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Tall, bald and nearly always bearded, Sid Haig has provided hulking menace to many a low-budget exploitation film and high-priced action film. Sid Haig was born Sidney Eddie Mosesian in Fresno, California on July 14th 1939, a screaming ball of hair. His career was somewhat of an accident. Sid was growing so fast that he had absolutely no coordination. It was decided that he would take dancing lessons, and that's when it all began. At the age of seven, he was dancing for pay in a children's Christmas Show, then a revival of a vaudeville show - and on it went.
Sid also showed a musical inclination, particularly for the drums. So, when his parents got tired of him denting all the pots and pans in the house, they bought him a drum set. The music was in him and he took to it immediately, a born natural. First it was swing, then country, then jazz, blues and ROCK & ROLL. Sid always found it easy to make money with his music, and did very well. One year out of high school and signing a recording contract isn't too bad. Sid went on to record the single "Full House" with the T-Birds in 1958.
However, back while he was in high school, he got bitten by the "acting bug"... Alice Merrill was the head of the drama department at that time and gave Sid all the encouragement in the world to pursue an acting career. The clincher came in his senior year.
The way that the senior play was cast was that she would double cast the show, then have one of her friends from Hollywood come up and pick the final cast. You see, Merrill was quite famous as an actress on Broadway and kept up her contacts in the business. When the appointed day came the "friend" that showed up was Dennis Morgan, a big musical comedy star from the 40's. The rest is history - he picked Sid for the role, then two weeks later came back to see the show and told Sid that he should continue his education down south and consider acting as a career path. Two years later, Sid enrolled in the world famous Pasadena Playhouse, the school that trained such actors as Robert Preston, Robert Young, Gene Hackman, Dustin Hoffman, and so .. two years of "actor's hell" - non-stop 7am to 11pm with homework thrown in just for the fun of it - it was time to move on to the big "H", Hollywood!
Sid did so with long time friend and roommate Stuart Margolin (Angel on the Rockford Files). Sid's first acting job was in Jack Hill's student film at UCLA. It was called "The Host", which was released in 2004 on DVD as a companion to "Switchblade Sisters", another Hill film. That role launched a 40-year acting career during which Haig appeared in over 50 films and 350 television shows. He has proven himself quite valuable to such filmmakers as producer Roger Corman. He also became a staple in the pictures of Jack Hill, appearing in "Spider Baby", "Coffy", and "Foxy Brown". Haig's other memorable credits include George Lucas' "THX-1138",and the 1970 James Bond opus "Diamonds are Forever" (he's one of the Slumber Brothers, and got to toss a topless Lana Wood from the window of a high-rise Vegas hotel).
Among his most significant television credits are appearances on such landmark programs as The A-Team, TJ Hooker, Dukes of Hazzard, Quincy ME, Hart to Hart, Fantasy Island, Charlie's Angels, Police Woman, The Rockford Files, Six Million Dollar Man, Mannix, Mission: Impossible, Gunsmoke, Get Smart, Here's Lucy, The Flying Nun, Daniel Boone, Star Trek, Batman and The Untouchables.
Sid has never been one to give-up on anything but after forty years of carrying a gun (except for the occasional Jack Hill or Roger Corman Film),his dreams of being recognized as a more than competent actor were fading. Then in 1992 Sid backed away and said, "I'll never play another stupid "heavy" again, and I don't care if that means that I never work, ever." This just proves that if you take a stand people will listen, for in 1997 Quentin Tarantino wrote the part of the judge in "Jackie Brown" for Sid.
Then things got better, much better. Not necessarily more work, just better work. Later, in 2000, Sid starred in Rob Zombie's debut film "House of 1000 Corpses". He starred as the fun-loving but deadly Captain Spaulding. This role breathed new life into Sid's acting career and earned him an award for Best Supporting Actor in the 13th Annual Fangoria Chainsaw Awards, as well as an induction into the Horror Hall of Fame. Captain Spaulding has since become the icon for the new horror genre. Sid has recently enjoyed success as Captain Spaulding once again in Rob Zombie's follow-up to "House of 1000 Corpses", entitled, "The Devil's Rejects". For this film, Sid received the award for best Actor in the 15th Annual Fangoria Chainsaw Awards, as well as sharing 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.
Currently, Sid has several projects in various stages of production, and continues to enjoy his renewed success as an actor.
60. The Haunted World of El Superbeasto - Captain Spaulding (voice)
59. Halloween (2007) - Chester Chesterfield
58. Dead Man's Hand (2007) - Roy "The Word" Donahue
57. A Dead Calling (2006) - George
56. Razor (2006) - Sam
55. The Brotherhood of Blood (2006) - Pashek
54. Little Big Top (2006) - Seymour Smiles
53. Night of the Living Dead 3D (2006) - Gerald Tovar Jr.
52. House of the Dead 2: Dead Aim (2005) - Professor Curien
51. The Devil's Rejects (2005) - Captain Spaulding/Cutter
50. Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004) - Jay
49. House of 1000 Corpses (2003) - Captain Spaulding
48. Jackie Brown (1997) - Judge
47. Boris and Natasha (1992) - Colonel Gorda
46. Genuine Risk (1990) - Curly
45. The Forbidden Dance (1990) - Joa
44. Warlords (1989) - The Warlord
43. Wizards of the Lost Kingdom II (1989) - Donar
42. Goddess of Love (1988) (TV) - Hephaestus
41. Commando Squad (1987) - Iggy
40. 40 Days of Musa Dagh (1982) - Turkish General
39. The Aftermath (1982) - Cutter
38. Chu Chu and the Philly Flash (1981) - Vince
37. Galaxy of Terror (1981) - Quuhod
36. Underground Aces (1981) - Faoud
35. Loose Shoes (1980) - Lone Stranger
34. Death Car on the Freeway (1979) (TV) - Maurie
33. Evening in Byzantium (1978) (TV) - Asted
32. Swashbuckler (1976) - Bald Pirate
31. The Return of the World's Greatest Detective (1976) (TV) - Vince Cooley
30. The No Mercy Man (1975) - Pill Box
29. Woman Hunt (1975) - Silas
28. Who Is the Black Dahlia? (1975) (TV) - Tattoo Artist
27. Savage Sisters (1974) - Malavael
26. Foxy Brown (1974) - Hays
25. Busting (1974) - Rizzo's Bouncer
24. The Don Is Dead (1973) - The Arab
23. Beyond Atlantis (1973) - East Eddie
22. Coffy (1973) - Omar
21. Emperor of the North Pole (1973) - Grease Tail
20. Wonder Women (1973) - Gregorious
19. The Big Bird Cage (1972) - Django
18. Black Mama, White Mama (1972) - Ruben
17. Beware! The Blob (aka Son of the Blob) (1972) - uncredited cameo
16. Diamonds Are Forever (1971) (uncredited) - Slumber Inc. Attendant
15. The Big Doll House (1971) - Harry
14. THX 1138 (1971) - NCH
13. Alias Smith and Jones (1971) (TV) - Outlaw
12. C.C. and Company (1970) - Crow
11. Pit Stop (1969) - Hawk Sidney
10. Che! (1969) - Antonio
9. The Hell with Heroes (1968) - Crespin
8. The Helicopter Spies (1968) (TV) - Alex
7. Point Blank (1967) - Penthouse lobby guard 1
6. It's a Bikini World (1967) - Daddy
5. Track of the Vampire (1966) - Abdul
4. Beach Ball (1965) (uncredited) - Drummer for Righteous Brothers
3. Spider Baby, or The Maddest Story Ever Told (1964) - Ralph
2. The Firebrand (1962) - Diego
1. The Host (1960) - The Fugitive
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