Ted Raimi
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Alma mater | University of Michigan |
Occupation(s) | Actor, director, screenwriter |
Theodore "Ted" Raimi (born December 14, 1965)[1][citation needed]is an American actor, director, comedian, and writer perhaps best known for his roles as Lieutenant Tim O'Neill in seaQuest DSV and starring as Joxer the Mighty in Xena: Warrior Princess/Hercules: The Legendary Journeys. Raimi plays Ted Hoffman in his brother Sam's Spider-Man trilogy.[2]
Early life
Raimi was born in Detroit, Michigan, the son of Celia (née Abrams), a lingerie store proprietor, and Leonard Raimi, a furniture store proprietor. Ted was raised in Conservative Judaism; his ancestors immigrated from Russia and Hungary.[3] He attended Wylie E. Groves High School in Birmingham, Michigan where he was a popular DJ on WGHS, a blues harp prodigy, and an active member of the Groves Cinema Society. At seventeen he 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. He was a regular in Ash_vs_Evil_Dead in season 2.
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.[4]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1977 | It's Murder! | Short film | |
1981 | The Evil Dead | Fake Shemp | |
1981 | Torro. Torro. Torro! | Short film | |
1982 | Cleveland Smith: Bounty Hunter | Short film | |
1985 | Crimewave | Waiter | |
1985 | Thou Shalt Not Kill... Except | Chain Man | |
1987 | Evil Dead II | Possessed Henrietta | |
1987 | Blood Rage | Condom Salesman | |
1989 | Intruder | Produce Joe | |
1989 | Easy Wheels | Charlie | |
1989 | Shocker | Pac Man | |
1990 | Darkman | Rick | |
1991 | Lunatics: A Love Story | Hank Stone | |
1992 | Eddie Presley | Scooter | |
1992 | Patriot Games | CIA Technician | |
1992 | Candyman | Billy | |
1992 | Army of Darkness | Various | |
1992 | Inside Out V | Richard | Video |
1992 | The Finishing Touch | Det. Arnold | |
1992 | The Fountain Clowns | Hayden | |
1993 | Maniac Cop III: Badge of Silence | Reporter | |
1993 | Born Yesterday | Cynthia's Assistant | |
1993 | Skinner | Dennis Skinner | |
1993 | Hard Target | Man on the Street | |
1994 | Floundering | Safe Salesman | |
1994 | Clear and Present Danger | Satellite Analyst | |
1994 | In This Corner | Interviewer | |
1995 | Stuart Saves His Family | Hal | |
1995 | The Expert | Jerry's friend | uncredited |
1996 | The Shot | Det. Corelli | |
1997 | Wishmaster | Ed Finney | |
1998 | Hercules and Xena – The Animated Movie | Crius (voice) | Video |
1999 | Freak Talks About Sex | Jackie's Husband | |
2001 | The Attic Expeditions | Dr. Coffee | |
2002 | Spider-Man | Ted Hoffman[5] | |
2003 | Red Zone | Phelps | |
2003 | Between the Sheets | Gabriel / A.D.R. Mixer | |
2004 | Spider-Man 2 | Ted Hoffman[6] | |
2004 | Illusion | Ian | |
2004 | The Grudge | Alex | |
2005 | Man with the Screaming Brain | Pavel | |
2005 | Freezerburn | Special Agent Johnson | |
2006 | High Hopes | Special Agent Brown | |
2006 | Kalamazoo? | Angel | |
2007 | Reign Over Me | Peter Saravino | |
2007 | My Name Is Bruce | Mills Toddner / Wing / Sign Painter | |
2007 | Spider-Man 2·1 | Ted Hoffman[7] | |
2007 | Spider-Man 3 | ||
2007 | Millennium Crisis | August | |
2008 | Diamonds and Guns | The Landlord | Video |
2008 | The Midnight Meat Train | Randle Cooper | |
2009 | Drag Me to Hell | Doctor | |
2009 | Angel of Death | Norton | |
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 | Spider-Man 3: Editor’s Cut | Ted Hoffman[8] | |
???? | Purgatory | Earl | Announced |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1989 | Knight & Daye | Buyer | Episode: "Stalk Radio" |
1989 | Alien Nation | Johnny Appleseed | Episode: "Chains of Love" |
1989 | 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 | Lt. j.g. Timothy O'Neill | Main role (57 episodes) |
1996 | American Gothic | Ted Parker | Episode: "Learning to Crawl" |
1996 | Apollo 11 | Steve Bales | TV film |
1996-2001 | Xena: Warrior Princess | Joxer | Recurring role (42 episodes) |
1997 | Hercules: The Legendary Journeys | Joxer | Episodes: "When a Man Loves a Woman", "Stranger in a Strange World" |
1998 | Hercules: The Legendary Journeys | Alex Kurtzman | Episode: "Yes, Virginia, There Is a Hercules" |
1999 | Iggy Vile M.D. | Frederick Marsche | TV film |
2001 | Primetime Glick | Various | TV series |
2002 | Invader Zim | Skoodge (voice) | Episodes: "Battle of the Planets", "HOBO 13/Walk for Your Lives" |
2002 | Odyssey 5 | Harry Mudd | Episode: "Trouble with Harry" |
2005 | CSI: NY | Garage Joe / Joe Strahil | Episode: "Hush" |
2005 | Evil Dead: Regeneration | Sam (voice) | Video game |
2006 | Masters of Horror | Father Tulli | Episode: "The Damned Thing" |
2007 | Planet Raptor | Dr. Tygon | TV film |
2007-2008 | Code Monkeys | Various (voice) | Recurring role (6 episodes) |
2008 | Legend of the Seeker | Sebastian | Episode: "Bounty" |
2008 | 30 Days of Night: Dust to Dust | TV miniseries | |
2008 | Supernatural | Wesley Mondale | Episode: "Wishful Thinking" |
2010 | Legend of the Seeker | Sebastian | Episode: "Hunger" |
2011 | Your Dungeon, My Dragon | Episode: "Battle of the Bands, Man" | |
2016 | Ash vs Evil Dead | Chet Kaminski
Possessed Henrietta [9] |
Also played Possessed Henrietta in Evil Dead II |
2017-present | Buddy Thunderstruck | Darnell / Moneybags (voice) | 12 episodes |
Other work
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1978 | Within the Woods | Crew | Short film |
1981 | Torro. Torro. Torro! | Crew | Short film |
1985 | Crimewave | Apprentice editor | |
1995 | seaQuest DSV | Writer | Episode: "Lostland" |
1998 | Normal Joe | Writer | |
1999 | Iggy Vile M.D. | Writer | TV film |
2008 | Diamonds and Guns | Second unit co-director | Video |
2009 | My Treat | Director | Short film |
2011 | Morbid Minutes | Director | 5 episodes |
2011 | Morbid Minutes | Writer | Episodes: "Better to Remember", "Tie Game" |
References
- ^ "Ted Raimi". IMDb. Retrieved 2017-02-10.
- ^ Peter David's novelizations of the films reveal his first name to be Ted, after the actor who plays him.
- ^ JewishJournal.com
- ^ Soundcloud.com
- ^ Peter David's novelizations of the films reveal his first name to be Ted, after the actor who plays him.
- ^ Peter David's novelizations of the films reveal his first name to be Ted, after the actor who plays him.
- ^ Peter David's novelizations of the films reveal his first name to be Ted, after the actor who plays him.
- ^ Peter David's novelizations of the films reveal his first name to be Ted, after the actor who plays him.
- ^ "Inside the World of Ash vs Evil Dead: Episode 209". STARZ. December 4, 2016. Retrieved December 5, 2016.
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