Paul Marco

Paul Marco (June 10, 1927 – May 14, 2006) was an American actor. He often appeared in movies made by Ed Wood, including the "Kelton Trilogy": Bride of the Monster, Night of the Ghouls and Plan 9 from Outer Space. In this trilogy, he played a bumbling, fearful policeman named Kelton.

Paul Marco
Born	Angelo Inzalaco (1927-06-10)June 10, 1927 Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Died	May 14, 2006(2006-05-14) (aged 78) Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Website	http://www.winvisual.com/marco/index.html

Biography

Marco was born in Los Angeles. He took lessons in drama, singing, and dancing at an early age. After graduating from Hollywood High School, he served in the United States Navy during World War II.

His first known movie role was a small part in the 1944 movie Sweet and Low-Down with Benny Goodman. In the early 1950s, The Amazing Criswell predicted on national television that Paul Marco would go far in the movie business. Criswell introduced Marco to Ed Wood. In turn, Marco introduced Ed Wood to Bunny Breckinridge, a gay Shakespearean actor. Breckinridge lived with Marco for a time and co-starred in Wood's Plan 9 from Outer Space.

Marco depended on Wood for parts. He more or less retired as an actor as Ed Wood's movies shifted more and more towards pornography. In 1995, Marco recorded "Home on the Strange", in which he reprised his Kelton character for Dionysus Records. He revived Kelton once more in the 2005 science fiction satire/tribute film The Naked Monster. On May 14, 2006, Paul Marco died after a battle with hip problems and chronic illness. He was 78.

Movie list

Film
Year	Film	Role	Notes
1944	Sweet and Low-Down		Uncredited
1952	Hiawatha
1955	Bride of the Monster	Officer Kelton	Alternative title: Bride of the Atom
1959	Night of the Ghouls	Patrolman Paul Kelton	Alternative title: Revenge of the Dead
	Plan 9 from Outer Space
1961	The Young Savages		Uncredited
1965	Rat Fink
1989	Horror Talk
2005	The Naked Monster	Kelton the Cop
2009	Kelton's Dark Corner: Trilogy One		Direct-to-DVD release
Television
Year	Title	Role	Notes
1960	The Donna Reed Show	Plumber #3	1 episode
	77 Sunset Strip	Jeep Driver	1 episode

References

• Sloan, Will. (April 2005). "Can Your Heart Stand the Shocking Facts About Kelton the Cop A/K/A Paul Marco?" Filmfax, pp. 88–89

Other websites

• Paul Marco's official website Archived 2012-05-09 at the Wayback Machine
• Paul Marco on IMDb
• Paul Marco at AllMovie
• Keltonsdarkcorner.com Archived 2017-09-21 at the Wayback Machine