Haig's television debut was a role in a 1962 episode of The Untouchables.
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. Haig became a staple in Hill's films, such as Spider Baby, Coffy and Foxy Brown. This launched Haig's more-than-four-decade acting career in over fifty films and 350 television episodes. Haig's first acting role was in a 1960 short student film titled The Host, directed by Jack Hill at UCLA.
He later moved to Hollywood with longtime friend and Pasadena Playhouse roommate Stuart Margolin. Two years later, Haig enrolled in the Pasadena Playhouse, the school that trained such noted actors as Robert Preston, Gene Hackman, and Dustin Hoffman. 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. ĭennis Morgan, a musical comedy personality from the 1940s, saw Haig perform, and chose him for a prominent role in the play. 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. Merrill had been a Broadway actress who had maintained her contacts in the business. While Haig was in high school, the head of the drama department was Alice Merrill, who encouraged him to pursue an acting career. Still a teenager, Haig went on to record the single "Full House" with the T-Birds in 1958, which reached No.
Haig began to earn money from music, and signed a recording contract one year out of high school. Haig was also a musician, playing a wide range of music styles on the drums, including swing, country, jazz, blues and rock and roll. At seven years old, he worked as a paid dancer in a children's Christmas show and later joined a vaudeville revival show. As a young man, his rapid growth interfered with his motor coordination, prompting him to take dancing lessons. He was the son of Roxy (Mooradian) and Haig Mosesian, an electrician. Haig was born in Fresno, California to Armenian parents. Haig also had roles in several of Jack Hill's blaxploitation films from the 1970s. 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!.
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Haig had a leading role on the television series Jason of Star Command as the villain Dragos. Haig's Captain Spaulding, and Haig himself, have been called icons of horror cinema. 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. Sidney Eddie Mosesian (J– September 21, 2019), known professionally as Sid Haig, was an American actor.
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