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Edward D. Wood Jr.

Writing Born Oct 10, 1924 Poughkeepsie, New York, USA 24 credits

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.

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Known for

Film

Plan 9 from Outer Space

as Man Holding Newspaper (uncredited)
Film

Glen or Glenda

as Glen / Glenda (as Daniel Davis)

Panorama

as Self (archive footage)

Frequent co-stars

Bela Lugosi 1 shared title
Lyle Talbot 1 shared title
Timothy Farrell 1 shared title
Dolores Fuller 1 shared title
'Tommy' Haynes 1 shared title
Charlie Crafts 1 shared title
Conrad Brooks 1 shared title
Henry Bederski 1 shared title
Carol Daugherty 1 shared title
'Captain' DeZita 1 shared title

Career timeline

Dad Made Dirty Movies
Hollywood Rated 'R'
The Haunted World of Edward D. Wood, Jr.Crossroads of Laredo
God Save the Queens
Homo PromoHellborn
On the Trail of Ed Wood
Five Loose Women
The Cocktail Hostesses
Drop Out Wife
Nympho Cycler
Take It Out in TradeMrs. Stone's Thing
Love FeastOperation Redlight
The Sinister Urge
Revenge of the Dead
Plan 9 from Outer Space
Jail Bait
Glen or Glenda
Crossroad Avenger: The Adventures of the Tucson Kid

Full filmography

  • Plan 9 from Outer Space (1957) as Man Holding Newspaper (uncredited)
  • Glen or Glenda (1953) as Glen / Glenda (as Daniel Davis)
  • The Cocktail Hostesses (1973) as Extra
  • Five Loose Women (1974) as Robbery Witness #2 / Sheriff / Pop (as Edw. D. Wood Jr.)
  • Revenge of the Dead (1959) as Man in Fight (uncredited)
  • Jail Bait (1954) as Radio News Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
  • Hollywood Rated 'R' (1997) as Self (archive footage)
  • God Save the Queens (1995)
  • Crossroad Avenger: The Adventures of the Tucson Kid (1952) as Pony Express Rider (uncredited)
  • Love Feast (1969) as Mr. Murphy (uncredited)
  • Take It Out in Trade (1970) as Alecia (as Ed Wood)
  • Drop Out Wife (1972) as Extra
  • The Sinister Urge (1960) as Man in Fight (uncredited)
  • The Haunted World of Edward D. Wood, Jr. (1996) as Himself (archive footage)
  • Nympho Cycler (1971) as Francis Edwards (as TV Edwards)
  • Dad Made Dirty Movies (2011) as Self (archive footage)
  • Mrs. Stone's Thing (1970) as Transvestite (as Ed Woods)
  • Crossroads of Laredo (1996) as Cowboy
  • On the Trail of Ed Wood (1990) as Self (archive footage)
  • Homo Promo as (Archival)
  • Homo Promo (1993) as (Archival)
  • Hellborn (1993) as Himself (Archive Footage)
  • Operation Redlight (1969)
  • Untitled Ed Wood Documentary as Self (archive footage)