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.
Johnny Depp
Ed Wood
Martin Landau
Bela Lugosi
Sarah Jessica Parker
Dolores Fuller
Patricia Arquette
Kathy O'Hara
Jeffrey Jones
Criswell
G. D. Spradlin
Reverend Lemon
Vincent D'Onofrio
Orson Welles
Bill Murray
Bunny Breckinridge
Mike Starr
Georgie Weiss
Max Casella
Paul Marco
Brent Hinkley
Conrad Brooks
Lisa Marie
Vampira
Jim Myers
Tor Johnson
Juliet Landau
Loretta King
Clive Rosengren
Ed Reynolds
Norman Alden
Cameraman Bill
Leonard Termo
Makeup Man Harry
Ned Bellamy
Dr. Tom Mason
Danny Dayton
Soundman
Ross Manarchy
Camera Assistant
Bill Cusack
Tony McCoy
Aaron Nelms
Teenage Kid
Biff Yeager
Rude Boss
Joseph R. Gannascoli
Security Guard
Carmen Filpi
Old Crusty Man
Lisa Malkiewicz
Secretary #1
Melora Walters
Secretary #2
Bartender
Don Amendolia
Salesman
Tommy Bertelsen
Tough Boy
Reid Cruickshanks
Stage Guard
Stanley DeSantis
Mr. Feldman
Lionel Decker
Executive #1
Edmund L. Shaff
Executive #2
Gene LeBell
Ring Announcer
Bobby Slayton
TV Show Host
Gretchen Becker
TV Host's Assistant
John Rice
Conservative Man
Catherine Butterfield
Conservative Wife
Mary Portser
Backer's Wife
King Cotton
Hick Backer
Don Hood
Southern Backer
Frank Echols
Doorman
Matthew Barry
Valet
Ralph Monaco
Waiter
Anthony Russell
Busboy
Tommy Bush
Stage Manager
Gregory Walcott
Potential Backer
Charles C. Stevenson Jr.
Another Backer
Rance Howard
Old Man McCoy
Vasek Simek
Professor Strowski
Alan Martin
Vampira's Assistant
Salwa Ali
Vampira's Girlfriend
Rodney Kizziah
Vampira's Friend
Korla Pandit
Indian Musician
Hannah Eckstein
Greta Johnson
Luc De Schepper
Karl Johnson
Vinny Argiro
TV Horror Show Director
Patti Tippo
Nurse
Ray Baker
Doctor
Louis Lombardi
Rental House Manager
Jim Boyce
Theatre Manager
Ben Ryan Ganger
Angry Kid
Ryan Holihan
Frantic Usher
Marc Revivo
High School Punk
Charlie Holliday
Tourist
Adam Drescher
Photographer #1
Ric Mancini
Photographer #2
Daniel Riordan
Pilot / Strapping Young Man
Mickey Cottrell
Hammy Alien
Christopher George Simpson
Organist
Robert Binford
Choir Member
Herbert Boche
Linda Rae Brienza
Marlene Cook
Sylvia Coussa
Audrey Cuyler
Joseph Golightly
Carrie Starner Hummel
Ramona Kemp-Blair
Carolyn Kessinger
Nancy Longyear
Matthew Nelson
Robert Nuffer
William Michael Short
Susan Eileen Simpson
George F. Sterne
Charles Alan Stephenson
Cheri A. Williams
Cynthia Ann Wilson
Maurice LaMarche
Orson Welles (voice) (uncredited)
Jesse Hernandez
Wrestling Opponent
Lena Banks
Sexy Pedestrian (uncredited)
Ada Tai
Vampira's Friend (uncredited)
Arlene Tai
Rayder Woods
Car Vandal (uncredited)
Bill Blair
Carny (uncredited)
Bill Anderson
Wrestling Referee (uncredited)
Eugenie Bondurant
Dagmar (uncredited)
Mike Breyer
Photographer (uncredited)
Patrick Cranshaw
Editor on Studio Lot (uncredited)
Ryal Haakenson
Wedding Guest / Theatre Goer (uncredited)
Zachary Keats
Trick-or-Treating Kid (uncredited)
Susan Knego
Girl in Theater Lobby (uncredited)
Navya La Shay
Secretary (uncredited)
Tanya Marten
Gorja Max
Bra Stuffing Transvestite (uncredited)
Johnny Meyer
Kid At Movie Theater (uncredited)
John Michael Quinn
Minister (uncredited)
Jeff Shrewsbury
Theater Patron (uncredited)
Richard Yett
Wrap Party Guest (uncredited)
Denise Di Novi
Producer
Chris Lebenzon
Editor
Tim Burton
Director
Cricket Rowland
Set Decoration
Michael Lehmann
Executive Producer
Larry Karaszewski
Screenplay
Howard Shore
Original Music Composer
Victoria Thomas
Casting
Okowita
Art Direction
Scott Alexander
Tom Duffield
Production Design
Colleen Atwood
Costume Design
Stefan Czapsky
Director of Photography
Rudolph Grey
Book
Bobby Burns
Stunts
John Branagan
Stunt Coordinator
Kathy Wood
Thanks
Michael Polaire
Unit Production Manager
Kevin Pike
Special Effects
Howard Jensen
Special Effects Coordinator
Ellen Segal
Music Editor
Paul Boyington
Visual Effects Supervisor
Carrie Angland
Makeup Artist
Rick Baker
Makeup Designer
John Nutt
Supervising Sound Editor
Philippe Carr-Forster
Camera Operator
Matt Rose
Lucia Mace
Hairstylist
Bridget Cook
Janna Stern
Script Supervisor
Yolanda Toussieng
Key Hair Stylist
Kenn Smiley
Costume Supervisor
David Gaines
Post Production Supervisor
Hal Lary
Transportation Captain
Liz Matthews
Location Manager
Nancy McArdle
Michelle Skoby
Assistant Costume Designer
Anthony G. Schmidt
Tim Abbatoye
Transportation Co-Captain
Kent Burton
Animation
Joni Avery
James Leonard
Mike Topoozian
First Assistant Director
Paul Zydel
ADR Mixer
Patrick Dodd
Dialogue Editor
Scott Levitin
Emily Ferry
Property Master
Samuel H. Hinckley
Sound Effects Editor
Margie O'Malley
Foley Artist
Brian Ruberg
Rich Schirmer
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Linda Lew
Foley Recording Engineer
David Parker
Gregory Kent Simmons
Second Assistant Director
Joan E. Chapman
Bill Dance
Extras Casting
Jennifer Myers
Richard Duarte
Edward Tise
Production Sound Mixer
Michael Semanick
Lisa Chino
Assistant Sound Editor
David Franklin Bergad
Jeff Courtie
Mildred Iatrou
Ernie Fosselius
Richard Quinn
Keith Neely
Assistant Art Director
Mark Streapy
"B" Camera Operator
Michael Flynn
Co-Producer
Ve Neill
Key Makeup Artist
Rick Stratton
Alicia M. Tripi
Donald De Line
Executive In Charge Of Production
Beth Bernstein
Art Department Coordinator
James Carson
Production Illustrator
Albert Cuellar
Props
Bruce Robert Hill
Set Designer
Chuck McSorley
Leadman
Roger Meryett
Construction Foreman
Christopher S. Nushawg
Erik Polczwartek
On Set Dresser
Lee Runnels
Greensman
John H. Samson
Construction Coordinator
Jane Ann Stewart
Art Department Assistant
Joy Taylor
Assistant Property Master
Mindy R. Toback
Sharon E. Alshams
Thomas Betts
Daniel W. Blaha
Propmaker
David Brennan
Don Elliott
Set Dresser
Roy Knyrim
Carol Lavoie
Karl J. Martin
Bart Mixon
David Ronan
Kenneth Sayers
Stella Vaccaro
Ron Yates
Kenneth C. Mantlo
Boom Operator
Kyrsten Mate
Todd O. Russell
Cableman
Mary Works
Philip Rogers
Sound Recordist
Dan Statler
Special Effects Technician
Mark Villalobos
Allen Blaisdell
Visual Effects Camera
Chris Casady
Jeanna Crawford
VFX Artist
Robin L. D'Arcy
Visual Effects Producer
Jim Livolsi
Executive Visual Effects Producer
Mickey Cassidy
Anthony Cecere
Michael Haynes
Kanin Howell
David LeBell
Denney Pierce
Lynn Salvatori
Huston Beaumont
Best Boy Grip
John F. Cassidy
Key Grip
Kenny Davis
Dolly Grip
Steven Givens
Best Boy Electric
Dennis J. Lootens
Rigging Gaffer
Barry Lopez
Rigging Grip
Lydia B. Smith
Camera Loader
Eric Tramp
First Assistant Camera
John Vecchio
Gaffer
Michael Alexonis
Grip
Richard A. Kelley
Assistant Camera
Pat O'Mara
Suzanne Tenner
Still Photographer
Casting Assistant
Jeanne McCarthy
Tammy L. Smith
Kate Dunn Kennedy
Casting Associate
Bruce Winant
ADR Voice Casting
Stephanie Colin
Costumer
Philip Maldonado
Tom Seid
Additional Editor
Sandra Kaufman
Assistant Editor
Pam Di Fede
Diana Leigh Myers
Ed Lippman
Location Assistant
Keith Grant
Scoring Mixer
Lydia Kavina
Musician
John Kurlander
Andy Narell
Orchestrator
Conductor
John Moses
Pat Carman
Transportation Coordinator
Title Designer
Francie Brown
Dialect Coach
Angie Bonner
Production Assistant
Robert Dawson
Jessica Drake
Shari B. Ellis
Dina Farnell
Gary Gillingham
Production Accountant
John J. Hermansen
Al Hobbs
Susan P. McCarthy
Production Coordinator
Rob Meisenholder
Payroll Accountant
Scott Mislan
Key Production Assistant
P.J. Pettiette
Cosmo Segurson
Susan Steinlauf-Pascal
Unit Publicist
Tammy Wood
Assistant Production Coordinator
