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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
October 24, 1936
Died
February 5, 2012
Place of Birth
Coraopolis, Pennsylvania, USA
Also Known As
- William Hinzman
- Bill Heinzman
- Bill Hinzman
- Billy Hinzman
- S. William Hinzman Jr.
- Bill Hinzeman
S. William Hinzman
0.3 Popularity
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.
Known For
4.5
Zombie
Mimesis
2011
7.2
Zombie #1
Underground Entertainment: The Movie
2011
2.4
Harvey Hix
River of Darkness
2011
🎬
0.0
Self
Saturday Nightmares: The Ultimate Horror Expo of All Time!
2010
0.0
Self
Autopsy of the Dead
2009
1.0
Bartender
The Spookshow
2009
1.0
Zombie #1 (as Bill Hinzman)
It Came from Trafalgar
2009
3.8
Romero the Zombie
Shadow: Dead Riot
2006
0.0
The Experienced Zombie
The Drunken Dead Guy
2005
🎬
0.0
Self (as Bill Hinzman)
FleshEater: Back Into the Woods
2003
Credits
Mimesis
as Zombie
2011
4.5
Underground Entertainment: The Movie
as Zombie #1
2011
7.2
River of Darkness
as Harvey Hix
2011
2.4
🎬
Saturday Nightmares: The Ultimate Horror Expo of All Time!
as Self
2010
0.0
Autopsy of the Dead
as Self
2009
0.0
The Spookshow
as Bartender
2009
1.0
It Came from Trafalgar
as Zombie #1 (as Bill Hinzman)
2009
1.0
Shadow: Dead Riot
as Romero the Zombie
2006
3.8
The Drunken Dead Guy
as The Experienced Zombie
2005
0.0
🎬
FleshEater: Back Into the Woods
as Self (as Bill Hinzman)
2003
0.0
The American Nightmare
as Self
2000
6.8
Night of the Living Dead: 30th Anniversary Edition 1999
as Zombie
1999
0.0
The Devil Ant
as Self
1999
0.0
Satanic Yuppies
as Miles Bishop
1996
1.8
Santa Claws
as Director
1996
2.9
Legion of the Night
as Dr. Bloom
1995
4.0
🎬
Zombie Jamboree
as Himself
1993
10.0
FleshEater: Revenge of the Living Dead
as FleshEater
1988
5.0
Creepy Classics
as Zombie - (archive footage)
1987
6.3
The Majorettes
as Sgt. Sanders
1986
4.9
Knightriders
as Mustachioed Archer in Tree (uncredited)
1981
6.2
Knightriders
as Archer in Tree
1981
6.2
The Crazies
as Man Shooting at Doctor's Office
1973
6.1
The Crazies
as Crazie shooting at doctor's office
1973
6.1
Hungry Wives
as The Intruder
1972
5.3
There's Always Vanilla
as Drunk guy in bar
1971
4.3
Night of the Living Dead
as Zombie
1968
7.6