Sid Haig

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Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:Use American English Script error: No such module "infobox".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".Script error: No such module "Check for clobbered parameters".Template:Wikidata image Sidney Eddie Mosesian[1] (July 14, 1939 – September 21, 2019),[2][3] known professionally as Sid Haig, was an American actor. He was known for his appearances in horror films, most notably his role as Captain Spaulding in the Rob Zombie films House of 1000 Corpses, The Devil's Rejects and 3 from Hell. Haig's Captain Spaulding, and Haig himself, have been called icons of horror cinema. Haig had a leading role on the television series Jason of Star Command as the villain Dragos. He appeared in many television programs, including The Untouchables, Batman, Gunsmoke, Mission: Impossible, Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman, Star Trek, Get Smart, Mannix, The Rockford Files, Charlie's Angels, Fantasy Island, Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, The Dukes of Hazzard, The A-Team, MacGyver, and Emergency!. Haig also had roles in several of Jack Hill's blaxploitation films from the 1970s.

Early life

Haig was born in Fresno, California to Armenian parents.[4] He was the son of Roxy (Mooradian) and Haig Mosesian, an electrician.[5][6] As a young man, his rapid growth interfered with his motor coordination, prompting him to take dancing lessons.[7] At seven years old, he worked as a paid dancer in a children's Christmas show and later joined a vaudeville revival show.[8]

Haig was also a musician, playing a wide range of music styles on the drums, including swing, country, jazz, blues and rock and roll. Haig began to earn money from music, and signed a recording contract one year out of high school. Still a teenager, Haig went on to record the single "Full House" with the T-Birds in 1958, which reached No. 4 in the charts.[7][9][10]

The Pasadena Playhouse

While Haig was in high school, the head of the drama department was Alice Merrill, who encouraged him to pursue an acting career.[7] Merrill had been a Broadway actress who had maintained her contacts in the business. During his senior year, a play was produced in which Merrill double cast the show, to have one of her Hollywood friends assess the actors in order to select the final cast.[7]

Dennis Morgan, a musical comedy personality from the 1940s, saw Haig perform, and chose him for a prominent role in the play. Two weeks later, he returned to see the show and advised Haig to continue his education in the San Fernando Valley and to consider acting as a career. Two years later, Haig enrolled in the Pasadena Playhouse,[8] the school that trained such noted actors as Robert Preston, Gene Hackman, and Dustin Hoffman.[11] He later moved to Hollywood with longtime friend and Pasadena Playhouse roommate Stuart Margolin.[8]

Career

Haig's first acting role was in a 1960 short student film titled The Host, directed by Jack Hill at UCLA. This launched Haig's more-than-four-decade acting career in over fifty films and 350 television episodes.[7] Haig became a staple in Hill's films, such as Spider Baby, Coffy and Foxy Brown.Template:Sfn[12] In 1971, Haig appeared in THX 1138, the feature film directorial debut of George Lucas, as well as the James Bond film Diamonds Are Forever.[13]

Haig's television debut was a role in a 1962 episode of The Untouchables.[14] He also appeared in a number of other television programs, including Batman, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., Gunsmoke, Mission: Impossible,[15] Star Trek,[14] Get Smart,[12] The Flying Nun,[14] Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman, Emergency!, Charlie's Angels,[15] Jason of Star Command, Fantasy Island,Template:Sfn Buck Rogers in the 25th Century,[14] The Dukes of Hazzard,[15] The A-Team,[12] MacGyver, and Just the Ten of Us.Template:Sfn

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Sid Haig with his wife, Susan L. Oberg, at the 2007 Scream Awards

Haig temporarily retired from acting in 1992, feeling typecast: "I just didn't want to play stupid heavies anymore. They just kept giving me the same parts but just putting different clothes on me. It was stupid, and I resented it, and I wouldn't have anything to do with it".[7] Haig did not work in acting for five years, instead training and becoming a certified hypnotherapist.[7] During this time, he was offered the role of Marsellus Wallace (later to be played by Ving Rhames) in Pulp Fiction, the second feature film directed by Quentin Tarantino.Template:Sfn[16] At the time, Haig was concerned that low-budget television had been detrimental to his career and, at seeing the shooting script and the short number of days dedicated for each locale, he reportedly passed on the project; he is said to have later regretted this decision.Template:Sfn[17][15] Haig later appeared as a judge in Tarantino's 1997 film Jackie Brown, a part written specifically for Haig by Tarantino.[7][18]

In 2003, Haig starred in Rob Zombie's debut film House of 1000 Corpses, as a psychotic clown named Captain Spaulding.[19] The role revived Haig's acting career, earning him a "Best Supporting Actor" award in the 13th Annual Fangoria Chainsaw Awards, and an induction into Fangoria's Horror Hall of Fame.[20]Template:Sfn Haig reprised his role as Spaulding in the 2005 film The Devil's Rejects, a continuation of House of 1000 Corpses, in which Spaulding is portrayed as the patriarch of the murderous Firefly family.[20] Captain Spaulding has since been considered a modern icon of horror cinema, and Haig himself has been called a "horror icon".[13][14][19][21] For his reprisal of the role in The Devil's Rejects, he received the award for "Best Actor" in the 15th Annual Fangoria Chainsaw Awards, and shared the award for "Most Vile Villain" at the First Annual Spike TV Scream Awards with Leslie Easterbrook, Sheri Moon, and Bill Moseley as the Firefly family.[20][22] Haig was also nominated as "Best Butcher" in the Fuse/Fangoria Chainsaw Awards, but lost to Tobin Bell's Jigsaw from Saw II.[23]

Haig reunited with Rob Zombie for the director's 2007 Halloween remake, with Haig playing the role of cemetery caretaker Chester Chesterfield.[24] He again reprised his role as Captain Spaulding for Zombie's 2009 animated film The Haunted World of El Superbeasto,[25] and appeared in Zombie's 2013 film The Lords of Salem, as well as in the films Hatchet III and Devil in My Ride.[26]

In 2019, Haig appeared as Captain Spaulding for the final time in the Rob Zombie film 3 from Hell, a sequel to House of 1000 Corpses and The Devil's Rejects.[27] He posthumously appeared in the 2020 slasher film Hanukkah,[28][29] as well as the 2023 film Abruptio.[21][30]

Personal life

On November 2, 2007, Haig married Susan L. Oberg.[31]

Death

In early September 2019, Haig was hospitalized after falling at his home in Thousand Oaks, California.[32] While recovering, he contracted Aspergillus pneumonia after aspirating vomit in his sleep.[32] He died on September 21, 2019, at the age of 80.[33][2][34]

Selected filmography

Film

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1960 The Host The Fugitive Jack Hill Short film [35]
1962 The Firebrand Diego Maury Dexter Template:SfnTemplate:Sfn
1965 Beach Ball Drummer for Righteous Brothers Lennie Weinrib Uncredited Template:Sfn
1966 Blood Bath Abdul the Arab Jack Hill and Stephanie Rothman [36]
1967 It's a Bikini World Daddy Stephanie Rothman Template:Sfn
Point Blank First Penthouse Lobby Guard John Boorman [12][37]
1968 Spider Baby Ralph Jack Hill [38]
The Hell with Heroes Crespin Joseph Sargent Template:Sfn
1969 Pit Stop Hawk Sidney Jack Hill Template:Sfn
Che! Antonio Richard Fleischer Template:Sfn
1970 C.C. and Company Crow Seymour Robbie Template:Sfn
1971 THX 1138 NCH George Lucas [12]Template:Sfn
The Big Doll House Harry Jack Hill [39]
Diamonds Are Forever Slumber Inc. Attendant Guy Hamilton [12]
1972 The Big Bird Cage Django Jack Hill [39]
The Woman Hunt Silas Eddie Romero Template:Sfn
Beware! The Blob Deputy Ted Sims Larry Hagman
1973 Black Mama, White Mama Ruben Jack Hill Template:Sfn
The No Mercy Man Pill Box Daniel Vance Template:Sfn
Emperor of the North Pole Grease Tail Robert Aldrich [37]
Coffy Omar Jack Hill [12]
Beyond Atlantis East Eddie Eddie Romero [12]Template:Sfn
The Don Is Dead The Arab Richard Fleischer Template:Sfn
1974 Busting Rizzo's Bouncer Peter Hyams Template:Sfn
Foxy Brown Hays Jack Hill [12]
Savage Sisters Malavael Eddie Romero Template:Sfn
1976 Swashbuckler Bald Pirate James Goldstone Template:Sfn
1978 Loose Shoes Lone Stranger Ira Miller Template:Sfn
1981 Underground Aces Faoud Robert Butler [40]
Chu Chu and the Philly Flash Vince David Lowell Rich Template:Sfn
Galaxy of Terror Quuhod Bruce D. Clark [41]
1982 The Aftermath Cutter Steve Barkett [42]
Forty Days of Musa Dagh Turkish General Sarky Mouradian Template:Sfn
1987 Commando Squad Iggy Fred Olen Ray Template:Sfn
1988 Warlords The Warlord Template:Sfn
1989 Wizards of the Lost Kingdom II Donar Charles B. Griffith Template:Sfn
1990 The Forbidden Dance Joa Greydon Clark Template:Sfn
Genuine Risk Curly Kurt Voss Template:Sfn
1997 Jackie Brown Judge Quentin Tarantino [43]
2003 House of 1000 Corpses Captain Spaulding Rob Zombie Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
2004 Kill Bill: Volume 2 Jay Quentin Tarantino Template:Sfn
2005 The Devil's Rejects Captain Spaulding / "Cutter" Rob Zombie [44]
House of the Dead 2 Professor Roy Curien Michael Hurst [45]Template:Sfn
2006 Little Big Top Seymour Ward Roberts Template:Sfn
Vampira: The Movie Himself Kevin Sean Michaels Documentary film [46][47]
Night of the Living Dead 3D Gerald Tovar, Jr. Jeff Broadstreet [12]
2007 Dead Man's Hand Roy 'The Word' Donahue Charles Band Template:Sfn[48]
Halloween Chester Chesterfield Rob Zombie [49]
Brotherhood of Blood Pashek Michael Roesch and Peter Scheerer [49]
2009
The Haunted World of El Superbeasto Captain Spaulding Rob Zombie Voice role [45]
Dark Moon Rising Crazy Louis Dana Mennie [3]
2010 The Black Box Radio Evangelist Jonathan Lewis and David Sherbrook Voice role [50]
2011 Creature Chopper Fred M. Andrews [49]
2012 The Lords of Salem Dean Magnus Rob Zombie [51]
2013 Hatchet III Abbott McMullen BJ McDonnell [49]
Devil in My Ride Iggy Gary Michael Schultz [52]
The Penny Dreadful Picture Show Shopkeeper Eliza Swenson [53]
Zombex The Commander Jesse Dayton [28]
2015 Bone Tomahawk Buddy S. Craig Zahler [54]
2017 Death House Icicle Killer B. Harrison Smith [28][49]
To Hell and Back: The Kane Hodder Story Himself Derek Dennis Herbert Documentary film [55]
2018 Suicide for Beginners Barry Craig Thieman [56]
Cynthia Detective Edwards Devon Downs and Kenny Gage [57][58]
2019 High on the Hog Big Daddy Tony Wash [3]
3 from Hell Captain Spaulding Rob Zombie [3]
2020 Hanukkah Judah Lazarus Eben McGarr Posthumous release [28][29]
2022 Suicide for Beginners Barry Craig Thieman Posthumous release
2023 Abruptio Sal Evan Marlowe Posthumous release; Final film role [21][30]

Television

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1962 The Untouchables Augie the Hood Episode: "The Case Against Eliot Ness" [14]
1965 The Lucy Show The Mummy Episode: "Lucy and the Monsters" [59]
1966 Batman Royal Apothecary 2 episodes [15]Template:SfnTemplate:Sfn
1966–1969 Gunsmoke Eli Crawford / Buffalo Hunter / Cawkins / Wade Hansen 4 episodes [12][15]Template:Sfn
1966–1970 Mission: Impossible Various roles 9 episodes [15]Template:Sfn
1967 Star Trek First Lawgiver Episode: "The Return of the Archons" [14]Template:Sfn
1967–1970 Get Smart Guard / Bruce / Turk 3 episodes [12]Template:Sfn
1968 The Flying Nun Señor Quesada Episode: "The Return of Father Lundigan" [14]Template:Sfn
1974 The Rockford Files B.J. Episode: Caledonia, it's worth a fortune!
1975 Who Is the Black Dahlia? Tattoo Artist Television film Template:Sfn
1975 Emergency! Spike 1 episode Template:Sfn
1976 The Return of the World's Greatest Detective Vince Cooley Television film Template:Sfn
1976 ElectraWoman and DynaGirl The Genie Season One

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1976–1977 Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman Texas 55 episodes [15]
1978 Charlie's Angels Reza Episode: "Diamond in the Rough" [15]Template:Sfn
Evening in Byzantium Asied Television miniseries Template:Sfn
1978–1979 Jason of Star Command Dragos 28 episodes Template:Sfn
1978–1983 Fantasy Island Otto / Harlen / Hakeem 3 episodes Template:Sfn
1979 Death Car on the Freeway Maurie Television film Template:Sfn
1980–1981 Buck Rogers in the 25th Century Pratt / Spirot 2 episodes [14]
1981–1985 The Fall Guy Yusef / Arnie / Mr. Fick / Biker 4 episodes Template:Sfn
1982 The Dukes of Hazzard Slocum Episode: "Miz Tisdale on the Lam" [15]
1983 The A-Team Sonny Jenko Episode: "Black Day at Bad Rock" [12]Template:Sfn
Automan 1st Gang Member Episode: "Pilot" Template:Sfn
1985 Amazing Stories Thug Episode: "Remote Control Man" Template:Sfn
1985–1986 MacGyver Khalil / Khan 2 episodes Template:Sfn
1988 Goddess of Love Hephaestus Television film Template:Sfn
1989–1990 Just the Ten of Us Bob 3 episodes Template:Sfn
1992 Boris and Natasha: The Movie Colonel Gorda Television film Template:Sfn
2018 Tigtone Lord Festus Voice
Episode: "Tigtone and the Pilot" 		[60]

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