Scott Spiegel

Biography

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 directors Raimi and Joel Coen, producer Ethan Coen and actresses Holly Hunter, Frances McDormand and Kathy Bates. He shared yet another house with roommate and film editor Bob Murawski (Spider-Man). In the early 1990s, he introduced film director Quentin Tarantino to producer Lawrence Bender, who helped Tarantino get Reservoir Dogs made. 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 mem…

Movies & TV Shows

1. Spider-Man (2002) — Marine Cop
2. Spider-Man 2 (2004) — Man on Balcony
3. Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022) — Soul of the Damned (voice)
4. The Evil Dead (1982) — Fake Shemp
5. Drag Me to Hell (2009) — Mourner at Death Feast
6. Evil Dead II (1987) — Fake Shemp
7. The Quick and the Dead (1995) — Gold Teeth Man
8. Darkman (1990) — Dockworker
9. Lionheart (1990) — Pool Fight Bookie
10. From Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money (1999) — Porno Director
11. Intruder (1989) — Bread Man
12. 2001 Maniacs (2005) — Strolling Minstrel #2
13. Babysitter Wanted (2007) — Dr. Spiegel
14. QT8: The First Eight (2019) — Self
15. Within the Woods (1979) — Scotty
16. The Dead Next Door (1989) — Richards
17. Acting and Reacting (1978)
18. Thou Shalt Not Kill... Except (1985) — Pin Cushion
19. Red (1993) — The caller
20. Skinned Alive (1990) — Phink
21. Robot Ninja (1989) — Marty Coleslaw
22. Slice and Dice: The Slasher Film Forever (2012) — Self
23. Flying Saucers Over Hollywood: The 'Plan 9' Companion (1992) — Himself
24. Swallowed Souls: The Making of 'Evil Dead 2' (2011) — Self
25. Nude Bowling Party (1995) — Joe Pornofsky
26. Where Truth Lies (1996) — Prison Guard
27. Wild Malibu Weekend! (1995) — Make-Up Shemp #1
28. Cleveland Smith, Bounty Hunter (1982)
29. Torro. Torro. Torro! (1981)
30. The Sappy Sap (1985) — Man
31. The Girl I Want (1990) — Guy 2
32. Stryker's War (1980) — Marine
33. Shock Cinema: Volume One (1991) — Himself
34. Hatred Of A Minute (2002) — Bored Party Guest
35. Invaluable: The True Story of an Epic Artist (2014) — Self
36. Oedipus Rex (1972)
37. Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend (2021) — Self (archive footage)
38. Pulp Fiction: The Facts (2002) — Self
39. The Incredibly Strange Film Show (1988) — Self
40. The Case of the Topanga Pearl (1976)

Directed

1. Hostel: Part III (2011) — Director
2. From Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money (1999) — Director
3. Intruder (1989) — Director
4. My Name Is Modesty: A Modesty Blaise Adventure (2004) — Director
5. Attack of the Helping Hand! (1979) — Director
6. Torro. Torro. Torro! (1981) — Director
7. The Blind Waiter (1980) — Director
8. Night Crew (1979) — Director
9. Inspector Clutz Saves the Day (1969) — Director
10. Wrath — Director
11. Curse of the Werewolf (1974) — Director
12. A Night in a Sanitarium (1973) — Director
13. James Bombed in "Here Today... Gun Tomorrow" (1976) — Director
14. Half-Wits-Holiday (1974) — Director
15. All the World's a Stooge (1974) — Director
16. No Dough Boys (1974) — Director
17. The Singing Nutzs (1974) — Director
18. I'll Never Heil Again (1975) — Director