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.
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Acting
Movie
Plan 9 from Outer Space
as Man Holding Newspaper (uncredited)
1957
Movie
Glen or Glenda
as Glen / Glenda (as Daniel Davis)
1953
Movie
Revenge of the Dead
as Man in Fight (uncredited)
1959
Movie
Jail Bait
as Radio News Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
1954
Movie
The Sinister Urge
as Man in Fight (uncredited)
1960
Movie
Five Loose Women
as Robbery Witness #2 / Sheriff / Pop (as Edw. D. Wood Jr.)
1974
Movie
Necromania: A Tale of Weird Love!
1971
Movie
Take It Out in Trade
as Alecia (as Ed Wood)
1970
Movie
The Haunted World of Edward D. Wood, Jr.
as Himself (archive footage)
1996
Movie
Love Feast
as Mr. Murphy (uncredited)
1969
Movie
Drop Out Wife
as Extra
1972
Movie
Hollywood Rated 'R'
as Self (archive footage)
1997
Movie
Dad Made Dirty Movies
as Self (archive footage)
2011
Movie
Crossroad Avenger: The Adventures of the Tucson Kid
as Pony Express Rider (uncredited)
1952
Movie
Nympho Cycler
as Francis Edwards (as TV Edwards)
1971
Movie
Crossroads of Laredo
as Cowboy
1996
Movie
Homo Promo
as (Archival)
1993
Movie
The Cocktail Hostesses
as Extra
1973
Movie
Mrs. Stone's Thing
as Transvestite (as Ed Woods)
1970
Movie
Hellborn
as Himself (Archive Footage)
1993
Movie
Lovemaking U.S.A.
as Photographer
1971
Movie
On the Trail of Ed Wood
as Self (archive footage)
1990
Movie
Operation Redlight
1969
Movie
God Save the Queens
1995
Crew
Movie
Plan 9 from Outer Space
Screenplay
1957
Movie
Glen or Glenda
Story
1953
Movie
Bride of the Monster
Writer
1955
Movie
Orgy of the Dead
Screenplay
1965
Movie
The Baron of Arizona
Stunts
1950
Movie
Revenge of the Dead
Writer
1959
Movie
Jail Bait
Producer
1954
Movie
The Violent Years
Writer
1956
Movie
The Sinister Urge
Director
1960
Movie
Plan 9
Original Story
2015
Movie
Revenge of the Virgins
Story
1959
Movie
Venus Flytrap
Writer
1967