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[edit] Burn Notice

Added information about Bruce Campbell's new show "Burn Notice". Some information on it can be found on his official website. -TheGreatSaiyamanX

[edit] Nice try

"On the 22 March 2005, God of War, a video game for the Sony PlayStation 2 console was released. The game is an action-adventure game loosely based on Campbell biography, God of War was developed by Sony Computer Entertainment's Santa Monica division." Uh, I hate to say it...but, no...baleted!

I don't see why this was marked as unhelpful, I mean God of War Obviously wasn't based off Bruce Campbell's life. -Kung_fufo 05:45, 9 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Random unsectioned commentary of unknown origin

"Campbell is best known for his starring role as Ash in the Evil Dead trilogy of horror/slapstick movies."

"Campbell is perhaps best known for his roles as the recurring character Aytolycus on the fantasy series Hercules: The Legendary Journeys and Xena: Warrior Princess, but also had leading starring roles in the short-lived series The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. and Jack of All Trades."

So, what is he best known for? Anym 01:20, 22 Mar 2004 (UTC)

An enormous chin. Easy enough to change one of the "bests" to "well"... -- Nunh-huh 01:25, 22 Mar 2004 (UTC)

Well, I think the article is saying that in MOVIES he's best known for being Ash, and in TV he's best known for being Auto-whoever.

What does this statement add: " His friends have been known to say that his head shots are the best in the industry, and that he is one of the greatest reverse actors in the business"? I'm sure my friends could say some great things about me, if you asked them. Maybe we should restrict such comments to more disinterested sources? -R. fiend 02:06, 20 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Since no one cared to defend the phrasing above I've removed it. If someone thinks it's important and can find a way of saying something to the affect that isn't POV and silly go right ahead. -R. fiend 04:31, 23 Jun 2005 (UTC)
Is there any way we could add that he was involved with the film, Running Time, which was an movie done in one take. And maybe something about the fact that his voice is almost as regonizable as his face/chin. He deems himself the person to give Spider-man his name and the only person to defeat him. Can we fit that in? Kidney Stone 13:30, 11 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] The main picture.

Can we possibly find a worse photograph of the man? I doubt it. It's so dark that I can barely see him.

  • I have a shot from an Evil Dead where he's covered in fake blood and being strangled by a disembodied hand. Want it?
Pretty much anything's better than the current one. I can't tell if it is a picture of some organization (the huge plaque) or him.Kidney Stone 13:30, 11 March 2006 (UTC)
this is obviously better (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Bruce_campbell.jpg) Can it be used since its a PR shot circulated by the actor's PR team? Stuph 03:44, 16 July 2006 (UTC)
The issue is that you shouldn't use a copyrighted photo if a free alternative is available. It's arguable whether the current photo is even usable, as it seems like mostly a photo of a college seal with Bruce's head in the corner. I say be bold and switch it. --Aguerriero (talk) 14:35, 17 July 2006 (UTC)
well, that went over well.... Stuph 17:21, 17 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Spidey narrator

Hey as well as playing in Spider-man 2, didn't the guy also narrate both games for spider man that were made after the movie? Heh he's really funny in those games ^^

[edit] Filmography, etc.

Was there a reason for the user Sean Black removing the entire filmography and associated information? No one seemed to notice or care, but it seems to constitute vandalism with no cited reason for the removal. This article needs attention as it is - I can't justify removing information that seems relevant to his career. If Sean doesn't respond and no one objects, I'm going to add it back in as it is consistent with other actor articles. Aguerriero 22:53, 20 March 2006 (UTC)

I re-did the filmography and added it - still needs a lot of work so if anyone wants to work on adding roles, please do. I am working on a lot of B-movie articles so I will be adding articles for Bruce's movies that are missing. Maybe someone can also make tables of Bruce's TV and video game credits. This took me a while so PLEASE do not just delete it without discussing. Aguerriero 17:14, 22 March 2006 (UTC)
Wow, I did not even notice that filmography was missing. Thanks a bunch and you're right this article needs a lot of work Kidney Stone 17:51, 22 March 2006 (UTC)
I've been working on organizing the article into sections and adding more information. I re-added a photo that Sean Black removed some time ago, because I feel that it illustrates his "everyman" personality very well. If people think it shouldn't be there, feel free to revert. Aguerriero 20:48, 30 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Aliens

It's not listed here but, I could have sworn I saw him in aliens. He was the guy at the begining who had the talking line when the salvage team found Ripley. Does anyone know anything about this or am i just deluded. Gilimonster 00:24, 23 April 2006 (UTC)

He's not credited, so I have no idea. So far we only have a "selected filmography" which means only his bigger roles are listed. Aguerriero (ţ) (ć) (ë) 02:46, 23 April 2006 (UTC)
This is something that has bugged me for a long time. Could swear its him as well; but he's not in the credited list, nor is the actor who played the part. He's never mentioned it, as far as I can research. Kuru talk 02:49, 23 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Bubba Nosferatu

I notice that some info on Bubba Nosferatu was removed on the gorunds of being unsubstantiated. All I've got is a Q&A with Campbell (http://www.flipsidemovies.com/bubbahotepscreening.html - three years old), and the mention at the end of the Bubba Ho Tep film. Anyone heard anything on this project? jhealy 14 June 2006

A google search reveals tons of mentions, but I have yet to find something official that states it has been greenlighted. I will re-post the mention once I do. Aguerriero (talk) 18:57, 14 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Trivia

I read somewhere that he lives in a renovated airplane. Anybody else know anything about this?

Not true, he lives in a house with his family.--SUIT42 11:27, 4 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Agent

Is it worth mentioning that his literary agent at one stage was John Hodgman? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.94.38.240 (talk • contribs)

Can you prove it? — RevRagnarok Talk Contrib 00:28, 19 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Ellen?

Why isn't his role on Ellen mentioned? It's a fairly major role, at least more so than a lot of his other TV roles mentioned here. He was in seven episodes, I believe.

[edit] Is he dead or not?

IRC recently pointed me towards this place, saying Bruce Campbell had died - however, there've been no news reports and no other pages I can find mention his death. There was a Bruce Campbell who died, but as seen here, it is not the same Campbell we know at all. --24.67.224.188 (talk) 01:17, 28 February 2008 (UTC)

As of right now, the Bruce Campbell for which this article is about is definitely alive. -- Quartermaster (talk) 12:49, 13 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Links in filmography

Hi there! I didn't understand, why all filmography has no links? He made so many movies which seems to be seen in to E-wiki. So, there's any body having an idea on this? Cause I want to provide the links into filmography! as we as this link shown: Alien Apocalypse. Cheers,--Muddyb Blast Producer (talk) 05:55, 13 May 2008 (UTC)