Born into a Baltimore family of Polish immigrants, he relocated to Hollywood at 17 to chase an acting career, soon meeting Ed Wood in a donut shop and securing parts in the director’s infamous titles such as Plan 9 from Outer Space, Glen or Glenda, Bride of the Monster, Night of the Ghouls, The Sinister Urge and Jail Bait, the most frequent of Wood’s collaborators. A brief role as a pilot in The B…
