John Breckinridge was born August 6, 1903 into a wealthy family and
descended from former U.S. Vice President John C. Breckinridge. He got
the role of the Ruler in Plan 9 aus dem Weltall (1958) because he was a house guest of
Paul Marco at the time the film was shooting, as was David De Mering, who played
copilot Danny. A serious auto accident prevented Breckinridge from
getting a longed-for sex-change operation in Mexico. Plan 9 is his only
screen appearance. He later was portrayed by Bill Murray in the Tim Burton
film Ed Wood (1994). In his latter years, Bunny lived in New
Jersey.
