Sid Haig, the American actor who starred as the murderous clown Captain Spaulding in Rob Zombie’s films including House of 1000 Corpses and The Devil’s Rejects, has died aged 80.
He returned to acting with his role as Captain Spaulding in musician and filmmaker Zombie’s House of 1000 Corpses, which was widely believed to have revived his acting career.
While he was most closely associated with director Rob Zombie as the terrifying villain Captain Spaulding, Haig began his career in Jack Hill’s The Host, going onto star in more than 50 films and hundreds of television episodes over a 40-year career.
The cause of his death was not confirmed, but it was reported that Haig was taken to hospital last week after suffering breathing complications following a fall.