Director

S. William Hinzman

Acting

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Directed movies: 6Directed series: 0All crew credits: 13

TMDB ID: 97920

IMDb ID: nm0386100

Known for: Acting

Born: October 24, 1936

Died: February 5, 2012

Age: 75

Place of birth: Coraopolis, Pennsylvania, USA

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1968 - 2021

Years active: 54

Average TMDB rating: 5.25

Wikidata: Q1966500

Also known as

William Hinzman • Bill Heinzman • Bill Hinzman • Billy Hinzman • S. William Hinzman Jr. • Bill Hinzeman

Frequent jobs

Director of Photography (5)Director (1)Additional Photography (2)Assistant Camera (1)Cinematography (1)Producer (1)Screenplay (1)Still Photographer (1)

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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.

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