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12 February 2012 3:11 PM, PST | WENN | See recent WENN news »

Horror movie icon Bill Hinzman has lost his battle with cancer at the age of 75.

Hinzman was working as a cameraman on George Romero's 1968 horror classic Night of the Living Dead when the director cast him as a zombie in the film's opening scene.

The experience prompted him to sign up for more horror roles in films like Evil Ambitions, Santa Claws, Legion of the Night and Hungry Wives.

His last role came in 2011's River of Darkness.

He also directed gruesome hits FleshEater and The Majorettes, in which he starred, in the mid-1980s.

Hinzman, who was a regular hit at horror film conventions across America, died at his home in Pennsylvania on 5 February. »

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6 February 2012 12:01 PM, PST | Horrorbid | See recent Horrorbid news »

Truly a sad day for the world of horror & fans of the original "Night of the Living Dead". Yesterday, it was reported that Samuel William Hinzman passed away. He was the first zombie seen in the film & is often referred to as the "Cemetery Zombie". Hinzman is no stranger to the horror world; he had roles in not only the original Notld but in "Flesh Eater", "The Crazies", & "Santa Claws". Rip S. William Hinzman 10/24/1936 - 2/5/2012 Hours lat… »

5 February 2012 7:58 PM, PST | WeAreMovieGeeks.com | See recent WeAreMovieGeeks.com news »

He was the silver screen’s first zombie and now he’s dead for real. George Romero’s Night Of The Living Dead (1968) was not technically the first zombie movie, but it was the first to present the living dead in the way that we know and love. Bill Hinzman played what’s known as “The Graveyard Zombie”, the flesh-eating, slow-moving ghoul who attacks Barbara (Judith O’Dea) and her brother in the iconic film’s opening minutes. Hinzman was a staple on the horror movie convention circuit and would often dress up in ratty clothes and zombie makeup to pose with his many fans. I had the pleasure of interviewing Hinzman onstage at the Kitbuilders Monstrous Weekend convention here in St. Louis three years ago and at midnight, I screened a 16mm print of Night Of The Living Dead which he sat and watched  with us. Bill Hinzman had »

- Tom Stockman

5 February 2012 6:43 PM, PST | DreadCentral.com | See recent Dread Central news »

It's with deep sadness that we bring to you the news of the passing of Bill Hinzman this evening. We've lost another icon of the industry and more importantly one of the nicest and most genuine people we've ever had the chance of knowing.

Best known to fans everywhere as Zombie #1 or the Graveyard Zombie from the George A. Romero classic Night of the Living Dead, Hinzman has died after losing a bout with cancer. He was 75.

Bill Hinzman worked on numerous projects over the years, several of which were with Romero, such as There's Always Vanilla, Hungry Wives aka Season of the Witch, and of course The Crazies. On his own he tried his hand at directing with one of our favorite flicks, Flesh Eater.

A fixture on the convention circuit, Bill was always there with a smile for fans, often appearing in costume as the famed ghoul we all grew up with. »

- Uncle Creepy

4 items from 2012