S. William Hinzman [97920] Gender: Male Popularity: 0.6366 Birthplace: Coraopolis, Pennsylvania, USA Birthday: 1936-10-24 Deathday: 2012-02-05 Age: 75 years Movies: 22 Links: Homepage, IMDB 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. Mimesis2011-10-07 Underground Entertainme2011-06-06 River of Darkness2011-03-29 Saturday Nightmares: Th2010-10-22 Autopsy of the Dead2009-09-22 The Spookshow2009-06-07 It Came from Trafalgar2009-01-01 Shadow: Dead Riot2006-03-28 The Drunken Dead Guy2005-08-15 The American Nightmare2000-09-11 Satanic Yuppies1996-10-31 Santa Claws1996-10-22 Legion of the Night1995-10-15 Zombie Jamboree1993-10-01 FleshEater1988-08-17 Creepy Classics1987-10-01 The Majorettes1986-10-27 Knightriders1981-04-10 The Crazies1973-03-16 Hungry Wives1972-12-27 There's Always Vanilla1971-12-01 Night of the Living Dea1968-10-04