S. William Hinzman
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.
25 acting credits · 2 directing credits
Acting · 25
Night of the Living Dead
1968
Knightriders
1981
The Crazies
1973
The American Nightmare
2000
Creepy Classics
1987
Underground Entertainment: The Movie
2011
Hungry Wives
1972
FleshEater: Revenge of the Living Dead
1988
Shadow: Dead Riot
2006
The Majorettes
1986
Mimesis
2011
Saturday Nightmares: The Ultimate Horror Expo of All Time!
2010
There's Always Vanilla
1971
River of Darkness
2011
Santa Claws
1996
Zombie Jamboree
1993
Legion of the Night
1995
Autopsy of the Dead
2009
It Came from Trafalgar
2009
The Drunken Dead Guy
2005
Satanic Yuppies
1996
The Spookshow
2009
The Devil Ant
1999
Night of the Living Dead: 30th Anniversary Edition 1999
1999
FleshEater: Back Into the Woods
2003