David Emge
Encyclopedia
David Emge is an American
actor
. He is known for his role as Stephen in George A. Romero
's classic film Dawn of the Dead.
, United States
. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree, majoring in Drama, while a student at the University of Evansville
.
, who later became famous as a starring member of the situation comedy
Barney Miller
. While working as a chef in a New York City
restaurant, Emge met George A. Romero
, who cast him in the role for which he would be most remembered, as Stephen in Romero's zombie
epic, Dawn of the Dead. As of 2007, Emge participates in occasional acting and film conventions.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
. He is known for his role as Stephen in George A. Romero
George A. Romero
George Andrew Romero is a Canadian-American film director, screenwriter and editor, best known for his gruesome and satirical horror films about a hypothetical zombie apocalypse. He is nicknamed "Godfather of all Zombies." -Life and career:...
's classic film Dawn of the Dead.
Early life
Emge (IPA: /'εmgi/) was born in Evansville, IndianaEvansville, Indiana
Evansville is the third-largest city in the U.S. state of Indiana and the largest city in Southern Indiana. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 117,429. It is the county seat of Vanderburgh County and the regional hub for both Southwestern Indiana and the...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree, majoring in Drama, while a student at the University of Evansville
University of Evansville
The University of Evansville is a small, private university with approximately 3,050 students located in Evansville, Indiana. Founded in 1854 as Moores Hill College, it is located near the interchange of the Lloyd Expressway and U.S. Route 41. It is affiliated with the United Methodist Church...
.
Movie career
One of Emge's classmates and acting partners while in college was Ron GlassRon Glass
Ronald E. "Ron" Glass is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as the witty Det. Ron Harris in the television sitcom Barney Miller , and as the spiritual Shepherd Derrial Book in the short-lived 2002 science fiction series Firefly and its sequel film Serenity.-Early life:Glass was...
, who later became famous as a starring member of the situation comedy
Situation comedy
A situation comedy, often shortened to sitcom, is a genre of comedy that features characters sharing the same common environment, such as a home or workplace, accompanied with jokes as part of the dialogue...
Barney Miller
Barney Miller
Barney Miller is a situation comedy television series set in a New York City police station in Greenwich Village. The series originally was broadcast from January 23, 1975 to May 20, 1982 on ABC. It was created by Danny Arnold and Theodore J. Flicker...
. While working as a chef in a New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
restaurant, Emge met George A. Romero
George A. Romero
George Andrew Romero is a Canadian-American film director, screenwriter and editor, best known for his gruesome and satirical horror films about a hypothetical zombie apocalypse. He is nicknamed "Godfather of all Zombies." -Life and career:...
, who cast him in the role for which he would be most remembered, as Stephen in Romero's zombie
Zombie
Zombie is a term used to denote an animated corpse brought back to life by mystical means such as witchcraft. The term is often figuratively applied to describe a hypnotized person bereft of consciousness and self-awareness, yet ambulant and able to respond to surrounding stimuli...
epic, Dawn of the Dead. As of 2007, Emge participates in occasional acting and film conventions.
Filmography
- HellmasterHellmasterHellmaster is a 1992 American horror film. The film was written and directed by Douglas Shulze and is about a psychotic college professor who uses unsuspecting students as laboratory rats, injecting them with a drug that mutates them into brutal slaughterers.-Plot:Part of a secret government...
(1992), as Robert - Basket Case 2Basket Case 2Basket Case 2 is a 1990 American comedy horror film written and directed by Frank Henenlotter. It was released on DVD by Synapse Films on October 30, 2007.-Cast:* Kevin Van Hentenryck as Duane Bradley* Judy Grafe as News Woman...
(1990), as Half Moon - Dawn of the Dead (1978), as Stephen
- The Booby Hatch (1975)