Sid Haig Biography
Sid Haig, born Sidney Eddy Mosesian, was an actor from the United States. He has had a number of roles including acting in ’70s blaxploitation films as well as his role as Captain Spaulding in 2003 American exploitation horror film, House of 1000 Corpses and 2005 American horror film, The Devil’s Rejects.
He had a leading role in the live-action TV series Jason of Star Command, playing the role of villain, Dragos. Sid appeared in numerous TV shows such as Batman, Star Trek, Mission: Impossible, Gunsmoke, The Rockford Files, Electra Woman and Dyna Girl. Other TV shows that Sid appeared in are Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, Get Smart, Fantasy Island, Sledge Hammer, The A-Team, The Fall Guy, The Dukes of Hazzard and MacGyver.
Sid Haig Halloween
Haig was featured in Halloween as Chester Chesterfield. Halloween is the story. Halloween is a 2007 slasher film by Rob Zombie.
Sid Haig Star Trek
His debut acting job was in American film director, Jack Hill’s student film at UCLA entitled The Host. This kickstarted his forty-year plus acting career registering appearances in over 50 films and 350 television episodes. He became a regular in Hill’s films, like Spider Baby, Coffy and Foxy Brown.
Haig was also a consistent actor for producer-director Roger Corman. He appeared in George Lucas’ 1971 American science fiction film, THX 1138 and the 1971 James Bond film, Diamonds Are Forever.
Sid Haig Batman
Haig has many TV credits which include appearances in programs such as Batman, Gunsmoke, Get Smart, Mary Hartman, Mission: Impossible, Charlie’s Angels and Jason of Star Command. Other TV credits include Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, The Dukes of Hazzard, Automan, MacGyver and The A-Team and Emergency!.
In 1992, he retired citing reasons as a feeling of being typecast. For five years, he did not work in acting. Instead, he trained and became a certified Hypnotherapist.
In this time, the role of Marsellus Wallace was offered to him for Quentin Tarantino’s second film, Pulp Fiction. He passed on the role after seeing the shooting script and the short number of days dedicated for each locale. Later, he admitted that he always regretted this decision. Tarantino wrote the part of the judge in 1997 film Jackie Brown specifically for Haig.
Rob Zombie Sid Haig
Haig starred in Rob Zombie’s debut 2003 American exploitation horror film, House of 1000 Corpses where he played the role of Captain Spaulding. The role revived his acting career. For his performances in the film, he won a “Best Supporting Actor” award at the thirteenth Annual Fangoria Chainsaw Awards. Additionally, he was inducted into the Horror Hall of Fame. His Captain Spaulding character has become iconic in today’s horror genre. He reprised his role as Spaulding in House of 1000 Corpses’ sequel, entitled The Devil’s Rejects.
For his performances in this film, he earned the “Best Actor” award in the 15th Annual Fangoria Chainsaw Awards. Additionally, he shared the award for “Most Vile Villain” at the First Annual Spike TV Scream Awards with Leslie Easterbrook, Sheri Moon, and Bill Moseley.
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He reunited with Rob Zombie once again, although briefly. The reunification was in the director’s Halloween remake, where he played the role of cemetery caretaker Chester Chesterfield. Additionally, he also reprised the role of Captain Spaulding in Rob Zombie’s 2009 comedy horror animated film, The Haunted World of El Superbeasto. Recently, he has starred in the independent horror film Brotherhood of Blood, he also appeared in The Lords of Salem, Hatchet 3 and Devil in My Ride.
He starred in the documentary film Vampira: The Movie. The documentary is based on Maila Nurmi’s cult character Vampira.
Sid Haig High on the Hog
High on the Hog is a grindhouse exploitation crime thriller film. The film stars horror icon Sid Haig, Joe Estevez, and Robert Z’Dar. Writing and production roles were awarded to Kevin Lockhart. The film features some of the most controversial topics of our time: marijuana, dirty cops, and serial killers. In addition, the film has the fun addition of sex and rock n’ roll.
Sid Haig Age
He was born on the 14th of July in 1939. He was 80 years old as of 2019. His full name is Sidney Eddy Mosesian. He was a California born Armenian American. Sid died on September 21, 2019, at the age of 80 years.
Sid Haig Family
He was born in Fresno, California. He was born to Haig Mosesian and Roxy Mosesian. His father was an electrician. He was raised in an Armenian community. He married his current spouse, Susan L. Oberg in 2007.
Sid Haig Death
After falling at his home in early September 2019, Haig was taken to hospital and admitted. He vomited in his sleep and suffered a lung infection. He developed complications of COPD, Asperguilles Pneumonia, a small bowel obstruction, and Cardio Pulmonary Arrest. Haig died on September 21, 2019, at the age of 80 years.