Charles Haid
Known for Acting · 68 credits
- Born
- 1943-06-02 (age 83)
- Place of birth
- San Francisco, California, USA
- Also known as
- Charlie Haid
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 (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.
Known For
TV Shows (26)
Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Joe Briscoe / Augie Specter
Hill Street Blues
1981
as Andy Renko
Third Watch
1999
as Captain Cathel Finney
The Waltons
1972
as Fred
Nip/Tuck
2003
as Reefer
Cannon
1971
The Twilight Zone
1985
Police Woman
1974
as Charley French
The Division
2001
as Maynard Shaw
Gunsmoke
1955
as Lem Hargis
Switch
1975
as Pepper
The Hitchhiker
1983
as Coach
Harry O
1974
Wonder Woman
1975
as Bob Baker
Battle of the Network Stars
1976
B. J. and the Bear
1979
Delvecchio
1976
as Paul Shonski
The Amazing Spider-Man
1978
Defying Gravity
2009
as Maddux's Father
$weepstake$
1979
Kate McShane
1975
as Ed McShane
The Great Escape II: The Untold Story
1988
as MacKenzie
The Bastard
1978
as George Lumden
Grandpa Goes to Washington
1978
The Fire Next Time
1993
as Buddy Eckhard
Kung Fu
1972
as Sheriff
Movies (42)
Home on the Range
2004
as Lucky Jack (voice)
Altered States
1980
as Mason Parrish
Nightbreed
1990
as Captain Eigerman
Cop
1988
as Delbert W. 'Whitey' Haines
The Great Escape II: The Untold Story
1988
as Sgt. MacKenzie
Pray TV
1980
as Buck Sunday
Who'll Stop the Rain
1978
as Eddie Peace
The Choirboys
1977
as Nick Yanov
The House of God
1984
as Fats
The Revenge of Al Capone
1989
as Alex Conners
The Third Miracle
1999
as Bishop Cahill
The Rescue
1988
as Cmdr. Howard
Divorce Wars: A Love Story
1982
as Fred Bemous
Barry Norman in Celebrity City
1982
as Self
The Execution of Private Slovik
1974
as Brockmeyer
Twirl
1981
as Matt Jordan
Broken Trust
1995
as Judge Harold Ashley
Storyville
1992
as Abe Choate
In the Line of Duty: A Cop for the Killing
1990
as Tommy Quinn
Oliver's Story
1978
as Stephen Simpson
Working
1982
as Gas Man
Foster & Laurie
1975
as Sgt. Bray
Six Against the Rock
1987
as Sam Shockley
Alex & the Gypsy
1976
as Second Goon
Weekend War
1988
as Sgt. Kupjack
The Dreamer of Oz
1990
as Al Badham / Cowardly Lion
A Deadly Silence
1989
as James 'Jim' Pierson
Man Against the Mob: The Chinatown Murders
1989
as Buddy Bunnucci
Children in the Crossfire
1984
as Fred Chandler
Deathmoon
1978
as Earl Wheelie
Sensitivity Training
2016
as Glenn
For Their Own Good
1993
as Hank
Fire and Rain
1990
as Bob
A Program for Vietnam Veterans...and Everyone Else Who Should Care
1986
as Self - Moderator
Code of Vengeance
1985
as Jim Blanton
Cooperstown
1993
as Little Eddie Mcvee
A Death in Canaan
1978
as Sgt. Case
Freeze Frame
1992
as Dr Michael Scott
The Adventures of the Get Along Gang
1984
as Montgomery Moose (voice)
Kate McShane
1975
as Ed McShane
Things in Their Season
1974
as Willie McCreevy
Remember When
1974
as Jimmy
About Charles Haid
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 credit… With 68 credits spanning from 1955 to 2016, Charles Haid has appeared in 42 films and 26 TV shows.
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Most Popular Charles Haid Movies
- Home on the Range (2004) — as Lucky Jack (voice)
- Altered States (1980) — as Mason Parrish
- Nightbreed (1990) — as Captain Eigerman
- Cop (1988) — as Delbert W. 'Whitey' Haines
- The Great Escape II: The Untold Story (1988) — as Sgt. MacKenzie
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