S. William Hinzman

Known for ActingBorn 1936-10-24Died 2012-02-05Coraopolis, 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.Read more

Movies & web series

The Mob Boss & the Soul Singer

Zombie Jamboree ‘93

Star of Jaipur

The Drunken Dead Guy

The Devil Ant

Underground Entertainment: The Movie

Night of the Living Dead

The American Nightmare

Legion of the Night

Creepy Classics

Knightriders

The Amusement Park

The Crazies

O.J. Simpson: Juice on the Loose

Midnight

Hungry Wives

The Majorettes

Mimesis

FleshEater: Revenge of the Living Dead

There's Always Vanilla

Shadow: Dead Riot

Backstreet Justice

It Came from Trafalgar

Santa Claws

Satanic Yuppies

Scream Queens Naked Christmas

River of Darkness

The Spookshow

Saturday Nightmares: The Ultimate Horror Expo of All Time!

Autopsy of the Dead

Night of the Day of the Dawn of the Son of the Bride of the Return of the Terror

FleshEater: Back Into the Woods

Night of the Living Dead: 30th Anniversary Edition 1999