Biography
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 …
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Career Milestones
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" | |
| Was co-executive producer of the short-lived CBS series "Buddy Faro"; also directed episodes | ||
1997 | Helmed the TNT original "Buffalo Soldiers" | |
1996 | Directed pilot and episodes of "High Incident", an ABC police drama | |
1995 | Directed pilot of Bochco's "Murder One" (ABC); earned Emmy nomination | |
1994 | Feature directing debut, "Iron Will", a period adventure about a dog-sled marathon | |
1992 | TV-movie directing debut, "In the Line of Duty: Siege at Marion" | |
| Directed episodes of the ABC sitcom "Doogie Howser, M.D." (produced by Bochco) | ||
1990 | Served as a producer and occasional director on the short-lived musical cop show, "Cop Rock" | |
1987 | Feature producing debut as executive producer of "Square Dance/Home is Where the Heart Is" | |
1986 | Hosted a PBS documentary/forum entitled "A Program for Vietnam Veterans . . . And Everyone Else Who Should Care" | |
1984 | TV debut as a producer, "Children in the Crossfire", an NBC TV-movie dealing with conflicts in Ireland (also acted) | |
1981 | Played signature role of Officer Andy Renko, a regular on the acclaimed police drama "Hill Street Blues" (produced by Stephen Bochco) | |
1977 | Feature debut, "The Choirboys" | |
1976 | Cast as a regular on "Delvecchio", a cop show | |
1975 | Debut as a TV series regular, "Kate McShane", as the Jesuit priest brother of the lawyer protagonist | |
1974 | TV-movie debut, "Things in Their Season", a CBS melodrama | |
| Acted with the American Conservatory Theater, the San Diego National Shakespeare Festival, the New York Shakespeare Festival, and the American Shakespeare Festival | ||
1972 | NY stage debut, "Elizabeth the First" | |
1971 | Co-produced original NY production of "Godspell" | |
| Had first big hit as producer of the musical "Godspell" which was then a friend's senior project in college | ||
| Began acting in college productions | ||
| Served in the US Naval Submarine Corps stationed in Southeast Asia | ||
| Attended high school with future music luminaries Grace Slick, Jerry Garcia, and Joan Baez | ||
| Raised in a suburb of San Francisco | ||
Awards
1997 | Directors Guild of America Award for Movies For Television and Mini-Series in Buffalo Soldiers (TNT) |
1996 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series in Murder One |
1994 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement In Directing In a Drama Series in NYPD Blue |
1982 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series in Hill Street Blues |
1981 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series in Hill Street Blues |