Dawn of the Dead is a film.
David Emge . He is known for his role as Stephen in George A. Romero 's classic film Dawn of the Dead . Dawn of the Dead (1978 film) . The cast features David Emge , Ken Foree , Scott Reiniger , and Gaylen Ross as survivors of the outbreak who barricade themselves inside a suburban shopping mall . Richard P. Rubinstein . In the 1970s and 1980s he collaborated frequently with horror director George A. Romero , including on the seminal 1978 zombie film Dawn of the Dead and the 1984 -- 1988 anthology horror television series Tales from the Darkside .