Hollywood actor Gregory Walcott , the star of Plan 9 From Outer Space which was described as the 'worst movie ever made ' - has died aged 87 . Walcott worked with some of the giants of the acting world including Clint Eastwood and Steven Spielberg in a career which spanned four decades . But the celebrated actor , who died on Friday of natural causes at his home in Los Angeles , never felt he could shake the tag of appearing in Ed Wood 's Plan 9 From Outer Space . Scroll down for video . Hollywood actor Gregory Walcott , who was the star of the film panned as the worst movie ever - Plan 9 from Outer Space ( pictured ) - has died aged 87 . During an interview in 1998 with Filmfax magazine , he said the director had 'etched his name forever in the annals of film history . ' ' I will go to my grave not remembered for those meaty roles I did for the likes of John Ford or Steven Spielberg , but as the leading man in a film that many movie historians regard as the worst of all time . It 's enough to drive a puritan to drink ! ' Walcott said the director had 'etched his name forever in the annals of film history . ' The science fiction cult classic was panned by critics when it came out in 1959 and was widely regarded as one of the worst films ever made . Writer and director Wood cut unused footage of Bela Lugosi after the horror legend died . He then used his wife 's chiropractor as a stand in for other scenes using a cape to hide his face- despite his being nearly bald and significantly taller than the deceased actor . The low-budget film also featured poor special effects such as flying saucers dangling from visible strings , ropey sets and laughable dialogue . Walcott had refused the role of alien-fighting pilot Jeff Trent at first , describing the script as 'gibberish . ' But he was later persuaded that his name could add a little credibility to the film and agreed to star- without his agent 's knowledge . It was a decision that came back to haunt him as he was consigned to the annals of film history for that very role . Walcott had refused had refused the role of alien-fighting pilot Jeff Trent in the low-budget film which also featured poor special effects such as flying saucers dangling from visible strings , ropey sets and laughable dialogue . Walcott later went on to win critical acclaim in The Outsider , playing a drill instructor across from Tony Curtis 's Ira Hayes , the Native American Second World War hero . It 's star may have believed it was the worst film ever made , but Plan 9 From Outer Space only rated as number 16 in Empire 's 50 worst films of all time . 1 ) Batman and Robin ( 1997 ) 2 ) Battlefield Earth ( 2000 ) 3 ) The Love Guru ( 2008 ) 4 ) Raise the Titanic ( 1980 ) 5 ) Epic movie ( 2007 ) 6 ) Heaven 's gate ( 1980 ) 7 ) Sex Lives of the Potato Men ( 2004 ) 8 ) The Happening ( 2008 ) 9 ) Highlander 2 : The Quickening ( 1991 ) 10 ) The Room ( 2003 ) He also starred in several Clint Eastwood films including Joe Kidd and Every Which Way But Loose and appeared in Steven Speilberg 's directorial debut The Sugarland Express in 1974 . And Plan 9 From Outer Space was linked closely with the actor 's final film in Tim Burton 's 1994 biopic of its director Ed Wood where Walcott appeared in a cameo part . He told the LA Times in 2000 : ' I did n't want to be remembered for ( Plan 9 ) . But it 's better to be remembered for something than for nothing , do n't you think ? ' The actor is survived by his son Todd Mattox and his daughters Jina and Pam , as well as several grandchildren . Mr Mattox , a puppeteer on the Men in Black films , paid tribute to his father on his Facebook page where he posted : 'We said goodbye to my dad today . He spent his life making people feel good . Gregory Walcott , 1928-2015 . ' Walcott worked with some of the giants of the acting world including Clint Eastwood in Every Which Way But Loose ( pictured )
Hollywood actor Gregory Walcott has passed away at the age of 87 . He had roles alongside Clint Eastwood in Any Which Way But Loose . And starred in Spielberg's directorial debut Filmfax . But he was always remembered as the star of the 'worst movie ever '