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Edward D. Wood Jr. (I) (1924–1978)

Writer | Director | Actor

Hacks are nothing new in Hollywood. Had Edward D. Wood been born a decade or so earlier it's easy to imagine him working out of some Poverty Row outfit in Gower Gulch, competing with the likes of Victor Adamson, Robert J. Horner and Dwain Esper for the title of all-time hack. He would've fit in nicely at Educational Pictures in the early '30s or PRC in the following decade... See full bio »

Born:

Edward Davis Wood Jr.
in Poughkeepsie, New York, USA

Died:

(age 54) in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
Still of Edward D. Wood Jr. and Dolores Fuller in Glen or Glenda
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Filmography

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2013 Plan 9 (earlier screenplay)
 
2008 Return to Laredo: Requiem for a Cowboy (short) (1995 screenplay "Crossroads of Laredo")
 
2006 Plan Live from Outer Space (video) (story)
 
2003 The Interplanetary Surplus Male and Amazon Women of Outer Space (video) (archive footage)
 
1999 Devil Girls (novel)
 
1999 The Erotic World of A.C. Stephen (video documentary) (segment "The Cocktail Hostesses" / archive footage)
 
1998 I Woke Up Early the Day I Died (writer)
 
1995 Crossroads of Laredo (short)
 
1995 Take It Out in Trade: The Outtakes (video)
 
1994 Glen and Glenda (video) (1953 screenplay Glen or Glenda - uncredited)
 
1993 Hellborn (video) (segment "Hellborn")
 
1993 Plan 69 from Outer Space (video) (1958 screenplay Plan 9 from Outer Space - uncredited)
 
1976 The Beach Bunnies
 
1974 Five Loose Women (original screenplay)
 
1973 The Cocktail Hostesses (writer)
 
1972 The Snow Bunnies (original screenplay)
 
1972 The Class Reunion (original screenplay)
 
1972 Drop Out Wife (original screenplay)
 
1971 The Undergraduate
 
1971 'Necromania': A Tale of Weird Love! (novel "The Only House" / screenplay)
 
1971 The Young Marrieds (screenplay)
 
1970 Excited (unconfirmed)
 
1970 Venus Flytrap (uncredited)
 
1970 Take It Out in Trade
 
1970 The Only House in Town (as Flint Holloway)
 
1969 Gun Runners (writer)
 
1969 Love Feast (uncredited)
 
1969 One Million AC/DC (written by / as Akdon Telmig)
 
1969 Operation Redlight (novel "Mama's Diary" / screenplay)
 
1967 For Love and Money (novel "Sexecutives" - uncredited / original story / as Edward Davis)
 
1965 Orgy of the Dead (novel "Orgy of the Dead" / screenplay)
 
1963 Shotgun Wedding (writer)
 
1962 Married Too Young (uncredited)
 
1960 The Sinister Urge (as E.D. Wood)
 
1959 Plan 9 from Outer Space (written by)
 
1959 Night of the Ghouls (written by)
 
1959 Revenge of the Virgins (story - uncredited)
 
1958 The Bride and the Beast (writer)
 
1957 Final Curtain (short)
 
1957 The Night the Banshee Cried (short)
 
1956 The Violent Years
 
1955 Bride of the Monster (original story and screenplay)
 
1954 Jail Bait (story)
 
1953 Boots (short) (writer)
 
1953 Crossroad Avenger: The Adventures of the Tucson Kid (TV short) (written by)
 
1953 Glen or Glenda (story and written by)
 
1951 The Sun Was Setting (TV short)
 
Show ShowDirector (19 titles)
1995 Crossroads of Laredo (short)
 
1995 Take It Out in Trade: The Outtakes (video)
 
1993 Hellborn (video) (segments "Hellborn" and "Home Movie")
 
1971 'Necromania': A Tale of Weird Love! (as Don Miller)
 
1971 The Young Marrieds
 
1970 Take It Out in Trade
 
1960 The Sinister Urge (as E.D. Wood)
 
1960 Trick Shooting with Kenne Duncan (short)
 
1959 Plan 9 from Outer Space
 
1959 Night of the Ghouls
 
1957 Final Curtain (short)
 
1957 The Night the Banshee Cried (short)
 
1955 Bride of the Monster
 
1954 Jail Bait
 
1953 Criswell Predicts (TV series)
 
1953 Boots (short)
 
1953 Crossroad Avenger: The Adventures of the Tucson Kid (TV short)
 
1953 Glen or Glenda
 
1951 The Sun Was Setting (TV short)
 
Show ShowActor (16 titles)
2012 The Movie Machine
Man Holding Newspaper
 
1995 Crossroads of Laredo (short)
Cowboy
 
1993 Hellborn (video)
Danny/Woman/Himself (segments "Hellborn"/"Home Movie")
 
1974 Five Loose Women
Pop (as Edw. D. Wood Jr.)
 
1971 The Undergraduate
 
1971 'Necromania': A Tale of Weird Love!
 
1970 Mrs. Stone's Thing
Transvestite (as Ed Woods)
 
1970 Take It Out in Trade
Alecia (as Ed Wood)
 
1969 Love Feast
Mr. Murphy (uncredited)
 
1969 Operation Redlight
 
1960 The Sinister Urge
Man in Fight (uncredited)
 
1959 Plan 9 from Outer Space
Man Holding Newspaper (uncredited)
 
1959 Night of the Ghouls
Man in Fight (uncredited)
 
1954 Jail Bait
Radio News Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
 
1953 Crossroad Avenger: The Adventures of the Tucson Kid (TV short)
Pony Express Rider
 
1953 Glen or Glenda
Glen (as Daniel Davis) / Glenda (as Daniel Davis)
 
Show ShowProducer (11 titles)
1971 'Necromania': A Tale of Weird Love! (producer - as Don Miller)
 
1960 The Sinister Urge (associate producer - as E.D. Wood)
 
1960 Trick Shooting with Kenne Duncan (short) (producer)
 
1959 Plan 9 from Outer Space (producer)
 
1959 Night of the Ghouls (producer)
 
1957 Final Curtain (short) (producer)
 
1957 The Night the Banshee Cried (short) (producer)
 
1955 Bride of the Monster (producer)
 
1954 Jail Bait (producer)
 
1953 Crossroad Avenger: The Adventures of the Tucson Kid (TV short) (producer)
 
1951 The Sun Was Setting (TV short) (producer)
 
Show ShowEditor (5 titles)
1993 Hellborn (video) (segment "Hellborn")
 
1971 'Necromania': A Tale of Weird Love!
 
1970 Take It Out in Trade
 
1959 Plan 9 from Outer Space
 
1959 Night of the Ghouls
 
1978 Hot Ice (assistant director)
 
1974 Five Loose Women (assistant director - as Dick Trent)
 
1965 Orgy of the Dead (assistant director - uncredited)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (2 titles)
2003 The Interplanetary Surplus Male and Amazon Women of Outer Space (video) (director: archival footage)
 
1957 The Astounding She-Monster (creative consultant - uncredited)
 
Show ShowEditorial Department (1 title)
1957 Final Curtain (short) (editorial supervisor)
 
Show ShowMusic Department (1 title)
1951 The Sun Was Setting (TV short) (music arranger)
 
Show ShowStunts (1 title)
1950 The Baron of Arizona (stunt double - uncredited)
 
Show ShowThanks (14 titles)
2013 Tar Beach (dedicatee) (pre-production)
 
2013 Slink (grateful acknowledgment) (completed)
 
2013 Late Night Classics Presents Gorilla! (special thanks)
 
2012 8 Reels of Sewage (in memory of)
 
2012 La noche de los sustos (video short) (dedicatee)
 
2011 Special Collector's Edition (TV series) (in memory of - 1 episode)
– Pack Ed Wood (2011) (in memory of)
 
2010 La brigada moral. Lagrimas de otoño (TV series) (thanks - 1 episode)
– La Red (2010) (thanks - as Ed Wood)
 
2010 Vixen Highway 2006: It Came from Uranus! (special thanks)
 
2010 Plan 666 from Outer Space (short) (in memory of)
 
2010 Jasper Man (short) (special thanks)
 
2009 Vampire City 2: Rock 'N Roll Zombies from Outer Space (in memory of)
 
2009 The King & the Worst (short) (in memory of)
 
2006 Lover from Beyond the Grave (video short) (special thanks)
 
1999 Jan-Gel, the Beast from the East (video) (dedicatee)
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (13 titles)
2011 Special Collector's Edition (TV series)
 
2008 Return to Laredo: Requiem for a Cowboy (short)
Cowboy
 
2007 Close-up (TV series documentary)
 
2006 The 78th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself (as Ed Wood)
 
1997 Les deniers du culte (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1995 The Haunted World of Edward D. Wood Jr. (documentary)
Himself
 
1995 Take It Out in Trade: The Outtakes (video)
Alecia/Himself (uncredited)
 
1994 Ed Wood: Look Back in Angora (video documentary)
Himself/The Film Maker
 
1992 Flying Saucers Over Hollywood: The 'Plan 9' Companion (video documentary)
Himself
 
1990 On the Trail of Ed Wood (documentary)
Himself
 
1985 Sleazemania Strikes Back (video documentary)
Glen / Glenda (as Ed Wood Jr.)
 
1982 It Came from Hollywood (documentary)
 
1971 Love Making U.S.A.
Photographer (uncredited)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

Stage: Wrote / directed / produced "The Casual Company", Los Angeles, CA. See more »

Publicity Listings:

3 Biographical Movies  | 4 Print Biographies  | 15 Articles  | See more »

Alternate Names:

Daniel Davis | Edward Davis | Edward Everett | Flint Holloway | Pete LaRoche | Don Miller | Akdon Telmig | Akdov Telmig | Dick Trent | Edw. D. Wood Jr. | Ed Wood Jr. | E.D. Wood | Ed Wood | Ed Woods

Height:

5' 8" (1.73 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

One is always considered mad when one perfects something that others cannot grasp. See more »

Trivia:

Noted actor George Zucco, whose career had hit the skids and who was trying to recover from a recent stroke, approached Wood about working for him in 1953. Zucco literally begged him for work, but Wood had nothing in the casting stage at the time. See more »

Trademark:

Extremely cheap visual effects See more »

Nickname:

Eddie See more »

Star Sign:

Libra