The Evil Dead (1983) Cast & Crew

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Directed by Sam Raimi.

Cast

• Bruce Campbell as Ash
• Ellen Sandweiss as Cheryl
• Richard DeManincor as Scott
• Betsy Baker as Linda
• Theresa Tilly as Shelly
• Philip A. Gillis as Fake Shemp
• Dorothy Tapert as Fake Shemp
• Cheryl Klam as Fake Shemp
• Barbara Carey as Fake Shemp
• David Horton as Fake Shemp
• Wendall Thomas as Fake Shemp
• Don Long as Fake Shemp
• Stu Smith as Fake Shemp
• Kurt Rauf as Fake Shemp
• Ted Raimi as Fake Shemp
• Ivan Raimi as Fake Shemp
• Bill Vincent as Fake Shemp
• Mary Beth Tapert as Fake Shemp
• Scott Spiegel as Fake Shemp
• John Cameron as Fake Shemp
• Joanne Kruse as Fake Shemp
• Gwen Cochanski as Fake Shemp
• Debie Jarczewski as Fake Shemp
• Bob Dorian as Person on Recorder (voice) (uncredited)
• Sam Raimi as Hitchhiking Fisherman / Evil Force (uncredited)
• Tom Sullivan as Demon Hands (uncredited)
• Robert Tapert as Local Yokel (uncredited)

Crew

• Sam Raimi — Writer
• Tim Philo — Director of Photography
• Sam Raimi — Director
• Robert Tapert — Producer
• Joseph LoDuca — Original Music Composer

Movies like The Evil Dead

If you enjoyed The Evil Dead, these movies have a similar feel:

• Evil Dead (2013)
• The Descent (2005)
• Terrifier (2018)
• Night of the Living Dead (1968)
• Mandy (2018)
• The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)
• Play Dead (2025)
• Dawn of the Dead (2004)
• Nightmare Cinema (2018)
• Hellraiser (1987)
• House of 1000 Corpses (2003)
• Grindhouse (2007)

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