S. William Hinzman
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.
Night of the Living Dead
(Zombie (as Bill Heinzman))
Hungry Wives
(The Intruder)
The Crazies
(Man Shooting at Doctor's Office)
Zombie Jamboree
(Himself)
FleshEater
(FleshEater)
The Majorettes
(Sgt. Sanders)
Creepy Classics
(Zombie - (archive footage))
The American Nightmare
(Self)
River of Darkness
(Harvey Hix)
There's Always Vanilla
(Drunk guy in bar)
The Drunken Dead Guy
(The Experienced Zombie)
Knightriders
(Mustachioed Archer in Tree (uncredited))
Autopsy of the Dead
(Self)
Satanic Yuppies
(Miles Bishop)
Knightriders
(Archer in Tree)
Santa Claws
(Director)
Legion of the Night
(Dr. Bloom)
Shadow: Dead Riot
(Romero the Zombie)
Mimesis
(Zombie)
Underground Entertainment: The Movie
(Zombie #1)
It Came from Trafalgar
(Zombie #1 (as Bill Hinzman))
The Spookshow
(Bartender)
Saturday Nightmares: The Ultimate Horror Expo of All Time!
(Self)
Scream Queens Naked Christmas
(Director of Photography)
Santa Claws
(Director of Photography)
Hungry Wives
(Additional Photography)
Hungry Wives
(Lighting Artist)
The Crazies
(Director of Photography)
FleshEater
(Director)
FleshEater
(Story)
FleshEater
(Screenplay)
FleshEater
(Producer)
FleshEater
(Editor)
The Majorettes
(Director)
Star of Jaipur
(Director of Photography)
The Mob Boss & the Soul Singer
(Producer)
The Mob Boss & the Soul Singer
(Cinematography)
O.J. Simpson: Juice on the Loose
(Cinematography)
Midnight
(Still Photographer)
The Majorettes
(Editor)
The Majorettes
(Transportation Coordinator)
The Amusement Park
(Director of Photography)
Night of the Living Dead
(Assistant Camera)