Name
S. William Hinzman
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1936-10-24
Deathday
2012-02-05 (76 years old)
Place of Birth
Coraopolis, Pennsylvania, USA
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.
Known For
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A ragtag group barricade themselves in an old Pennsylvania farmhouse to remain safe from a...
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The military attempts to contain a manmade virus causing death and permanent insanity in t...
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A medieval reenactment troupe struggles to maintain its family-like dynamic amid pressure ...
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An unhappy suburban housewife gets mixed up in witchcraft with unexpected consequences....
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A young man finds his divorced mother having sex with a man in a Santa Claus hat and shoot...
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An examination into the nature of 1960's-70's horror films, the involved artists, and how ...
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Evil voodoo-practicing serial killer Shadow gets executed for murdering pregnant women. Tw...
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A young man returns home to Pittsburgh and moves in with an older woman, on whom he begins...
- 1968 Night of the Living Dead as Zombie
- 1972 Hungry Wives as The Intruder
- 1973 The Crazies as Man Shooting at Doctor's Office
- 1993 Zombie Jamboree ‘93 as Himself
- 1988 FleshEater: Revenge of the Living Dead as FleshEater
- 1986 The Majorettes as Sgt. Sanders
- 1987 Creepy Classics as Zombie - (archive footage)
- 2000 The American Nightmare as Self
- 2011 River of Darkness as Harvey Hix
- 1971 There's Always Vanilla as Drunk guy in bar
- 2005 The Drunken Dead Guy as The Experienced Zombie
- 1981 Knightriders as Mustachioed Archer in Tree (uncredited)
- 2009 Autopsy of the Dead as Self
- 1996 Satanic Yuppies as Miles Bishop
- 1981 Knightriders as Archer in Tree
- 2006 Shadow: Dead Riot as Romero the Zombie
- 1996 Santa Claws as Director
- 1995 Legion of the Night as Dr. Bloom
- 2011 Mimesis as Zombie
- 2011 Underground Entertainment: The Movie as Zombie #1
- 2009 It Came from Trafalgar as Zombie #1 (as Bill Hinzman)
- 2009 The Spookshow as Bartender
- 2010 Saturday Nightmares: The Ultimate Horror Expo of All Time! as Self
- 1999 The Devil Ant as Self
- 2003 FleshEater: Back Into the Woods as Self (as Bill Hinzman)
- 1973 The Crazies as Crazie shooting at doctor's office
- 1999 Night of the Living Dead: 30th Anniversary Edition 1999 as Zombie
- 2005 Night of the Day of the Dawn of the Son of the Bride of the Return of the Terror as Zombie (archive footage)
