Charles Maurice Haid III (born June 2, 1943) is an American actor and director, with notable work in both movies and television.
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). He was associate producer of the original Off-Off-Broadway production of Godspell in 1971, which was developed at CMU.
Haid's acting credits include 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 also a regular director on the current FX series, Nip/Tuck.
Haid is a cousin of late television talk show host Merv Griffin.
Charles Haid attended the Woodstock festival in 1969.
Best known for his hot-under-the-collar cop, Police Officer Andy Renko, on the hit 80s series "Hill Street Blues" (1981), he later concentrated on TV directing and producing, winning the Director's Guild Award for his work on another hit series "ER" (1994).
Son of Charles Maurice Haid Jr. and Grace Marian Folger, children: Arcadia Elizabeth, Brittany Catherine.
Brother of David Haid.
Cousin of TV host/singer Merv Griffin.
Has two daughters with actress Penelope Windust.
He was associate producer of the original Broadway production of "Godspell" in 1976.
