David Emge obit

 

David Emge Obituary

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David Michael Emge, 77, was born on September 9, 1946 in Evansville. He passed away on January 20, 2024 at West River Health Campus. David attended the University of Evansville. He served in the United States Army. In order to honor David's memory, donations can be made to Mater Dei High School, located at 1300 Harmony Way, Evansville, Inidiana 47720.

He was best known for playing Stephen "Flyboy" Andrews in George A. Romero's horror film Dawn of the Dead.

One of Emge's 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. As of 2007, Emge still participated in occasional acting and film conventions. He died on January 20, 2024, at the age of 77.

 

Actor

Hellmaster (1992)

Hellmaster

3.8

Robert

1992

 

Basket Case 2 (1990)

Basket Case 2

5.4

Half Moon

1990

 

John Paul in Dawn of the Dead (1978)

Dawn of the Dead

7.8

Stephen

1978

 

The Liberation of Cherry Janowski (1976)

The Liberation of Cherry Janowski

4.0

Angelo Fettucini

1976

 

The Devil and Sam Silverstein (1976)

The Devil and Sam Silverstein

1976

 

Additional Crew

Voices & Visions

TV Mini Series

production assistant

1988