Editing Ted Raimi

{{short description|American actor (born 1965)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2018}}
{{BLP sources|date=February 2012}}
{{Infobox person
 | image            = Ted Raimi Photo Op GalaxyCon Raleigh 2024 (cropped).jpg
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 | caption          = Raimi at [[GalaxyCon]] Raleigh in 2024
 | birth_date       = {{birth date and age|1965|12|14}}
 | birth_place      = [[Detroit]], [[Michigan]], U.S.
 | birth_name       = 
 | 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 both ''[[Xena: Warrior Princess]]'' and ''[[Hercules: The Legendary Journeys]]''.

Raimi has appeared in minor roles 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==
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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===
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|-
! 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!''
|
| rowspan="2" |[[Short film]]
|
|-
|1982
|''[[Cleveland Smith: Bounty Hunter]]''
|
|
|-
|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]]''
| rowspan="2" |Crew
| rowspan="2" |Short film
|
|-
|1981
|''Torro. Torro. Torro!''
|
|-
|1985
|''[[Crimewave]]''
|Apprentice editor
|
|
|-
|1995
|''[[seaQuest DSV]]''
| rowspan="3" |Writer
|Episode: "Lostland"
|
|-
|1998
|''Normal Joe''
|
|
|-
|1999
|''Iggy Vile M.D.''
|Television film
|
|-
|2008
|''Diamonds and Guns''
|Second unit co-director
|
|
|-
|2009
|''My Treat''
| rowspan="2" |Director
|Short film
|
|-
|rowspan=2|2011
|rowspan=2|''Morbid Minutes''
|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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