Scott Spiegel
Scott Spiegel (December 10, 1957 – August 20, 2025) was an American screenwriter, film director, producer and actor. He is best known for co-writing the screenplay for the movie Evil Dead II with longtime friend, film director Sam Raimi, with whom he attended Wylie E. Groves High School in Birmingham, Michigan. Spiegel played the role of Scotty in Raimi's Within the Woods, which served as a precursor to The Evil Dead.
When Spiegel first moved to Los Angeles, he shared a house in with director
Spiegel grew up in what was then "rural" Birmingham, Michigan. He attended Walnut Lake Elementary school and then went on to attend West Maple Jr. High School. It was here that Scott met Sam Raimi and Bruce Campbell. Spiegel worked at the local grocery market across from Walnut Lake Elementary School and it is from this market that Scott would later draw upon the memories to come up with classic scenes that would eventually be worked into many of the scenes of the movies he would either write or direct.
In 1999, Spiegel directed the direct-to-video sequel to From Dusk Till Dawn, Texas Blood Money. Spiegel formed the production company Raw Nerve with film directors Eli Roth, and Boaz Yakin. Raw Nerve produced the film Hostel (2005), directed by Roth.
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Born
Dec 24, 1957
Birmingham, Michigan, USA
Died
Aug 20, 2025
Known For
Acting
Movies
55 acting
49 crew
Popularity
0.8
Known For
Spider-Man
2002
as Marine Cop
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
2022
as Soul of the Damned (voice)
The Evil Dead
1983
as Fake Shemp
Spider-Man 2
2004
as Man on Balcony
Evil Dead II
1987
as Fake Shemp
Drag Me to Hell
2009
as Mourner at Death Feast
Lionheart
1990
as Pool Fight Bookie
The Quick and the Dead
1995
as Gold Teeth Man
Darkman
1990
as Dockworker
From Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money
1999
as Porno Director
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