David Emge
{{Short description|American actor (1946–2024)|bot=PearBOT 5}}
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| name = David Emge
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| birth_name = David Michael Emge
| birth_date = {{birth date|1946|09|09|mf=y}}
| birth_place = Evansville, Indiana, U.S.
| death_date = {{death date and age|2024|01|20|1946|09|09|mf=y}}
| death_place = Evansville, Indiana, U.S.
| occupation = Actor
| notable_works = Dawn of the Dead
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David Michael Emge (September 9, 1946 – January 20, 2024) was an American actor. He was best known for playing Stephen "Flyboy" Andrews in George A. Romero's horror film Dawn of the Dead.
Life and career
Emge was born in Evansville, Indiana on September 9, 1946.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2024/01/david-emge-dead-1235800966/|title=David Emge Dies: Zombie Flyboy In Horror Classic 'Dawn Of The Dead' Was 77|website=Deadline|date=January 22, 2024|access-date=January 23, 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/david-emge-dead-dawn-of-the-dead-star-1235803731/|title=David Emge, 'Dawn of the Dead' Star, Dies at 77|website=The Hollywood Reporter|date=January 22, 2024|access-date=January 23, 2024}} One of his classmates and acting partners while in college was Ron Glass, 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.dreadcentral.com/news/15843/motion-picture-purgatory-the-booby-hatch/|title=Motion Picture Purgatory: The Booby Hatch|website=Dread Central|date=February 18, 2010|access-date=January 23, 2024}} As of 2007, Emge still participated in occasional acting and film conventions. He died in Evansville on January 20, 2024, at the age of 77.{{cite web |title=David Emge Obituary |url=https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/david-emge-obituary?id=54164906 |website=Legacy.com |access-date=January 23, 2024}}
Filmography
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| Year
! Title ! Role ! Notes |
|---|
| 1975
| Angelo Fettucini | |
| 1978
| Stephen "Flyboy" Andrews | |
| 1990
| "Half Moon" | |
| 1992
| Robert | |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|id=0256361|name=David Emge}}
- {{Find a Grave|263355669|David Emge}}
- [http://deathensemble.com/blog/2011/06/05/david-emge-the-romero-retrospective-audio/ Radio interview] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160701191300/http://deathensemble.com/blog/2011/06/05/david-emge-the-romero-retrospective-audio/|date=July 1, 2016}} on Deathensemble.com (11 mins, 2011)
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Category:American male film actors
Category:People from Evansville, Indiana
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