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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