Charles Haid
Biography: From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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. 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Charles Haid, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
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Birthday: June 02, 1943
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Nightbreed
1990-02-16
Nightbreed
Overview: A troubled young man is drawn to a mythical place called Midian where a variety of friendly monsters are hiding from humanity. Meanwhile, a sadistic serial killer is looking for a patsy.
Genres: Horror Fantasy Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-02-16
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Altered States
1980-12-25
Altered States
Overview: A research scientist explores the boundaries and frontiers of consciousness. Using sensory deprivation and hallucinogenic mixtures from native American shamans, he explores these altered states of consciousness and finds that memory, time, and perhaps reality itself are states of mind.
Genres: Horror Science Fiction Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1980-12-25
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The Bastard
1978-05-22
The Bastard
Overview: Phillipe Charboneau is the illegitimate son of an English duke. When he travels from France to England to claim his inheritance, he incurs the wrath of his father's family and is forced to flee to America, where he becomes involved in the events leading to the American Revolution. (Episodes 1 and 2 of the Kent Chronicles miniseries.)
Genres: History Drama War TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1978-05-22
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Who'll Stop the Rain
1978-08-02
Who'll Stop the Rain
Overview: John, a disillusioned Vietnam War journalist, turns to heroin smuggling. He cons Ray, an equally burnt out veteran into delivering the drugs stateside to his wife. Everything soon falls apart and Ray ends up on the run with John's wife trying to evade crooked narcotics agents.
Genres: Crime Action Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1978-08-02
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Cop
1988-02-05
Cop
Overview: An obsessive, insubordinate homicide cop is convinced a serial killer is loose in the Hollywood area and disobeys orders in order to catch him.
Genres: Crime Drama Mystery Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-02-05
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Home on the Range
2004-04-02
Home on the Range
Overview: When a greedy outlaw schemes to take possession of the "Patch Of Heaven" dairy farm, three determined cows, a karate-kicking stallion and a colorful corral of critters join forces to save their home. The stakes are sky-high as this unlikely animal alliance risk their hides and match wits with a mysterious band of bad guys.
Genres: Animation Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-04-02
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The Rescue
1988-08-05
The Rescue
Overview: A team of Navy Seals are sent to destroy a disabled submarine so it will not fall into the "wrong" hands. They complete their mission, but are captured before they can return to their base. The U.S. Government will not mount a rescue mission to free the soldiers, so their teenage children take over. The kids find a way to venture into the foreign country and then must overcome many obstacles.
Genres: Action Adventure Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-08-05
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A Program for Vietnam Veterans...and Everyone Else Who Should Care
1986-05-28
A Program for Vietnam Veterans...and Everyone Else Who Should Care
Overview: Thirteen veterans are given an opportunity to reveal their experiences in Vietnam and to talk about the frustrations they have encountered upon returning home.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-05-28
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The House of God
1984-01-01
The House of God
Overview: Comedy about a couple of interns in a hospital named 'The House of God'.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-01-01
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Remember When
1974-03-23
Remember When
Overview: An uncle's (Jack Warden) memories give strength to a New England family with four sons fighting in World War II.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1974-03-23
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Barry Norman in Celebrity City
1982-09-14
Barry Norman in Celebrity City
Overview: Hollywood is still the home of the American Dream - the place where fame and fortune can be achieved overnight. Or so the story goes. For some it does come true. In this status conscious town Barry Norman looks at the attitudes towards success and failure among the famous and not quite so famous.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1982-09-14
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The Adventures of the Get Along Gang
1984-05-06
The Adventures of the Get Along Gang
Overview: The Gang participates in the annual scavenger hunt to win their own ice cream flavor but the stakes are made even higher when Bingo makes a bet with Catchum that if he wins, he and Leland get the Gang's clubhouse.
Genres: Animation Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-05-06
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Six Against the Rock
1987-05-18
Six Against the Rock
Overview: In May of 1946, Alcatraz inmate Bernie Coy initiates a carefully thought out plan to escape the island prison. His plan, carried out with five accomplices, falls apart when they can't obtain a key to unlock a door leading to the yard.
Genres: Action Drama Thriller TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-05-18
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Oliver's Story
1978-12-15
Oliver's Story
Overview: Oliver Barrett IV is emotionally devastated by the death of his wife Jenny, and, while he tries to lose himself in his work as a lawyer, the long hours don't ease his pain, especially when he finds that his leftist views conflict with those of the senior partners at the firm. Eventually, Oliver's inconsolable grief begins to alienate those around him, until he finds new love with Marcie Bonwit, the wealthy and beautiful heiress to the Bonwit Teller fortune. Despite his affection for her, Oliver finds it difficult to leave the memory of Jenny behind, which causes major problems in their relationship.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1978-12-15
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For Their Own Good
1993-04-05
For Their Own Good
Overview: A factory worker gets an ultimatum from her employer that she agree to be sterilized or be fired.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-04-05
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Freeze Frame
1992-08-01
Freeze Frame
Overview: The highly intelligent Lindsay wants to become a reporter; Already in highschool she works for their paper. During her inquiries she discovers a big scandal, which seems to involve even the governor candidate Reinardt. Soon she and her friends are chased by dangerous criminals, but no one believes their accusations
Genres: Family Thriller TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-08-01
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Fire and Rain
1990-10-26
Fire and Rain
Overview: This movie is based on the actual events on the tragic day of August 2nd, 1985. Delta Airlines flight 191 en route to Los Angeles Via Dallas Ft Worth took off from Ft Lauderdale, Fl. When the plane was landing in Ft Worth wind-shear from a strong thunderstorm caused the plane to crash.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-10-26
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Man Against the Mob: The Chinatown Murders
1989-01-01
Man Against the Mob: The Chinatown Murders
Overview: Honest cop in corrupt 1940s Los Angeles fights against gangsters who are kidnapping and selling women into prostitution.
Genres: Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-01-01
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Children in the Crossfire
1984-12-03
Children in the Crossfire
Overview: For the children of Northern Ireland, violence and hatred are a way of life passed from one generation to the next. In "Children in the Crossfire" four children from both sides of the conflict come to America through a special project, and discover each other away from the ravages of their homeland.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-12-03
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The Third Miracle
1999-09-13
The Third Miracle
Overview: The Vatican sends a priest to verify some miracles, performed by a woman who has been nominated for sainthood...
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-09-13
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Broken Trust
1995-08-06
Broken Trust
Overview: A scrupulously honest judge finds he's a pawn in a federal sting to ferret out corrupt members of the bench, many of whom are his friends.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1995-08-06
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A Death in Canaan
1978-03-01
A Death in Canaan
Overview: When a teenager is accused of his mother's murder, the community of Canaan rallies to his defense.
Genres: TV Movie Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1978-03-01
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Kate McShane
1975-04-11
Kate McShane
Overview: A flamboyant Denver lady lawyer, with the help of her father, a retired cop who does the legwork for her investigations, and her brother, a Jesuit priest and university law professor, unravels a murder case of a society woman who allegedly stabbed her husband. This was the pilot for Anne Meara's short-lived TV series.
Genres: Drama Crime Mystery TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1975-04-11
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The Great Escape II: The Untold Story
1988-11-05
The Great Escape II: The Untold Story
Overview: Allied prisoners tunnel out of a stalag, then return to avenge fellow escapees executed by the Nazis.
Genres: TV Movie War Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-11-05
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Cooperstown
1993-01-26
Cooperstown
Overview: A retired baseball player reflects on the mistakes and problems of the past 35 years when he is overlooked for induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-01-26
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Twirl
1981-10-25
Twirl
Overview: Best friends compete for the title of "Miss Twirl" (similar to a Miss America contest with the primary category of competition being (what else?) twirling!). The real test, however, is whether their friendship will survive through the contest with the pressure and interference from their parents to win.
Genres: Comedy Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1981-10-25
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Divorce Wars: A Love Story
1982-03-01
Divorce Wars: A Love Story
Overview: Successful divorce lawyer Jack Sturgess discovers that his own marriage is falling apart and must juggle his domestic conflicts with his clients' problems.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1982-03-01
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The Choirboys
1977-12-23
The Choirboys
Overview: A group of Los Angeles cops decide to take off some of the pressures of their jobs by engaging in various forms of after-hours debauchery.
Genres: Comedy Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1977-12-23
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Code of Vengeance
1985-06-30
Code of Vengeance
Overview: A Vietnam veteran who has become a drifter helps a young, single mother avenge her brother's murder and finds himself the target of a gang of dope smugglers on the Mexican border.
Genres: Action Adventure TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-06-30
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The Dreamer of Oz
1990-12-10
The Dreamer of Oz
Overview: The film is the biography of Frank Baum, the children's book author and creator of the fantasy world Oz.
Genres: Family Drama Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-12-10
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Alex & the Gypsy
1976-10-03
Alex & the Gypsy
Overview: A bail bondsman falls in love with one of his "customers" — a gypsy girl, who's been accused of attempted murder.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1976-10-03
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Sensitivity Training
2016-06-05
Sensitivity Training
Overview: A grumpy microbiologist is forced into sensitivity training at work and forms an unlikely friendship with her overly vivacious coach.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-06-05
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Weekend War
1988-02-01
Weekend War
Overview: A group of reservists ("weekend warriors") are sent to Honduras to build a runway. Shortly after arriving an engineering group is sent to a small village to repair a bridge as a favor for the US Ambassador; at this point Captain John Deason begins to question who he is really building the bridge for...
Genres: Adventure TV Movie Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-02-01
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A Deadly Silence
1989-04-16
A Deadly Silence
Overview: The father of three children was killed when he left his house. This provokes a lot of sentimental emotions in the neighbourhood because the people know nothing about his dark past.
Genres: Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-04-16
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Pray TV
1980-05-23
Pray TV
Overview: A failing television station is bought out by a slick TV evangelist and starts making mountains of money in the guise of religious programming, which is actually just an excuse to sell merchandise.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1980-05-23
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The Revenge of Al Capone
1989-02-26
The Revenge of Al Capone
Overview: After Al Capone is imprisoned, he still continues to run his empire, and plots to assassinate the mayor of Chicago.
Genres: Crime Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-02-26
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Things in Their Season
1974-11-27
Things in Their Season
Overview: The son in a close-knit family of Wisconsin dairy farmers decides to get married and move out of the house, just as his mother discovers she has incurable leukemia and only a short time to live.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1974-11-27
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In the Line of Duty: A Cop for the Killing
1990-11-25
In the Line of Duty: A Cop for the Killing
Overview: A look at the dangerous and bizarre life of an undercover cop who lives on the edge and the strife and heartbreak that comes with the job. There is also a tremendous amount of guilt and psychological pain when an undercover sting goes bad and they lose a comrade in the line of duty.
Genres: Action Crime Drama Thriller TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-11-25
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Working
1982-04-13
Working
Overview: This musical adaptation of the Studs Terkel book examines the average worker's viewpoint--showing that he or she is anything but average. Based on a series of interviews with real working people--construction workers, waitresses, firemen, secretaries, and cleaning women, Working is both an exploration of the individuals' occupations and a lament for lost hopes and dreams.
Genres: Drama Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1982-04-13
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Deathmoon
1978-05-31
Deathmoon
Overview: An overworked executive vacationing in Hawaii finds that his romance with an attractive businesswoman he meets there is threatened by the supernatural powers of a strange native curse on his bloodline.
Genres: Horror Mystery TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1978-05-31
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Storyville
1992-08-26
Storyville
Overview: While investigating his own blackmailing, a young politician uncovers his family's deep secrets.
Genres: Drama Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-08-26
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Foster & Laurie
1975-11-13
Foster & Laurie
Overview: The story of two New York City police officers, one white and one black, their ambush and murder by black revolutionaries and the efforts to hunt down and capture their killers.
Genres: Crime Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1975-11-13
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The Execution of Private Slovik
1974-03-13
The Execution of Private Slovik
Overview: The story of Eddie Slovik, who was executed by the Army in 1945, the only American soldier to be executed for desertion since the Civil War.
Genres: War Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1974-03-13
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