkeys]]'', and in the video games ''[[Evil Dead: Regeneration]]'' and ''[[The Quarry (video game)|The Quarry]]''.

==Early life==
Raimi was born to a [[American Jews|Jewish]] family<ref>{{cite web|url=https://jewishjournal.com/uncategorized/71432/|title=Jews Get Geek on at Comic-Con|last=Wills|first=Adam|date=July 22, 2009|publisher=[[The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles]]|access-date=November 16, 2019}}</ref> in Detroit, Michigan. His parents are Celia (née Abrams), a lingerie store proprietor, and Leonard Raimi, a furniture store proprietor. Ted was raised in [[Conservative Judaism]], and his ancestors immigrated from Russia and Hungary.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jewishjournal.com/home/preview.php?id=8479|title=Spider-Mensch: The Jewish roots of director Sam Raimi and "Spider-Man."|last=Aushenker|first=Michael|date=April 26, 2002|publisher=[[The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051113211125/http://www.jewishjournal.com:80/home/preview.php?id=8479|archive-date=November 13, 2005|access-date=May 2, 2014}}</ref> He attended [[Birmingham Groves High School|Wylie E. Groves High School]] in [[Beverly Hills, Michigan]], where he played blues harp and was a DJ and a member of the Groves Cinema Society. At seventeen, Raimi began his professional acting career doing industrial films in Detroit for Ford, General Motors and Chrysler. He attended [[University of Michigan]], [[New York University]], then finally [[University of Detroit]]. Raimi's older brothers are director [[Sam Raimi]] and screenwriter [[Ivan Raimi]].

==Career==
Raimi's motion picture acting credits include [[Wes Craven]]'s ''[[Shocker (film)|Shocker]]'', ''[[Born Yesterday (1993 film)|Born Yesterday]]'', ''[[Patriot Games (film)|Patriot Games]]'', ''[[Clear and Present Danger (film)|Clear and Present Danger]]'', ''[[The Evil Dead]]'', ''[[Evil Dead II]]'', ''[[Army of Darkness]]'', ''[[Darkman]]'' and the ''[[Spider-Man (2002 film)|Spider-Man]]'' series, as well as roles in such features as ''[[Stuart Saves His Family]]'', ''[[The Grudge]]'', ''[[Midnight Meat Train]]'' and ''[[Oz the Great and Powerful]]''.

On television, he has been seen on shows such as ''[[Twin Peaks]]'', ''[[CSI: NY]]'', ''[[Supernatural (U.S. TV series)|Supernatural]]'' and ''[[Legend of the Seeker]]'' but is best known for his roles as the communication officer Lt. Tim O'Neill on the science fiction television series ''[[seaQuest DSV]]'' (later ''seaQuest 2032'') and starring as the warrior wannabe [[Joxer]] on ''[[Xena: Warrior Princess]]''.

Raimi wrote the original "Joxer the Mighty" song with help from director Josh Becker for ''[[Xena: Warrior Princess]]''. In 2022, he joined director [[Alex Kahuam]] for his upcoming feature film, ''[[Failure!]]'', which was shot entirely in a single [[Long take|long-take]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://screenanarchy.com/2022/06/failure-alex-kahuam-ted-raimi.html|title=FAILURE! Alex Kahuam Directs Genre Icon Ted Raimi in Single Take Thriller|website=screenanarchy.com|access-date=June 15, 2022}}</ref>

==Selected filmography==

===Film===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
! class=unsortable | {{Tooltip|Ref(s)|Reference(s)}}
|-
|1977
|''[[It's Murder!]]''
|Bradley
|
|
|-
|rowspan=2|1981
|''{{sortname|The|Evil Dead}}''
|[[Fake Shemp]]
|
|{{sfn|Muir|2004|p=307}}<ref name=mangione>{{cite web|url=https://www.geek.com/television/chilling-news-from-ash-vs-evil-dead-at-nycc-1673820/|title=Chilling news from Ash Vs. Evil Dead at NYCC|last=Mangione|first=Nick|date=October 7, 2016|website=[[Geek.com]]|access-date=November 17, 2019}}</ref>
|-
|''Torro. Torro. Torro!''
|
|[[Short film]]
|
|-
|1982
|''[[Cleveland Smith: Bounty Hunter]]''
|
|Short film
|
|-
|rowspan=2|1985
|''[[Crimewave]]''
|Waiter
|
|{{sfn|Muir|2004|p=307}}{{sfn|Robson|2007|p=40–41}}
|-
|''[[Thou Shalt Not Kill... Except]]''
|Chain Man
|
|
|-
|rowspan=2|1987
|''[[Evil Dead II]]''
|Possessed Henrietta
|
|<ref name=aodtrivia>{{cite web|url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/editorials/3484191/fast-facts-army-of-darkness-and-25-years-worth-of-trivia/|title=Fast Facts: 'Army of Darkness' and 25 Years Worth of Trivia|last=Paul|first=Zachary|date=February 19, 2018|website=[[Bloody Disgusting]]|access-date=November 16, 2019}}</ref>
|-
|''[[Blood Rage]]''
|Condom Salesman
|
|
|-
|rowspan=3|1989
|''[[Intruder (1989 film)|Intruder]]''
|Joe 'Produce Joe'
|
|{{sfn|Muir|2007|p=744}}
|-
|''[[Easy Wheels]]''
|Charlie
|
|
|-
|''[[Shocker (film)|Shocker]]''
|"Pac-Man"
|
|
|-
|1990
|''[[Darkman]]''
|Rick Anderson
|
|{{sfn|Muir|2004|p=307}}
|-
|1991
|''[[Lunatics: A Love Story]]''
|Hank Stone
|
|
|-
|rowspan=7|1992
|''[[Eddie Presley]]''
|"Scooter"
|
|
|-
|''[[Patriot Games (film)|Patriot Games]]''
|CIA Technician
|
|
|-
|''[[Candyman (1992 film)|Candyman]]''
|Billy
|
|{{sfn|Willis|2000|p=121}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://1428elm.com/2017/12/05/thoughts-ledge-ted-raimi-genius-clown-prince-horror/|title=Thoughts from the Ledge: Ted Raimi – the genius clown prince of horror|last=Leighton|first=Susan|date=December 5, 2017|website=1428Elm.com|publisher=[[FanSided]]|access-date=November 16, 2019}}</ref>
|-
|''[[Army of Darkness]]''
|Cowardly Warrior / Swordsmith / Villager / S-Mart Clerk
|Credited as "Theodore Raimi"; uncredited for roles besides "Cowardly Warrior"
|<ref name=aodtrivia />
|-
|''Inside Out V''
|Richard
|[[Direct-to-video]]
|
|-
|''{{sortname|The|Finishing Touch|nolink=1}}''
|Detective Arnold
|
|
|-
|''{{sortname|The|Fountain Clowns|nolink=1}}''
|Hayden
|
|
|-
|rowspan=4|1993
|''[[Maniac Cop III: Badge of Silence]]''
|Reporter
|
|
|-
|''[[Born Yesterday (1993 film)|Born Yesterday]]''
|Cynthia's Assistant
|
|
|-
|''[[Skinner (film)|Skinner]]''
|Dennis Skinner
|
|<ref name=skinner>{{cite web|url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/reviews/3546859/blu-ray-review-skinner/|title=[Blu-ray Review] Ted Raimi Skins Streetwalkers in the Sleazy Fun 'Skinner'|last=Coffel|first=Chris|date=February 15, 2019|website=[[Bloody Disgusting]]|access-date=November 17, 2019}}</ref>
|-
|''[[Hard Target]]''
|Man On The Street
|
|
|-
|rowspan=3|1994
|''[[Floundering]]''
|Safe Salesman
|
|
|-
|''[[Clear and Present Danger (film)|Clear and Present Danger]]''
|Satellite Analyst
|
|
|-
|''In This Corner''
|Interviewer
|
|
|-
|rowspan=2|1995
|''[[Stuart Saves His Family]]''
|Hal
|
|
|-
|''[[The Expert (1995 film)|The Expert]]''
|Jerry's Friend
|Uncredited
|
|-
|1996
|''{{sortname|The|Shot|nolink=1}}''
|Detective Corelli
|
|
|-
|1997
|''[[Wishmaster (film)|Wishmaster]]''
|Ed Finney
|
|
|-
|1998
|''[[Hercules and Xena – The Animated Movie: The Battle for Mount Olympus]]''
|Crius
|Voice; direct-to-video film
|
|-
|1999
|''[[Freak Talks About Sex]]''
|Jackie's Husband
|
|
|-
|2001
|''{{sortname|The|Attic Expeditions}}''
|Dr. Coffee
|
|
|-
|2002
|''[[Spider-Man (2002 film)|Spider-Man]]''
|Ted Hoffman
|
|<ref name=peterdavid />
|-
|rowspan=2|2003
|''Red Zone''
|Phelps
|
|
|-
|''Between the Sheets''
|Gabriel / A.D.R. Mixer
|
|
|-
|rowspan=3|2004
|''[[Spider-Man 2]]''
|Ted Hoffman
|
|<ref name=peterdavid />
|-
|''[[Illusion (2004 film)|Illusion]]''
|Ian
|
|
|-
|''{{sortname|The|Grudge}}''
|Alex Jones
|
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://decider.com/2019/10/22/the-grudge-tongue-scene-was-terrifying/|title='The Grudge's Tongue Scene Will Forever Give Me Nightmares|last=Cobb|first=Kayla|date=October 22, 2019|website=[[Decider.com]]|access-date=November 17, 2019}}</ref>
|-
|rowspan=2|2005
|''[[Man with the Screaming Brain]]''
|Pavel
|
|
|-
|''Freezerburn''
|Special Agent Johnson
|
|
|-
|rowspan=2|2006
|''[[High Hopes (2006 film)|High Hopes]]''
|Special Agent Brown
|
|
|-
|''[[Kalamazoo?]]''
|Angel
|
|
|-
|rowspan=4|2007
|''[[Reign Over Me]]''
|Peter Saravino
|
|
|-
|''[[My Name Is Bruce]]''
|Mills Toddner / Wing / Sign Painter
|
|
|-
|''[[Spider-Man 3]]''
|Ted Hoffman
|
|<ref name=peterdavid />
|-
|''Millennium Crisis''
|August
|
|
|-
|rowspan=2|2008
|''Diamonds and Guns''
|The Landlord
|
|
|-
|''{{sortname|The|Midnight Meat Train}}''
|Randle Cooper
|
|
|-
|rowspan=1|2009
|''[[Drag Me to Hell]]''
|Doctor
|
|
|-
|2010
|''VideoDome Rent-O-Rama''
|Francis
|Short film
|
|-
|2011
|''Ruthless: An Experiment in Terror''
|Bartender
|
|
|-
|2012
|''[[Attack of the 50 Foot Cheerleader]]''
|Dr. Higgs
|
|
|-
|2013
|''[[Oz the Great and Powerful]]''
|Skeptic In Audience
|
|
|-
|2014
|''[[Murder of a Cat]]''
|Young Sheriff
|
|
|-
|2017
|''[[Darkness Rising (film)|Darkness Rising]]''
|Dad
|
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dreadcentral.com/news/226136/ted-raimi-gets-animated-darkness-rising-art/|title=Ted Raimi Gets Animated for Darkness Rising Art|last=Barton|first=Steve|date=April 28, 2017|website=[[Dread Central]]|access-date=November 17, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/movies/2017/06/01/darkness-rising-trailer/|title=Explore a house of horrors in exclusive trailer for Darkness Rising|last=Collis|first=Clark|date=June 1, 2017|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|access-date=November 17, 2019}}</ref>
|-
| 2021
| ''[[18½]]''
| [[Alexander Haig]]
| Voice
|-
|2023
|''[[Failure!]]''
|James
|
|-
|}

===Television===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
! class=unsortable | {{Tooltip|Ref(s)|Reference(s)}}
|-
|rowspan=3|1989
|''[[Knight & Daye]]''
|Buyer
|Episode: "Stalk Radio"
|
|-
|''[[Alien Nation (1989 TV series)|Alien Nation]]''
|Johnny Appleseed
|Episode: "Chains of Love"
|
|-
|''[[ALF (TV series)|ALF]]''
|Julius
|Episode: "It's My Party"
|
|-
|1991
|''[[Twin Peaks]]''
|Heavy Metal Youth
|Episodes: "2.19", "2.20"
|
|-
|1992
|''[[Baywatch]]''
|Leonaard
|Episode: "Rookie of the Year"
|
|-
|1993–1996
|''[[seaQuest DSV]]''
|[[List of main characters of seaQuest DSV season 1#Lieutenant JG Tim O.27Neill|Lieutenant j.g. Timothy O'Neill]]
|Main role (54 episodes)
|
|-
|rowspan=2|1996
|''[[American Gothic (1995 TV series)|American Gothic]]''
|Ted Parker
|Episode: "Learning to Crawl"
|
|-
|''[[Apollo 11 (1996 film)|Apollo 11]]''
|Steve Bales
|Television film
|
|-
|1996–2001
|''[[Xena: Warrior Princess]]''
|rowspan=2|[[Joxer]]
|Recurring role (42 episodes)
|<ref name=skinner />
|-
|1997
|rowspan=2|''[[Hercules: The Legendary Journeys]]''
|Episodes: "When a Man Loves a Woman", "Stranger in a Strange World"
|
|-
|1998
|Alex Kurtzman
|Episode: "Yes, Virginia, There Is a Hercules"
|
|-
|1999
|''Iggy Vile M.D.''
|Frederick Marsche
|Television film
|
|-
|2001
|''[[Primetime Glick]]''
|Various roles
|
|
|-
|rowspan=2|2002
|''[[Invader Zim]]''
|Skoodge, Holographic Alien Head
|Voice roles<br>Episodes: "Battle of the Planets", "HOBO 13/Walk for Your Lives"
|
|-
|''[[Odyssey 5]]''
|Harry Mudd
|Episode: "Trouble with Harry"
|
|-
|2005
|''[[CSI: NY]]''
|Garage Joe / Joe Strahil
|Episode: "Hush"
|
|-
|2006
|''[[Masters of Horror]]''
|Father Tulli
|Episode: "The Damned Thing"
|
|-
|2007
|''[[Planet Raptor]]''
|Dr. Tygon
|Television film
|
|-
|2007–2008
|''[[Code Monkeys]]''
|Various roles
|Recurring voice roles (6 episodes)
|
|-
|rowspan=3|2008
|''[[Legend of the Seeker]]''
|Sebastian
|Episode: "Bounty"
|
|-
|''[[30 Days of Night: Dust to Dust]]''
|
|Television miniseries
|
|-
|''[[Supernatural (U.S. TV series)|Supernatural]]''
|Wesley Mondale
|Episode: "Wishful Thinking"
|
|-
|2009
|''[[Angel of Death (web series)|Angel of Death]]''
|Jed Norton
|Web series
|-
|2010
|''[[Legend of the Seeker]]''
|Sebastian
|Episode: "Hunger"
|
|-
|2011
|''Your Dungeon, My Dragon''
|
|Episode: "Battle of the Bands, Man"
|
|-
|2016
|rowspan=2|''[[Ash vs Evil Dead]]''
|Possessed Henrietta
|Also played Possessed Henrietta in ''[[Evil Dead II]]''
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.starz.com/video/7ffbc76d342c4e1ca727b1bfb577f120|title=Inside the World of Ash vs Evil Dead: Episode 209|date=December 4, 2016|website=[[STARZ]]|access-date=December 5, 2016}}</ref>
|-
|2018
|Chet Kaminski
|Recurring role (6 episodes)
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2016/tv/news/ash-vs-evil-dead-season-2-ted-raimi-lee-majors-1201702538/|title=TV News Roundup: 'Ash vs Evil Dead' Adds Ted Raimi, Lee Majors; 'Mary Mary' Gets Season 5 Premiere Date|last=Bryant|first=Jacob|date=February 10, 2016|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|access-date=November 16, 2019}}</ref>
|-
|2017
|''[[Buddy Thunderstruck]]''
|Darnell / Moneybags
|Voice role; 12 episodes
|
|-
|2021
|''[[Creepshow_(TV_series)|Creepshow]]''
|Ted
|Episode: "Public Television Of The Dead"
|
|}

===Video games===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
! class=unsortable | {{Tooltip|Ref(s)|Reference(s)}}
|-
|2005
|''[[Evil Dead: Regeneration]]''
|Sam
|Voice role
|<ref name=mangione />{{sfn|Pulliam|Fonseca|2014|p=88}}
|-
|2022
| ''[[The Quarry (video game)|The Quarry]]''
|Travis Hackett
|Voice, motion capture and likeness
|
|}

===Non-acting work===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
! class=unsortable | {{Tooltip|Ref(s)|Reference(s)}}
|-
|1978
|''[[Within the Woods]]''
|Crew
|Short film
|
|-
|1981
|''Torro. Torro. Torro!''
|Crew
|Short film
|
|-
|1985
|''[[Crimewave]]''
|Apprentice editor
|
|
|-
|1995
|''[[seaQuest DSV]]''
|Writer
|Episode: "Lostland"
|
|-
|1998
|''Normal Joe''
|Writer
|
|
|-
|1999
|''Iggy Vile M.D.''
|Writer
|Television film
|
|-
|2008
|''Diamonds and Guns''
|Second unit co-director
|
|
|-
|2009
|''My Treat''
|Director
|Short film
|
|-
|rowspan=2|2011
|rowspan=2|''Morbid Minutes''
|Director
|5 episodes
|
|-
|Writer
|Episodes: "Better to Remember", "Tie Game"
|
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

===Further reading===
* {{cite book|last=Muir|first=John Kenneth|author-link=John Kenneth Muir|year=2004|title=The Unseen Force: The Films of Sam Raimi|publisher=[[Applause Books]]|isbn=978-1557836076|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/unseenforcefi00muir}}
* {{cite book|last=Muir|first=John Kenneth|author-link=John Kenneth Muir|year=2007|title=Horror Films of the 1980s|publisher=[[McFarland & Company]]|isbn=978-0786428212}}
* {{cite book|last1=Pulliam|first1=June Michele|last2=Fonseca|first2=Anthony J.|year=2014|title=Encyclopedia of the Zombie: The Walking Dead in Popular Culture and Myth|publisher=[[Greenwood Publishing Group|Greenwood]]|isbn=978-1440803888}}
* {{cite book|last=Robson|first=Eddie|author-link=Eddie Robson|year=2007|title=Coen Brothers|publisher=[[Virgin Books]]|isbn=978-0753512685}}
* {{cite book|last=Willis|first=John|author-link=John A. Willis|year=2000|title=John Willis 1993 Film Annual: Screen World|volume=44|publisher=[[Applause Theatre & Cinema Books]]|isbn=978-1557831750}}

==External links==
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*{{Official website|http://www.tedraimi.com}}
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20071007025933/http://www.marsdust.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=92&mode=thread&order=0&thold=0%2F 2005 MarsDust Interview]

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Latest revision as of 18:04, 14 April 2024

Ted Raimi
Raimi at the 2014 Wizard World convention in St. Louis, Missouri
Born (1965-12-14) December 14, 1965 (age 58)
Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Alma materUniversity of Michigan
Occupations
  • Actor
  • director
  • screenwriter
Years active1977–present
RelativesSam Raimi (brother)
Ivan Raimi (brother)

Theodore Raimi (born December 14, 1965)[1] is an American character actor, director and writer. He is known for his roles in the works of his brother Sam Raimi, including a fake Shemp in The Evil Dead, possessed Henrietta in Evil Dead II, and Ted Hoffman in the Spider-Man trilogy.[2] He later reprised his role as Henrietta in the television series Ash vs. Evil Dead, in which he also played the character Chet Kaminski. He is also known for his roles as Lieutenant JG Tim O'Neill in seaQuest DSV his recurring role as the merchant in Legend of the Seeker and Joxer the Mighty in Xena: Warrior Princess and Hercules: The Legendary Journeys.

Raimi has appeared in minor roles in a number of other films and television series, including the films Crimewave, Intruder, Shocker, Darkman, Candyman, Army of Darkness, Clear and Present Danger, The Grudge, Drag Me to Hell, and Oz the Great and Powerful, as well as the television series ALF, Twin Peaks, Baywatch, and Supernatural. He has had voice roles in the television series Invader Zim and Code Monkeys, and in the video games Evil Dead: Regeneration and The Quarry.

Early life[edit]

Raimi was born to a Jewish family[3] in Detroit, Michigan. His parents are Celia (née Abrams), a lingerie store proprietor, and Leonard Raimi, a furniture store proprietor. Ted was raised in Conservative Judaism, and his ancestors immigrated from Russia and Hungary.[4] He attended Wylie E. Groves High School in Beverly Hills, Michigan, where he played blues harp and was a DJ and a member of the Groves Cinema Society. At seventeen, Raimi began his professional acting career doing industrial films in Detroit for Ford, General Motors and Chrysler. He attended University of Michigan, New York University, then finally University of Detroit. Raimi's older brothers are director Sam Raimi and screenwriter Ivan Raimi.

Career[edit]

Raimi's motion picture acting credits include Wes Craven's Shocker, Born Yesterday, Patriot Games, Clear and Present Danger, The Evil Dead, Evil Dead II, Army of Darkness, Darkman and the Spider-Man series, as well as roles in such features as Stuart Saves His Family, The Grudge, Midnight Meat Train and Oz the Great and Powerful.

On television, he has been seen on shows such as Twin Peaks, CSI: NY, Supernatural and Legend of the Seeker but is best known for his roles as the communication officer Lt. Tim O'Neill on the science fiction television series seaQuest DSV (later seaQuest 2032) and starring as the warrior wannabe Joxer on Xena: Warrior Princess.

Raimi wrote the original "Joxer the Mighty" song with help from director Josh Becker for Xena: Warrior Princess. In 2022, he joined director Alex Kahuam for his upcoming feature film, Failure!, which was shot entirely in a single long-take.[5]

Selected filmography[edit]

Film[edit]

Year Title Role Notes Ref(s)
1977 It's Murder! Bradley
1981 The Evil Dead Fake Shemp [6][7]
Torro. Torro. Torro! Short film
1982 Cleveland Smith: Bounty Hunter Short film
1985 Crimewave Waiter [6][8]
Thou Shalt Not Kill... Except Chain Man
1987 Evil Dead II Possessed Henrietta [9]
Blood Rage Condom Salesman
1989 Intruder Joe 'Produce Joe' [10]
Easy Wheels Charlie
Shocker "Pac-Man"
1990 Darkman Rick Anderson [6]
1991 Lunatics: A Love Story Hank Stone
1992 Eddie Presley "Scooter"
Patriot Games CIA Technician
Candyman Billy [11][12]
Army of Darkness Cowardly Warrior / Swordsmith / Villager / S-Mart Clerk Credited as "Theodore Raimi"; uncredited for roles besides "Cowardly Warrior" [9]
Inside Out V Richard Direct-to-video
The Finishing Touch Detective Arnold
The Fountain Clowns Hayden
1993 Maniac Cop III: Badge of Silence Reporter
Born Yesterday Cynthia's Assistant
Skinner Dennis Skinner [13]
Hard Target Man On The Street
1994 Floundering Safe Salesman
Clear and Present Danger Satellite Analyst
In This Corner Interviewer
1995 Stuart Saves His Family Hal
The Expert Jerry's Friend Uncredited
1996 The Shot Detective Corelli
1997 Wishmaster Ed Finney
1998 Hercules and Xena – The Animated Movie: The Battle for Mount Olympus Crius Voice; direct-to-video film
1999 Freak Talks About Sex Jackie's Husband
2001 The Attic Expeditions Dr. Coffee
2002 Spider-Man Ted Hoffman [2]
2003 Red Zone Phelps
Between the Sheets Gabriel / A.D.R. Mixer
2004 Spider-Man 2 Ted Hoffman [2]
Illusion Ian
The Grudge Alex Jones [14]
2005 Man with the Screaming Brain Pavel
Freezerburn Special Agent Johnson
2006 High Hopes Special Agent Brown
Kalamazoo? Angel
2007 Reign Over Me Peter Saravino
My Name Is Bruce Mills Toddner / Wing / Sign Painter
Spider-Man 3 Ted Hoffman [2]
Millennium Crisis August
2008 Diamonds and Guns The Landlord
The Midnight Meat Train Randle Cooper
2009 Drag Me to Hell Doctor
2010 VideoDome Rent-O-Rama Francis Short film
2011 Ruthless: An Experiment in Terror Bartender
2012 Attack of the 50 Foot Cheerleader Dr. Higgs
2013 Oz the Great and Powerful Skeptic In Audience
2014 Murder of a Cat Young Sheriff
2017 Darkness Rising Dad [15][16]
2021 18½ Alexander Haig Voice
2023 Failure! James

Television[edit]

Year Title Role Notes Ref(s)
1989 Knight & Daye Buyer Episode: "Stalk Radio"
Alien Nation Johnny Appleseed Episode: "Chains of Love"
ALF Julius Episode: "It's My Party"
1991 Twin Peaks Heavy Metal Youth Episodes: "2.19", "2.20"
1992 Baywatch Leonaard Episode: "Rookie of the Year"
1993–1996 seaQuest DSV Lieutenant j.g. Timothy O'Neill Main role (54 episodes)
1996 American Gothic Ted Parker Episode: "Learning to Crawl"
Apollo 11 Steve Bales Television film
1996–2001 Xena: Warrior Princess Joxer Recurring role (42 episodes) [13]
1997 Hercules: The Legendary Journeys Episodes: "When a Man Loves a Woman", "Stranger in a Strange World"
1998 Alex Kurtzman Episode: "Yes, Virginia, There Is a Hercules"
1999 Iggy Vile M.D. Frederick Marsche Television film
2001 Primetime Glick Various roles
2002 Invader Zim Skoodge, Holographic Alien Head Voice roles
Episodes: "Battle of the Planets", "HOBO 13/Walk for Your Lives"
Odyssey 5 Harry Mudd Episode: "Trouble with Harry"
2005 CSI: NY Garage Joe / Joe Strahil Episode: "Hush"
2006 Masters of Horror Father Tulli Episode: "The Damned Thing"
2007 Planet Raptor Dr. Tygon Television film
2007–2008 Code Monkeys Various roles Recurring voice roles (6 episodes)
2008 Legend of the Seeker Sebastian Episode: "Bounty"
30 Days of Night: Dust to Dust Television miniseries
Supernatural Wesley Mondale Episode: "Wishful Thinking"
2009 Angel of Death Jed Norton Web series
2010 Legend of the Seeker Sebastian Episode: "Hunger"
2011 Your Dungeon, My Dragon Episode: "Battle of the Bands, Man"
2016 Ash vs Evil Dead Possessed Henrietta Also played Possessed Henrietta in Evil Dead II [17]
2018 Chet Kaminski Recurring role (6 episodes) [18]
2017 Buddy Thunderstruck Darnell / Moneybags Voice role; 12 episodes
2021 Creepshow Ted Episode: "Public Television Of The Dead"

Video games[edit]

Year Title Role Notes Ref(s)
2005 Evil Dead: Regeneration Sam Voice role [7][19]
2022 The Quarry Travis Hackett Voice, motion capture and likeness

Non-acting work[edit]

Year Title Role Notes Ref(s)
1978 Within the Woods Crew Short film
1981 Torro. Torro. Torro! Crew Short film
1985 Crimewave Apprentice editor
1995 seaQuest DSV Writer Episode: "Lostland"
1998 Normal Joe Writer
1999 Iggy Vile M.D. Writer Television film
2008 Diamonds and Guns Second unit co-director
2009 My Treat Director Short film
2011 Morbid Minutes Director 5 episodes
Writer Episodes: "Better to Remember", "Tie Game"

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Raimi, Ted 1965-". Encyclopedia.com. Cengage.
  2. ^ a b c d Peter David's novelizations of the films reveal his first name to be Ted, after the actor who plays him.
  3. ^ Wills, Adam (July 22, 2009). "Jews Get Geek on at Comic-Con". The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
  4. ^ Aushenker, Michael (April 26, 2002). "Spider-Mensch: The Jewish roots of director Sam Raimi and "Spider-Man."". The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles. Archived from the original on November 13, 2005. Retrieved May 2, 2014.
  5. ^ "FAILURE! Alex Kahuam Directs Genre Icon Ted Raimi in Single Take Thriller". screenanarchy.com. Retrieved June 15, 2022.
  6. ^ a b c Muir 2004, p. 307.
  7. ^ a b Mangione, Nick (October 7, 2016). "Chilling news from Ash Vs. Evil Dead at NYCC". Geek.com. Retrieved November 17, 2019.
  8. ^ Robson 2007, p. 40–41.
  9. ^ a b Paul, Zachary (February 19, 2018). "Fast Facts: 'Army of Darkness' and 25 Years Worth of Trivia". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
  10. ^ Muir 2007, p. 744.
  11. ^ Willis 2000, p. 121.
  12. ^ Leighton, Susan (December 5, 2017). "Thoughts from the Ledge: Ted Raimi – the genius clown prince of horror". 1428Elm.com. FanSided. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
  13. ^ a b Coffel, Chris (February 15, 2019). "[Blu-ray Review] Ted Raimi Skins Streetwalkers in the Sleazy Fun 'Skinner'". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved November 17, 2019.
  14. ^ Cobb, Kayla (October 22, 2019). "'The Grudge's Tongue Scene Will Forever Give Me Nightmares". Decider.com. Retrieved November 17, 2019.
  15. ^ Barton, Steve (April 28, 2017). "Ted Raimi Gets Animated for Darkness Rising Art". Dread Central. Retrieved November 17, 2019.
  16. ^ Collis, Clark (June 1, 2017). "Explore a house of horrors in exclusive trailer for Darkness Rising". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved November 17, 2019.
  17. ^ "Inside the World of Ash vs Evil Dead: Episode 209". STARZ. December 4, 2016. Retrieved December 5, 2016.
  18. ^ Bryant, Jacob (February 10, 2016). "TV News Roundup: 'Ash vs Evil Dead' Adds Ted Raimi, Lee Majors; 'Mary Mary' Gets Season 5 Premiere Date". Variety. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
  19. ^ Pulliam & Fonseca 2014, p. 88.

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