death_place death_date birth_date article_title name
burgettstown , pennsylvania , usa 26 july 2009 07 may 1931 clayton hill
 clayton hill
clayton hill

clayton hill -lrb- may 7 , 1931 -- july 26 , 2009 -rrb- was an american actor who appeared in many films , but was best known for his role as the `` sweater zombie '' in the 1978 horror film `` dawn of the dead '' by director george a. romero .
he was an assistant director on romero 's 1981 `` knightriders '' and had casting responsibilities for several films .
shortly before his death he played a major role as `` father clayton '' in wrestling star kurt angle 's film `` end game '' , and was to play a lead with angle in the 2010 film `` river of darkness '' .
