Ted Raimi Last updated August 21, 2025 American actor (born 1965)
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 both Xena: Warrior Princess and Hercules: The Legendary Journeys .
Raimi has appeared in minor roles 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 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 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 Non-acting work Year Title Role Notes 1978 Within the Woods Crew Short film 1981 Torro. Torro. Torro! 1985 Crimewave Apprentice editor 1995 seaQuest DSV Writer Episode: "Lostland" 1998 Normal Joe 1999 Iggy Vile M.D. Television film 2008 Diamonds and Guns Second unit co-director 2009 My Treat Director Short film 2011 Morbid Minutes 5 episodes Writer Episodes: "Better to Remember", "Tie Game"
References ↑ "Raimi, Ted 1965-" . Encyclopedia.com . Cengage . 1 2 3 4 Peter David's novelizations of the films reveal his first name to be Ted, after the actor who plays him. ↑ Wills, Adam (July 22, 2009). "Jews Get Geek on at Comic-Con" . The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles . Retrieved November 16, 2019 . ↑ 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 . ↑ "FAILURE! Alex Kahuam Directs Genre Icon Ted Raimi in Single Take Thriller" . screenanarchy.com . Retrieved June 15, 2022 . 1 2 Mangione, Nick (October 7, 2016). "Chilling news from Ash Vs. Evil Dead at NYCC" . Geek.com . Retrieved November 17, 2019 . 1 2 Paul, Zachary (February 19, 2018). "Fast Facts: 'Army of Darkness' and 25 Years Worth of Trivia" . Bloody Disgusting . Retrieved November 16, 2019 . ↑ Leighton, Susan (December 5, 2017). "Thoughts from the Ledge: Ted Raimi – the genius clown prince of horror" . 1428Elm.com . FanSided . Retrieved November 16, 2019 . 1 2 Coffel, Chris (February 15, 2019). "[ Blu-ray Review] Ted Raimi Skins Streetwalkers in the Sleazy Fun 'Skinner' . Bloody Disgusting . Retrieved November 17, 2019 . ↑ Cobb, Kayla (October 22, 2019). " . Decider.com . Retrieved November 17, 2019 . ↑ Barton, Steve (April 28, 2017). "Ted Raimi Gets Animated for Darkness Rising Art" . Dread Central . Retrieved November 17, 2019 . ↑ Collis, Clark (June 1, 2017). "Explore a house of horrors in exclusive trailer for Darkness Rising" . Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved November 17, 2019 . ↑ "Inside the World of Ash vs Evil Dead: Episode 209" . STARZ . December 4, 2016. Retrieved December 5, 2016 . ↑ 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 . External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to
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