Known for
Acting
Credits
86
Gender
Man
Birthday
Jul 28, 1939
Day of death
Aug 4, 2024 (85)
Place of birth
Niagara Falls, New York, USA
Also known as
—
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 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
Acting roles
| Year | Movie / TV show / Other | Role |
|---|---|---|
| — | Stingy Jack | Sheriff Taggart - age 59 |
| 2021 | Halloween Kills | Leigh Brackett |
| 2020 | Grizzly II: Revenge | Steve |
| 2013 | The Night She Came Home!! | Self |
| 2010 | Halloween: The Inside Story | Self |
| 2007 | Methodic | Chief Sperranza |
| 2003 | Halloween: A Cut Above the Rest | Self / Leigh Brackett |
| 2001 | Critical Mass | Henderson |
| 2001 | Mach 2 | Harry Olson |
| 1997 | Buffy the Vampire Slayer | Coach Carl Marin |
| 1996 | Nick Freno: Licensed Teacher | Al Yaroker |
| 1995 | Sliders | Coach Almquist |
| 1995 | JAG | Jesse |
| 1995 | Murder One | Patrick McQueen (uncredited) |
| 1995 | Murder One | Patrick McQueen |
| 1994 | ER | Injured Civil-War Reenactor |
| 1993 | National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1 | Interrogator |
| 1993 | Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman | |
| 1993 | seaQuest DSV | Calvin Shelley |
| 1992 | Renegade | Zachary Quinn |
| 1992 | California Dreams | Coach Cotler |
| 1990 | The Outsiders | Tim's Boss |
| 1989 | Seinfeld | Gardner |
| 1989 | Major League | Charlie Donovan |
| 1989 | Gleaming the Cube | Harvey McGill |
| 1989 | Mancuso, F.B.I. | |
| 1988 | Freddy's Nightmares | Ben Ostroff |
| 1988 | China Beach | The General |
| 1988 | Aaron's Way | |
| 1987 | 21 Jump Street | Team Doctor |
| 1987 | Jake and the Fatman | Benny Kraus |
| 1987 | Big Bad Mama II | Stark |
| 1986 | Matlock | Tom Coyle |
| 1986 | Hunter's Blood | Woody |
| 1984 | Airwolf | Joe Ganns |
| 1984 | Murder, She Wrote | Lt. Timothy Chance |
| 1984 | Night Court | Leo |
| 1983 | Memorial Day | Jack Ruskin |
| 1982 | Death Wish II | Donald Kay |
| 1982 | Honkytonk Man | Stubbs |
| 1982 | The Executioner's Song | Noall Wootton |
| 1981 | Escape from New York | Secretary of State |
| 1981 | Halloween II | Sheriff Leigh Brackett |
| 1981 | Hill Street Blues | Captain Leder |
| 1981 | Hill Street Blues | Commander #1 |
| 1981 | Simon & Simon | Sergeant Lester |
| 1980 | The Fog | Dan O'Bannon |
| 1980 | Borderline | Ski |
| 1980 | Friendly Fire | Tom Loomis |
| 1979 | Elvis | Sam Phillips |
| 1979 | Hart to Hart | Lester |
| 1979 | A Force of One | Dr. Eppis |
| 1979 | The Onion Field | Chaplain |
| 1978 | Halloween | Sheriff Leigh Brackett |
| 1978 | Dallas | Bertram Pogue |
| 1978 | Coming Home | Pee Wee |
| 1978 | Someone's Watching Me! | Gary Hunt |
| 1978 | Gray Lady Down | |
| 1977 | Roots | Fred Drake |
| 1977 | MacArthur | General Harding |
| 1977 | Lou Grant | Jerry Baldwin |
| 1977 | The Betty White Show | Hugo Muncy |
| 1977 | The Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald | Michael Brandon |
| 1977 | Our Town | Sam Craig |
| 1976 | Assault on Precinct 13 | Starker |
| 1976 | The Bionic Woman | |
| 1976 | Charlie's Angels | Haller |
| 1976 | Alice | |
| 1976 | Vigilante Force | Perry Beal |
| 1976 | The Tony Randall Show | Eddie Foxworth |
| 1976 | Gibbsville | Wingfield |
| 1975 | Wonder Woman | Kurt |
| 1975 | Starsky & Hutch | Arthur Cole |
| 1975 | Starsky & Hutch | Medical Examiner Delaney |
| 1975 | Starsky & Hutch | Detective Webster |
| 1975 | Isis | Sam Niles |
| 1974 | The Six Million Dollar Man | Faler |
| 1974 | Truck Turner | Drunk |
| 1974 | The Missiles of October | Press Photographer |
| 1973 | Barnaby Jones | Brad Kirtz |
| 1973 | Barnaby Jones | Mike Hartney |
| 1973 | Barnaby Jones | Jimmy Dorset |
| 1973 | Barnaby Jones | Bill Garwood |
| 1973 | The Slams | Nicol (uncredited) |
| 1971 | Cannon | |
| 1965 | The F.B.I. | Charlie Wicker |