S. William Hinzman
Actor
- Born
- October 24, 1936 · Coraopolis, Pennsylvania, USA
- Died
- February 5, 2012 (age 75)
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.
Known for
Night of the Living Dead
October 4, 1968
The Crazies
March 16, 1973
Knightriders
April 10, 1981
Hungry Wives
December 27, 1972
FleshEater: Revenge of the Living Dead
August 17, 1988
The Majorettes
October 27, 1986
Mimesis
October 7, 2011
The American Nightmare
September 11, 2000
Shadow: Dead Riot
March 28, 2006
There's Always Vanilla
December 1, 1971
River of Darkness
March 29, 2011
Santa Claws
October 22, 1996
Acting26
- 2011Mimesis as Zombie
- 2011Underground Entertainment: The Movie as Zombie #1
- 2011River of Darkness as Harvey Hix
- 2010Saturday Nightmares: The Ultimate Horror Expo of All Time! as Self
- 2009Autopsy of the Dead as Self
- 2009The Spookshow as Bartender
- 2009It Came from Trafalgar as Zombie #1 (as Bill Hinzman)
- 2006Shadow: Dead Riot as Romero the Zombie
- 2005Night of the Day of the Dawn of the Son of the Bride of the Return of the Terror as Zombie (archive footage)
- 2005