- Known For
- Writing
- Born
- October 10, 1924
- Place of Birth
- Poughkeepsie, New York, USA
- Died
- December 10, 1978
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…
Filmography
movieModify
2025 · Original Film Writer
moviePhantasmatapes
2025 · Original Story
movieThe Nightgown
2023 · In Memory Of
movieHowl of the Werewolf
2022 · Original Story
movieAstronaut's Uniform
2021 · Thanks
moviePlan 9
2015 · Original Story
movieAfter School Massacre
2014 · In Memory Of
movieDad Made Dirty Movies
2011 · Self (archive footage)
movieVixen Highway 2006: It Came from Uranus!
2010 · Thanks
movieDevil Girls
1999 · Writer
movieI Woke Up Early the Day I Died
1998 · Screenplay
movieHollywood Rated 'R'
1997 · Self (archive footage)
movieCrossroads of Laredo
1996 · Cowboy, Director, Writer
movieThe Haunted World of Edward D. Wood, Jr.
1996 · Himself (archive footage)
movieGod Save the Queens
1995
movieTake It Out in Trade: The Outtakes
1995 · Director
movieHellborn
1993 · Himself (Archive Footage), Director
movieHomo Promo
1993 · (Archival)
movieOn the Trail of Ed Wood
1990 · Self (archive footage)
movieHot Ice
1977 · Screenplay, Assistant Director
movieMeatcleaver Massacre
1977 · Director
movieThe Beach Bunnies
1976 · Writer
movieFive Loose Women
1974 · Robbery Witness #2 / Sheriff / Pop (as Edw. D. Wood Jr.), Screenplay, Assistant Director
movieThe Cocktail Hostesses
1973 · Extra, Screenplay
movieThe Snow Bunnies
1972 · Screenplay
movieDrop Out Wife
1972 · Extra, Screenplay
movieThe Class Reunion
1972 · Screenplay
movieThe Young Marrieds
1972 · Director, Screenplay
moviePanty Girls
1972 · Director
movieNecromania: A Tale of Weird Love!
1971 · , Director, Production Manager, Novel, Screenplay, Editor, Producer
movieNympho Cycler
1971 · Francis Edwards (as TV Edwards), Director, Writer
movieThe Undergraduate
1971 · Writer
movieLovemaking U.S.A.
1971 · Photographer
movieThe Only House in Town
1971 · Producer, Director, Novel, Screenplay
movieTake It Out in Trade
1970 · Alecia (as Ed Wood), Director, Writer
movieMrs. Stone's Thing
1970 · Transvestite (as Ed Woods)
movieExcited
1970 · Writer
movieOne Million AC/DC
1969 · Writer
movieLove Feast
1969 · Mr. Murphy (uncredited), Writer
Operation Redlight
1969
movieFor Love and Money
1967 · Writer
movieVenus Flytrap
1967 · Writer
movieOrgy of the Dead
1965 · Screenplay
movieShotgun Wedding
1963 · Screenplay
movieMarried Too Young
1962 · Writer
movieAnatomy of a Psycho
1961 · Story
movieThe Sinister Urge
1960 · Man in Fight (uncredited), Director, Writer
movieTrick Shooting with Kenne Duncan
1960 · Director
movieRevenge of the Virgins
1959 · Story, Screenplay
movieRevenge of the Dead
1959 · Man in Fight (uncredited), Director, Writer, Producer
movieThe Bride and the Beast
1958 · Screenplay
movieOutlaw Queen
1957 · Screenplay
movieThe Astounding She-Monster
1957 · Writer
moviePlan 9 from Outer Space
1957 · Man Holding Newspaper (uncredited), Director, Screenplay, Producer, Editor
movieFinal Curtain
1957 · Director, Writer, Producer, Supervising Editor
movieThe Night the Banshee Cried
1957 · Director, Writer, Producer
movieWetbacks
1956 · Writer
movieThe Violent Years
1956 · Writer
movieBride of the Monster
1955 · Director, Writer, Producer
movieThe Lawless Rider
1954 · Writer
movieJail Bait
1954 · Radio News Announcer (voice) (uncredited), Producer, Director, Screenplay
movieCleopatra Follies
1953 · Director, Writer
movieGlen or Glenda
1953 · Glen / Glenda (as Daniel Davis), Director, Story, Screenplay
movieSon Of The Renegade
1953 · Writer
Boots
1953 · Director, Writer
movieCrossroad Avenger: The Adventures of the Tucson Kid
1952 · Pony Express Rider (uncredited), Director, Writer
movieThe Sun Was Setting
1951 · Director, Writer
movieThe Baron of Arizona
1950 · Stunts
movieHomo Promo
— · (Archival)
Untitled Ed Wood Documentary
— · Self (archive footage)