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S. William Hinzman
Actor 1936 - 2012

S. William Hinzman

Coraopolis, 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... Read full bio →

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11 roles
Title screen of Night of the Living Dead No snapshots yet
Character Cemetery Zombie
Mimesis No snapshots yet
Character Zombie

Mimesis

2011

Title screen of Shadow: Dead Riot No snapshots yet
Character Romero the Zombie
Title screen of The American Nightmare No snapshots yet
Character Self
Night of the Day of the Dawn of the Son of the Bride of the Return of the Terror No snapshots yet
Character Zombie (archive footage)
Title screen of FleshEater No snapshots yet
Character FleshEater

FleshEater

1988

Title screen of The Majorettes No snapshots yet
Character Sgt. Sanders
Title screen of Knightriders No snapshots yet
Character Archer in Tree
Title screen of The Crazies No snapshots yet
Character Man Shooting at Doctor's Office
Hungry Wives No snapshots yet
Character The Intruder
Title screen of There's Always Vanilla No snapshots yet
Character Drunk guy in bar

Filmography

Every title this person appears in

11 titles
Mimesis
Mimesis 2011
Shadow: Dead Riot
Shadow: Dead Riot 2006
The American Nightmare
The American Nightmare 2000
Night of the Day of the Dawn of the Son of the Bride of the Return of the Terror
Night of the Day of the Dawn of the Son of the Bride of the Return of the Terror 1991
FleshEater
FleshEater 1988
The Majorettes
The Majorettes 1987
Knightriders
Knightriders 1981
The Crazies
The Crazies 1973
Hungry Wives
Hungry Wives 1972
There's Always Vanilla
There's Always Vanilla 1971
Night of the Living Dead
Night of the Living Dead 1968

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