S. William Hinzman
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as Zombie Night of the Living Dead 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.
Filmography
Night of the Living Dead
as Zombie
The Crazies
as Man Shooting at Doctor's Office
The Crazies
as Crazie shooting at doctor's office
Knightriders
as Mustachioed Archer in Tree (uncredited)
Knightriders
as Archer in Tree
Hungry Wives
as The Intruder
FleshEater: Revenge of the Living Dead
as FleshEater
The Majorettes
as Sgt. Sanders
Mimesis
as Zombie
The American Nightmare
as Self
Shadow: Dead Riot
as Romero the Zombie
There's Always Vanilla
as Drunk guy in bar
River of Darkness
as Harvey Hix
Santa Claws
as Director
Underground Entertainment: The Movie
as Zombie #1
Creepy Classics
as Zombie - (archive footage)
Satanic Yuppies
as Miles Bishop
It Came from Trafalgar
as Zombie #1 (as Bill Hinzman)
Legion of the Night
as Dr. Bloom
Zombie Jamboree
as Himself