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Charles Cyphers
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).
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
July 28, 1939
Day of Death
August 4, 2024
Age at Death
85 years old
Place of Birth
Niagara Falls, New York, USA
Popularity Score
0.8
Filmography
Halloween Kills
Leigh Brackett
2021Movie
Grizzly II: Revenge
Steve
2020Movie
The Night She Came Home!!
Self
2013Movie
Halloween: The Inside Story
Self
2010Movie
Methodic
Chief Sperranza
2007Movie
Sin-Jin Smyth
Sheriff Stoops
2006Movie
Halloween: A Cut Above the Rest
Self / Leigh Brackett
2003Movie
Critical Mass
Henderson
2001Movie
Mach 2
Harry Olson
2001Movie
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Coach Carl Marin
1997TV
Nick Freno: Licensed Teacher
Al Yaroker
1996TV
Sliders
Coach Almquist
1995TV
Murder One
Patrick McQueen
1995TV
JAG
Jesse
1995TV
ER
Injured Civil-War Reenactor
1994TV
National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1
Interrogator
1993Movie
seaQuest DSV
Calvin Shelley
1993TV
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
Thaddeus Roarke
1993TV
California Dreams
Coach Cotler
1992TV
Renegade
Zachary Quinn
1992TV
The Outsiders
Tim's Boss
1990TV
Gleaming the Cube
Harvey McGill
1989Movie
Major League
Charlie Donovan
1989Movie
Seinfeld
Gardner
1989TV
Mancuso, F.B.I.
1989TV
China Beach
The General
1988TV
Aaron's Way
1988TV
Freddy's Nightmares
Ben Ostroff
1988TV
Big Bad Mama II
Stark
1987Movie
21 Jump Street
Team Doctor
1987TV
Jake and the Fatman
Benny Kraus
1987TV
Hunter's Blood
Woody
1986Movie
Matlock
Tom Coyle
1986TV
Murder, She Wrote
Lt. Timothy Chance
1984TV
Airwolf
Joe Ganns
1984TV
Night Court
Leo
1984TV
Memorial Day
Jack Ruskin
1983Movie
Little House: Look Back to Yesterday
Zack Taylor
1983Movie
Death Wish II
Donald Kay
1982Movie
Honkytonk Man
Stubbs
1982Movie
The Executioner's Song
Noall Wootton
1982Movie
Escape from New York
Secretary of State
1981Movie
Halloween II
Leigh Brackett
1981Movie
Simon & Simon
Sergeant Lester
1981TV
Hill Street Blues
Captain Leder
1981TV
The Fog
Dan O'Bannon
1980Movie
Borderline
Ski
1980Movie
Friendly Fire
Tom Loomis
1980Movie
A Force of One
Dr. Eppis
1979Movie
Elvis
Sam Phillips
1979Movie
The Onion Field
Chaplain
1979Movie
Hart to Hart
Lester
1979TV
Halloween
Brackett
1978Movie
Someone's Watching Me!
Gary Hunt
1978Movie
Coming Home
Pee Wee
1978Movie
Gray Lady Down
1978Movie
Dallas
Bertram Pogue
1978TV
Our Town
Sam Craig
1977Movie
MacArthur
General Harding
1977Movie
The Betty White Show
Hugo Muncy
1977TV
Lou Grant
Jerry Baldwin
1977TV
Roots
Fred Drake
1977TV
The Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald
Michael Brandon
1977TV
Vigilante Force
Perry Beal
1976Movie
Assault on Precinct 13
Starker
1976Movie
Alice
1976TV
The Bionic Woman
1976TV
Charlie's Angels
Haller
1976TV
The Tony Randall Show
Eddie Foxworth
1976TV
Gibbsville
Wingfield
1976TV
Wonder Woman
Kurt
1975TV
Isis
Sam Niles
1975TV
Starsky & Hutch
Arthur Cole
1975TV
The Missiles of October
Press Photographer
1974Movie
Truck Turner
Drunk
1974Movie
The F.B.I. Story: The FBI Versus Alvin Karpis, Public Enemy Number One
Arthur 'Doc' Barker
1974Movie
The Six Million Dollar Man
Faler
1974TV
The Slams
Nicol (uncredited)
1973Movie
Barnaby Jones
Mike Hartney
1973TV
Cool Breeze
Backstage Police Officer (uncredited)
1972Movie
Cannon
1971TV
The F.B.I.
Charlie Wicker
1965TV
Stingy Jack
Sheriff Taggart - age 59
—Movie