John Amplas

John Amplas (born June 23, 1949)^[1] is an American actor known primarily for his work with director George A. Romero,^[2] particularly his appearances in the title role of Martin (1977), as well as Dawn of the Dead (1978) and Creepshow (1982).

John Amplas
Born	(1949-06-23) June 23, 1949 (age 75) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Occupation	Actor

Biography

Amplas's first film with George A. Romero was the cult film Martin (1977), in which he played the title role of a man who believes himself to be a vampire.^[3] The character of Martin was initially an older man^[4] but after Romero saw Amplas in a Pittsburgh production of Philemon he decided to rewrite the part to suit Amplas and cast him in the role.^[5]

Thereafter, he appeared in a number of other films directed by Romero, including Dawn of the Dead (1978),^[6] Knightriders (1981),^[7] Creepshow (1982),^[8] and Day of the Dead (1985),^[6] as well as Toxic Zombies (1980),^[9] and Midnight (1982), directed by John Russo.^[10]

He acted in a horror concept teaser entitled The Three (2011) directed by filmmaker Scott Goldberg which also features co-lead from Day of the Dead Lori Cardille.^[11] He starred also in the feature film adaption of the Rob Steigert short film Ombis.^[12]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
1977	Martin	Martin Mathias		[13]
1978	Dawn of the Dead	2nd Man on Roof	Uncredited
1980	Toxic Zombies	Philips
1981	Knightriders	Whiteface		[14]
1982	Creepshow	Nathan as zombie		[7]
1982	Midnight	Abraham		[15]
1985	Day of the Dead	Dr. Ted Fisher		[16]
1994	No Pets	Eddie Buford
2001	A Wedding for Bella	Jimmy
2002	Daddy Cool	Reverend Alter
2014	Progression	Master of Ceremonies
2016	Potent Media's Sugar Skull Girls	Demetrius
2018	After Hours Trading	Pawnbroker