Charles Cyphers
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Acting Credits
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 this role in the 1981 sequel Halloween II. He was not related to actor Jon Cypher, alongside whom he played in Hill Street Blues.
Known For
Filmography
Halloween Kills
2021
as Leigh Brackett
Grizzly II: Revenge
2020
as Steve
The Night She Came Home!!
2013
as Self
Halloween: The Inside Story
2010
as Self
Methodic
2007
as Chief Sperranza
Sin-Jin Smyth
2006
as Sheriff Stoops
Halloween: A Cut Above the Rest
2003
as Self / Leigh Brackett
Critical Mass
2001
as Henderson
Mach 2
2001
as Harry Olson
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
1997
as Coach Carl Marin
Nick Freno: Licensed Teacher
1996
as Al Yaroker
Sliders
1995
as Coach Almquist
Murder One
1995
as Patrick McQueen
Murder One
1995
as Patrick McQueen (uncredited)
JAG
1995
as Jesse
ER
1994
as Injured Civil-War Reenactor
National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1
1993
as Interrogator
seaQuest DSV
1993
as Calvin Shelley
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
1993
as Thaddeus Roarke
California Dreams
1992
as Coach Cotler
Renegade
1992
as Zachary Quinn
The Outsiders
1990
as Tim's Boss
Gleaming the Cube
1989
as Harvey McGill
Major League
1989
as Charlie Donovan
Seinfeld
1989
as Gardner
Mancuso, F.B.I.
1989
China Beach
1988
as The General
Aaron's Way
1988
Freddy's Nightmares
1988
as Ben Ostroff
Big Bad Mama II
1987
as Stark
21 Jump Street
1987
as Team Doctor
Jake and the Fatman
1987
as Benny Kraus
Hunter's Blood
1986
as Woody
Matlock
1986
as Tom Coyle
Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Lt. Timothy Chance
Airwolf
1984
as Joe Ganns
Night Court
1984
as Leo
Memorial Day
1983
as Jack Ruskin
Little House: Look Back to Yesterday
1983
as Zack Taylor
Death Wish II
1982
as Donald Kay
Honkytonk Man
1982
as Stubbs
The Executioner's Song
1982
as Noall Wootton
Escape from New York
1981
as Secretary of State
Halloween II
1981
as Sheriff Leigh Brackett
Simon & Simon
1981
as Sergeant Lester
Hill Street Blues
1981
as Captain Leder
Hill Street Blues
1981
as Commander #1
The Fog
1980
as Dan O'Bannon
Borderline
1980
as Ski
Friendly Fire
1980
as Tom Loomis
A Force of One
1979
as Dr. Eppis
Elvis
1979
as Sam Phillips
The Onion Field
1979
as Chaplain
Hart to Hart
1979
as Lester
Halloween
1978
as Brackett
Someone's Watching Me!
1978
as Gary Hunt
Coming Home
1978
as Pee Wee
Gray Lady Down
1978
Dallas
1978
as Bertram Pogue
Our Town
1977
as Sam Craig
MacArthur
1977
as General Harding
The Betty White Show
1977
as Hugo Muncy
Lou Grant
1977
as Jerry Baldwin
Roots
1977
as Fred Drake
The Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald
1977
as Michael Brandon
Vigilante Force
1976
as Perry Beal
Assault on Precinct 13
1976
as Starker
Alice
1976
The Bionic Woman
1976
Charlie's Angels
1976
as Haller
The Tony Randall Show
1976
as Eddie Foxworth
Gibbsville
1976
as Wingfield
Wonder Woman
1975
as Kurt
Isis
1975
as Sam Niles
Starsky & Hutch
1975
as Arthur Cole
Starsky & Hutch
1975
as Medical Examiner Delaney
Starsky & Hutch
1975
as Detective Webster
The Missiles of October
1974
as Press Photographer
Truck Turner
1974
as Drunk
The F.B.I. Story: The FBI Versus Alvin Karpis, Public Enemy Number One
1974
as Arthur 'Doc' Barker
The Six Million Dollar Man
1974
as Faler
The Slams
1973
as Nicol (uncredited)
Barnaby Jones
1973
as Mike Hartney
Barnaby Jones
1973
as Brad Kirtz
Barnaby Jones
1973
as Bill Garwood
Barnaby Jones
1973
as Jimmy Dorset
Cannon
1971
The F.B.I.
1965
as Charlie Wicker