Scott Spiegel

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.

The Rookie Lionheart Pool Fight Bookie Darkman Dockworker #5 1992 The Nutt House Credited as Peter Perkinson 1995 The Quick and the Dead Gold Teeth Man 1999 From Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money 2002 Spider-Man Marine Cop

Spider-Man 2 Rooftop Pizza Thief My Name Is Modesty Direct-to-DVD

2001 Maniacs Hostel 2007 Hostel: Part II 2009 Drag Me to Hell Mourner at Death Feast 2011 Hostel: Part III Direct to DVD 2017 Cain Hill Direct to DVD 2019 QT8: The First Eight Himself Documentary 2022 Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness Souls of the Damned Voice TBA Spring Break '83 Filmed in 2010, unreleased