Pretty much the Patron Saint of Badfilms, Ed Wood, Jr. was the subject of Tim Burton's biopic Ed Wood and was the director of such films as Plan 9 From Outer Space, Glen or Glenda, Bride of the Monster, and his last film Necromania. He had a small stable of actors, including Tor Johnson (who also popped up in Coleman Francis' The Beast of Yucca Flats) and the great Bela Lugosi.
Ed Wood, Jr. was pretty awesome.