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.