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.
Profession(s):
Actor, director, producer
Sometimes Credited As:
Charles Maurice Haid
Charlie Haid
Family
daughter:Arcadia Elizabeth Haid (mother, Penelope Windust)
daughter:Brittany Catherine Haid (born in July 1976 mother, Penelope Windust)
wife:Deborah Richter (married on February 15, 1985)
wife:Penelope Windust (divorced in 1983)
Directors Guild of America Award Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series, Night "Into That Good Night" episode of "ER" 1994
2003 Directed an episode of the ABC drama "Karen Sisco"
2001 Helmed the pilot for the CBS series "Big Apple"; also served as an co-executive producer of the series
2000 Directed the CBS miniseries "Sally Hemings: An American Scandal"
1999 Had rare acting role in a feature an ambitious bishop in "The Third Miracle"
1997 Helmed the TNT original "Buffalo Soldiers"