Charles Cyphers
Known for Acting · 83 credits
- Born
- 1939-07-28
- Died
- 2024-08-04
- Place of birth
- Niagara Falls, New York, USA
Biography
Charles Cyphers (July 28, 1939 – August 4, 2024) was an American actor who had starred in many films and on television. He was known in the horror movie community for his work in the films of John Carpenter, especially his role as Sheriff Leigh Brackett in Carpenter's 1978 hit horror movie Halloween. He reprised his role in Halloween II (1981) and Halloween Kills (2021).
Known For
TV Shows (42)
Seinfeld
1989
as Gardner
ER
1994
as Injured Civil-War Reenactor
JAG
1995
as Jesse
Dallas
1978
as Bertram Pogue
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
1997
as Coach Carl Marin
Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Lt. Timothy Chance
Hill Street Blues
1981
as Captain Leder / Commander #1
Charlie's Angels
1976
as Haller
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
1993
as Thaddeus Roarke
Night Court
1984
as Leo
21 Jump Street
1987
as Team Doctor
Simon & Simon
1981
as Sergeant Lester
The Six Million Dollar Man
1974
as Faler
Matlock
1986
as Tom Coyle
Renegade
1992
as Zachary Quinn
Airwolf
1984
as Joe Ganns
Sliders
1995
as Coach Almquist
Starsky & Hutch
1975
as Arthur Cole / Medical Examiner Delaney / Detective Webster
Hart to Hart
1979
as Lester
Cannon
1971
The F.B.I.
1965
as Charlie Wicker
Alice
1976
Jake and the Fatman
1987
as Benny Kraus
seaQuest DSV
1993
as Calvin Shelley
Barnaby Jones
1973
as Mike Hartney / Jimmy Dorset / Brad Kirtz / Bill Garwood
Lou Grant
1977
as Jerry Baldwin
China Beach
1988
as The General
Murder One
1995
as Patrick McQueen / Patrick McQueen (uncredited)
The Bionic Woman
1976
Wonder Woman
1975
as Kurt
Freddy's Nightmares
1988
as Ben Ostroff
Roots
1977
as Fred Drake
California Dreams
1992
as Coach Cotler
The Outsiders
1990
as Tim's Boss
The Tony Randall Show
1976
as Eddie Foxworth
Nick Freno: Licensed Teacher
1996
as Al Yaroker
Mancuso, F.B.I.
1989
Isis
1975
as Sam Niles
Gibbsville
1976
as Wingfield
Aaron's Way
1988
The Betty White Show
1977
as Hugo Muncy
The Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald
1977
as Michael Brandon
Movies (41)
Halloween
1978
as Brackett
Escape from New York
1981
as Secretary of State
Halloween Kills
2021
as Leigh Brackett
The Fog
1980
as Dan O'Bannon
Halloween II
1981
as Sheriff Leigh Brackett
Major League
1989
as Charlie Donovan
Honkytonk Man
1982
as Stubbs
Death Wish II
1982
as Donald Kay
Assault on Precinct 13
1976
as Starker
National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1
1993
as Interrogator
Truck Turner
1974
as Drunk
Mach 2
2001
as Harry Olson
MacArthur
1977
as General Harding
Coming Home
1978
as Pee Wee
Friendly Fire
1980
as Tom Loomis
Grizzly II: Revenge
2020
as Steve
Borderline
1980
as Ski
Big Bad Mama II
1987
as Stark
The Executioner's Song
1982
as Noall Wootton
Hunter's Blood
1986
as Woody
Gleaming the Cube
1989
as Harvey McGill
Gray Lady Down
1978
Elvis
1979
as Sam Phillips
The Onion Field
1979
as Chaplain
Someone's Watching Me!
1978
as Gary Hunt
Little House: Look Back to Yesterday
1983
as Zack Taylor
Critical Mass
2001
as Henderson
The Slams
1973
as Nicol (uncredited)
The F.B.I. Story: The FBI Versus Alvin Karpis, Public Enemy Number One
1974
as Arthur 'Doc' Barker
Vigilante Force
1976
as Perry Beal
Cool Breeze
1972
as Backstage Police Officer (uncredited)
A Force of One
1979
as Dr. Eppis
Methodic
2007
as Chief Sperranza
The Missiles of October
1974
as Press Photographer
Halloween: The Inside Story
2010
as Self
The Night She Came Home!!
2013
as Self
Memorial Day
1983
as Jack Ruskin
Halloween: A Cut Above the Rest
2003
as Self / Leigh Brackett
Our Town
1977
as Sam Craig
Sin-Jin Smyth
2006
as Sheriff Stoops
Stingy Jack
as Sheriff Taggart - age 59
About Charles Cyphers
Charles Cyphers (July 28, 1939 – August 4, 2024) was an American actor who had starred in many films and on television. He was known in the horror movie community for his work in the films of John Carpenter, especially his role as Sheriff Leigh Brackett in Carpenter's 1978 hit horror movie Halloween. He reprised his role in Halloween II (1981) and Halloween Kills (2021). With 83 credits spanning from 1965 to 2021, Charles Cyphers has appeared in 41 films and 42 TV shows.
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Most Popular Charles Cyphers Movies
- Halloween (1978) — as Brackett
- Escape from New York (1981) — as Secretary of State
- Halloween Kills (2021) — as Leigh Brackett
- The Fog (1980) — as Dan O'Bannon
- Halloween II (1981) — as Sheriff Leigh Brackett
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