Editing Bruce Campbell (section)

===Television===
[[File:Bruce Campbell by Gage Skidmore.jpg|thumb|upright|Campbell at [[WonderCon]] in 2013]]

Other than cinema, Campbell has appeared in a number of television series. He featured in ''[[The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.]]'' a boisterous science fiction comedy western created by [[Jeffrey Boam]] and [[Carlton Cuse]] that played for one season.<ref>{{cite news |last=Butler |first=Karen |date=July 15, 2020 |title=Bruce Campbell announces 'Brisco County Jr.' reunion |url=https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/TV/2020/07/15/Bruce-Campbell-announces-Brisco-County-Jr-reunion/6161594812814/ |work=[[United Press International]] |access-date=July 15, 2020}}</ref> He played a lawyer turned bounty hunter who was trying to hunt down John Bly, the man who killed his father. He featured in the television series ''[[Jack of All Trades (TV series)|Jack of All Trades]]'', set on a fictional island occupied by the French in 1801. Campbell was also credited as co-executive producer, among others. The show was directed by Eric Gruendemann, and was produced by various people, including [[Sam Raimi]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Fries |first=Laura |date=January 13, 2000 |title=Jack of All Trades |url=https://variety.com/2000/tv/reviews/jack-of-all-trades-2-1117775564/ |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |access-date=May 24, 2018}}</ref> The show was broadcast for two seasons, from 2000 to 2001. He had a recurring role as "Bill Church Jr." based upon the character of Morgan Edge from the Superman comics on ''[[Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://comicbook.com/news/the-ten-best-episodes-of-lois-clark-the-new-adventures-of-superm/ |title=The Ten Best Episodes of Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman |last=Byrne |first=Craig |date=September 5, 2017 |website=ComicBook.com |access-date=May 24, 2018}}</ref>

From 1996 to 1997, Campbell was a recurring guest actor of the television series ''[[Ellen (TV series)|Ellen]]'' as Ed Billik, who becomes Ellen's boss when she sells her bookstore in season four.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.avclub.com/bruce-campbell-1798215717 |title=Bruce Campbell |last=Heisler |first=Steve |date=February 11, 2009 |website=[[The A.V. Club]] |access-date=July 31, 2019}}</ref>

He is also known for his supporting role as the [[recurring character]] [[Autolycus]] ("King of Thieves") on both ''[[Hercules: The Legendary Journeys]]'' and ''[[Xena: Warrior Princess]]'', which reunited him with producer Rob Tapert.<ref>{{cite book |last=Weisbrot |first=Robert |date=2004 |title=Hercules: The Legendary Journeys |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=D4RFX7tTjvYC&pg=PA208 |location=Lanham, Maryland |publisher=[[Rowman & Littlefield|Taylor Trade Publishing]] |pages=208–209 |isbn=1-58979-120-7}}</ref> Campbell played ''Hercules''/''Xena'' series producer Tapert in two episodes of ''Hercules'' set in the present.{{sfn|Weisbrot|2004|pp=125–127}} He directed a number of episodes of ''Hercules'' and ''Xena'', including the ''Hercules'' series finale.<ref>{{cite news |last=Accinelli |first=Laura |date=November 27, 1999 |title=After 5 1/2 Years, Hercules Has Turned In His Sword |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1999-nov-27-ca-37888-story.html |work=Los Angeles Times |access-date=May 24, 2018}}</ref>

Campbell also obtained the main role of race car driver Hank Cooper for the Disney made-for-television [[remake]] of ''[[The Love Bug (1997 film)|The Love Bug]]''.<ref>{{cite news |last=Gill |first=Suzanne |date=November 28, 1997 |title=A new Love Bug rolls off the line at Disney |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=110&dat=19971128&id=6PdOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=kksDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2387,5711508&hl=en |work=[[Ludington Daily News]] |access-date=June 19, 2015}}</ref>

Campbell had a critically acclaimed dramatic guest role as a grief-stricken detective seeking revenge for his father's murder in a two-part episode of the fourth season of ''[[Homicide: Life on the Street]]''. Campbell later played the part of a bigamous demon in ''[[The X-Files]]'' episode "[[Terms of Endearment (The X-Files)|Terms of Endearment]]".<ref>{{cite book |last=Mooney |first=Darren |date=2017 |title=Opening The X-Files: A Critical History of the Original Series |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Zp0xDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA112 |location=Jefferson, North Carolina |publisher=[[McFarland & Company]] |page=112 |isbn=978-1-4766-6526-9}}</ref> He also featured as Agent Jackman in the episode "[[Witch Way Now?]]" of the WB series ''[[Charmed]]'', as well as playing a state police officer in an episode of the short-lived series ''[[American Gothic (1995 TV series)|American Gothic]]'' titled "Meet The Beetles".

Campbell co-featured in the television series ''[[Burn Notice]]'', which was broadcast from 2007 to 2013 by [[USA Network]]. He portrayed [[Sam Axe]], a beer-chugging, former [[United States Navy SEALs|Navy SEAL]] now working as an unlicensed [[private investigator]] and occasional [[mercenary]] with his old friend [[Michael Westen]], the show's main character. When working undercover, his character frequently used the alias Chuck Finley, which Bruce later revealed was the name of one of his father's old co-workers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://forums.usanetwork.com/index.php?showtopic=403916|title=Get Burnt DVD commentary feature for episode 3: Fight or Flight|publisher=usanetwork.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121004203127/http://forums.usanetwork.com/index.php?showtopic=403916|archive-date=October 4, 2012}}</ref> Campbell was the star of a 2011 ''Burn Notice'' made-for-television [[prequel]] focusing on Sam's Navy SEAL career, titled ''[[Burn Notice: The Fall of Sam Axe]]''.<ref>{{cite news |last=O'Hare |first=Kate |date=April 13, 2011 |title=Bruce Campbell gets 'action hands' in 'Burn Notice: Fall of Sam Axe' |url=https://www.sun-sentinel.com/zap-sam-axe-story-story.html |work=[[Sun-Sentinel]] |access-date=May 24, 2018}}</ref>

In 2014, Campbell played [[Santa Claus]] for an episode of ''[[The Librarians (2014 TV series)|The Librarians]]''. Campbell played [[Ronald Reagan]] in season 2 of the [[FX (TV channel)|FX]] original series ''[[Fargo (TV series)|Fargo]]''. More recently Campbell reprised his role as [[Ash Williams|Ashley "Ash" Williams]] in ''[[Ash vs Evil Dead]]'',<ref>{{cite news|last1=Rhodes|first1=Joe|title=Bruce Campbell's Prime-Time Moment|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/14/arts/television/14rhod.html?_r=0|access-date=November 10, 2015|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=September 12, 2008}}</ref> a series based upon the ''Evil Dead'' series that began his career. ''Ash vs Evil Dead'' began airing on Starz on October 31, 2015, and was renewed by the cable channel for second<ref>{{cite web|last1=Patten|first1=Dominic|title='Ash Vs Evil Dead' Renewed For Season 2 By Starz Ahead Of Halloween Debut|url=https://deadline.com/2015/10/ash-vs-evil-dead-renewed-season-2-bruce-campbell-lucy-lawless-starz-1201596597/|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|access-date=October 28, 2015|date=October 28, 2015}}</ref> and third seasons,<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://deadline.com/2016/10/ash-vs-evil-dead-renewed-season-3-starz-bruce-campbell-new-york-comic-con-1201832803/|title=Starz Renews 'Ash Vs. Evil Dead' For Third Season – NY Comic-Con|last=Patten|first=Dominic|magazine=Deadline|date=October 7, 2016|access-date=October 8, 2016}}</ref> before being cancelled.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://variety.com/2018/tv/news/ash-vs-evil-dead-canceled-starz-1202775341/|title='Ash vs. Evil Dead' Canceled at Starz After Three Seasons|last=Otterson|first=Joe|date=April 20, 2018|work=Variety|access-date=April 20, 2018|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180620124954/https://variety.com/2018/tv/news/ash-vs-evil-dead-canceled-starz-1202775341/|archive-date=June 20, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>

In January 2019, [[Travel Channel]] announced a new version of the ''[[Ripley's Believe It or Not! (2019 TV series)|Ripley's Believe It or Not!]]'' reality series, with Campbell serving as host and executive producer. The 10-episode season debuted on June 9, 2019.<ref>{{cite web|last=Oller|first=Jacob|title=Ripley's Believe It or Not! show names Bruce Campbell host|url=https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/ripleys-believe-it-or-not-show-names-bruce-campbell-host|website=Syfy Wire|date=January 2, 2019|access-date=June 7, 2019|archive-date=January 2, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190102013151/https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/ripleys-believe-it-or-not-show-names-bruce-campbell-host|url-status=dead}}</ref>