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Sidney Eddie Mosesian Wiki Biography

Sidney Eddy Mosesian was born on the 14th July 1939, in Fresno, California USA of part Armenian descent, and is an actor, perhaps best known for appearing in the role of Captain Spaulding in the films “House Of 1000 Corpses” (2003), and “The Devil’s Rejects” (2005), both directed by Rob Zombie. He is also recognized for being a musician. He has been an active member of the entertainment industry since 1960.

Have you ever wondered how rich Sid Haig is? According to authoritative sources, it has been estimated that the total size of Sid’s net worth is over $1.5 million, as of late 2016. The main sum of this amount of money has been accumulated not only through his careers as an actor and as a musician.

Sid Haig Net Worth $1.5 Million

Sid Haig was brought up in an Armenian community by his parents – Sid later adopted his father’s Christian name. As a child he was very interested in dancing, and by the age of seven he was already a paid dancer in a Christmas show for children, after which he became a member of a vaudeville revival show. Later, he began playing the drums, and in his teens, Sid signed a one-year contract, releasing a single entitled “Full House” via the T-Birds in 1958, which reached No. 4 on the charts. However, while in high school, Sid was spotted by the head of the drama department Alice Merrill, who encouraged him to pursue a career as an actor. He enrolled at the Pasadena Playhouse, and was tutored by such successful actors as Gene Hackman, Robert Preston, Dustin Hoffman; after the course was over he moved to Hollywood.

Sid made his debut appearance in the short film “The Host” (1960), directed by Jack Hill; during the 1960s he built his name, appearing mostly in roles as a villain in such productions as “The Fireband” (1962), “Mission: Impossible” (1966-1970), and “Get Smart” (1967-1970) among others. He started the 1970s with a role in George Lucas` “THX” (1971), starring Robert Duvall, and in 1972 he teamed up with Jack Hill again, and starred in his “The Big Bird Cage” alongside Pam Grier and Anitra Ford. Again in 1973 he featured in Hill`s film “Coffy”, and once more with Pam Grier. In 1975 he appeared in Joseph Penvey`s “Who Is the Black Dahlia”, starring Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Brooke Adams and Donna Mills, while in 1976 he got the role of Texas in the TV series “Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman” (1976-1977), and then from 1978 until 1979 he played Dragos in the TV series “Jason of Star Command”; all these increased his net worth by a large margin.

Throughout the 1980s he featured in B production films, such as “Underground Aces” (1981) with Melanie Griffith and Dirk Benedict, “The Aftermath” (1982), “Forty Days of Musa Dagh” (1982), “Commando Squad” (1987), and “Goddess of White” (1988). He continued into the early 1990s, with roles in “The Forbidden Dance” (1990), “Genuine Risk” (1990), and “Boris and Natasha” (1992), before he decided to retire from acting, as he became bored with the one dimensional characters.

However, he returned to acting in 1997, with the role of the Judge in Quentin Tarantino`s “Jackie Brown”, starring Samuel L. Jackson and Robert Forster, and in 2003 starred as Jack Spaulding in Rob Zombie`s debut film “House of the 1000 Corpses”, with Karen Black and Bill Moseley, repeating the role in the sequel “Devil`s Rejects” in 2005. In 2004, he appeared as Jay in Tarantino`s Oscar-nominated action drama “Kill Bill: Vol. 2”, with Uma Thurman, David Carradine and Michael Madsen. His net worth was rising steadily.

Since then, Sid`s name has become known in the Hollywood area, and he has featured in some of the most successful horror films made from 2005 until present, including “Halloween” (2007), “The Haunted Casino” (2007), “The Lords of Salem” (2012) once again teaming with Rob Zombie, “Hatchet III” (2013), and “Bone Tomahawk” (2015) with Kurt Russell and Patrick Wilson as leads, all of which increased Sid`s net worth to a large degree.

Sid also has several project which are in the process of filming, including “Suicide for Beginners”, ‘Death House”, “Tabbott`s Traveling Carnivale of Terrors”, and the TV series “86 Zombies”.

Sid has received several awards during his career, including a Lifetime Achievement Award by Eyegore Award, and two Chainsaw Awards for films “House of 1000 Corpses” and “The Devils Rejects”, among others. Also, Sid has been inducted into the Horror Hall of Fame.

If to talk about his personal life, Sid Haig has been married to Susan L. Oberg since 2007. He is also known as a certified hypnotherapist, and in his spare time, he enjoys working with his clients.