10 Movies That Tried To Fool You Into Thinking An Actor Was In The Film

We've noted a number of "Fake Shemps" on this list that actually worked a treat when all was said and done. The work done to fill in the blanks when it came to Bela Lugosi's appearance in Plan 9 from Outer Space does not fall into that category. Not by a long shot.

With iconic Dracula star Lugosi only working with Ed Wood on an entirely different project for a matter of days before suddenly passing away, the director drafted in a back-up to stand in for the unforgettable presence when the decision was made to use said test footage in Plan 9. The only problem was that the body double was a chiropractor who was much taller than Lugosi and looked absolutely nothing like him.

For the most part, Wood simply wanted to use Lugosi's name value as a way of enticing other stars into appearing in his film and giving the feature in general more credibility, regardless of the fact the previously shot snippets of footage were largely unconnected to the later project.

Also, the eventual chiropractor stand-in looked so unlike Lugosi that Wood had him cover his face with a cape in every shot. Charming.