Ashley James "Ash" Williams is a character and the shotgun and chainsaw totting protagonist of The Evil Dead horror and comedy film franchise.
Created by Sam Raimi , he is portrayed by Bruce Campbell and is the only character to appear in each entry of the series
In 2008, Ash was selected by Empire magazine as the 24th greatest movie character of all time, and in 2013 was voted by Empire as the greatest horror movie character ever.