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.
25 movies
Mimesis
2011·4.5
Underground Entertainment: The Movie
2011·7.2
River of Darkness
2011·2.6
Saturday Nightmares: The Ultimate Horror Expo of All Time!
2010·0.0
Autopsy of the Dead
2009·0.0
The Spookshow
2009·1.0
It Came from Trafalgar
2009·3.3
Shadow: Dead Riot
2006·3.9
The Drunken Dead Guy
2005·8.0
FleshEater: Back Into the Woods
2003·0.0
The American Nightmare
2000·6.8
Night of the Living Dead: 30th Anniversary Edition 1999
1999·0.0
The Devil Ant
1999·8.0
Satanic Yuppies
1996·3.0
Santa Claws
1996·3.2
Legion of the Night
1995·6.7
Zombie Jamboree ‘93
1993·10.0
FleshEater: Revenge of the Living Dead
1988·4.9
Creepy Classics
1987·6.4
The Majorettes
1986·5.0
Knightriders
1981·6.2
The Crazies
1973·6.1
Hungry Wives
1972·5.2
There's Always Vanilla
1971·4.5
Night of the Living Dead
1968·7.6