Scott Spiegel
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Scott Spiegel | |
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| Born | December 24, 1957 Birmingham, Michigan, U.S. |
| Died | September 1, 2025 (aged 67) |
| Occupations | Screenwriter, film director, producer, actor |
| Years active | 1977–2022 |
Scott Spiegel (December 24, 1957 – September 1, 2025) was an American screenwriter, film director, producer and actor.[1] He co-wrote the screenplay for 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, where Spiegel was replaced by Richard DeManincor (Hal Delrich).
Early life
[edit]Spiegel was born on December 24, 1957.[2] He grew up in Birmingham, Michigan. He attended Walnut Lake Elementary school and West Maple Jr. High School, where he met Sam Raimi and Bruce Campbell. Spiegel worked at the grocery market across from Walnut Lake Elementary School.
Career
[edit]When Spiegel first moved to Los Angeles, he shared a house with film directors Raimi, Joel Coen and 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.
In 1999, Spiegel directed the direct-to-video sequel From Dusk Till Dawn 2: 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.
Death
[edit]Spiegel died on September 1, 2025, at the age of 67.[2] Send Help was dedicated in his memory.
Filmography
[edit]| Year | Film | Director | Writer | Producer | Actor | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | It's Murder! | Yes | Yes | Yes | Detective | Short film | |
| 1978 | Clockwork | Yes | The Killer | ||||
| 1979 | Attack of the Helping Hand | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
| Within the Woods | Yes | Scotty | |||||
| 1980 | The Blind Waiter | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Chef | |
| 1982 | Cleveland Smith: Bounty Hunter | Yes | Yes | Yes | Native | ||
| 1985 | Thou Shalt Not Kill... Except | Yes | Yes | Yes | Pin Cushion | ||
| 1987 | Evil Dead II | Yes | |||||
| 1989 | The Dead Next Door | Yes | Richards | ||||
| Intruder | Yes | Yes | Yes | Bread Man | |||
| Robot Ninja[3] | Yes | ||||||
| 1990 | The Rookie | Yes | |||||
| Lionheart | Yes | Pool Fight Bookie | |||||
| Darkman | Dockworker #5 | ||||||
| 1992 | The Nutt House | Yes | Yes | Credited as Peter Perkinson | |||
| 1995 | The Quick and the Dead | Yes | Gold Teeth Man | ||||
| 1999 | From Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money | Yes | Yes | ||||
| 2002 | Spider-Man | Yes | Marine Cop | ||||
| 2004 | Spider-Man 2 | Yes | Rooftop Pizza Thief | ||||
| My Name Is Modesty | Yes | Direct-to-DVD | |||||
| 2005 | 2001 Maniacs | Yes | |||||
| Hostel | Executive | ||||||
| 2007 | Hostel: Part II | Executive | |||||
| 2009 | Drag Me to Hell | Yes | Mourner at Death Feast | ||||
| 2011 | Hostel: Part III | Yes | Yes | Direct to DVD | |||
| 2017 | Cain Hill | Executive | Direct to DVD | ||||
| 2019 | QT8: The First Eight | Yes | Himself | Documentary | |||
| 2022 | Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness | Yes | Souls of the Damned | Voice | |||
| TBA | Spring Break '83 | Yes | Filmed in 2010, unreleased |
References
[edit]- ^ Morales, Juan (May 6, 2007). "His Friends: A Who's Who. Him: Just ...Who?". The New York Times.
- ^ a b Giana Levy (September 4, 2025). "Scott Spiegel,'Evil Dead II' and 'The Rookie' Co-Writer, Dies at 67". Variety.
- ^ Hamman, Cody (2018-06-12). "Robot Ninja will kick ass on a 30th anniversary Blu-ray release". JoBlo. Retrieved 2023-03-29.
