Charles Haid

Charles Haid

Born 1943-06-02 (age 83) San Francisco, California, USA
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Biography

Charles Maurice Haid III (born June 2, 1943) is an American actor and director, with notable work in both movies and television. He is known for his portrayal of Officer Andy Renko in Hill Street Blues.

Haid was born in San Francisco, California, the son of Grace Marian (nÊe Folger) and Charles Maurice Haid, Jr. He attended Carnegie Institute of Technology (now Carnegie Mellon University), where he met Steven Bochco. He was associate producer of the original stage production of Godspell in 1971, which was developed at CMU.

Haid's acting credits include the 1976/1977 police drama series Delvecchio as Sgt. Paul Schonski and the 1980s police drama series Hill Street Blues, as Officer Andy Renko, and as Dr. Mason Parrish in the 1980 movie Altered States. His directing credits include an episode of ER which earned him a Directors Guild Award, and DGA nominations for the TV-movie Buffalo Soldiers and an episode of NYPD Blue. He is a regular director on the FX series Nip/Tuck. He has also directed for the FX series Sons of Anarchy. He is a regular director for the CBS series Criminal Minds. He also portrayed serial killer Randall Garner (aka "The Fisher King") on Criminal Minds.

During a visit to New Zealand in the 1980s, Haid was interviewed for a television news program, and surprised many viewers when he discussed his Shakespearean background, and love of live stage work.

In 2004-2005 Haid played C. T. Finney, a corrupt New York police captain on the sixth season of the NBC show Third Watch.

Haid provided the voice of the one-legged rabbit "Lucky Jack" in the 2004 Disney animated film Home On The Range. Twenty years earlier, Haid voiced main character "Montgomery Moose" in the pilot episode of The Get Along Gang, produced by Nelvana. He was replaced by Sparky Marcus for the subsequent series.

Haid is a cousin of television talk show host Merv Griffin.

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Known For

Home on the Range
Home on the Range

2004

as Lucky Jack (voice)

Altered States
Altered States

1980

as Mason Parrish

The House of God
The House of God

1984

as Fats

Nightbreed
Nightbreed

1990

as Captain Eigerman

Cop
Cop

1988

as Delbert W. 'Whitey' Haines

Pray TV
Pray TV

1980

as Buck Sunday

The Great Escape II: The Untold Story
Who'll Stop the Rain
Who'll Stop the Rain

1978

as Eddie Peace

The Choirboys
The Choirboys

1977

as Nick Yanov

The Rescue
The Rescue

1988

as Cmdr. Howard

The Third Miracle
The Third Miracle

1999

as Bishop Cahill

The Revenge of Al Capone
The Revenge of Al Capone

1989

as Alex Conners

Twirl
Twirl

1981

as Matt Jordan

The Dreamer of Oz
The Dreamer of Oz

1990

as Al Badham / Cowardly Lion

Working
Working

1982

as Gas Man

The Execution of Private Slovik
Cooperstown
Cooperstown

1993

as Little Eddie Mcvee

Code of Vengeance
Code of Vengeance

1985

as Jim Blanton