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