Sid Haig 1939-2019
Sid Haig (July 14, 1939 – September 21, 2019) was an American actor, film producer, and musician.
Born Sidney Eddie Mosesian in Fresno, California, Haig's career began somewhat by accident as a young man when 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. Haig's first acting job was in Jack Hill's student film at UCLA titled The Host, which launched Haig's more-than-four-decade acting career in over fifty films and 350 television episodes. His roles have 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, as 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 starred in the documentary film Vampira: The Movie, which based on Maila Nurmi's cult character Vampira. Haig reprised his role as Captain Spaulding in 3 From Hell, a sequel to House of 1000 Corpses and The Devil's Rejects. The movie was released on September 16, 2019.
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 passed away on September 21, 2019 from the infection at the age of 80.