Charles Haid
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Biography
This burly character player of stage, screen, and TV is best known as Officer Andy Renko on Steven Bochco's acclaimed and innovative police drama "Hill Street Blues" (NBC, 1981-87). Haid effectively embodied a short-tempered but basically sympathetic good ol' boy uneasily adjusting to being a cop in a large city. He has tended to fare well playing Southerners and working class professionals. Haid has also worked as a TV producer and director. In the former capacity, he oversaw one of Bochco's more notable failures--the musical cop show "Cop Rock" (ABC, 1990). As a director, he frequently helmed episodes of several Bochco shows including "Doogie Howser, M.D.," "L.A. Law" and "NYPD Blue." Haid segued to feature direction with "Iron Will" (1994), a rugged adventure set in the 1917 about a dog-sled marathon.
Haid enjoyed his first success in showbiz as the producer of the musical "Godspell" which was then the senior project of classmate Stephen Schwartz (who went on to write the lyrics for Disney's "Pocahontas"). He went on to co-produce the NY production which inaugurated the worldwide hit. Haid also gained extensive acting experience on stage before segueing to TV and films in the 1970s. His notable feature credits include supporting roles in "Altered States" (1980), as a cranky scientist, "Cop" (1988), as a corrupt officer, and "Nightbreed" (1990), as a monster-hating sheriff. Haid has also appeared in numerous TV-movies, guest shots, and specials.
Filmography
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Life Events
1971
Co-produced original NY production of "Godspell"
1972
NY stage debut, "Elizabeth the First"
1974
TV-movie debut, "Things in Their Season", a CBS melodrama
1975
Debut as a TV series regular, "Kate McShane", as the Jesuit priest brother of the lawyer protagonist
1976
Cast as a regular on "Delvecchio", a cop show
1977
Feature debut, "The Choirboys"
1981
Played signature role of Officer Andy Renko, a regular on the acclaimed police drama "Hill Street Blues" (produced by Stephen Bochco)
1984
TV debut as a producer, "Children in the Crossfire", an NBC TV-movie dealing with conflicts in Ireland (also acted)
1986
Hosted a PBS documentary/forum entitled "A Program for Vietnam Veterans . . . And Everyone Else Who Should Care"
1987
Feature producing debut as executive producer of "Square Dance/Home is Where the Heart Is"
1990
Served as a producer and occasional director on the short-lived musical cop show, "Cop Rock"
1992
TV-movie directing debut, "In the Line of Duty: Siege at Marion"
1994
Feature directing debut, "Iron Will", a period adventure about a dog-sled marathon
1995
Directed pilot of Bochco's "Murder One" (ABC), earned Emmy nomination
1996
Directed pilot and episodes of "High Incident", an ABC police drama
1997
Helmed the TNT original "Buffalo Soldiers"
1999
Had rare acting role in a feature an ambitious bishop in "The Third Miracle"
2000
Directed the CBS miniseries "Sally Hemings: An American Scandal"
2001
Helmed the pilot for the CBS series "Big Apple"; also served as an co-executive producer of the series
2003
Directed an episode of the ABC drama "Karen Sisco"
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