Charles Cyphers
Known for acting · Born 28 July 1939 · Died 4 August 2024 · aged 85 · Niagara Falls, New York, USA
83 credits
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
Halloween II
1981
Halloween
1978
Assault on Precinct 13
1976
Escape from New York
1981
Nick Freno: Licensed Teacher
Nick Freno: Licensed Teacher
1996
Someone's Watching Me!
1978
The Fog
1980
Major League
1989
The Betty White Show
1977
The Six Million Dollar Man
1974
Dallas
1978
Gleaming the Cube
1989
Acting (83)
2021Halloween KillsLeigh BrackettFilm
2020Grizzly II: RevengeSteveFilm
2013The Night She Came Home!!SelfFilm
2010Halloween: The Inside StorySelfFilm
2007MethodicChief SperranzaFilm
2006Sin-Jin SmythSheriff StoopsFilm
2003Halloween: A Cut Above the RestSelf / Leigh BrackettFilm
2001Critical MassHendersonFilm
2001Mach 2Harry OlsonFilm
1997Buffy the Vampire SlayerCoach Carl MarinSeries
1996Nick Freno: Licensed TeacherAl Yaroker · 43 episodesSeries
1995SlidersCoach AlmquistSeries
1995JAGJesseSeries
1995Murder OnePatrick McQueen, Patrick McQueen (uncredited) · 3 episodesSeries
1994ERInjured Civil-War ReenactorSeries
1993National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1InterrogatorFilm
1993Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of SupermanThaddeus RoarkeSeries
1993seaQuest DSVCalvin ShelleySeries
1992RenegadeZachary QuinnSeries
1992California DreamsCoach CotlerSeries
1990The OutsidersTim's BossSeries
1989SeinfeldGardnerSeries
1989Major LeagueCharlie DonovanFilm
1989Gleaming the CubeHarvey McGillFilm
1989Mancuso, F.B.I.Series
1988Freddy's NightmaresBen OstroffSeries
1988China BeachThe GeneralSeries
1988Aaron's WaySeries
198721 Jump StreetTeam DoctorSeries
1987Jake and the FatmanBenny KrausSeries
1987Big Bad Mama IIStarkFilm
1986MatlockTom CoyleSeries
1986Hunter's BloodWoodyFilm
1984AirwolfJoe GannsSeries
1984Murder, She WroteLt. Timothy ChanceSeries
1984Night CourtLeoSeries
1983Little House: Look Back to YesterdayZack TaylorFilm
1983Memorial DayJack RuskinFilm
1982Death Wish IIDonald KayFilm
1982Honkytonk ManStubbsFilm
1982The Executioner's SongNoall WoottonFilm
1981Escape from New YorkSecretary of StateFilm
1981Halloween IILeigh BrackettFilm
1981Hill Street BluesCaptain Leder · 2 episodes, Commander #1Series
1981Simon & SimonSergeant LesterSeries
1980The FogDan O'BannonFilm
1980BorderlineSkiFilm
1980Friendly FireTom LoomisFilm
1979ElvisSam PhillipsFilm
1979Hart to HartLesterSeries
1979A Force of OneDr. EppisFilm
1979The Onion FieldChaplainFilm
1978HalloweenBrackettFilm
1978DallasBertram Pogue · 2 episodesSeries
1978Coming HomePee WeeFilm
1978Someone's Watching Me!Gary HuntFilm
1978Gray Lady DownFilm
1977RootsFred DrakeSeries
1977MacArthurGeneral HardingFilm
1977Lou GrantJerry BaldwinSeries
1977The Betty White ShowHugo Muncy · 14 episodesSeries
1977Our TownSam CraigFilm
1977The Trial of Lee Harvey OswaldMichael Brandon · 2 episodesSeries
1976Assault on Precinct 13StarkerFilm
1976The Bionic WomanSeries
1976Charlie's AngelsHallerSeries
1976AliceSeries
1976Vigilante ForcePerry BealFilm
1976The Tony Randall ShowEddie FoxworthSeries
1976GibbsvilleWingfieldSeries
1975Wonder WomanKurtSeries
1975Starsky & HutchArthur Cole, Medical Examiner Delaney, Detective WebsterSeries
1975IsisSam NilesSeries
1974The Six Million Dollar ManFaler · 3 episodesSeries
1974Truck TurnerDrunkFilm
1974The Missiles of OctoberPress PhotographerFilm
1974The F.B.I. Story: The FBI Versus Alvin Karpis, Public Enemy Number OneArthur 'Doc' BarkerFilm
1973Barnaby JonesMike Hartney, Jimmy Dorset, Brad Kirtz, Bill GarwoodSeries
1973The SlamsNicol (uncredited)Film
1972Cool BreezeBackstage Police Officer (uncredited)Film
1971Cannon · 2 episodesSeries
1965The F.B.I.Charlie WickerSeries
—Stingy JackSheriff Taggart - age 59Film