S. William Hinzman
Born in Coraopolis, Pennsylvania, USA — Oct 24 1936• Died Feb 05 2012
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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…
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S. William Hinzman's Credits
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Night of the Living Dead
Zombie
Knightriders
Mustachioed Archer in Tree (uncredited)
The American Nightmare
Self
The Crazies
Man Shooting at Doctor's Office
Underground Entertainment: The Movie
Zombie #1
The Amusement Park
Camera
Shadow: Dead Riot
Romero the Zombie
Midnight
Camera
Creepy Classics
Zombie - (archive footage)
Star of Jaipur
Camera
Mimesis
Zombie
Backstreet Justice
Camera
Zombie Jamboree
Himself
Santa Claws
Director
It Came from Trafalgar
Zombie #1 (as Bill Hinzman)
There's Always Vanilla
Drunk guy in bar
The Majorettes
Sgt. Sanders
FleshEater: Revenge of the Living Dead
FleshEater
River of Darkness
Harvey Hix
O.J. Simpson: Juice on the Loose
Crew
The Devil Ant
Self
Hungry Wives
The Intruder
Legion of the Night
Dr. Bloom
Satanic Yuppies
Miles Bishop
Saturday Nightmares: The Ultimate Horror Expo of All Time!
Self
The Mob Boss & the Soul Singer
Production
The Drunken Dead Guy
The Experienced Zombie
Autopsy of the Dead
Self
Scream Queens Naked Christmas
Camera
The Spookshow
Bartender
FleshEater: Back Into the Woods
Self (as Bill Hinzman)
Night of the Living Dead: 30th Anniversary Edition 1999
Zombie