Sid Haig, actor of 'House of 1000 Corpses' and other cult movies, dies at 80

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Sid Haig, a character actor best known for his wild-eyed turns in the cult horror movies 'House of 1000 Corpses' and 'The Devil's Rejects,' has died at age 80.

Sid Haig, a character actor best known for his wild-eyed turns in the cult horror movies"House of 1000 Corpses" and"The Devil's Rejects," died Saturday. He was 80.writing:"My light, my heart, my true love, my King, the other half of my soul, Sidney, passed from this realm to the next.

In the films, Haig portrayed Captain Spaulding, a gas station proprietor whose face was smeared with greasy clown make-up. The character, with his yellowed teeth and demented grin, suggested the comic book villain Joker by way of an acid trip.the late film critic Roger Ebert described Haig's character as a"man whose teeth are so bad, they're more frightening than his clown make-up.

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