"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 (uncredited)
Lena Banks
as Sexy Pedestrian (uncredited)
Ada Tai
as Vampira's Friend (uncredited)
Arlene Tai
Rayder Woods
as Car Vandal (uncredited)
Ralph Moratz
as Extra (uncredited)
Bill Blair
as Carny (uncredited)
Denise Di Novi
Producer
Chris Lebenzon
Editor
Tim Burton
Director
Cricket Rowland
Set Decoration
Michael Lehmann
Executive Producer
Ve Neill
Makeup Artist
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
Michael Flynn
Bobby Burns
Stunts
John Branagan
Stunt Coordinator
Kathy Wood
Thanks
Michael Polaire
Unit Production Manager
Kevin Pike
Special Effects
Paul Marco
Howard Jensen
Special Effects Coordinator
Ellen Segal
Music Editor
Paul Boyington
Visual Effects Supervisor
Carrie Angland
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
Philip Maldonado
Set Costumer
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