Scott Spiegel (December 24, 1957 – September 1, 2025) was an American screenwriter, film director, producer and actor. 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 Spiegel was born on December 24, 1957. 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 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 Spiegel died of a heart attack on September 1, 2025 at the age of 67. Send Help was dedicated in his memory.
Filmography Year Film Director Writer Producer Actor Role Notes1977It's Murder!DetectiveShort film1978ClockworkThe Killer1979Attack of the Helping HandWithin the WoodsScotty1980The Blind WaiterChef1982Cleveland Smith: Bounty HunterNative1985Thou Shalt Not Kill... ExceptPin Cushion1987Evil Dead II1989The Dead Next DoorRichardsIntruderBread ManRobot Ninja1990The RookieLionheartPool Fight BookieDarkmanDockworker #51992The Nutt HouseCredited as Peter Perkinson1995The Quick and the DeadGold Teeth Man1999From Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money2002Spider-ManMarine Cop2004Spider-Man 2Rooftop Pizza ThiefMy Name Is ModestyDirect-to-DVD20052001 ManiacsHostel2007Hostel: Part II2009Drag Me to HellMourner at Death Feast2011Hostel: Part IIIDirect to DVD2017Cain HillDirect to DVD 2019 QT8: The First Eight Himself Documentary 2022 Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness Souls of the Damned VoiceTBASpring Break '83 Filmed in 2010, unreleased
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