S. William Hinzman

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.

Most Known For

Knightriders

as Mustachioed Archer in Tree (uncredited)

Knightriders

as Archer in Tree

Night of the Living Dead

as Zombie

Zombie Jamboree

as Himself

The Crazies

as Man Shooting at Doctor's Office

The Crazies

as Crazie shooting at doctor's office

Satanic Yuppies

as Miles Bishop

FleshEater: Revenge of the Living Dead

as FleshEater

The Majorettes

as Sgt. Sanders

Hungry Wives

as The Intruder

Santa Claws

as Director

The American Nightmare

as Self

Underground Entertainment: The Movie

as Zombie #1

River of Darkness

as Harvey Hix

Shadow: Dead Riot

as Romero the Zombie

Creepy Classics

as Zombie - (archive footage)

Mimesis

as Zombie

The Devil Ant

as Self

It Came from Trafalgar

as Zombie #1 (as Bill Hinzman)

There's Always Vanilla

as Drunk guy in bar