Charles Cyphers

Acting

Charles Cyphers

Born July 28, 1939Niagara Falls, New York, USA82 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

Filmography

Halloween Kills
2021Halloween Kills
as Leigh BrackettMovie
Methodic
2007Methodic
as Chief SperranzaMovie
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2006Sin-Jin Smyth
as Sheriff StoopsMovie
Halloween: A Cut Above the Rest
2003Halloween: A Cut Above the Rest
as Self / Leigh BrackettMovie
Critical Mass
2001Critical Mass
as HendersonMovie
Mach 2
2001Mach 2
as Harry OlsonMovie
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
1997Buffy the Vampire Slayer
as Coach Carl MarinTV
JAG
1995JAG
as JesseTV
Murder One
1995Murder One
as Patrick McQueen (uncredited)TV
Sliders
1995Sliders
as Coach AlmquistTV
ER
1994ER
as Injured Civil-War ReenactorTV
seaQuest DSV
1993seaQuest DSV
as Calvin ShelleyTV
Renegade
1992Renegade
as Zachary QuinnTV
California Dreams
1992California Dreams
as Coach CotlerTV
The Outsiders
1990The Outsiders
as Tim's BossTV
Seinfeld
1989Seinfeld
as GardnerTV
Major League
1989Major League
as Charlie DonovanMovie
Gleaming the Cube
1989Gleaming the Cube
as Harvey McGillMovie
Freddy's Nightmares
1988Freddy's Nightmares
as Ben OstroffTV
China Beach
1988China Beach
as The GeneralTV
Big Bad Mama II
1987Big Bad Mama II
as StarkMovie
Jake and the Fatman
1987Jake and the Fatman
as Benny KrausTV
21 Jump Street
198721 Jump Street
as Team DoctorTV
Hunter's Blood
1986Hunter's Blood
as WoodyMovie
Matlock
1986Matlock
as Tom CoyleTV
Murder, She Wrote
1984Murder, She Wrote
as Lt. Timothy ChanceTV
Airwolf
1984Airwolf
as Joe GannsTV
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1983Memorial Day
as Jack RuskinMovie
Honkytonk Man
1982Honkytonk Man
as StubbsMovie
The Executioner's Song
1982The Executioner's Song
as Noall WoottonMovie
Death Wish II
1982Death Wish II
as Donald KayMovie
Simon & Simon
1981Simon & Simon
as Sergeant LesterTV
Halloween II
1981Halloween II
as Sheriff Leigh BrackettMovie
Escape from New York
1981Escape from New York
as Secretary of StateMovie
Hill Street Blues
1981Hill Street Blues
as Captain LederTV
Borderline
1980Borderline
as SkiMovie
Friendly Fire
1980Friendly Fire
as Tom LoomisMovie
The Fog
1980The Fog
as Dan O'BannonMovie
Hart to Hart
1979Hart to Hart
as LesterTV
The Onion Field
1979The Onion Field
as ChaplainMovie
A Force of One
1979A Force of One
as Dr. EppisMovie
Elvis
1979Elvis
as Sam PhillipsMovie
Halloween
1978Halloween
as BrackettMovie
Dallas
1978Dallas
as Bertram PogueTV
Coming Home
1978Coming Home
as Pee WeeMovie
Lou Grant
1977Lou Grant
as Jerry BaldwinTV
MacArthur
1977MacArthur
as General HardingMovie
Our Town
1977Our Town
as Sam CraigMovie
Roots
1977Roots
as Fred DrakeTV
Gibbsville
1976Gibbsville
as WingfieldTV
The Tony Randall Show
1976The Tony Randall Show
as Eddie FoxworthTV
Vigilante Force
1976Vigilante Force
as Perry BealMovie
Starsky & Hutch
1975Starsky & Hutch
as Arthur ColeTV
Isis
1975Isis
as Sam NilesTV
The Missiles of October
1974The Missiles of October
as Press PhotographerMovie
Truck Turner
1974Truck Turner
as DrunkMovie
The Slams
1973The Slams
as Nicol (uncredited)Movie
Barnaby Jones
1973Barnaby Jones
as Brad KirtzTV
The F.B.I.
1965The F.B.I.
as Charlie WickerTV
Stingy Jack
Stingy Jack
as Sheriff Taggart - age 59Movie