ACTOR

Sid Haig

1939 - 2019

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sid Haig has received more than 4,033,533 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia. Sid Haig is the 3,414th most popular actor (down from 2,478th in 2019), the 5,139th most popular biography from United States (down from 3,998th in 2019) and the 1,536th most popular American Actor.

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  • 4.0M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 50.41

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 25

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.25

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.05

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Sid Haig ranks 3,414 out of 13,578. Before him are Greta Gerwig, Om Puri, Sergi López, Eileen Heckart, C. Aubrey Smith, and Stephen Root. After him are Ann Blyth, Paul Naschy, Henry Daniell, Kim Young-ae, Ian Hart, and Philippe Léotard.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1939, Sid Haig ranks 303. Before him are Ivar Jacobson, Joseph Vilsmaier, Judy Collins, Valery Rozhdestvensky, Giulio Angioni, and Litokwa Tomeing. After him are Adam Osborne, Jackie Burroughs, Harold E. Varmus, Irán Eory, Renate Boy, and János Göröcs. Among people deceased in 2019, Sid Haig ranks 254. Before him are Herman Wouk, Ari Behn, Nanni Galli, Don Bragg, Marlen Khutsiev, and Donald Keene. After him are Charles Gérard, Jaime Lucas Ortega y Alamino, Dr. John, Michael Gielen, Hannelore Elsner, and Lydia Wideman.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Sid Haig ranks 5,139 out of 20,380. Before him are Ross Ulbricht (1984), Elizabeth Strout (1956), Tony Accardo (1906), James Thurber (1894), Eileen Heckart (1919), and Stephen Root (1951). After him are Ann Blyth (1928), John Norman (1931), Eugene Parker (1927), Mary Surratt (1823), George Devol (1912), and George Horine (1890).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Sid Haig ranks 1,536. Before him are Selma Blair (1972), Casper Van Dien (1968), Efrem Zimbalist Jr. (1918), Greta Gerwig (1983), Eileen Heckart (1919), and Stephen Root (1951). After him are Ann Blyth (1928), Tyrese Gibson (1978), Luke Wilson (1971), Sam Anderson (1945), Emily Procter (1968), and Emily Deschanel (1976).

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Television and Movie Roles

House of 1000 Corpses
Captain Spaulding
Two teenage couples traveling across the backwoods of Texas searching for urban legends of serial killers end up as prisoners of a bizarre and sadistic backwater family of serial killers.
Apr 11o 20036.194 / 10
The Devil's Rejects
Captain Spaulding / James Cutter
The murderous, backwoods Firefly family take to the road to escape the vengeful Sheriff Wydell, who is not afraid of being as ruthless as his target.
Jul 22o 20056.7 / 10
Jackie Brown
Judge
Jackie Brown is a flight attendant who gets caught in the middle of smuggling cash into the country for her gunrunner boss. When the cops try to use Jackie to get to her boss, she hatches a plan — with help from a bail bondsman — to keep the money for herself.
Dec 25o 19977.356 / 10