Paul Marco (June 10, 1927 â€" May 14, 2006) was an American actor who
often appeared in movies made by Ed Wood, including the "Kelton
Trilogy" of Bride of the Monster, Night of the Ghouls and Plan 9 from
Outer Space, in which he played a bumbling, fearful policeman named
Kelton.Born in Los Angeles, Marco started taking lessons in drama,
singing and dancing at an early age. After graduating from Hollywood
High School, he served in the Navy during World War II. His first
known movie role was a small part in the 1944 film Sweet and Low-Down
with Benny Goodman, Jo Stafford, and The Pied Pipers.In the early
1950s, The Amazing Criswell predicted on national television that Paul
Marco would go far in the motion picture business. Criswell introduced
Marco to Ed Wood shortly thereafter. In turn, Marco introduced Ed Wood
to Bunny Breckinridge, a flamboyantly gay Shakespearean actor who
lived with Marco for a time and co-starred in Wood's Plan 9 from Outer
Space.Marco depended on Wood for parts, and he more or less retired as
an actor as Ed Wood's movies shifted more and more towards pornography
for the last twenty years of his life.
often appeared in movies made by Ed Wood, including the "Kelton
Trilogy" of Bride of the Monster, Night of the Ghouls and Plan 9 from
Outer Space, in which he played a bumbling, fearful policeman named
Kelton.Born in Los Angeles, Marco started taking lessons in drama,
singing and dancing at an early age. After graduating from Hollywood
High School, he served in the Navy during World War II. His first
known movie role was a small part in the 1944 film Sweet and Low-Down
with Benny Goodman, Jo Stafford, and The Pied Pipers.In the early
1950s, The Amazing Criswell predicted on national television that Paul
Marco would go far in the motion picture business. Criswell introduced
Marco to Ed Wood shortly thereafter. In turn, Marco introduced Ed Wood
to Bunny Breckinridge, a flamboyantly gay Shakespearean actor who
lived with Marco for a time and co-starred in Wood's Plan 9 from Outer
Space.Marco depended on Wood for parts, and he more or less retired as
an actor as Ed Wood's movies shifted more and more towards pornography
for the last twenty years of his life.
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