S. William Hinzman
Birthday
1936/10/24
Day of death
2012/02/05 (75 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Coraopolis, Pennsylvania, USA
Also know as
William Hinzman, Bill Heinzman, Bill Hinzman, Billy Hinzman, S. William Hinzman Jr., Bill Hinzeman
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 die...Read more
Acting
(1968) Night of the Living Dead
as Zombie (as Bill Heinzman)
(1972) Hungry Wives
as The Intruder
(1973) The Crazies
as Man Shooting at Doctor's Office
(1993) Zombie Jamboree
as Himself
(1988) FleshEater
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
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