Haid also starred in several films including Altered States and provided voice work for the movie Home on the Range. He has also directed multiple episodes of the TV series Doogie Howser, M.D., NYPD Blue, Third Watch, Nip/Tuck, ER, and Criminal Minds. Haid won a Directors Guild of America in 1995 for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series for ER. He has been nominated for two Primetime Emmy Awards for acting and two more for directing. Charles has been married three times including to actress Penelope Windust. Charles Haid is a cousin of TV host/real estate mogul Merv Griffin.