Sid Haig was an American actor, film producer and musician. He was best known for his roles in horror movies.
So let’s dive into some trivia and facts about his life and career.
- Sid Haig was an American actor, film producer, and musician
- His full name was Sidney Eddie Mosesian
- He was born in July 14, 1939
- He died in September 21, 2019
- His roles included acting in Jack Hill’s blaxploitation films of the 1970s
- As well as his role as Captain Spaulding in Rob Zombie’s horror films House of 1000 Corpses, The Devil’s Rejects and 3 From Hell
- He had a leading role on the television series Jason of Star Command
- There he played the villain Dragos
- He has appeared in many television programs
- Including Batman, Star Trek, Mission: Impossible, Gunsmoke, The Rockford Files, Electra Woman and Dyna Girl, Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, Get Smart, Fantasy Island, Sledge Hammer!, The A-Team, The Fall Guy, The Dukes of Hazzard, Just the Ten of Us, and MacGyver
- Haig was born in Fresno, California
- He was raised in an Armenian community
- His father, Haig Mosesian, was an electrician
- Haig’s career began somewhat by accident
- As a young man, his rapid growth interfered with his motor coordination
- Prompting him to take dancing lessons
- At the age of seven years, he was a paid dancer in a children’s Christmas show
- And later joined a vaudeville revival show
- Haig also displayed musical talent particularly for the drums
- Prompting his parents to buy him a drum set
- On which he mastered a wide range of music styles
- Including swing, country, jazz, blues and rock and roll
- He found it easy to earn money with his 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 shot to No. 4 on the charts
- When Haig was in high school, the head of the drama department was Alice Merrill, who encouraged him to pursue an acting career
- Merrill had been a Broadway actress who 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
- The Hollywood contact who saw Haig perform was Dennis Morgan
- A big musical comedy star from the 1940s
- Who chose Haig for a prominent role in the play
- Two weeks later, he returned to see the show
- He advised Haig to continue his education in the San Fernando Valley and consider acting as a career
- Two years later, Haig enrolled in the Pasadena Playhouse
- The school that trained such noted actors as Robert Preston, Gene Hackman, and Dustin Hoffman
- He later moved to Hollywood with longtime friend and Pasadena Playhouse roommate Stuart Margolin
- In early September 2019, Haig was hospitalized after falling at his home in Los Angeles
- While recovering, he suffered from a lung infection after vomiting in his sleep
- He died on September 21, 2019, from complications of the infection at the age of 80
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