Clayton Hill(1931-2009)
- Actor
- Casting Department
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Clayton Hill started entertaining at an early age. When he was six
years old, he sang in beer gardens with 3 piece combos where they would
throw money at him. When he was a teenager, he sang on the radio
station, WTAE-Pittsburgh on Saturday mornings in front of crowds of
thousands of people. He went into the U.S. Air Force for four years and
sang with swing bands at the officers and service clubs. When he was
discharged, he immediately started acting and singing in plays on the
stage in Pittsburgh. He was particularly in operettas where he sang and
danced. He went to drama school for two semesters at the Pittsburgh
Playhouse/Point Park College and appeared in many student productions.
Clayton then landed a role as lead zombie in George Romero's Dawn of
the Dead (1978) where he was also weapons coordinator. He is known as
the "sweater zombie" in the United States and the "escalator zombie" in
Germany. He has had credited and uncredited speaking roles in many
movies such as; All The Right Moves (1983), Lady Beware; Knightriders
(1981); Hellraisers III; Kid Brother; Silent Witness; Maria's Lovers;
The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh; Rappin'; and Death Penalty. Clayton was
featured in such movies as Gung Ho; Mrs. Soffell; Stuck with Each
Other, and Children of the Corn II where he also did stunts work.
Clayton has worked with such directors as George A. Romero, where he
was 2nd assistant director for the movie Knightriders (1981) and Ron
Howard, etc. He has cast over 25 movies as a location casting director
along with his wife, Sharon Ceccatti. Clayton has done location
scouting for movies in many cities and in other countries such as Spain
& Morocco.
His wife, Sharon, was an assistant to David Copperfield. Clayton traveled with the crew and appeared in Illusions with David Copperfield, one on one in Caesar's Palace in Lake Tahoe, Atlantic City and Las Vegas. He appeared on tour in other countries such as Germany, Spain, Czech Republic and many others. He is currently scheduled to appear in two cities in Germany, December 2003.
His wife, Sharon, was an assistant to David Copperfield. Clayton traveled with the crew and appeared in Illusions with David Copperfield, one on one in Caesar's Palace in Lake Tahoe, Atlantic City and Las Vegas. He appeared on tour in other countries such as Germany, Spain, Czech Republic and many others. He is currently scheduled to appear in two cities in Germany, December 2003.
