"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
as Ed Wood
Martin Landau
as Bela Lugosi
Sarah Jessica Parker
as Dolores Fuller
Patricia Arquette
as Kathy O'Hara
Jeffrey Jones
as Criswell
G. D. Spradlin
as Reverend Lemon
Vincent D'Onofrio
as Orson Welles
Bill Murray
as Bunny Breckinridge
Mike Starr
as Georgie Weiss
Max Casella
as Paul Marco
Brent Hinkley
as Conrad Brooks
Lisa Marie
as Vampira
Jim Myers
as Tor Johnson
Juliet Landau
as Loretta King
Clive Rosengren
as Ed Reynolds
Norman Alden
as Cameraman Bill
Leonard Termo
as Makeup Man Harry
Ned Bellamy
as Dr. Tom Mason
Danny Dayton
as Soundman
Ross Manarchy
as Camera Assistant
Bill Cusack
as Tony McCoy
Aaron Nelms
as Teenage Kid
Biff Yeager
as Rude Boss
Joseph R. Gannascoli
as Security Guard
Carmen Filpi
as Old Crusty Man
Lisa Malkiewicz
as Secretary #1
Melora Walters
as Secretary #2
Conrad Brooks
as Bartender
Don Amendolia
as Salesman
Tommy Bertelsen
as Tough Boy
Reid Cruickshanks
as Stage Guard
Stanley DeSantis
as Mr. Feldman
Lionel Decker
as Executive #1
Edmund L. Shaff
as Executive #2
Gene LeBell
as Ring Announcer
Bobby Slayton
as TV Show Host
Gretchen Becker
as TV Host's Assistant
John Rice
as Conservative Man
Catherine Butterfield
as Conservative Wife
Mary Portser
as Backer's Wife
King Cotton
as Hick Backer
Don Hood
as Southern Backer
Frank Echols
as Doorman
Matthew Barry
as Valet
Ralph Monaco
as Waiter
Anthony Russell
as Busboy
Tommy Bush
as Stage Manager
Gregory Walcott
as Potential Backer
Charles C. Stevenson Jr.
as Another Backer
Rance Howard
as Old Man McCoy
Vasek Simek
as Professor Strowski
Alan Martin
as Vampira's Assistant
Salwa Ali
as Vampira's Girlfriend
Rodney Kizziah
as Vampira's Friend
Korla Pandit
as Indian Musician
Hannah Eckstein
as Greta Johnson
Luc De Schepper
as Karl Johnson
Vinny Argiro
as TV Horror Show Director
Patti Tippo
as Nurse
Ray Baker
as Doctor
Louis Lombardi
as Rental House Manager
Jim Boyce
as Theatre Manager
Ben Ryan Ganger
as Angry Kid
Ryan Holihan
as Frantic Usher
Marc Revivo
as High School Punk
Charlie Holliday
as Tourist
Adam Drescher
as Photographer #1
Ric Mancini
as Photographer #2
Daniel Riordan
as Pilot / Strapping Young Man
Mickey Cottrell
as Hammy Alien
Christopher George Simpson
as Organist
Robert Binford
as 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
as Orson Welles (voice) (uncredited)
Jesse Hernandez
as Wrestling Opponent
Lena Banks
as Sexy Pedestrian (uncredited)
Ada Tai
as Vampira's Friend (uncredited)
Arlene Tai
Rayder Woods
as Car Vandal (uncredited)
Bill Blair
as Carny (uncredited)
Bill Anderson
as Wrestling Referee (uncredited)
Eugenie Bondurant
as Dagmar (uncredited)
Mike Breyer
as Photographer (uncredited)
Patrick Cranshaw
as Editor on Studio Lot (uncredited)
Ryal Haakenson
as Wedding Guest / Theatre Goer (uncredited)
Zachary Keats
as Trick-or-Treating Kid (uncredited)
Susan Knego
as Girl in Theater Lobby (uncredited)
Navya La Shay
as Secretary (uncredited)
Tanya Marten
Gorja Max
as Bra Stuffing Transvestite (uncredited)
Johnny Meyer
as Kid At Movie Theater (uncredited)
John Michael Quinn
as Minister (uncredited)
Michael Satterfield
as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Jeff Shrewsbury
as Theater Patron (uncredited)
Richard Yett
as Wrap Party Guest (uncredited)
Howard Shore
Original Music Composer
Cricket Rowland
Set Decoration
Denise Di Novi
Producer
Colleen Atwood
Costume Design
Okowita
Art Direction
Stefan Czapsky
Director of Photography
Victoria Thomas
Casting
Scott Alexander
Screenplay
Larry Karaszewski
Tom Duffield
Production Design
Tim Burton
Director
Chris Lebenzon
Editor
Michael Lehmann
Executive Producer
Rudolph Grey
Book
Bobby Burns
Stunts
Howard Jensen
Special Effects Coordinator
John Branagan
Stunt Coordinator
Kevin Pike
Special Effects
Paul Marco
Thanks
Kathy Wood
Michael Polaire
Unit Production Manager
Paul Boyington
Visual Effects Supervisor
Philippe Carr-Forster
Camera Operator
Ellen Segal
Music Editor
Lucia Mace
Hairstylist
John Nutt
Supervising Sound Editor
Carrie Angland
Makeup Artist
Yolanda Toussieng
Key Hair Stylist
Rick Baker
Makeup Designer
Matt Rose
Janna Stern
Script Supervisor
Bridget Cook
Hal Lary
Transportation Captain
Nancy McArdle
Costume Supervisor
Anthony G. Schmidt
David Gaines
Post Production Supervisor
Kent Burton
Animation
Tim Abbatoye
Transportation Co-Captain
Michelle Skoby
Assistant Costume Designer
Kenn Smiley
Liz Matthews
Location Manager
Joni Avery
James Leonard
Patrick Dodd
Dialogue Editor
Mike Topoozian
First Assistant Director
Bill Dance
Extras Casting
Margie O'Malley
Foley Artist
Mildred Iatrou
Assistant Sound Editor
David Franklin Bergad
Richard Quinn
Rich Schirmer
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Linda Lew
Foley Recording Engineer
Richard Duarte
Ernie Fosselius
Sound Effects Editor
Gregory Kent Simmons
Second Assistant Director
Brian Ruberg
ADR Mixer
Jeff Courtie
David Parker
Joan E. Chapman
Scott Levitin
Paul Zydel
Michael Semanick
Jennifer Myers
Lisa Chino
Emily Ferry
Property Master
Edward Tise
Production Sound Mixer
Samuel H. Hinckley
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