Edward D. Wood Jr.
Edward Davis Wood, Jr. (October 10, 1924 – December 10, 1978), better known as Ed Wood, was an American screenwriter, director, producer, actor, author, and editor, who often performed many of these functions simultaneously. In the 1950s, Wood made a number of cheap genre films, now enjoyed for their technical errors, unsophisticated special effects, large amounts of ill-fitting stock footage, idiosyncratic dialogue, eccentric casts and outlandish plot elements, although his flair for showmanship gave his projects at least a modicum of critical success. Wood's popularity waned soon after his biggest "name" star, Béla Lugosi, died. He was able to salvage a saleable feature from Lugosi's last moments on film, but his career declined thereafter. Toward the end of his life, Wood made pornographic movies and wrote pulp crime, horror, and sex novels. His infamy began two years after his death, when he was awarded a Golden Turkey Award as Worst Director of All Time.[1] The lack of filmmaking ability in his work has earned Wood and his films a considerable cult following. Following the publication of Rudolph Grey's biography Nightmare of Ecstasy: The Life and Art of Edward D. Wood, Jr. (1992), Wood's life and work have undergone a public rehabilitation of sorts, with new light shed on his evident zeal and honest love of movies and movie production. Tim Burton's biopic of the director's life, Ed Wood, earned two Academy Awards. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ed Wood, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Plan 9 from Outer Space
(Man Holding Newspaper)
Hollywood Rated 'R'
(Self (archive footage))
Jail Bait
(Radio News Announcer)
Lovemaking U.S.A.
(Photographer)
Plan 9 from Outer Space
(Man Holding Newspaper (uncredited))
On the Trail of Ed Wood
(Self (archive footage))
Dad Made Dirty Movies
(Himself (archive footage))
God Save the Queens
The Sinister Urge
(Man in Fight)
Nympho Cycler
(Francis Edwards (as TV Edwards))
Take It Out in Trade
(Alecia)
The 50 Worst Movies Ever Made
(Glen / Glenda (archive footage))
Crossroad Avenger: The Adventures of the Tucson Kid
(Pony Express Rider)
Love Feast
(Mr. Murphy (uncredited))
Crossroads of Laredo
(Young Cowboy)
The Haunted World of Edward D. Wood, Jr.
(Himself (archive footage))
Necromania: A Tale of Weird Love!
Glen or Glenda
(Glen / Glenda (as Daniel Davis))
Mrs. Stone's Thing
(Transvestite (as Ed Woods))
Operation Redlight
Five Loose Women
(Robbery Witness #2 / Sheriff / Pop)
Hellborn
(Himself (Archive Footage))
Astronaut's Uniform
(dedication of the film)
Jail Bait
(Producer)
I Woke Up Early the Day I Died
(Screenplay)
Plan 9 from Outer Space
(Screenplay)
Plan 9 from Outer Space
(Editor)
Plan 9 from Outer Space
(Director)
Plan 9 from Outer Space
(Producer)
Jail Bait
(Director)
Glen or Glenda
(Story)
Glen or Glenda
(Director)
Glen or Glenda
(Screenplay)
Night of the Ghouls
(Writer)
Night of the Ghouls
(Director)
Bride of the Monster
(Writer)
Bride of the Monster
(Director)
The Cocktail Hostesses
(Screenplay)
Drop Out Wife
(Screenplay)
Hot Ice
(Screenplay)
Five Loose Women
(Screenplay)
The Snow Bunnies
(Screenplay)
Class Reunion
(Screenplay)
Devil Girls
(Writer)
The Revenge of Dr. X
(Writer)
Necromania: A Tale of Weird Love!
(Director)
The Violent Years
(Writer)
One Million AC/DC
(Writer)
Love Feast
(Writer)
Excited
(Writer)
Shotgun Wedding
(Screenplay)
The Bride and the Beast
(Screenplay)
Revenge of the Virgins
(Story)
The Sinister Urge
(Director)
The Sinister Urge
(Writer)
Bride of the Monster
(Producer)
Nympho Cycler
(Director)
Orgy of the Dead
(Screenplay)
Take It Out in Trade
(Director)
Take It Out in Trade
(Writer)
After School Massacre
(In Memory Of)
Revenge of the Virgins
(Screenplay)
The Only House in Town
(Producer)
Outlaw Queen
(Screenplay)
The Lawless Rider
(Writer)
Married Too Young
(Writer)
For Love and Money
(Writer)
Final Curtain
(Director)
The Sun Was Setting
(Director)
Crossroad Avenger: The Adventures of the Tucson Kid
(Director)
Crossroad Avenger: The Adventures of the Tucson Kid
(Writer)
The Sun Was Setting
(Writer)
Meatcleaver Massacre
(Director)
Jail Bait
(Screenplay)
The Young Marrieds
(Director)
The Young Marrieds
(Screenplay)
The Only House in Town
(Novel)
The Only House in Town
(Director)
The Only House in Town
(Screenplay)
The Astounding She-Monster
(Writer)
The Night the Banshee Cried
(Director)
The Night the Banshee Cried
(Writer)
The Night the Banshee Cried
(Producer)
Hot Ice
(Assistant Director)
Necromania: A Tale of Weird Love!
(Production Manager)
Crossroads of Laredo
(Writer)
Crossroads of Laredo
(Director)
Anatomy of a Psycho
(Story)
Wetbacks
(Writer)
Son Of The Renegade
(Writer)
Nympho Cycler
(Writer)
Final Curtain
(Writer)
The Undergraduate
(Writer)
Night of the Ghouls
(Producer)
The Nightgown
(In Memory Of)
Howl of the Werewolf
(Original Story)
Plan 9
(Original Story)
Take It Out in Trade: The Outtakes
(Director)
The Beach Bunnies
(Writer)
Trick Shooting with Kenne Duncan
(Director)
Necromania: A Tale of Weird Love!
(Novel)
Necromania: A Tale of Weird Love!
(Screenplay)
Necromania: A Tale of Weird Love!
(Producer)
Necromania: A Tale of Weird Love!
(Editor)
Final Curtain
(Supervising Editor)
Final Curtain
(Producer)
Five Loose Women
(Assistant Director)
Panty Girls
(Director)
Hellborn
(Director)
The Baron of Arizona
(Stunts)
The Two Faces of Kim
(Director)