Horror icon Bruce Campbell reveals he only has 5 years to live ‘give or take’

| Live News reporter Published September 5, 2026 7:57am Updated September 5, 2026 7:57am Actor Bruce Campbell has revealed that he has roughly five years left to live (Picture: Getty Images) Bruce Campbell has revealed he has been given a life expectancy of around five years following his cancer diagnosis. The 68-year-old actor, best known for starring in the cult Evil Dead franchise, discussed his health battle during a recent appearance on The Adam Carolla Show. Campbell declined to reveal what type of cancer he has but said his latest prognosis suggests he has around five years left to live, ‘give or take’. ‘I’ve decided though, pretty specifically, to live with it, not die from it,’ he told host Adam Carolla. The horror icon said he had deliberately avoided getting lost in the huge amount of information available about cancer, describing it as a ‘massive rabbit hole’. ‘You can go into focus groups of 10,000 guys who have exactly what you have. I won’t touch it with a 10 foot pole,’ he said. The horror icon is best known for starring in The Evil Dead franchise (Picture: New Line/Everett/Shutterstock) The 68-year-old actor discussed his health battle during a recent appearance on The Adam Carolla Show (Picture: Getty Images) Instead, Campbell is focusing his energy on promoting his new film, Ernie & Emma, which he wrote, directed, produced and stars in. ‘I’m moving on. I got a movie to promote. And when I promote this movie, I have nothing. I’m free and clear when I promote this movie mentally,’ he said. ‘You have to make this decision of, “well, okay, but do I have to stop everything that I’m doing because of this?” Well, no.’ Campbell added that he feels ‘perfect’ at the moment and is determined not to let his diagnosis stop him from living his life. ‘The cancer, it creeps me out because of the ancillary stuff that it does. It’s not just, you don’t die for cancer. You die from what cancer does to you,’ he explained. Campbell said that he has decided ‘to live with it, not die from it’ (Picture: Rob Latour/Shutterstock) Campbell starred alongside Sarah Berry in Evil Dead II (Picture: Everett/Shutterstock) The actor first revealed his diagnosis publicly earlier this year, saying his cancer was ‘treatable, not curable’. In a statement shared on social media, he wrote: ‘I apologize if that’s a shock – it was to me. I’m not gonna go into more detail.’ He added that his health would mean some changes to his professional life, with appearances, conventions and work having to ‘take back seat to treatment’. At the time, Campbell said he hoped to be well enough by the summer to tour with Ernie & Emma. ‘It doesn’t change anything for me,’ he told the Salem Statesman Journal in March. ‘It makes you prioritize 100 percent, and for me, the priority is this movie.’ Deals of the Day Topman’s new-season collection has arrived and prices start at just £10 An Instagram mattress left me with back pain – this one completely changed my mind Book Val d'Isère, Val Thorens and Tignes for less in Club Med's ski sale Save 25% on red light therapy masks, sauna blankets and sleep gadgets in Bon Charge sale The viral LED face mask with over 350 lights that's currently discounted by £100 Arrow MORE: Dolly Parton’s niece reveals sweet reason singer kept cancer battle private Arrow MORE: Dolly Parton was ready to try ‘experimental drugs’ in final days for medical research Arrow MORE: Millions of UK women to be offered ‘groundbreaking’ DIY home smear tests Switched On Get plugged into the week’s must-watch shows, unmissable moments, and expert reviews with Metro TV Editor Sabrina Barr.