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title: "The Evil Dead: cast and crew"
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cast: 27
crew: 19
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# The Evil Dead (1983): cast and crew

27 cast and 19 crew, as credited (TMDB). Cast in billing order.

## Cast

- [Bruce Campbell](https://film.one/person/bruce-campbell.md) as Ash
- [Ellen Sandweiss](https://film.one/person/ellen-sandweiss.md) as Cheryl
- [Richard DeManincor](https://film.one/person/richard-demanincor.md) as Scott
- [Betsy Baker](https://film.one/person/betsy-baker.md) as Linda
- [Theresa Tilly](https://film.one/person/theresa-tilly.md) as Shelly
- [Philip A. Gillis](https://film.one/person/philip-a-gillis.md) as Fake Shemp
- [Dorothy Tapert](https://film.one/person/dorothy-tapert.md) as Fake Shemp
- [Cheryl Klam](https://film.one/person/cheryl-klam.md) as Fake Shemp
- [Barbara Carey](https://film.one/person/barbara-carey.md) as Fake Shemp
- [David Horton](https://film.one/person/david-horton-2809509.md) as Fake Shemp
- [Wendall Thomas](https://film.one/person/wendall-thomas.md) as Fake Shemp
- [Don Long](https://film.one/person/don-long.md) as Fake Shemp
- Stu Smith as Fake Shemp
- Kurt Rauf as Fake Shemp
- [Ted Raimi](https://film.one/person/ted-raimi.md) as Fake Shemp
- Ivan Raimi as Fake Shemp
- Bill Vincent as Fake Shemp
- Mary Beth Tapert as Fake Shemp
- [Scott Spiegel](https://film.one/person/scott-spiegel.md) as Fake Shemp
- [John Cameron](https://film.one/person/john-cameron-1482.md) as Fake Shemp
- Joanne Kruse as Fake Shemp
- Gwen Cochanski as Fake Shemp
- Debie Jarczewski as Fake Shemp
- Bob Dorian as Person on Recorder (voice) (uncredited)
- [Sam Raimi](https://film.one/person/sam-raimi.md) as Hitchhiking Fisherman / Evil Force (uncredited)
- Tom Sullivan as Demon Hands (uncredited)
- [Rob Tapert](https://film.one/person/robert-tapert.md) as Local Yokel (uncredited)

## Directing

- [Sam Raimi](https://film.one/person/sam-raimi.md): Director

## Writing

- [Sam Raimi](https://film.one/person/sam-raimi.md): Writer

## Production

- [Rob Tapert](https://film.one/person/robert-tapert.md): Producer, Executive Producer
- [Bruce Campbell](https://film.one/person/bruce-campbell.md): Executive Producer
- [Sam Raimi](https://film.one/person/sam-raimi.md): Executive Producer

## Camera

- [Tim Philo](https://film.one/person/tim-philo.md): Director of Photography
- Mike Ditz: Still Photographer

## Editing

- [Edna Ruth Paul](https://film.one/person/edna-ruth-paul.md): Editor
- [Joel Coen](https://film.one/person/joel-coen.md): Assistant Editor

## Sound and music

- [Joseph LoDuca](https://film.one/person/joseph-loduca.md): Original Music Composer
- Joe Masefield: Supervising Sound Editor
- [Josh Becker](https://film.one/person/josh-becker.md): Sound
- John Mason: Location Sound Recordist
- Jerry Frederick: ADR Recordist
- Mel Zelniker: Sound Mixer
- Lou Kleinman: Dialogue Editor
- Dolores Elliott: Assistant Sound Editor

## Costume and make-up

- Tom Sullivan: Special Effects Makeup Artist

## Crew

- Bart Pierce: Special Effects

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