Edward D. Wood Jr.

WriterCrewActorDirectorDirecting Oct 10 (died age 54) Poughkeepsie, New York, USA 1950–2025 (75 year career)

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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 showmanshi…

Known For

Film

The Baron of Arizona

Stunts

Film

Plan 9 from Outer Space

Man Holding Newspaper

Film

Glen or Glenda

Glen / Glenda (as Daniel Davis)

Film

Bride of the Monster

Director

Film

The Haunted World of Edward D. Wood, Jr.

Himself (archive footage)

Film

Revenge of the Dead

Man in Fight (uncredited)

Film

The Violent Years

Writer

Film

Dad Made Dirty Movies

Self (archive footage)

Filmography

Acting (24)

Movies (24)

Dad Made Dirty Movies

2011

as Self (archive footage)

6.6

Hollywood Rated 'R'

1997

as Self (archive footage)

4.8

Crossroads of Laredo

1996

as Cowboy

3.5

The Haunted World of Edward D. Wood, Jr.

1996

as Himself (archive footage)

God Save the Queens

Homo Promo

as (Archival)

Hellborn

as Himself (Archive Footage)

6.0

On the Trail of Ed Wood

1990

as Self (archive footage)

Five Loose Women

1974

as Robbery Witness #2 / Sheriff / Pop

4.7

The Cocktail Hostesses

as Extra

Drop Out Wife

as Extra

Nympho Cycler

as Francis Edwards (as TV Edwards)

3.0

Take It Out in Trade

1970

as Alecia (as Ed Wood)

4.3

Mrs. Stone's Thing

1970

as Transvestite (as Ed Woods)

3.6

Love Feast

1969

as Mr. Murphy (uncredited)

Operation Redlight

The Sinister Urge

as Man in Fight

Revenge of the Dead

as Man in Fight (uncredited)

4.4

Plan 9 from Outer Space

1957

as Man Holding Newspaper

4.2

Jail Bait

1954

as Radio News Announcer

3.8

Glen or Glenda

1953

as Glen / Glenda (as Daniel Davis)

4.6

Crossroad Avenger: The Adventures of the Tucson Kid

1952

as Pony Express Rider

5.6

Homo Promo

as (Archival)

Untitled Ed Wood Documentary

as Self (archive footage)

Crew (83)

Movies (83)

Modify

2025

Original Film Writer

Phantasmatapes

Original Story

The Nightgown

In Memory Of

Howl of the Werewolf

Original Story

Astronaut's Uniform

Thanks

Plan 9

Original Story

After School Massacre

2014

In Memory Of

4.1

Vixen Highway 2006: It Came from Uranus!

Thanks

Devil Girls

Writer

I Woke Up Early the Day I Died

Screenplay

Crossroads of Laredo

Director

Crossroads of Laredo

Writer

Take It Out in Trade: The Outtakes

Director

Hellborn

Director

Hot Ice

Assistant Director

Hot Ice

Screenplay

Meatcleaver Massacre

Director

The Beach Bunnies

Writer

The Two Faces of Kim

Director

Five Loose Women

Assistant Director

Five Loose Women

Screenplay

The Cocktail Hostesses

Screenplay

Drop Out Wife

Screenplay

The Class Reunion

Screenplay

The Snow Bunnies

Screenplay

The Young Marrieds

Director

The Young Marrieds

Screenplay

The Only House in Town

1971

Director

3.8

The Only House in Town

1971

Novel

3.8

The Only House in Town

1971

Producer

3.8

The Only House in Town

Screenplay

Nympho Cycler

Director

Nympho Cycler

Writer

Excited

Writer

Take It Out in Trade

Director

Take It Out in Trade

Writer

One Million AC/DC

Writer

Love Feast

Writer

Venus Flytrap

Writer

For Love and Money

Writer

Orgy of the Dead

Screenplay

Shotgun Wedding

Screenplay

Married Too Young

Writer

Anatomy of a Psycho

Story

The Sinister Urge

Director

The Sinister Urge

Writer

Trick Shooting with Kenne Duncan

1960

Director

6.7

Revenge of the Virgins

Story

Revenge of the Dead

Director

Revenge of the Dead

Producer

Revenge of the Dead

Writer

The Bride and the Beast

1958

Screenplay

3.8

The Night the Banshee Cried

1957

Director

Plan 9 from Outer Space

1957

Director

4.2

Plan 9 from Outer Space

1957

Editor

4.2

Plan 9 from Outer Space

1957

Producer

4.2

Plan 9 from Outer Space

Screenplay

Final Curtain

Director

Final Curtain

Producer

Final Curtain

Supervising Editor

Final Curtain

Writer

The Astounding She-Monster

Writer

Outlaw Queen

Screenplay

Wetbacks

Writer

The Violent Years

Writer

Bride of the Monster

Director

Bride of the Monster

Producer

Bride of the Monster

Writer

Jail Bait

Director

Jail Bait

Producer

Jail Bait

Screenplay

The Lawless Rider

Writer

Son Of The Renegade

Writer

Glen or Glenda

Director

Glen or Glenda

Screenplay

Glen or Glenda

Story

Cleopatra Follies

Director

Boots

Director

Boots

Writer

Crossroad Avenger: The Adventures of the Tucson Kid

1952

Director

5.6

Crossroad Avenger: The Adventures of the Tucson Kid

Writer

The Sun Was Setting

Director

The Baron of Arizona

Stunts