Comedy Drama History
The mostly true story of the legendary "worst director of all time", who, with the help of his strange friends, filmed countless B-movies without ever becoming famous or successful.
Directed by
Tim Burton
Written by
Scott Alexander, Larry Karaszewski
Johnny Depp
Ed Wood
Bill Murray
Bunny Breckinridge
Vincent D'Onofrio
Orson Welles
Patricia Arquette
Kathy O'Hara
Sarah Jessica Parker
Dolores Fuller
Martin Landau
Bela Lugosi
Mike Starr
Georgie Weiss
Jeffrey Jones
Criswell
Bill Cusack
Tony McCoy
Ned Bellamy
Dr. Tom Mason
Louis Lombardi
Rental House Manager
Melora Walters
Secretary #2
Leonard Termo
Makeup Man Harry
Maurice LaMarche
Orson Welles (voice) (uncredited)
Norman Alden
Cameraman Bill
G.D. Spradlin
Reverend Lemon
Rance Howard
Old Man McCoy
Gene LeBell
Ring Announcer
Ray Baker
Doctor
Gregory Walcott
Potential Backer
Juliet Landau
Loretta King
Stanley DeSantis
Mr. Feldman
Max Casella
Paul Marco
Biff Yeager
Rude Boss
Charles C. Stevenson Jr.
Another Backer
Don Hood
Southern Backer
Lisa Marie
Vampira
Brent Hinkley
Conrad Brooks
Joseph R. Gannascoli
Security Guard
Don Amendolia
Salesman
Danny Dayton
Soundman
Patrick Cranshaw
Editor on Studio Lot (uncredited)
Daniel Riordan
Pilot / Strapping Young Man
Denney Pierce
Bobby Slayton
TV Show Host
Ralph Monaco
Waiter
Bill Blair
Carny (uncredited)
Conrad Brooks
Bartender
Anthony Russell
Busboy
Mary Portser
Backer's Wife
Gretchen Becker
TV Host's Assistant
Kanin Howell
Eugenie Bondurant
Dagmar (uncredited)
Jim Myers
Tor Johnson
Patti Tippo
Nurse
Edmund L. Shaff
Executive #2
Ryan Holihan
Frantic Usher
Adam Drescher
Photographer #1
Clive Rosengren
Ed Reynolds
Carmen Filpi
Old Crusty Man
Johnny Meyer
Kid At Movie Theater (uncredited)
Lena Banks
Sexy Pedestrian (uncredited)
Lisa Malkiewicz
Secretary #1
Reid Cruickshanks
Stage Guard
Ada Tai
Vampira's Friend (uncredited)
Mickey Cottrell
Hammy Alien
Ross Manarchy
Camera Assistant
Arlene Tai
Vampira's Friend (uncredited)
Charlie Holliday
Tourist
Tommy Bush
Stage Manager
Jim Boyce
Theatre Manager
John Rice
Conservative Man
Paul Marco
Rayder Woods
Car Vandal (uncredited)
Ben Ryan Ganger
Angry Kid
Vasek Simek
Professor Strowski
Korla Pandit
Indian Musician
Mike Breyer
Photographer (uncredited)
Jesse Hernandez
Wrestling Opponent
Lionel Decker
Executive #1
King Cotton
Hick Backer
Aaron Nelms
Teenage Kid
Frank Echols
Doorman
Alan Martin
Vampira's Assistant
Salwa Ali
Vampira's Girlfriend
Rodney Kizziah
Vampira's Friend
Hannah Eckstein
Greta Johnson
Luc De Schepper
Karl Johnson
Vinny Argiro
TV Horror Show Director
Marc Revivo
High School Punk
Ric Mancini
Photographer #2
Christopher George Simpson
Organist
Robert Binford
Choir Member
Herbert Boche
Choir Member
Linda Rae Brienza
Choir Member
Marlene Cook
Choir Member
Sylvia Coussa
Choir Member
Audrey Cuyler
Choir Member
Joseph Golightly
Choir Member
Carrie Starner Hummel
Choir Member
Ramona Kemp-Blair
Choir Member
Carolyn Kessinger
Choir Member
Nancy Longyear
Choir Member
Matthew Nelson
Choir Member
Robert Nuffer
Choir Member
William Michael Short
Choir Member
Susan Eileen Simpson
Choir Member
George F. Sterne
Choir Member
Charles Alan Stephenson
Choir Member
Cheri A. Williams
Choir Member
Cynthia Ann Wilson
Choir Member
Bill Anderson
Wrestling Referee (uncredited)
Ryal Haakenson
Wedding Guest / Theatre Goer (uncredited)
Zachary Keats
Trick-or-Treating Kid (uncredited)
Susan Knego
Girl in Theater Lobby (uncredited)
Tanya Marten
Secretary (uncredited)
Gorja Max
Bra Stuffing Transvestite (uncredited)
John Michael Quinn
Minister (uncredited)
Richard Yett
Wrap Party Guest (uncredited)
Michael Haynes
Barry Lopez
Lydia Kavina
Andy Narell
Scott Mislan

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