Сид Хейг: Америка актерi (1939-2019)

American actor (1939–2019)

Sidney Eddie Mosesian (July 14, 1939 – September 21, 2019), 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.

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

While Haig was in high school, the head of the drama department was Alice Merrill, who encouraged him to pursue an acting career. He later moved to Hollywood with longtime friend and Pasadena Playhouse roommate Stuart Margolin. 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's television debut was a role in a 1962 episode of The Untouchables. He also appeared in a number of other television programs, including Batman, The Man from U. N. C. L. E., Gunsmoke, Mission: Impossible, 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. Haig later appeared as a judge in Tarantino's 1997 film Jackie Brown, a part written specifically for Haig by Tarantino. In 2003, Haig starred in Rob Zombie's debut film House of 1000 Corpses, as a psychotic clown named Captain Spaulding. 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. 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. Haig was also nominated as "Best Butcher" in the Fuse/Fangoria Chainsaw Awards, but lost to Tobin Bell's Jigsaw from Saw II. Haig reunited with Rob Zombie for the director's 2007 Halloween remake, with Haig playing the role of cemetery caretaker Chester Chesterfield. He again reprised his role as Captain Spaulding for Zombie's 2009 animated film The Haunted World of El Superbeasto, and appeared in Zombie's 2013 film The Lords of Salem, as well as in the films Hatchet III and Devil in My Ride. 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. He posthumously appeared in the 2020 slasher film Hanukkah, as well as the 2023 film Abruptio.

On November 2, 2007, Haig married Susan L. Oberg. In early September 2019, Haig was hospitalized after falling at his home in Thousand Oaks, California. While recovering, he contracted Aspergillus pneumonia after aspirating vomit in his sleep.

Year Title Role Director Notes 1960The HostThe Fugitive Jack HillShort film1962The FirebrandDiegoMaury Dexter1965Beach BallDrummer for Righteous BrothersLennie WeinribUncredited1966Blood BathAbdul the ArabJack Hill and Stephanie Rothman1967It's a Bikini WorldDaddyStephanie RothmanPoint BlankFirst Penthouse Lobby GuardJohn Boorman1968Spider BabyRalphJack HillThe Hell with HeroesCrespinJoseph Sargent1969Pit StopHawk SidneyJack HillChe!AntonioRichard Fleischer1970C. C. and CompanyCrow Seymour Robbie1971THX 1138NCHGeorge LucasDiamonds Are ForeverSlumber Inc. AttendantGuy HamiltonChu Chu and the Philly FlashVinceDavid Lowell RichGalaxy of TerrorQuuhodBruce D. Clark1982The AftermathCutter Steve BarkettForty Days of Musa DaghTurkish GeneralSarky Mouradian1987Commando SquadIggyFred Olen Ray 1988WarlordsThe Warlord 1989Wizards of the Lost Kingdom IIDonar Charles B. Griffith1990The Forbidden DanceJoaGreydon ClarkGenuine RiskCurly Kurt Voss1997Jackie BrownJudgeQuentin Tarantino2003House of 1000 CorpsesCaptain SpauldingRob Zombie2004Kill Bill: Volume 2JayQuentin Tarantino2005The Devil's RejectsCaptain Spaulding / "Cutter"Rob ZombieHouse of the Dead 2Professor Roy CurienMichael HurstNight of the Living Dead 3DGerald Tovar, Jr. Jeff BroadstreetHalloweenChester Chesterfield Rob ZombieBrotherhood of BloodPashekMichael Roesch and Peter ScheererDark Moon RisingCrazy Louis Dana Mennie2011CreatureChopperFred M. Andrews2013Hatchet IIIAbbott McMullenBJ McDonnellThe Penny Dreadful Picture ShowShopkeeperEliza SwensonZombexThe CommanderJesse Dayton2015Bone TomahawkBuddyS. Craig Zahler2017Death HouseIcicle KillerB. Harrison Smith2018Suicide for BeginnersBarryCraig ThiemanCynthiaDetective EdwardsDevon Downs and Kenny Gage2019High on the HogBig DaddyTony Wash1966BatmanRoyal Apothecary2 episodes