Edward D. Wood Jr.
Writing
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
Writing49
movieModify
2025
Original Film Writer
moviePhantasmatapes
2025
Original Story
movieHowl of the Werewolf
2022
Original Story
moviePlan 9
2015
Original Story
movieDevil Girls
1999
Writer
movieI Woke Up Early the Day I Died
1998
Screenplay
movieHot Ice
1977
Screenplay
movieFive Loose Women
1974
Screenplay
movieThe Cocktail Hostesses
1973
Screenplay
movieThe Snow Bunnies
1972
Screenplay
movieDrop Out Wife
1972
Screenplay
movieThe Class Reunion
1972
Screenplay
movieThe Young Marrieds
1972
Screenplay
movieNecromania: A Tale of Weird Love!
1971
Novel, Screenplay
movieNympho Cycler
1971
Writer
movieThe Only House in Town
1971
Novel, Screenplay
movieExcited
1970
Writer
movieLove Feast
1969
Writer
movieVenus Flytrap
1967
Writer
movieOrgy of the Dead
1965
Screenplay
movieShotgun Wedding
1963
Screenplay
movieRevenge of the Virgins
1959
Story, Screenplay
movieThe Bride and the Beast
1958
Screenplay
movieOutlaw Queen
1957
Screenplay
moviePlan 9 from Outer Space
1957
Screenplay
movieFinal Curtain
1957
Writer
movieWetbacks
1956
Writer
movieJail Bait
1954
Screenplay
movieGlen or Glenda
1953
Story, Screenplay
Boots
1953
Writer
Acting26
movieDad Made Dirty Movies
2011
Self (archive footage)
movieHollywood Rated 'R'
1997
Self (archive footage)
movieThe Haunted World of Edward D. Wood, Jr.
1996
Himself (archive footage)
movieHellborn
1993
Himself (Archive Footage)
movieHomo Promo
1993
(Archival)
movieOn the Trail of Ed Wood
1990
Self (archive footage)
movieFive Loose Women
1974
Robbery Witness #2 / Sheriff / Pop (as Edw. D. Wood Jr.)
movieNympho Cycler
1971
Francis Edwards (as TV Edwards)
movieLovemaking U.S.A.
1971
Photographer
movieTake It Out in Trade
1970
Alecia (as Ed Wood)
movieMrs. Stone's Thing
1970
Transvestite (as Ed Woods)
movieLove Feast
1969
Mr. Murphy (uncredited)
movieThe Sinister Urge
1960
Man in Fight (uncredited)
movieRevenge of the Dead
1959
Man in Fight (uncredited)
moviePlan 9 from Outer Space
1957
Man Holding Newspaper (uncredited)
movieJail Bait
1954
Radio News Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
movieGlen or Glenda
1953
Glen / Glenda (as Daniel Davis)
movieCrossroad Avenger: The Adventures of the Tucson Kid
1952
Pony Express Rider (uncredited)
movieHomo Promo
(Archival)
Untitled Ed Wood Documentary
Self (archive footage)
Directing25
movieCrossroads of Laredo
1996
Director
movieHellborn
1993
Director
movieHot Ice
1977
Assistant Director
movieMeatcleaver Massacre
1977
Director
movieFive Loose Women
1974
Assistant Director
movieThe Young Marrieds
1972
Director
moviePanty Girls
1972
Director
movieNympho Cycler
1971
Director
movieThe Only House in Town
1971
Director
movieTake It Out in Trade
1970
Director
movieThe Sinister Urge
1960
Director
movieRevenge of the Dead
1959
Director
moviePlan 9 from Outer Space
1957
Director
movieFinal Curtain
1957
Director
movieBride of the Monster
1955
Director
movieJail Bait
1954
Director
movieCleopatra Follies
1953
Director
movieGlen or Glenda
1953
Director
Boots
1953
Director
movieThe Sun Was Setting
1951
Director
Production8
movieNecromania: A Tale of Weird Love!
1971
Production Manager, Producer
movieThe Only House in Town
1971
Producer
movieRevenge of the Dead
1959
Producer
moviePlan 9 from Outer Space
1957
Producer
movieFinal Curtain
1957
Producer
movieBride of the Monster
1955
Producer
movieJail Bait
1954
Producer
Crew5
movieThe Nightgown
2023
In Memory Of
movieAfter School Massacre
2014
In Memory Of
Editing3
movieFinal Curtain
1957
Supervising Editor