Famous Hollywood who really defined the word thug and ruled Horror movies world for over 50 years portraying psychotic villains Sid Haig dies at the age of 80, recently on September 21, 2019, in Los Angeles, California, United States.
What happened to Sid Haig? How did he die?
The second most famous clowns After IT clown, famous for his role of Captain Spaulding, died this Saturday at the age of 80. His death was officiated by his beloved wife Susan L. Oberg, via the actor’s official Instagram account on Monday.
She with a heavy heart wrote:
“He adored his family, his friends, and his fans. This came as a shock to all of us.”
Following the announcement, no other details were given to the media as per New York Times. However, his family has reported that the “House of 1000 Corpses” died of a lung infection at the age of 80. He reportedly lived a healthy life prior to his death.
His wife Susan earlier on had wrote that Haig had met a freak accident and was in a LA based Hospital’s ICU
“Sid has had an accident and is in the hospital in ICU. Everyone, please pray for him.”
Details about the hospital he was admitted to aren’t yet out and the day and date of his funeral services also is yet to be updated.
While alive, the actor was famously known for his roles in House, Zombie, Devil, Merrill and many other Hollywood cults. Prior to being famous in Acting industry, He was involved in music, a year out of his high school.
He was interested in acting from a young age, and two years off high school, he attended the Pasadena Playhouse Acting school known for producing actors such as Robert Preston, Gene Hackman, and Dustin Hoffman.
As a member of a The Firefly Clan in The Devil’s Rejects released in 2005, Sid won the Annual Spike TV Scream Awards as the Most Vile Villain in 2006 along with his crew.
He also received the award for “Best Actor” in the 15th Annual Fangoria Chainsaw. Additionally, Haig gave life to the role of a vampire in a documentary movie Vampira: The Movie.
We are deeply saddened by the news about one of our best Hollywood Scaryman’s death and our prayers are with the family of the demised and we hope god gives his family the strength to get out of this tragedy.
He will always be one of our favorite thugs and he will live for years to come through his acting credits, film that he produced, and music that he has given for us to cherish. With His death, Hollywood has again lost one of its gems.