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Bruce's most famous role is as ASH in the Evil Dead trilogy.
For the low-down on those films, click here.
This scene should have been in "Army."
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And here are some of the
other places you might have seen Bruce.
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TV
2002 - Charmed - He played Agent Jackman, a witch hunter in the fourth season finale episode. Although Audra loves "Charmed," she has to admit that as long as they had someone like Bruce Campbell, they could have made so much more of the character. Bruce was held down by the writing, and killed off at the end of the episode. It was even grosser under-use of potential than Mark McKinney on "Saturday Night Live."
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2000 - Jack of All Trades - Another Sam Raimi/Bruce Campbell/Josh Becker collaboration. Bruce, as Jack, a Scarlet Pimpernel-type hero, gave plenty of funny lines and delivered the same type of humour we would expect from him on this show. Regrettably, it was cancelled after only one season. "You are the GROSSEST pirate!!!!!" |
1999 - X-Files - Bruce was on one episode, as a demon.
1997 - Timecop - A short lived TV show - I know he was named "Maddox".
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1997 - Wierd Science - He was on one episode, as Gene the Genie. Nice hat. |
1997 - Missing Links - A sitcom pilot which as far as I know didn't air. Anyone know?
1996-1997 - Ellen - Bruce played Ellen's boss, Ed Billick, for a little while on Ellen. I particularly remember an episode where he and Ellen had a dispute over hanging a deer head in his office.
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1996 - Homicide - It was a happy accident that we stumbled upon this episode on Court TV recently. Bruce played Jake Rodzinsky, a cop who goes after his father's murderer vigilante-style. Apparently he really likes this concept. However, Jake was way more psycho than Brisco. He even killed his own dog for barking too much, poor Bullet. |
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1995 - 1999 - The Hercules and Xena shows - Bruce plays Autolycus, the King of Thieves. He appeared on many episodes, and many recognize Bruce because of this. I love the Hercules episode where he does the Goody Two- Shoes dance, just like bad Ash. |
1995 - Lois And Clark and Amercian Gothic - xochipilli@webtribe.net contributed these reviews of , the episodes in which Bruce starred:
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LOIS AND CLARK (AKA - "The New Adventures of Superman") Bruce appears in the last two episodes of the second season and the first episode of the third season, each of which has its merits, but the middle episode is relatively Bruce-free, (though there is some action in the back of a limousine with a couple of hook- Heh, never mind). He guest stars as Bill Church, Jr., head of criminal syndicate 'Intergang', bent on nothing less than total world domination. Rendering Superman utterly apathetic through the use of Red Kryptonite, Junior arranges some very nasty enterprises to take place, such as ordering the assassination of Lois Lane. Alas, the attempt fails....Shame. These episodes would probably be quite good even bereft of Bruceness (though, of course, in which twisted dimension would they actually benefit from this casting calamity?), so it's perfectly acceptable to hunt them down in video stores without the sunglasses and suspicious overcoat: "Individual Responsibility." "Whine, Whine, Whine." "We Have a Lot to Talk About." |
AMERICAN GOTHIC Unfairly cancelled, American Gothic, for those of you unfamiliar with the title, is set in a small U.S town dominated by the supernaturally-empowered sheriff, Lucas Buck. As this show is produced by Renaissance Pictures, Bruce Campbell was bound to appear in it at some point; The exact point at which he appears is in the bug-infested episode "Meet the Beetles". Playing th character of State Trooper Lieutenant Drey, Mr. Campbell has the opportunity of causing Buck some serious discomfort as he gets friendly with the Sheriff's 'close personal friend' whilst investigating the mysterious death of his sister's wayward husband. If you ever wanted to know what a flensing room was, prepare to find out in a fairly icky manner as, low and behold, Bruce's character doesn't quite make it to the end of the episode intact. At least he lasts longer in the UK version, due to American distaste over gore levels - Allegedly! - xoshade Happy, demonic - Is there no stopping me? xochipilli@webtribe.net |
1993 - Brisco County Jr. - A cult favorite, Brisco debuted in 1993, the same season as the X-Files. In fact, it was on right before it. Sadly, it didn't get the ratings it deserved and was axed.
1989 - Generations - A soap opera. It sounds pretty bad.
MOVIES
Here's the MOVIES! This is the Bruce area I follow the closest. I've given them ratings on the "Bruce-O-Meter"...4 Bruces being the best, a movie with alot of Bruce, 3 Bruces being close but not as good as the 4 stars (And I'm sorry that I only gave Evil Dead I 3 Bruces), 2 Bruces really being a cameo, probably, 1 Bruce being a really bad movie that even he couldn't save! That's only happened in the case of two movies (3 if you count Maniac Cop II)...read on to find them...
The Evil Dead Trilogy (These 3 are Bruce's most famous roles, you hopefully already clicked on the link a ways back there and checked out my section on these!) :
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The Evil Dead - 1979 |
3 on the Bruce-O-Meter...it started his career, but he's just not as cool as the later Ash. Still essential Bruce-viewing, even if only once. I'll probably take heat from the die-hard Evil Dead fans here, but he's much cooler in the 2 sequels. |
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Evil Dead II: Dead By Dawn - 1987
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4 on the Bruce-O-Meter.....it's the perfect horror film, and classic Bruce. |
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Army Of Darkness - 1993
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4 on the Bruce-O-Meter....it's my favorite movie of all time. It even surpassed the Empire Strikes Back. (I just can't have a Bruce-less movie be my fave anymore.) |
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Serving Sara - 2002
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1 on the Bruce-O-Meter...Not even Bruce could redeem this movie. |
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Spiderman - 2002
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2 on the Bruce-O-Meter...Even though Bruce only makes a cameo appearance in this Sam Raimi blockbuster, he was played the important role of the ring announcer who gives Spiderman his name. |
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The Majestic - 2001 ???? |
Undecided on the Bruce-O-Meter...Haven't seen it yet |
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Goldrush - 1998
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3 on the Bruce-O-Meter...It's Disney, but don't get turned off to it. Bruce is really in almost the whole movie. So you don't have to sit through too many Bruce-less scenes! |
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From Dusk Till Dawn II: Texas Blood Money - 1998
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1 on the Bruce-O-Meter...Awful, awful, awful. Bruce is in it for the first minute and is horribly killed by vampire bats. Glad I didn't rent it. |
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Running Time - 1997
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4 on the Bruce-O-Meter...A very cool, black and white, all-one-continuos-shot, Hitchcock-esque, Josh Becker movie. I just bought this one, since I couldn't find it for rent at any of my stupid local video stores. Bruce plays Carl, who's just been released from prison but already has a job in mind. This one's a must-see for Bruce fans. |
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Menno's Mind - 1997
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2 on the Bruce-O-Meter...Bruce is only in this for a good 10 minutes, but his mind gets downloaded into the brain of the main character, Bill "No relation" Campbell. This movie is so bad it's good. Well, it's good when Bruce is on. And you know what? Michael Dorn can't deliver a line. |
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McHale's Navy - 1997
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4 on the Bruce-O-Meter...Bruce plays Virgil the playboy-writin', unshaven, womanizing sailor. Watch this one if you ever wanted to hear Bruce say "loosey goosey scary berry". Who hasn't? Seriously, though, this movie has a good amount of Bruce in it! I mean, I gave it more Bruces than ED I.... |
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The Love Bug - 1997
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4 on the Bruce-O-Meter...It's got Bruce in the whole movie, it's 60s-ish, and it's funny. A 4-star Bruce movie, I'm glad it's out on tape now. Bruce plays Hank Cooper, the driver of Herbie, the famous Love Bug. On a funny side note, two of the other characters in this movie were in "The Mummy". The guy who played Bennie is Bruce's friend, and the guy who played that annoying English guy plays an even more annoying, and evil, Scottish guy. |
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In The Line Of Duty: Blaze Of Glory - 1997
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4 on the Bruce-O-Meter.... It's a remake of the movie Normal Life, which is based on the Beatles' song She Came In Through The Bathroom Window, in my opinion. But this one's obviously better because Bruce is in it! Too bad he's being pursued by that dorky guy from Billy Madison and Revenge Of The Nerds II. Bruce plays a really cool character though. |
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Escape From L.A. - 1996
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2 on the Bruce-O-Meter...It's not a bad movie, just a case of Bruce having a short cameo. He's the freaky "Surgeon General Of Beverly Hills" |
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Tornado! - 1996
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3 on the Bruce-O-Meter...I finally found a copy of this one, and paid a whole 3.45 to rent it, hehe. It's a disaster flick released on the heels of Twister in 1996, and also stars Ernie Hudson. (Who's in just about every movie ever made.) It's not that bad of a movie, but you do have to watch Bruce dance in a country music bar, which may be painful for Ash fans! (Kidding, it's not that painful to watch.) |
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Congo - 1995
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2 on the Bruce-O-Meter....He's not in it nearly enough to make me like the movie; he gets killed right away. But he's in it! |
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The Hudsucker Proxy - 1994
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2 on the Bruce-O-Meter...Well, Bruce is only in it a few times, I found the rest of the movie a little boring. Bruce plays Smitty, a reporter. He's good, but only in it maybe 10 minutes altogether. |
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Lunatics: A Love Story - 1991
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3 on the Bruce-O-Meter...I saw it a couple of years ago. Bruce plays Ray and the Deranged Surgeon. The last 3 video stores I checked can't find me this one, I remember it being funny, though! |
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Mindwarp - 1991
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4 on the Bruce-O-Meter.....It was hard, but I found a copy of this at Hollywood Video. Bruce plays Stover, a cool loner-type, heavily armed wilderness guy in this futuristic sci-fi/horror type of flick. If you like the Evil Dead movies, you'll dig this one. And Stover would make a kickass action figure. (Which other figure could come with a furry crossbow?) |
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WaxWorks II - 1991
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3 on the Bruce-O-Meter....Audra likes this obscure movie. She pulled it out and showed me Bruce's scenes. He was quite funny in it! He's not in it for very long, but it's typical laugh-as-Bruce-is-tortured stuff. |
[I love Waxworks II, and Bruce is in the funniest part. He plays the ghost researcher in a great parody of the old 1960s The Haunting. --Audra]
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Moontrap - 1988
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3 on the Bruce-O-Meter....Bruce gives a really good performance in this surprisingly good evil-robots-from-the-moon flick which also stars Walter Koenig. I especially love the coffee machine scene. The only thing stopping me from giving it 4 stars is Bruce's unfortunate death in the flick. Why didn't they kill off Walter Koenig's character??? So sad! :'( |
"We don't take no shit from a machine." -Moontrap
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Maniac Cop I and II - 1988 and '89
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1 on the Bruce-O-Meter....I saw the first movie, and although Bruce's parts are cool, the movie is God-awful. Haven't seen II. This movie just sucks sucks sucks. |
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Sundown: Vampires In Retreat - 1989
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4 on the Bruce-O-Meter...Bruce plays Robert Van Helsing, meaning Bruce and I have both played Van Helsing's now! (I did scenes from Dracula in my acting class.) And don't despair, those of you tramautized by screen deaths of Bruce....he gets turned into a vampire, but later gets turned BACK! He miraculously lives through the whole movie! |
"Your Van Helsing rivals even mine, John. And you blew Carradine's Dracula out of the water!"
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Crimewave - 1985 ???? |
Undecided on the Bruce-O-Meter...I saw it a long time ago, I know Bruce plays "Renaldo The Heel", but I don't remember nearly enough to rate it effectively. I'm waiting for Comedy Central to re-run it. Once again, I can't find a tape. |
HAVEN'T SEEN, but can be found....
Darkman - 1990
Bruce is in the final shot. For like a few seconds. I think I'll watch it next time it's on TV, can't believe I haven't seen it.
HAVEN'T SEEN, I CAN'T FIND EM!
Going Back - 1983
I've heard it's Bruce's hardest movie to find...it's a drama about aging, I think. I'll find it!
Assault On Dome 4 - 1996 (?)
It was some sort of TV movie. He was the bad guy. I hadn't heard of this movie until I saw pics of Bruce's page, I've heard it's been shown on the Sci-Fi channel..anyone know if it's on tape?
The Demolitionist - 1996
Bruce is an uncredited bad guy in this flick which I heard stars Nicole Eggert playing a Robocop-like chick. Sounds reaalllly bad, but I sat through Maniac Cop, didn't I?
MISCELLANEOUS STUFF
Bruce has done lots of voice overs for video games, like Broken Helix, and he has lots of uncredited movie cameos (Like being on a TV in the background of Fargo, a cut out scene from Quick And The Dead, etc), he did voice over work on the movie The Dead Next Door, he produced a movie called Easy Wheels, and he is in a couple of flicks that haven't been released yet - La Patinoire ("The Ice Rink", a french film...I want to see it because he plays an actor playing a goalie, and I was a goalie in high school), Hatred Of A Minute (Based on a Poe story), and Icebreaker. AND, the EVIL DEAD video game for Dreamcast and Playstation II!!!!
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