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{{short description|American actor}}
{{Short description|American actor (1939–2019)}}
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{{Infobox person
{{Infobox person
| name = Sid Haig
| name = Sid Haig
| image = Sidhaig.PNG
| image = File:Sid Haig 2016 (cropped).png
| caption = Haig in 2007
| caption = Haig in 2016
| birth_name = Sidney Eddie Mosesian
| birth_name = Sidney Eddie Mosesian
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1939|07|14}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1939|07|14}}
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| death_date = {{death date and age|2019|9|21|1939|7|14}}
| death_date = {{death date and age|2019|9|21|1939|7|14}}
| death_place = [[Thousand Oaks, California]], U.S.
| death_place = [[Thousand Oaks, California]], U.S.
| occupation = {{hlist|Actor|Film producer|Musician|Certified hypnotherapist}}
| occupation = Actor
| yearsactive = 1960–2019
| yearsactive = 1960–2019
| education = [[Pasadena Playhouse]]
| education = [[Pasadena Playhouse]]
| website = http://www.sidhaig.com/
| website =
| spouse = {{marriage|Susan L. Oberg|2007}}
| spouse = {{marriage|Susan L. Oberg|2007}}
}}
}}
'''Sidney Eddie Mosesian'''<ref>According to the State of California. ''California Birth Index, 1905-1995''. Center for Health Statistics, California Department of Health Services, Sacramento, California. At Ancestry.com</ref> (July 14, 1939 – September 21, 2019),<ref name="Flint">{{cite web|url=https://news.yahoo.com/house-of-1000-corpses-star-sid-haig-has-died-104001110.html|title='Jackie Brown' and 'House of 1000 Corpses' star Sid Haig has died|last=Flint|first=Hanna|date=September 23, 2019|website=[[Yahoo! News]]|access-date=September 23, 2019}}</ref><ref name=bloodyrip>{{cite web|url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/news/3585070/r-p-legendary-actor-sid-haig-passed-away/|title=[R.I.P.] Legendary Actor Sid Haig Has Passed Away|last=Miska|first=Brad|date=September 23, 2019|website=[[Bloody Disgusting]]|access-date=September 24, 2019}}</ref> known professionally as '''Sid Haig''', was an American actor, film producer, and musician. He is known for his roles in several of [[Jack Hill]]'s [[blaxploitation]] films from the 1970s, as well as for his appearances in [[horror film]]s, most notably his role as [[Captain Spaulding (Rob Zombie character)|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 (1959 TV series)|The Untouchables]]'', ''[[Batman (TV series)|Batman]]'', ''[[Gunsmoke#Television series (1955–1975) and TV movies|Gunsmoke]]'', ''[[Mission: Impossible (1966 TV series)|Mission: Impossible]]'', ''[[Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman]]'', ''[[Star Trek: The Original Series|Star Trek]]'', ''[[Get Smart]]'', ''[[The Rockford Files]]'', ''[[Charlie's Angels]]'', ''[[Fantasy Island]]'', ''[[Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (TV series)|Buck Rogers in the 25th Century]]'', ''[[The Dukes of Hazzard]]'', ''[[The A-Team]]'', and ''[[MacGyver (1985 TV series)|MacGyver]]''.
'''Sidney Eddie Mosesian'''<ref>According to the State of California. ''California Birth Index, 1905-1995''. Center for Health Statistics, California Department of Health Services, Sacramento, California. At Ancestry.com</ref> (July 14, 1939 – September 21, 2019),<ref name="Flint">{{cite web|url=https://news.yahoo.com/house-of-1000-corpses-star-sid-haig-has-died-104001110.html|title='Jackie Brown' and 'House of 1000 Corpses' star Sid Haig has died|last=Flint|first=Hanna|date=September 23, 2019|website=[[Yahoo! News]]|access-date=September 23, 2019}}</ref><ref name=bloodyrip>{{cite web|url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/news/3585070/r-p-legendary-actor-sid-haig-passed-away/|title=[R.I.P.] Legendary Actor Sid Haig Has Passed Away|last=Miska|first=Brad|date=September 23, 2019|website=[[Bloody Disgusting]]|access-date=September 24, 2019}}</ref> known professionally as '''Sid Haig''', was an American actor. He was known for his appearances in [[horror film]]s, most notably his role as [[Captain Spaulding (Rob Zombie character)|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 (1959 TV series)|The Untouchables]]'', ''[[Batman (TV series)|Batman]]'', ''[[Gunsmoke#Television series (1955–1975) and TV movies|Gunsmoke]]'', ''[[Mission: Impossible (1966 TV series)|Mission: Impossible]]'', ''[[Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman]]'', ''[[Star Trek: The Original Series|Star Trek]]'', ''[[Get Smart]]'', ''[[The Rockford Files]]'', ''[[Charlie's Angels]]'', ''[[Fantasy Island]]'', ''[[Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (TV series)|Buck Rogers in the 25th Century]]'', ''[[The Dukes of Hazzard]]'', ''[[The A-Team]]'', ''[[MacGyver (1985 TV series)|MacGyver]]'', and ''[[Emergency!]]''. Haig also had roles in several of [[Jack Hill]]'s [[blaxploitation]] films from the 1970s.


==Early life==
==Early life==
Haig was born in [[Fresno, California]], and was raised in an [[Armenians|Armenian]] community.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.armeniandiaspora.com/archive/4279.html|title=Fresno: Local devil was inspired by zoo's Angel Fresno's Sid Haig|last=Murray|first=Jodi|date=May 4, 2004|work=Armenian Diaspora|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080213010436/http://www.armeniandiaspora.com/archive/4279.html|archive-date=February 13, 2008|access-date=March 10, 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref> He was the son of Roxy (Mooradian) and Haig Mosesian, an [[electrician]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Former Fresnan Plays The Heavy Bee|date=August 1, 1969|work=[[The Fresno Bee]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/sid-haig/bio/174710/|title = Sid Haig}}</ref> As a young man, his rapid growth interfered with his [[motor coordination]], prompting him to take dancing lessons.<ref name="kaos">{{cite web|url=http://www.kaos2000.net/interviews/sidhaig|title=KAOS2000 Magazine interview with Sid Haig|last=Anderson|first=Philip|date=August 2004|work=KAOS2000 Magazine|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170615182822/http://www.kaos2000.net/interviews/sidhaig/|archive-date=June 15, 2017|access-date=March 10, 2008}}</ref> At seven years old, he worked as a paid dancer in a children's Christmas show and later joined a [[vaudeville]] revival show.<ref name="Badmout">{{cite web|url=http://www.badmouth.net/interview-sid-haig|title=Interview: Sid Haig|last=Marcotte|first=John|date=July 22, 2004|website=BadMouth|access-date=March 10, 2008}}</ref>
Haig was born in [[Fresno, California]] to [[Armenians|Armenian]] parents.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.armeniandiaspora.com/archive/4279.html|title=Fresno: Local devil was inspired by zoo's Angel Fresno's Sid Haig|last=Murray|first=Jodi|date=May 4, 2004|work=Armenian Diaspora|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080213010436/http://www.armeniandiaspora.com/archive/4279.html|archive-date=February 13, 2008|access-date=March 10, 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref> He was the son of Roxy (Mooradian) and Haig Mosesian, an [[electrician]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Former Fresnan Plays The Heavy Bee|date=August 1, 1969|work=[[The Fresno Bee]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/sid-haig/bio/174710/|title = Sid Haig}}</ref> As a young man, his rapid growth interfered with his [[motor coordination]], prompting him to take dancing lessons.<ref name="kaos">{{cite web|url=http://www.kaos2000.net/interviews/sidhaig|title=KAOS2000 Magazine interview with Sid Haig|last=Anderson|first=Philip|date=August 2004|work=KAOS2000 Magazine|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170615182822/http://www.kaos2000.net/interviews/sidhaig/|archive-date=June 15, 2017|access-date=March 10, 2008}}</ref> At seven years old, he worked as a paid dancer in a children's Christmas show and later joined a [[vaudeville]] revival show.<ref name="Badmout">{{cite web|url=http://www.badmouth.net/interview-sid-haig|title=Interview: Sid Haig|last=Marcotte|first=John|date=July 22, 2004|website=BadMouth|access-date=March 10, 2008}}</ref>


Haig was also a musician, playing a wide range of music styles on the drums, including [[Swing music|swing]], [[country music|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.<ref name="kaos"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.milenko500.com/haiginterview.htm|title=Interview with Sid Haig|work=Milenko500|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050111091855/http://www.milenko500.com/haiginterview.htm|archive-date=January 11, 2005|access-date=March 10, 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.heraldbulletin.com/letters/local_story_185222841.html|title=At the HorrorHound Film Fest: the cult favorite, Sid Haig|work=[[The Herald Bulletin]]|date=August 4, 2007|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120630131106/http://www.heraldbulletin.com/letters/local_story_185222841.html|archive-date=June 30, 2012|access-date=March 10, 2008}}</ref>
Haig was also a musician, playing a wide range of music styles on the drums, including [[Swing music|swing]], [[country music|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.<ref name="kaos"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.milenko500.com/haiginterview.htm|title=Interview with Sid Haig|work=Milenko500|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050111091855/http://www.milenko500.com/haiginterview.htm|archive-date=January 11, 2005|access-date=March 10, 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.heraldbulletin.com/letters/local_story_185222841.html|title=At the HorrorHound Film Fest: the cult favorite, Sid Haig|work=[[The Herald Bulletin]]|date=August 4, 2007|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120630131106/http://www.heraldbulletin.com/letters/local_story_185222841.html|archive-date=June 30, 2012|access-date=March 10, 2008}}</ref>
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[[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]],<ref name="Badmout"/> the school that trained such noted actors as [[Robert Preston (actor)|Robert Preston]], [[Gene Hackman]], and [[Dustin Hoffman]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/23/movies/sid-haig-dead-captain-spaulding.html|title=Sid Haig, Horror Actor and Cult Figure, Dies at 80|last=Holson|first=Laura M.|date=September 23, 2019|work=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=September 24, 2019}}</ref> He later moved to Hollywood with longtime friend and Pasadena Playhouse roommate [[Stuart Margolin]].<ref name="Badmout"/>
[[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]],<ref name="Badmout"/> the school that trained such noted actors as [[Robert Preston (actor)|Robert Preston]], [[Gene Hackman]], and [[Dustin Hoffman]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/23/movies/sid-haig-dead-captain-spaulding.html|title=Sid Haig, Horror Actor and Cult Figure, Dies at 80|last=Holson|first=Laura M.|date=September 23, 2019|work=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=September 24, 2019}}</ref> He later moved to Hollywood with longtime friend and Pasadena Playhouse roommate [[Stuart Margolin]].<ref name="Badmout"/>


==Acting career==
==Career==
Haig's first acting role was in a 1960 short student film titled ''The Host'', directed by [[Jack Hill]] at [[University of California, Los Angeles|UCLA]]. This launched Haig's more-than-four-decade acting career in over fifty films and 350 television episodes.<ref name="kaos"/> Haig became a staple in Hill's films, such as ''[[Spider Baby]]'', ''[[Coffy]]'' and ''[[Foxy Brown (1974 film)|Foxy Brown]]''.{{sfn|Waddell|2008|p=45}}<ref name=nichols>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2019/film/news/sid-haig-dead-dies-house-of-1000-corpses-1203345673/|title=Sid Haig, Horror Actor in Rob Zombie Trilogy, Dies at 80|last=Nichols|first=Mackenzie|date=September 23, 2019|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|access-date=September 24, 2019}}</ref> In 1971, Haig appeared in ''[[THX 1138]]'', the feature film directorial debut of [[George Lucas]], as well as the [[James Bond in film|James Bond]] film ''[[Diamonds Are Forever (film)|Diamonds Are Forever]]''.<ref name=deadline>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2019/09/sid-haig-dies-dead-obituary-actor-house-of-1000-corpses-kill-bill-volume-2-1202742468/|title=Sid Haig Dies: 'House Of 1000 Corpses' Horror Icon Was 80|last=Evans|first=Greg|date=September 23, 2019|work=[[Deadline Hollywood|Deadline]]|access-date=September 24, 2019}}</ref>
Haig's first acting role was in a 1960 short student film titled ''The Host'', directed by [[Jack Hill]] at [[University of California, Los Angeles|UCLA]]. This launched Haig's more-than-four-decade acting career in over fifty films and 350 television episodes.<ref name="kaos"/> Haig became a staple in Hill's films, such as ''[[Spider Baby]]'', ''[[Coffy]]'' and ''[[Foxy Brown (1974 film)|Foxy Brown]]''.{{sfn|Waddell|2008|p=45}}<ref name=nichols>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2019/film/news/sid-haig-dead-dies-house-of-1000-corpses-1203345673/|title=Sid Haig, Horror Actor in Rob Zombie Trilogy, Dies at 80|last=Nichols|first=Mackenzie|date=September 23, 2019|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|access-date=September 24, 2019}}</ref> In 1971, Haig appeared in ''[[THX 1138]]'', the feature film directorial debut of [[George Lucas]], as well as the [[James Bond in film|James Bond]] film ''[[Diamonds Are Forever (film)|Diamonds Are Forever]]''.<ref name=deadline>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2019/09/sid-haig-dies-dead-obituary-actor-house-of-1000-corpses-kill-bill-volume-2-1202742468/|title=Sid Haig Dies: 'House Of 1000 Corpses' Horror Icon Was 80|last=Evans|first=Greg|date=September 23, 2019|work=[[Deadline Hollywood|Deadline]]|access-date=September 24, 2019}}</ref>


Haig's television debut was a role in a 1962 episode of ''[[The Untouchables (1959 TV series)|The Untouchables]]''.<ref name=nerdist>{{cite web|url=https://nerdist.com/article/genre-icon-sid-haig-has-died-at-80/|title=Genre Icon Sid Haig Passes Away at 80|last=Knight|first=Rosie|date=September 23, 2019|website=[[Nerdist]]|access-date=September 24, 2019}}</ref> He also appeared in a number of other television programs, including ''[[Batman (TV series)|Batman]]'', ''[[The Man From U.N.C.L.E.]]'', ''[[Gunsmoke#Television series (1955–1975) and TV movies|Gunsmoke]]'', ''[[Mission: Impossible (1966 TV series)|Mission: Impossible]]'',<ref name="colburn" /> ''[[Star Trek: The Original Series|Star Trek]]'',<ref name="nerdist" /> ''[[Get Smart]]'',<ref name="nichols" /> ''[[The Flying Nun]]'',<ref name="nerdist" /> ''[[Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman]]'', ''[[Emergency! (TV series)|Emergency!]]'', ''[[Charlie's Angels]]'',<ref name="colburn" /> ''[[Jason of Star Command]]'', ''[[Fantasy Island]]'',{{sfn|Paul|2007|p=79}} ''[[Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (TV series)|Buck Rogers in the 25th Century]]'',<ref name="nerdist" /> ''[[The Dukes of Hazzard]]'',<ref name="colburn" /> ''[[The A-Team]]'',<ref name="nichols" /> ''[[MacGyver (1985 TV series)|MacGyver]]'', and ''[[Just the Ten of Us]]''.{{sfn|Paul|2007|p=79}}
Haig's television debut was a role in a 1962 episode of ''[[The Untouchables (1959 TV series)|The Untouchables]]''.<ref name=nerdist>{{cite web|url=https://nerdist.com/article/genre-icon-sid-haig-has-died-at-80/|title=Genre Icon Sid Haig Passes Away at 80|last=Knight|first=Rosie|date=September 23, 2019|website=[[Nerdist]]|access-date=September 24, 2019}}</ref> He also appeared in a number of other television programs, including ''[[Batman (TV series)|Batman]]'', ''[[The Man from U.N.C.L.E.]]'', ''[[Gunsmoke#Television series (1955–1975) and TV movies|Gunsmoke]]'', ''[[Mission: Impossible (1966 TV series)|Mission: Impossible]]'',<ref name="colburn" /> ''[[Star Trek: The Original Series|Star Trek]]'',<ref name="nerdist" /> ''[[Get Smart]]'',<ref name="nichols" /> ''[[The Flying Nun]]'',<ref name="nerdist" /> ''[[Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman]]'', ''[[Emergency! (TV series)|Emergency!]]'', ''[[Charlie's Angels]]'',<ref name="colburn" /> ''[[Jason of Star Command]]'', ''[[Fantasy Island]]'',{{sfn|Paul|2007|p=79}} ''[[Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (TV series)|Buck Rogers in the 25th Century]]'',<ref name="nerdist" /> ''[[The Dukes of Hazzard]]'',<ref name="colburn" /> ''[[The A-Team]]'',<ref name="nichols" /> ''[[MacGyver (1985 TV series)|MacGyver]]'', and ''[[Just the Ten of Us]]''.{{sfn|Paul|2007|p=79}}
[[Image:Haig, Sid (2007).jpg|thumb|left|Sid Haig with his wife, Susan L. Oberg, at the 2007 [[Scream Awards]]]]
[[Image:Haig, Sid (2007).jpg|thumb|left|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".<ref name="kaos"/> Haig did not work in acting for five years, instead training and becoming a certified [[hypnotherapist]].<ref name="kaos"/> During this time, he was offered the role of Marsellus Wallace (later to be played by [[Ving Rhames]]) in ''[[Pulp Fiction (film)|Pulp Fiction]]'', the second feature film directed by [[Quentin Tarantino]].{{sfn|Paul|2007|p=77}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fangoria.com/features/4353-a-conversation-with-sid-haig.html|title=A Conversation with Sid Haig|last=Anders|first=Jason|date=October 19, 2009|work=[[Fangoria]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091021170825/http://www.fangoria.com/features/4353-a-conversation-with-sid-haig.html|archive-date=October 21, 2009|access-date=September 24, 2019}}</ref> 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.{{sfn|McIver|2015|p=120}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.a3upodcast.com/node/187|title=Sid Haig Interview|publisher=The Ages Three and Up Official Podcast|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081120065456/http://www.a3upodcast.com/node/187|archive-date=November 20, 2008|access-date=July 20, 2008}}</ref><ref name=colburn>{{cite web|url=https://news.avclub.com/r-i-p-genre-legend-sid-haig-star-of-the-devils-reject-1838356428|title=R.I.P. Sid Haig, genre legend and star of The Devil's Rejects|last=Colburn|first=Randall|date=September 23, 2019|work=[[The A.V. Club]]|access-date=September 24, 2019}}</ref> Haig later appeared as a judge in Tarantino's 1997 film ''[[Jackie Brown]]'', a part written specifically for Haig by Tarantino.<ref name="kaos"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/movies/sid-haig-actor-house-1000-corpses-other-horror-movies-dies-n1057586|title=Sid Haig, actor of 'House of 1000 Corpses' and other cult movies, dies at 80|last=Arkin|first=Daniel|date=September 23, 2019|work=[[NBC News]]|access-date=September 24, 2019}}</ref>
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".<ref name="kaos"/> Haig did not work in acting for five years, instead training and becoming a certified [[hypnotherapist]].<ref name="kaos"/> During this time, he was offered the role of Marsellus Wallace (later to be played by [[Ving Rhames]]) in ''[[Pulp Fiction (film)|Pulp Fiction]]'', the second feature film directed by [[Quentin Tarantino]].{{sfn|Paul|2007|p=77}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fangoria.com/features/4353-a-conversation-with-sid-haig.html|title=A Conversation with Sid Haig|last=Anders|first=Jason|date=October 19, 2009|work=[[Fangoria]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091021170825/http://www.fangoria.com/features/4353-a-conversation-with-sid-haig.html|archive-date=October 21, 2009|access-date=September 24, 2019}}</ref> 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.{{sfn|McIver|2015|p=120}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.a3upodcast.com/node/187|title=Sid Haig Interview|publisher=The Ages Three and Up Official Podcast|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081120065456/http://www.a3upodcast.com/node/187|archive-date=November 20, 2008|access-date=July 20, 2008}}</ref><ref name=colburn>{{cite web|url=https://news.avclub.com/r-i-p-genre-legend-sid-haig-star-of-the-devils-reject-1838356428|title=R.I.P. Sid Haig, genre legend and star of The Devil's Rejects|last=Colburn|first=Randall|date=September 23, 2019|work=[[The A.V. Club]]|access-date=September 24, 2019}}</ref> Haig later appeared as a judge in Tarantino's 1997 film ''[[Jackie Brown]]'', a part written specifically for Haig by Tarantino.<ref name="kaos"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/movies/sid-haig-actor-house-1000-corpses-other-horror-movies-dies-n1057586|title=Sid Haig, actor of 'House of 1000 Corpses' and other cult movies, dies at 80|last=Arkin|first=Daniel|date=September 23, 2019|work=[[NBC News]]|access-date=September 24, 2019}}</ref>


In 2003, Haig starred in [[Rob Zombie]]'s debut film ''[[House of 1000 Corpses]]'', as a psychotic clown named [[Captain Spaulding (Rob Zombie character)|Captain Spaulding]].<ref name=chernov>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2019/film/news/rob-zombie-3-from-hell-premiere-sid-haig-1203338865/|title=Rob Zombie and '3 from Hell' Cast Offer Get-Well Wishes to Ailing Co-Star Sid Haig|last=Chernov|first=Matthew|date=September 17, 2019|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|access-date=September 24, 2019}}</ref> 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.<ref name=sidbio />{{sfn|McIver|2015|p=129}} 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]].<ref name=sidbio /> Captain Spaulding has since been considered a modern icon of horror cinema, and Haig himself has been called a "horror icon".<ref name=deadline /><ref name=nerdist /><ref name=chernov /><ref name=oller>{{cite web|url=https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/sid-haig-rob-zombie-captain-spaulding-obituary|title=Sid Haig, Rob Zombie's Captain Spaulding and Horror Icon, Dies at 80|last=Oller|first=Jacob|date=September 23, 2019|publisher=[[SyFy Wire]]|access-date=September 24, 2019}}</ref> 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 Zombie|Sheri Moon]], and [[Bill Moseley]] as the Firefly family.<ref name=sidbio /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/10-08-2006/0004447325|title=Spike TV Announces SCREAM AWARDS 2006 Winners!!!|date=October 8, 2006|publisher=PR Newswire|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120729120403/http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=%2Fwww%2Fstory%2F10-08-2006%2F0004447325|archive-date=July 29, 2012|access-date=March 10, 2008|url-status=live}}</ref> Haig was also nominated as "Best Butcher" in the Fuse/Fangoria Chainsaw Awards, but lost to [[Tobin Bell]]'s [[Jigsaw Killer|Jigsaw]] from ''[[Saw II]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fangoria.com/news_article.php?id=2568|title=1ST fuse FANGO CHAINSAW AWARDS nominees!|date=February 21, 2008|work=[[Fangoria]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080222050647/http://www.fangoria.com/news_article.php?id=2568|archive-date=February 22, 2008|access-date=March 10, 2008}}</ref>
In 2003, Haig starred in [[Rob Zombie]]'s debut film ''[[House of 1000 Corpses]]'', as a psychotic clown named [[Captain Spaulding (Rob Zombie character)|Captain Spaulding]].<ref name=chernov>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2019/film/news/rob-zombie-3-from-hell-premiere-sid-haig-1203338865/|title=Rob Zombie and '3 from Hell' Cast Offer Get-Well Wishes to Ailing Co-Star Sid Haig|last=Chernov|first=Matthew|date=September 17, 2019|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|access-date=September 24, 2019}}</ref> 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.<ref name=sidbio />{{sfn|McIver|2015|p=129}} 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.<ref name=sidbio /> Captain Spaulding has since been considered a modern icon of horror cinema, and Haig himself has been called a "horror icon".<ref name=deadline /><ref name=nerdist /><ref name=chernov /><ref name=oller>{{cite web|url=https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/sid-haig-rob-zombie-captain-spaulding-obituary|title=Sid Haig, Rob Zombie's Captain Spaulding and Horror Icon, Dies at 80|last=Oller|first=Jacob|date=September 23, 2019|publisher=[[SyFy Wire]]|access-date=September 24, 2019}}</ref> 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 Zombie|Sheri Moon]], and [[Bill Moseley]] as the Firefly family.<ref name=sidbio /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/10-08-2006/0004447325|title=Spike TV Announces SCREAM AWARDS 2006 Winners!!!|date=October 8, 2006|publisher=PR Newswire|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120729120403/http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=%2Fwww%2Fstory%2F10-08-2006%2F0004447325|archive-date=July 29, 2012|access-date=March 10, 2008|url-status=live}}</ref> Haig was also nominated as "Best Butcher" in the Fuse/Fangoria Chainsaw Awards, but lost to [[Tobin Bell]]'s [[Jigsaw Killer|Jigsaw]] from ''[[Saw II]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fangoria.com/news_article.php?id=2568|title=1ST fuse FANGO CHAINSAW AWARDS nominees!|date=February 21, 2008|work=[[Fangoria]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080222050647/http://www.fangoria.com/news_article.php?id=2568|archive-date=February 22, 2008|access-date=March 10, 2008}}</ref>


Haig reunited with Rob Zombie for the director's [[Halloween (2007 film)|2007 ''Halloween'' remake]], with Haig playing the role of cemetery caretaker Chester Chesterfield.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dreadcentral.com/node/24805|title=(Haig, Sid) Halloween: Then and Now|last=Barton|first=Steve|date=July 26, 2007|website=[[Dread Central]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071017211321/http://www.dreadcentral.com/node/24805|archive-date=October 17, 2007|access-date=March 10, 2008}}</ref> He again reprised his role as Captain Spaulding for Zombie's 2009 animated film ''[[The Haunted World of El Superbeasto]]'',<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dreadcentral.com/node/26364|title=Sid Joins El Superbeasto!|last=Barton|first=Steve|date=March 5, 2008|website=[[Dread Central]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080305232140/http://www.dreadcentral.com/node/26364|archive-date=March 5, 2008|access-date=March 5, 2008}}</ref> and appeared in Zombie's 2013 film ''[[The Lords of Salem (film)|The Lords of Salem]]'', as well as in the films ''[[Hatchet III]]'' and ''[[Devil in My Ride]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/20028|title=New Orleans Creature Feature Introduces 'Lockjaw'|last=Miska|first=Brad|date=April 30, 2010|website=[[Bloody Disgusting]]|access-date=April 30, 2010}}</ref>
Haig reunited with Rob Zombie for the director's [[Halloween (2007 film)|2007 ''Halloween'' remake]], with Haig playing the role of cemetery caretaker Chester Chesterfield.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dreadcentral.com/node/24805|title=(Haig, Sid) Halloween: Then and Now|last=Barton|first=Steve|date=July 26, 2007|website=[[Dread Central]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071017211321/http://www.dreadcentral.com/node/24805|archive-date=October 17, 2007|access-date=March 10, 2008}}</ref> He again reprised his role as Captain Spaulding for Zombie's 2009 animated film ''[[The Haunted World of El Superbeasto]]'',<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dreadcentral.com/node/26364|title=Sid Joins El Superbeasto!|last=Barton|first=Steve|date=March 5, 2008|website=[[Dread Central]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080305232140/http://www.dreadcentral.com/node/26364|archive-date=March 5, 2008|access-date=March 5, 2008}}</ref> and appeared in Zombie's 2013 film ''[[The Lords of Salem (film)|The Lords of Salem]]'', as well as in the films ''[[Hatchet III]]'' and ''[[Devil in My Ride]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/20028|title=New Orleans Creature Feature Introduces 'Lockjaw'|last=Miska|first=Brad|date=April 30, 2010|website=[[Bloody Disgusting]]|access-date=April 30, 2010}}</ref>


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''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://comicbook.com/horror/2019/09/08/3-from-hell-movie-spoilers-sid-haig-captain-spaulding-clip-return/|title=Sid Haig's Captain Spaulding Returns in New 3 From Hell Clip|last=Anderson|first=Jenna|date=September 8, 2019|website=Comicbook.com|access-date=September 24, 2019}}</ref> He is set to posthumously appear in the 2020 slasher film ''Hanukkah'',<ref name=zinski /><ref name=hanukkah>{{cite web|url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/indie/3526870/trailer-holiday-themed-slasher-hanukkah-starring-sid-haig/|title=Trailer for Holiday-themed Slasher 'Hanukkah' Starring Sid Haig|last=Miska|first=Brad|date=October 12, 2018|website=[[Bloody Disgusting]]|access-date=September 24, 2019}}</ref> as well as in the 2022 film ''[[Abruptio]]''.<ref name=oller /><ref name=deerwester>{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/movies/2019/09/23/sid-haig-dies-at-80-house-of-1000-corpses/2416821001/|title=Sid Haig, star of 'House of 1000 Corpses,' 'Devil's Rejects,' dies at 80|last=Deerwester|first=Jayme|date=September 23, 2019|work=[[USA Today]]|access-date=September 24, 2019}}</ref>
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''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://comicbook.com/horror/2019/09/08/3-from-hell-movie-spoilers-sid-haig-captain-spaulding-clip-return/|title=Sid Haig's Captain Spaulding Returns in New 3 From Hell Clip|last=Anderson|first=Jenna|date=September 8, 2019|website=Comicbook.com|access-date=September 24, 2019}}</ref> He posthumously appeared in the 2020 slasher film ''Hanukkah'',<ref name=zinski /><ref name=hanukkah>{{cite web|url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/indie/3526870/trailer-holiday-themed-slasher-hanukkah-starring-sid-haig/|title=Trailer for Holiday-themed Slasher 'Hanukkah' Starring Sid Haig|last=Miska|first=Brad|date=October 12, 2018|website=[[Bloody Disgusting]]|access-date=September 24, 2019}}</ref> as well as the 2023 film ''[[Abruptio]]''.<ref name=oller /><ref name=deerwester>{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/movies/2019/09/23/sid-haig-dies-at-80-house-of-1000-corpses/2416821001/|title=Sid Haig, star of 'House of 1000 Corpses,' 'Devil's Rejects,' dies at 80|last=Deerwester|first=Jayme|date=September 23, 2019|work=[[USA Today]]|access-date=September 24, 2019}}</ref>


==Personal life and death==
==Personal life==
On November 2, 2007, Haig married Susan L. Oberg.<ref name="Bicks">{{cite web|url=https://heavy.com/entertainment/2019/09/susan-l-oberg-sig-haig-wife//|title=Susan L. Oberg, Sid Haig's Wife: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know|last=Bicks|first=Emily|date=September 24, 2019|website=[[Heavy.com]]|publisher=Heavy Inc.|location=United States|language=en|access-date=October 2, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190924051339/https://heavy.com/entertainment/2019/09/susan-l-oberg-sig-haig-wife/|archive-date=September 24, 2019}}</ref>
On November 2, 2007, Haig married Susan L. Oberg.<ref name="Bicks">{{cite web|url=https://heavy.com/entertainment/2019/09/susan-l-oberg-sig-haig-wife//|title=Susan L. Oberg, Sid Haig's Wife: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know|last=Bicks|first=Emily|date=September 24, 2019|website=[[Heavy.com]]|publisher=Heavy Inc.|location=United States|language=en|access-date=October 2, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190924051339/https://heavy.com/entertainment/2019/09/susan-l-oberg-sig-haig-wife/|archive-date=September 24, 2019}}</ref>


==Death==
In early September 2019, Haig was hospitalized after falling at his home in Thousand Oaks, California.<ref name=health>{{cite web|url=https://www.screengeek.net/2019/09/14/sid-haig-health-update/|title=Sid Haig's Wife Shares Positive Health Update for the Actor|last=Dressler|first=Jacob|date=September 14, 2019|website=ScreenGeek|access-date=September 24, 2019}}</ref> While recovering, he contracted ''[[Aspergillus fumigatus|Aspergillus]]'' [[pneumonia]] after aspirating vomit in his sleep.<ref name=health/> He died on September 21, 2019, at the age of 80.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/sid-haig-dead-house-1000-corpses-star-dies-at-80-1242420|title=Sid Haig, 'House of 1000 Corpses' and 'Devil's Rejects' Star, Dies at 80|last=Parker|first=Ryan|date=September 23, 2019|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|access-date=September 24, 2019}}</ref><ref name=nypost>{{cite web|url=https://nypost.com/2019/09/23/sid-haig-star-of-devils-reject-and-jackie-brown-dead-at-80/|title=Sid Haig, star of 'Devil's Rejects' and 'Jackie Brown,' dead at 80|last=Frishberg|first=Hannah|date=September 23, 2019|work=[[New York Post]]|access-date=September 24, 2019}}</ref><ref name="Flint" /><ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.tmz.com/2019/10/14/house-of-1000-corpses-actor-sid-haig-cause-of-death-died/| title = 'House of 1000 Corpses' Actor Sid Haig Died of Heart and Lung Failure}} </ref>
In early September 2019, Haig was hospitalized after falling at his home in Thousand Oaks, California.<ref name=health>{{cite web|url=https://www.screengeek.net/2019/09/14/sid-haig-health-update/|title=Sid Haig's Wife Shares Positive Health Update for the Actor|last=Dressler|first=Jacob|date=September 14, 2019|website=ScreenGeek|access-date=September 24, 2019}}</ref> While recovering, he contracted ''[[Aspergillus fumigatus|Aspergillus]]'' [[pneumonia]] after aspirating vomit in his sleep.<ref name=health/> He died on September 21, 2019, at the age of 80.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/sid-haig-dead-house-1000-corpses-star-dies-at-80-1242420|title=Sid Haig, 'House of 1000 Corpses' and 'Devil's Rejects' Star, Dies at 80|last=Parker|first=Ryan|date=September 23, 2019|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|access-date=September 24, 2019}}</ref><ref name="Flint" /><ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.tmz.com/2019/10/14/house-of-1000-corpses-actor-sid-haig-cause-of-death-died/| title = 'House of 1000 Corpses' Actor Sid Haig Died of Heart and Lung Failure}}</ref>


==Selected filmography==
==Selected filmography==
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Sid Haig
Haig in 2016
Born
Sidney Eddie Mosesian

(1939-07-14)July 14, 1939
Fresno, California, U.S.[1]
DiedSeptember 21, 2019(2019-09-21) (aged 80)
Thousand Oaks, California, U.S.
EducationPasadena Playhouse
OccupationActor
Years active1960–2019
Spouse
Susan L. Oberg
​
(m. 2007)​

Sidney Eddie Mosesian[2] (July 14, 1939 – September 21, 2019),[3][4] 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, 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

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Haig was born in Fresno, California to Armenian parents.[5] He was the son of Roxy (Mooradian) and Haig Mosesian, an electrician.[6][7] As a young man, his rapid growth interfered with his motor coordination, prompting him to take dancing lessons.[8] At seven years old, he worked as a paid dancer in a children's Christmas show and later joined a vaudeville revival show.[9]

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.[8][10][11]

The Pasadena Playhouse

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While Haig was in high school, the head of the drama department was Alice Merrill, who encouraged him to pursue an acting career.[8] 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.[8]

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,[9] the school that trained such noted actors as Robert Preston, Gene Hackman, and Dustin Hoffman.[12] He later moved to Hollywood with longtime friend and Pasadena Playhouse roommate Stuart Margolin.[9]

Career

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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.[8] Haig became a staple in Hill's films, such as Spider Baby, Coffy and Foxy Brown.[13][14] 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.[15]

Haig's television debut was a role in a 1962 episode of The Untouchables.[16] He also appeared in a number of other television programs, including Batman, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., Gunsmoke, Mission: Impossible,[17] Star Trek,[16] Get Smart,[14] The Flying Nun,[16] Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman, Emergency!, Charlie's Angels,[17] Jason of Star Command, Fantasy Island,[18] Buck Rogers in the 25th Century,[16] The Dukes of Hazzard,[17] The A-Team,[14] MacGyver, and Just the Ten of Us.[18]

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".[8] Haig did not work in acting for five years, instead training and becoming a certified hypnotherapist.[8] 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.[19][20] 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.[21][22][17] Haig later appeared as a judge in Tarantino's 1997 film Jackie Brown, a part written specifically for Haig by Tarantino.[8][23]

In 2003, Haig starred in Rob Zombie's debut film House of 1000 Corpses, as a psychotic clown named Captain Spaulding.[24] 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.[1][25] 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.[1] Captain Spaulding has since been considered a modern icon of horror cinema, and Haig himself has been called a "horror icon".[15][16][24][26] 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.[1][27] Haig was also nominated as "Best Butcher" in the Fuse/Fangoria Chainsaw Awards, but lost to Tobin Bell's Jigsaw from Saw II.[28]

Haig reunited with Rob Zombie for the director's 2007 Halloween remake, with Haig playing the role of cemetery caretaker Chester Chesterfield.[29] He again reprised his role as Captain Spaulding for Zombie's 2009 animated film The Haunted World of El Superbeasto,[30] and appeared in Zombie's 2013 film The Lords of Salem, as well as in the films Hatchet III and Devil in My Ride.[31]

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.[32] He posthumously appeared in the 2020 slasher film Hanukkah,[33][34] as well as the 2023 film Abruptio.[26][35]

Personal life

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On November 2, 2007, Haig married Susan L. Oberg.[36]

Death

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In early September 2019, Haig was hospitalized after falling at his home in Thousand Oaks, California.[37] While recovering, he contracted Aspergillus pneumonia after aspirating vomit in his sleep.[37] He died on September 21, 2019, at the age of 80.[38][3][39]

Selected filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Director Notes Ref(s)
1960 The Host The Fugitive Jack Hill Short film [40]
1962 The Firebrand Diego Maury Dexter [41][42]
1965 Beach Ball Drummer for Righteous Brothers Lennie Weinrib Uncredited [42]
1966 Blood Bath Abdul the Arab Jack Hill and Stephanie Rothman [43]
1967 It's a Bikini World Daddy Stephanie Rothman [42]
Point Blank First Penthouse Lobby Guard John Boorman [14][44]
1968 Spider Baby Ralph Jack Hill [45]
The Hell with Heroes Crespin Joseph Sargent [42]
1969 Pit Stop Hawk Sidney Jack Hill [13]
Che! Antonio Richard Fleischer [46]
1970 C.C. and Company Crow Seymour Robbie [47]
1971 THX 1138 NCH George Lucas [14][48]
The Big Doll House Harry Jack Hill [49]
Diamonds Are Forever Slumber Inc. Attendant Guy Hamilton [14]
1972 The Big Bird Cage Django Jack Hill [49]
The Woman Hunt Silas Eddie Romero [50]
Beware! The Blob Deputy Ted Sims Larry Hagman
1973 Black Mama, White Mama Ruben Jack Hill [51]
The No Mercy Man Pill Box Daniel Vance [18]
Emperor of the North Pole Grease Tail Robert Aldrich [44]
Coffy Omar Jack Hill [14]
Beyond Atlantis East Eddie Eddie Romero [14][52]
The Don Is Dead The Arab Richard Fleischer [18]
1974 Busting Rizzo's Bouncer Peter Hyams [53]
Foxy Brown Hays Jack Hill [14]
Savage Sisters Malavael Eddie Romero [54]
1976 Swashbuckler Bald Pirate James Goldstone [18]
1978 Loose Shoes Lone Stranger Ira Miller [18]
1981 Underground Aces Faoud Robert Butler [55]
Chu Chu and the Philly Flash Vince David Lowell Rich [56]
Galaxy of Terror Quuhod Bruce D. Clark [57]
1982 The Aftermath Cutter Steve Barkett [58]
Forty Days of Musa Dagh Turkish General Sarky Mouradian [18]
1987 Commando Squad Iggy Fred Olen Ray [59]
1988 Warlords The Warlord [18]
1989 Wizards of the Lost Kingdom II Donar Charles B. Griffith [18]
1990 The Forbidden Dance Joa Greydon Clark [18]
Genuine Risk Curly Kurt Voss [18]
1997 Jackie Brown Judge Quentin Tarantino [60]
2003 House of 1000 Corpses Captain Spaulding Rob Zombie [citation needed]
2004 Kill Bill: Volume 2 Jay Quentin Tarantino [61]
2005 The Devil's Rejects Captain Spaulding / "Cutter" Rob Zombie [62]
House of the Dead 2 Professor Roy Curien Michael Hurst [63][64]
2006 Little Big Top Seymour Ward Roberts [18]
Vampira: The Movie Himself Kevin Sean Michaels Documentary film [65][66]
Night of the Living Dead 3D Gerald Tovar, Jr. Jeff Broadstreet [14]
2007 Dead Man's Hand Roy 'The Word' Donahue Charles Band [18][67]
Halloween Chester Chesterfield Rob Zombie [68]
Brotherhood of Blood Pashek Michael Roesch and Peter Scheerer [68]
2009
The Haunted World of El Superbeasto Captain Spaulding Rob Zombie Voice role [63]
Dark Moon Rising Crazy Louis Dana Mennie [4]
2010 The Black Box Radio Evangelist Jonathan Lewis and David Sherbrook Voice role [69]
2011 Creature Chopper Fred M. Andrews [68]
2012 The Lords of Salem Dean Magnus Rob Zombie [70]
2013 Hatchet III Abbott McMullen BJ McDonnell [68]
Devil in My Ride Iggy Gary Michael Schultz [71]
The Penny Dreadful Picture Show Shopkeeper Eliza Swenson [72]
Zombex The Commander Jesse Dayton [33]
2015 Bone Tomahawk Buddy S. Craig Zahler [73]
2017 Death House Icicle Killer B. Harrison Smith [33][68]
To Hell and Back: The Kane Hodder Story Himself Derek Dennis Herbert Documentary film [74]
2018 Suicide for Beginners Barry Craig Thieman [75]
Cynthia Detective Edwards Devon Downs and Kenny Gage [76][77]
2019 High on the Hog Big Daddy Tony Wash [4]
3 from Hell Captain Spaulding Rob Zombie [4]
2020 Hanukkah Judah Lazarus Eben McGarr Posthumous release [33][34]
2022 Suicide for Beginners Barry Craig Thieman Posthumous release
2023 Abruptio Sal Evan Marlowe Posthumous release; Final film role [26][35]

Television

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Year Title Role Notes Ref(s)
1962 The Untouchables Augie the Hood Episode: "The Case Against Eliot Ness" [16]
1965 The Lucy Show The Mummy Episode: "Lucy and the Monsters" [78]
1966 Batman Royal Apothecary 2 episodes [17][42][79]
1966–1969 Gunsmoke Eli Crawford / Buffalo Hunter / Cawkins / Wade Hansen 4 episodes [14][17][53]
1966–1970 Mission: Impossible Various roles 9 episodes [17][53]
1967 Star Trek First Lawgiver Episode: "The Return of the Archons" [16][18]
1967–1970 Get Smart Guard / Bruce / Turk 3 episodes [14][42]
1968 The Flying Nun Señor Quesada Episode: "The Return of Father Lundigan" [16][42]
1974 The Rockford Files B.J. Episode: Caledonia, it's worth a fortune!
1975 Who Is the Black Dahlia? Tattoo Artist Television film [18]
1975 Emergency! Spike 1 episode [18]
1976 The Return of the World's Greatest Detective Vince Cooley Television film [18]
1976–1977 Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman Texas 55 episodes [17]
1978 Charlie's Angels Reza Episode: "Diamond in the Rough" [17][18]
Evening in Byzantium Asied Television miniseries [18]
1978–1979 Jason of Star Command Dragos 28 episodes [18]
1978–1983 Fantasy Island Otto / Harlen / Hakeem 3 episodes [18]
1979 Death Car on the Freeway Maurie Television film [18]
1980–1981 Buck Rogers in the 25th Century Pratt / Spirot 2 episodes [16]
1981–1985 The Fall Guy Yusef / Arnie / Mr. Fick / Biker 4 episodes [18]
1982 The Dukes of Hazzard Slocum Episode: "Miz Tisdale on the Lam" [17]
1983 The A-Team Sonny Jenko Episode: "Black Day at Bad Rock" [14][18]
Automan 1st Gang Member Episode: "Pilot" [18]
1985 Amazing Stories Thug Episode: "Remote Control Man" [18]
1985–1986 MacGyver Khalil / Khan 2 episodes [18]
1988 Goddess of Love Hephaestus Television film [80]
1989–1990 Just the Ten of Us Bob 3 episodes [18]
1992 Boris and Natasha: The Movie Colonel Gorda Television film [81]
2018 Tigtone Lord Festus Voice
Episode: "Tigtone and the Pilot" 		[82]

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