Charles Cyphers
Acting
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).
Born: July 28, 1939 · Niagara Falls, New York, USA
Filmography (70)
Halloween Kills
2021
Actor: Leigh Brackett
Grizzly II: Revenge
2020
Actor: Steve
The Night She Came Home!!
2013
Actor
Halloween: The Inside Story
2010
Actor
Methodic
2007
Actor: Chief Sperranza
Critical Mass
2001
Actor: Henderson
Mach 2
2001
Actor: Harry Olson
TV
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
1997
Actor: Coach Carl Marin
TV
JAG
1995
Actor: Jesse
TV
Murder One
1995
Actor: Patrick McQueenActor: Patrick McQueen (u…
TV
Sliders
1995
Actor: Coach Almquist
TV
ER
1994
Actor: Injured Civil-War …
TV
seaQuest DSV
1993
Actor: Calvin Shelley
TV
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
1993
Actor: Thaddeus Roarke
National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1
1993
Actor: Interrogator
TV
Renegade
1992
Actor: Zachary Quinn
TV
California Dreams
1992
Actor: Coach Cotler
TV
The Outsiders
1990
Actor: Tim's Boss
TV
Mancuso, F.B.I.
1989
Actor
TV
Seinfeld
1989
Actor: Gardner
Major League
1989
Actor: Charlie Donovan
Gleaming the Cube
1989
Actor: Harvey McGill
TV
Freddy's Nightmares
1988
Actor: Ben Ostroff
TV
China Beach
1988
Actor: The General
Big Bad Mama II
1987
Actor: Stark
TV
Jake and the Fatman
1987
Actor: Benny Kraus
TV
21 Jump Street
1987
Actor: Team Doctor
Hunter's Blood
1986
Actor: Woody
TV
Matlock
1986
Actor: Tom Coyle
TV
Murder, She Wrote
1984
Actor: Lt. Timothy Chance
TV
Airwolf
1984
Actor: Joe Ganns
TV
Night Court
1984
Actor: Leo
Little House: Look Back to Yesterday
1983
Actor: Zack Taylor
Honkytonk Man
1982
Actor: Stubbs
The Executioner's Song
1982
Actor: Noall Wootton
Death Wish II
1982
Actor: Donald Kay
TV
Simon & Simon
1981
Actor: Sergeant Lester
Halloween II
1981
Actor: Sheriff Leigh Brac…
Escape from New York
1981
Actor: Secretary of State
TV
Hill Street Blues
1981
Actor: Captain LederActor: Commander #1
Borderline
1980
Actor: Ski
The Fog
1980
Actor: Dan O'Bannon
TV
Hart to Hart
1979
Actor: Lester
The Onion Field
1979
Actor: Chaplain
A Force of One
1979
Actor: Dr. Eppis
Elvis
1979
Actor: Sam Phillips
Someone's Watching Me!
1978
Actor: Gary Hunt
Halloween
1978
Actor: Brackett
TV
Dallas
1978
Actor: Bertram Pogue
Gray Lady Down
1978
Actor
Coming Home
1978
Actor: Pee Wee
TV
Lou Grant
1977
Actor: Jerry Baldwin
MacArthur
1977
Actor: General Harding
TV
Roots
1977
Actor: Fred Drake
Assault on Precinct 13
1976
Actor: Starker
TV
The Tony Randall Show
1976
Actor: Eddie Foxworth
TV
Charlie's Angels
1976
Actor: Haller
Vigilante Force
1976
Actor: Perry Beal
TV
Alice
1976
Actor
TV
The Bionic Woman
1976
Actor
TV
Wonder Woman
1975
Actor: Kurt
TV
Starsky & Hutch
1975
Actor: Arthur ColeActor: Medical Examiner D…+1
TV
Isis
1975
Actor: Sam Niles
The Missiles of October
1974
Actor: Press Photographer
Truck Turner
1974
Actor: Drunk
TV
The Six Million Dollar Man
1974
Actor: Faler
The Slams
1973
Actor: Nicol (uncredited)
TV
Barnaby Jones
1973
Actor: Mike HartneyActor: Jimmy Dorset+2
TV
Cannon
1971
Actor
TV
The F.B.I.
1965
Actor: Charlie Wicker