- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- July 28, 1939
- Place of Birth
- Niagara Falls, New York, USA
- Died
- August 4, 2024
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).
Filmography
movieHalloween Kills
2021 · Leigh Brackett
movieGrizzly II: Revenge
2020 · Steve
movieThe Night She Came Home!!
2013 · Self
movieHalloween: The Inside Story
2010 · Self
movieMethodic
2007 · Chief Sperranza
Sin-Jin Smyth
2006 · Sheriff Stoops
movieHalloween: A Cut Above the Rest
2003 · Self / Leigh Brackett
movieCritical Mass
2001 · Henderson
movieMach 2
2001 · Harry Olson
tvBuffy the Vampire Slayer
1997 · Coach Carl Marin
Nick Freno: Licensed Teacher
1996 · Al Yaroker
tvJAG
1995 · Jesse
tvMurder One
1995 · Patrick McQueen, Patrick McQueen (uncredited)
tvSliders
1995 · Coach Almquist
tvER
1994 · Injured Civil-War Reenactor
tvseaQuest DSV
1993 · Calvin Shelley
tvLois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
1993 · Thaddeus Roarke
movieNational Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1
1993 · Interrogator
tvRenegade
1992 · Zachary Quinn
tvCalifornia Dreams
1992 · Coach Cotler
tvThe Outsiders
1990 · Tim's Boss
tvMancuso, F.B.I.
1989
tvSeinfeld
1989 · Gardner
movieMajor League
1989 · Charlie Donovan
movieGleaming the Cube
1989 · Harvey McGill
tvFreddy's Nightmares
1988 · Ben Ostroff
tvChina Beach
1988 · The General
Aaron's Way
1988
movieBig Bad Mama II
1987 · Stark
tvJake and the Fatman
1987 · Benny Kraus
tv21 Jump Street
1987 · Team Doctor
movieHunter's Blood
1986 · Woody
tvMatlock
1986 · Tom Coyle
tvMurder, She Wrote
1984 · Lt. Timothy Chance
tvAirwolf
1984 · Joe Ganns
tvNight Court
1984 · Leo
movieLittle House: Look Back to Yesterday
1983 · Zack Taylor
Memorial Day
1983 · Jack Ruskin
movieHonkytonk Man
1982 · Stubbs
movieThe Executioner's Song
1982 · Noall Wootton
movieDeath Wish II
1982 · Donald Kay
tvSimon & Simon
1981 · Sergeant Lester
movieHalloween II
1981 · Leigh Brackett
movieEscape from New York
1981 · Secretary of State
tvHill Street Blues
1981 · Captain Leder, Commander #1
movieBorderline
1980 · Ski
movieFriendly Fire
1980 · Tom Loomis
movieThe Fog
1980 · Dan O'Bannon
tvHart to Hart
1979 · Lester
movieThe Onion Field
1979 · Chaplain
movieA Force of One
1979 · Dr. Eppis
movieElvis
1979 · Sam Phillips
movieSomeone's Watching Me!
1978 · Gary Hunt
movieHalloween
1978 · Brackett
tvDallas
1978 · Bertram Pogue
movieGray Lady Down
1978
movieComing Home
1978 · Pee Wee
tvThe Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald
1977 · Michael Brandon
tvLou Grant
1977 · Jerry Baldwin
The Betty White Show
1977 · Hugo Muncy
movieMacArthur
1977 · General Harding
movieOur Town
1977 · Sam Craig
tvRoots
1977 · Fred Drake
tvGibbsville
1976 · Wingfield
movieAssault on Precinct 13
1976 · Starker
tvThe Tony Randall Show
1976 · Eddie Foxworth
tvCharlie's Angels
1976 · Haller
movieVigilante Force
1976 · Perry Beal
tvAlice
1976
tvThe Bionic Woman
1976
tvWonder Woman
1975 · Kurt
tvStarsky & Hutch
1975 · Arthur Cole, Medical Examiner Delaney, Detective Webster
tvIsis
1975 · Sam Niles
movieThe Missiles of October
1974 · Press Photographer
movieThe F.B.I. Story: The FBI Versus Alvin Karpis, Public Enemy Number One
1974 · Arthur 'Doc' Barker
movieTruck Turner
1974 · Drunk
tvThe Six Million Dollar Man
1974 · Faler
movieThe Slams
1973 · Nicol (uncredited)
tvBarnaby Jones
1973 · Mike Hartney, Brad Kirtz, Bill Garwood, Jimmy Dorset
movieCool Breeze
1972 · Backstage Police Officer (uncredited)
tvCannon
1971
tvThe F.B.I.
1965 · Charlie Wicker
movieStingy Jack
— · Sheriff Taggart - age 59