Bill Hinzman, der «Cemetery Zombie» aus George Romeros «Night of the Living Dead» und damit der allererste Untote im modernen Zombiefilm, starb letzten Sonntag im Alter von 75 Jahren an seinem Krebsleiden. Snip von A.V. Club:
Hinzman was working on the movie as an assistant cameraman when Romero spotted him and knew he’d found his zombie muse. «We’d like to tell the story that it was a hard audition session,» said Russ Steiner, who co-produced the film and played Johnny. «But Bill was there and old enough and thin enough and he had an old suit.» Hinzman (whose name is spelled «Heinzman» in the credits of Living Dead) remained in Romero’s orbit for years, working in a variety of functions on There’s Always Vanilla, Hungry Wives, and The Crazies, as well as the equally chilling 1974 TV sports documentary O. J. Simpson: Juice On The Loose.
He’d largely drifted out of the business by the time Romero’s post-Living Dead career really began in earnest with Martin and Dawn Of The Dead, but by the late 1980s, his cult status was secure, and he found himself lured back to appear in a number of low-budget horror pictures where his presence served as an instant in-joke. (For example: In 2006’s Shadow: Dead Riot—starring Night Of The Living Dead remake lead—Hinzman’s character is billed as «Romero the Zombie».)
Hinzman even directed a couple of those, including 1987’s The Majorettes and 1988’s FleshEater, while remaining a popular attraction at fan conventions. He also put the zombie makeup back on for a pizza commercial. Hinzman’s final credit was a prominent role—alongside professional wrestlers Kurt Angle and Kevin Nash—in last year’s River Of Darkness.
Ruhe in Frieden Mr Hinzman! Bye bye and thanks for flesh and brains…
(via BoingBoing)







«Dravens Tales from the Crypt» bezaubert seit über 15 Jahren mit einer geschmacklosen Mischung aus Humor, seriösem Journalismus – aus aktuellem Anlass und unausgewogener Berichterstattung der Presse Politik – und Zombies, garniert mit jeder Menge Kunst, Entertainment und Punkrock. Draven hat aus seinem Hobby eine beliebte Marke gemacht, welche sich nicht einordnen lässt.








