Charles Cyphers

Charles Cyphers

Known for
Acting
Born
July 28, 1939
Died
August 4, 2024 (aged 85)
Birthplace
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).

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Filmography

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Stingy Jack poster

Stingy Jack

Movie · as Sheriff Taggart - age 59

2021
Halloween Kills poster

Halloween Kills

Movie · as Leigh Brackett

2020
Grizzly II: Revenge poster

Grizzly II: Revenge

Movie · as Steve

2013
The Night She Came Home!! poster

The Night She Came Home!!

Movie · as Self

2010
Halloween: The Inside Story poster

Halloween: The Inside Story

Movie · as Self

2007
Methodic poster

Methodic

Movie · as Chief Sperranza

2006
Sin-Jin Smyth

Sin-Jin Smyth

Movie · as Sheriff Stoops

2003
Halloween: A Cut Above the Rest poster

Halloween: A Cut Above the Rest

Movie · as Self / Leigh Brackett

2001
Critical Mass poster

Critical Mass

Movie · as Henderson

2001
Mach 2 poster

Mach 2

Movie · as Harry Olson

1997
Buffy the Vampire Slayer poster

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

TV · as Coach Carl Marin · 1 ep

1996
Nick Freno: Licensed Teacher

Nick Freno: Licensed Teacher

TV · as Al Yaroker · 43 eps

1995
Sliders poster

Sliders

TV · as Coach Almquist · 1 ep

1995
Murder One poster

Murder One

TV · as Patrick McQueen, Patrick McQueen (uncredited) · 4 eps

1995
JAG poster

JAG

TV · as Jesse · 1 ep

1994
ER poster

ER

TV · as Injured Civil-War Reenactor · 1 ep

1993
National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1 poster

National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1

Movie · as Interrogator

1993
seaQuest DSV poster

seaQuest DSV

TV · as Calvin Shelley · 1 ep

1993
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman poster

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman

TV · as Thaddeus Roarke · 1 ep

1992
California Dreams poster

California Dreams

TV · as Coach Cotler · 1 ep

1992
Renegade poster

Renegade

TV · as Zachary Quinn · 1 ep

1990
The Outsiders poster

The Outsiders

TV · as Tim's Boss · 1 ep

1989
Gleaming the Cube poster

Gleaming the Cube

Movie · as Harvey McGill

1989
Major League poster

Major League

Movie · as Charlie Donovan

1989
Seinfeld poster

Seinfeld

TV · as Gardner · 1 ep

1989
Mancuso, F.B.I. poster

Mancuso, F.B.I.

TV · 1 ep

1988
China Beach poster

China Beach

TV · as The General · 1 ep

1988
Aaron's Way

Aaron's Way

TV · 1 ep

1988
Freddy's Nightmares poster

Freddy's Nightmares

TV · as Ben Ostroff · 1 ep

1987
Big Bad Mama II poster

Big Bad Mama II

Movie · as Stark

1987
21 Jump Street poster

21 Jump Street

TV · as Team Doctor · 1 ep

1987
Jake and the Fatman poster

Jake and the Fatman

TV · as Benny Kraus · 1 ep

1986
Hunter's Blood poster

Hunter's Blood

Movie · as Woody

1986
Matlock poster

Matlock

TV · as Tom Coyle · 1 ep

1984
Murder, She Wrote poster

Murder, She Wrote

TV · as Lt. Timothy Chance · 1 ep

1984
Airwolf poster

Airwolf

TV · as Joe Ganns · 1 ep

1984
Night Court poster

Night Court

TV · as Leo · 1 ep

1983
Memorial Day

Memorial Day

Movie · as Jack Ruskin

1983
Little House: Look Back to Yesterday poster

Little House: Look Back to Yesterday

Movie · as Zack Taylor

1982
Death Wish II poster

Death Wish II

Movie · as Donald Kay

1982
Honkytonk Man poster

Honkytonk Man

Movie · as Stubbs

1982
The Executioner's Song poster

The Executioner's Song

Movie · as Noall Wootton

1981
Escape from New York poster

Escape from New York

Movie · as Secretary of State

1981
Halloween II poster

Halloween II

Movie · as Sheriff Leigh Brackett

1981
Simon & Simon poster

Simon & Simon

TV · as Sergeant Lester · 1 ep

1981
Hill Street Blues poster

Hill Street Blues

TV · as Captain Leder, Commander #1 · 2 eps

1980
The Fog poster

The Fog

Movie · as Dan O'Bannon

1980
Borderline poster

Borderline

Movie · as Ski

1980
Friendly Fire poster

Friendly Fire

Movie · as Tom Loomis

1979
A Force of One poster

A Force of One

Movie · as Dr. Eppis

1979
Elvis poster

Elvis

Movie · as Sam Phillips

1979
The Onion Field poster

The Onion Field

Movie · as Chaplain

1979
Hart to Hart poster

Hart to Hart

TV · as Lester · 1 ep

1978
Halloween poster

Halloween

Movie · as Brackett

1978
Someone's Watching Me! poster

Someone's Watching Me!

Movie · as Gary Hunt

1978
Coming Home poster

Coming Home

Movie · as Pee Wee

1978
Gray Lady Down poster

Gray Lady Down

Movie

1978
Dallas poster

Dallas

TV · as Bertram Pogue · 2 eps

1977
Our Town poster

Our Town

Movie · as Sam Craig

1977
MacArthur poster

MacArthur

Movie · as General Harding

1977
The Betty White Show poster

The Betty White Show

TV · as Hugo Muncy · 14 eps

1977
Lou Grant poster

Lou Grant

TV · as Jerry Baldwin · 1 ep

1977
Roots poster

Roots

TV · as Fred Drake · 1 ep

1977
The Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald poster

The Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald

TV · as Michael Brandon · 2 eps

1976
Vigilante Force poster

Vigilante Force

Movie · as Perry Beal

1976
Assault on Precinct 13 poster

Assault on Precinct 13

Movie · as Starker

1976
Alice poster

Alice

TV · 1 ep

1976
The Bionic Woman poster

The Bionic Woman

TV · 1 ep

1976
Charlie's Angels poster

Charlie's Angels

TV · as Haller · 1 ep

1976
The Tony Randall Show poster

The Tony Randall Show

TV · as Eddie Foxworth · 1 ep

1976
Gibbsville poster

Gibbsville

TV · as Wingfield · 1 ep

1975
Wonder Woman poster

Wonder Woman

TV · as Kurt · 1 ep

1975
Isis poster

Isis

TV · as Sam Niles · 1 ep

1975
Starsky & Hutch poster

Starsky & Hutch

TV · as Arthur Cole, Medical Examiner Delaney, Detective Webster · 1 ep

1974
The Missiles of October poster

The Missiles of October

Movie · as Press Photographer

1974
Truck Turner poster

Truck Turner

Movie · as Drunk

1974
The F.B.I. Story: The FBI Versus Alvin Karpis, Public Enemy Number One poster

The F.B.I. Story: The FBI Versus Alvin Karpis, Public Enemy Number One

Movie · as Arthur 'Doc' Barker

1974
The Six Million Dollar Man poster

The Six Million Dollar Man

TV · as Faler · 3 eps

1973
The Slams poster

The Slams

Movie · as Nicol (uncredited)

1973
Barnaby Jones poster

Barnaby Jones

TV · as Mike Hartney, Brad Kirtz, Bill Garwood, Jimmy Dorset · 1 ep

1972
Cool Breeze poster

Cool Breeze

Movie · as Backstage Police Officer (uncredited)

1971
Cannon poster

Cannon

TV · 2 eps

1965
The F.B.I. poster

The F.B.I.

TV · as Charlie Wicker · 1 ep