Charles Haid

Director, Actor, Producer

June 2, 1943 (82 years)
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 (née 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.

Movies & Shows on Plex

  • Nip/Tuck
    Nip/Tuck2 seasons
  • Nightbreed
    Nightbreed1990
  • Sally Hemings: An American Scandal
    Sally Hemings: An American Scandal1 season
  • Sensitivity Training
    Sensitivity Training2016
  • In the Line of Duty: A Cop for the Killing
    In the Line of Duty: A Cop for the Killing1990
  • In the Line of Duty: Siege at Marion
    In the Line of Duty: Siege at Marion1992

Known For

  • Breaking Bad
    Breaking Bad5 seasons
  • Nip/Tuck
    Nip/Tuck7 seasons
  • Sons of Anarchy
    Sons of Anarchy7 seasons
  • Criminal Minds
    Criminal Minds18 seasons
  • Altered States
    Altered States1980
  • Iron Will
    Iron Will1994
  • Nightbreed
    Nightbreed1990
  • ER
    ER15 seasons
  • Doogie Howser, M.D.
    Doogie Howser, M.D.4 seasons
  • Grimm
    Grimm6 seasons
  • The Defenders (2010)
    The Defenders (2010)1 season
  • NYPD Blue
    NYPD Blue12 seasons
  • Boston Legal
    Boston Legal5 seasons
  • CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
    CSI: Crime Scene Investigation15 seasons
  • Hill Street Blues
    Hill Street Blues7 seasons
  • Cop
    Cop1988
  • Life Is Ruff
    Life Is Ruff2005
  • Third Watch
    Third Watch6 seasons
  • The Closer
    The Closer7 seasons
  • Riders of the Purple Sage
    Riders of the Purple Sage1996

Filmography

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