He started acting in high school, and then hooked up with director Jack Hill while he was still in film school.
As recognized by filmmakers like Hill and Zombie, Haig had a singular screen presence, and could flip from terrifying to hilarious in a matter of seconds.
Although Zombie’s trilogy are perhaps Haig’s most high profile films, he had a long and unusual career.
After appearing in Hill’s UCLA student film, he went on to co-star in many of Hill’s pictures, including the blaxploitation classics Coffy and Foxy Brown.