Edward D. Wood Jr.

Biography

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.

Known For

Plan 9 from Outer Space

Glen or Glenda

Jail Bait

Revenge of the Dead

Five Loose Women

Drop Out Wife

Love Feast

Take It Out in Trade

All Movies (25)

• Dad Made Dirty Movies2011 · as Self (archive footage)
• Hollywood Rated 'R'1997 · as Self (archive footage)
• Crossroads of Laredo1996 · as Cowboy
• The Haunted World of Edward D. Wood, Jr.1996 · as Himself (archive footage)
• God Save the Queens1995
• Hellborn1993 · as Himself (Archive Footage)
• Homo Promo1993 · as (Archival)
• On the Trail of Ed Wood1990 · as Self (archive footage)
• Five Loose Women1974 · as Robbery Witness #2 / Sheriff / Pop (as Edw. D. Wood Jr.)
• The Cocktail Hostesses1973 · as Extra
• Drop Out Wife1972 · as Extra
• Necromania: A Tale of Weird Love!1971
• Nympho Cycler1971 · as Francis Edwards (as TV Edwards)
• Lovemaking U.S.A.1971 · as Photographer
• Take It Out in Trade1970 · as Alecia (as Ed Wood)
• Mrs. Stone's Thing1970 · as Transvestite (as Ed Woods)
• Love Feast1969 · as Mr. Murphy (uncredited)
• Operation Redlight1969
• The Sinister Urge1960 · as Man in Fight (uncredited)
• Revenge of the Dead1959 · as Man in Fight (uncredited)
• Plan 9 from Outer Space1957 · as Man Holding Newspaper (uncredited)
• Jail Bait1954 · as Radio News Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
• Glen or Glenda1953 · as Glen / Glenda (as Daniel Davis)
• Crossroad Avenger: The Adventures of the Tucson Kid1952 · as Pony Express Rider (uncredited)
• Homo Promo— · as (Archival)