Ted Raimi

Ted Raimi
Raimi at the 2014 Wizard World in St Louis.
Born	(1965-12-14) December 14, 1965 Detroit, Michigan, USA
Alma mater	University of Michigan
Occupation	Director, screenwriter, actor

Theodore "Ted" Raimi (born December 14, 1965) is an American actor, director 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.

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. 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, of Evil Dead Fame (Ted appeared in several of the Evil Dead films as an actor), and screen writer 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 in Xena.

Filmography

Film

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Ted Raimi as Lieutenant Junior Grade Tim O'Neill on seaQuest DSV

Year	Title	Role	Notes
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
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	Hoffman
2003	Red Zone	Phelps
2003	Between the Sheets	Gabriel / A.D.R. Mixer
2004	Spider-Man 2	Hoffman
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 Savarino
2007	My Name Is Bruce	Mills Toddner / Wing / Sign Painter
2007	Spider-Man 3	Hoffman
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
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
????	Purgatory	Earl	Announced

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
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"

Other work

Year	Title	Role	Notes
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"

External links

• Official website
• Ted Raimi at the Internet Movie Database
• Ted Raimi at AllMovie
• 2005 MarsDust Interview