S. William Hinzman
Acting Born Oct 24, 1936 Coraopolis, Pennsylvania, USA 24 credits
Biography
Motion picture actor and director. Born Samuel William Hinzman, he was working in 1968 as an assistant cameraman on the low budget, black and white film, "Night of the Living Dead", when director George Romero cast him as the zombie in the opening sequence. The iconic role earned Hinzman the admiration of horror fans who have affectionately referred to him as "No. 1 zombie". Hinzman also went on to direct and star in the 1980s horror movies "The Majorettes" (1987) and "FleshEater" (1988). He died of cancer. He requested that his body be cremated because he jokingly said if he was buried he would come back.
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Full filmography
- Night of the Living Dead (1968) as Zombie
- The Crazies (1973) as Man Shooting at Doctor's Office
- The Crazies (1973) as Crazie shooting at doctor's office
- Knightriders (1981) as Mustachioed Archer in Tree (uncredited)
- Knightriders (1981) as Archer in Tree
- Underground Entertainment: The Movie (2011) as Zombie #1
- The American Nightmare (2000) as Self
- Hungry Wives (1972) as The Intruder
- Creepy Classics (1987) as Zombie - (archive footage)
- FleshEater: Revenge of the Living Dead (1988) as FleshEater
- Shadow: Dead Riot (2006) as Romero the Zombie
- There's Always Vanilla (1971) as Drunk guy in bar
- Legion of the Night (1995) as Dr. Bloom
- River of Darkness (2011) as Harvey Hix
- The Majorettes (1986) as Sgt. Sanders
- Saturday Nightmares: The Ultimate Horror Expo of All Time! (2010) as Self
- Mimesis (2011) as Zombie
- Zombie Jamboree (1993) as Himself
- The Devil Ant (1999) as Self
- Autopsy of the Dead (2009) as Self
- The Drunken Dead Guy (2005) as The Experienced Zombie
- Satanic Yuppies (1996) as Miles Bishop
- It Came from Trafalgar (2009) as Zombie #1 (as Bill Hinzman)
- Night of the Living Dead: 30th Anniversary Edition 1999 (1999) as Zombie