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Charles Haid

Charles Haid

Known For Acting
Birthday Jun 02, 1943 (82)
Birthplace San Francisco, California, USA
Popularity 0.9 (history)
Updated Aug 05, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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Biography

Charles Maurice Haid III 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 at ... tended 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.

Known For

Filmography

Sensitivity Training

Sensitivity Training

2016

as Glenn

Home on the Range

Home on the Range

2004

as Lucky Jack (voice)

The Third Miracle

The Third Miracle

1999

as Bishop Cahill

For Their Own Good

For Their Own Good

1993

as Hank

Cooperstown

Cooperstown

1993

as Little Eddie Mcvee

Freeze Frame

Freeze Frame

1992

as Dr Michael Scott

Storyville

Storyville

1992

as Abe Choate

Fire and Rain

Fire and Rain

1990

as Bob

Nightbreed

Nightbreed

1990

as Captain Eigerman

The Dreamer of Oz

The Dreamer of Oz

1990

as Al Badham / Cowardly Lion

A Deadly Silence

A Deadly Silence

1989

as Jim Pierson

The Revenge of Al Capone

The Revenge of Al Capone

1989

as Alex Conners

Cop

Cop

1988

as Delbert W. 'Whitey' Haines

The Great Escape II: The Untold Story

The Great Escape II: The Untold Story

1988

as Sgt. MacKenzie

Weekend War

Weekend War

1988

as Sgt. Kupjack

The Rescue

The Rescue

1988

as Cmdr. Howard

Six Against the Rock

Six Against the Rock

1987

as Sam Shockley

Code of Vengeance

Code of Vengeance

1985

as Jim Blanton

The Adventures of the Get Along Gang

The Adventures of the Get Along Gang

1984

as Montgomery Moose (voice)

The House of God

The House of God

1984

as Fats

Children in the Crossfire

Children in the Crossfire

1984

as Fred Chandler

Divorce Wars: A Love Story

Divorce Wars: A Love Story

1982

as Fred Bemous

Working

Working

1982

as Gas Man

Twirl

Twirl

1981

as Matt Jordan

Altered States

Altered States

1980

as Mason Parrish

Pray TV

Pray TV

1980

as Buck Sunday

Deathmoon

Deathmoon

1978

as Earl Wheelie

Oliver's Story

Oliver's Story

1978

as Stephen Simpson

A Death in Canaan

A Death in Canaan

1978

as Sgt. Case

Who'll Stop the Rain

Who'll Stop the Rain

1978

as Eddie Peace

The Bastard

The Bastard

1978

as George Lumden

The Choirboys

The Choirboys

1977

as Nick Yanov

Alex & the Gypsy

Alex & the Gypsy

1976

as Second Goon

Kate McShane

Kate McShane

1975

as Ed McShane

Foster & Laurie

Foster & Laurie

1975

as Sgt. Bray

Things in Their Season

Things in Their Season

1974

as Willie McCreevy

The Execution of Private Slovik

The Execution of Private Slovik

1974

as Brockmeyer

Remember When

Remember When

1974

as Jimmy

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Life Is Ruff

Life Is Ruff

2005

Director

Buffalo Soldiers

Buffalo Soldiers

1997

Director

Iron Will

Iron Will

1994

Director

Cooperstown

Cooperstown

1993

Director

The Nightman

The Nightman

1992

Director

The Nightman

The Nightman

1992

Producer

Square Dance

Square Dance

1987

Executive Producer

Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

Hill Street Blues

as Andy Renko

Episodes: 146

First Aired: Jan 15, 1981

Delvecchio

as Sgt. Paul Shonski

Episodes: 19

First Aired: Sep 09, 1976

Third Watch

as Captain Cathel Finney

Episodes: 10

First Aired: Sep 23, 1999

Kate McShane

as Ed McShane

Episodes: 10

First Aired: Sep 10, 1975

The Fire Next Time

as Buddy Eckhard

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Apr 18, 1993

The Great Escape II: The Untold Story

as MacKenzie

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Nov 06, 1988

Police Woman

as Charley French

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 13, 1974

Murder, She Wrote

as Joe Briscoe

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 30, 1984

Gunsmoke

as Lem Hargis

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 10, 1955

Wonder Woman

as Bob Baker

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 07, 1975

Switch

as Pepper

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 09, 1975

The Hitchhiker

as Coach

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 01, 1983

Murder, She Wrote

as Augie Specter

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 30, 1984

Battle of the Network Stars

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Nov 13, 1976

B. J. and the Bear

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 10, 1979

Kung Fu

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 14, 1972

The Division

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 07, 2001

The Twilight Zone

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 27, 1985

Nip/Tuck

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 22, 2003

Cannon

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 14, 1971

The Amazing Spider-Man

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 05, 1978

The Waltons

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 14, 1972

Defying Gravity

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 02, 2009

Harry O

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 12, 1974

Sweepstakes

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 26, 1979

Grandpa Goes to Washington

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 07, 1978

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