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Charles Cyphers

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.


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Born:
Jul 28, 1939 In Niagara Falls, New York, USA
Movie/TV Credits:
80
First Appeared:
In the series The F.B.I. 1965-09-19
Latest Project:
Movie Stingy Jack 2025
Known For
Poster of Methodic
Poster of Jake and the Fatman
Poster of Cannon
Poster of The F.B.I.
Filmography
Movie Stingy Jack Sheriff Taggart - age 59 2025
Movie Halloween Kills Leigh Brackett 2021-10-14
Movie Grizzly II: Revenge Steve 2020-02-17
Movie The Night She Came Home!! Self 2013-09-24
Movie Halloween: The Inside Story Self 2010-10-25
Movie Methodic Chief Sperranza 2007-10-19
Movie Halloween: A Cut Above the Rest Self / Leigh Brackett 2003-08-05
Movie Mach 2 Harry Olson 2001-01-01
Movie Critical Mass Henderson 2001-07-04
Series Buffy the Vampire Slayer Coach Carl Marin 1997-03-10
Series Nick Freno: Licensed Teacher Al Yaroker 1996-08-28
Series Sliders Coach Almquist 1995-03-22
Series JAG Jesse 1995-09-23
Series Murder One Patrick McQueen (uncredited) 1995-09-20
Series ER Injured Civil-War Reenactor 1994-09-19
Movie National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1 Interrogator 1993-02-04
Series seaQuest DSV Calvin Shelley 1993-09-12
Series Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Unknown 1993-09-12
Series California Dreams Coach Cotler 1992-09-12
Series Renegade Zachary Quinn 1992-09-19
Series The Outsiders Tim's Boss 1990-03-25
Movie Major League Charlie Donovan 1989-02-16
Movie Gleaming the Cube Harvey McGill 1989-01-13
Series Seinfeld Gardner 1989-07-05
Series Mancuso, F.B.I. Unknown 1989-10-13
Series Aaron's Way Unknown 1988-03-09
Series Freddy's Nightmares Ben Ostroff 1988-10-09
Series China Beach The General 1988-04-26
Series 21 Jump Street Team Doctor 1987-04-12
Movie Big Bad Mama II Stark 1987-10-01
Series Jake and the Fatman Benny Kraus 1987-09-26
Series Matlock Tom Coyle 1986-03-03
Movie Hunter's Blood Woody 1986-09-26
Series Night Court Leo 1984-01-04
Series Murder, She Wrote Lt. Timothy Chance 1984-09-30
Series Airwolf Joe Ganns 1984-01-22
Movie Memorial Day Jack Ruskin 1983-11-23
Movie The Executioner's Song Noall Wootton 1982-09-10
Movie Death Wish II Donald Kay 1982-02-20
Movie Honkytonk Man Stubbs 1982-12-15
Movie Escape from New York Secretary of State 1981-05-23
Series Hill Street Blues Commander #1 1981-01-15
Movie Halloween II Sheriff Leigh Brackett 1981-10-30
Series Simon & Simon Sergeant Lester 1981-11-24
Movie The Fog Dan O'Bannon 1980-02-07
Movie Friendly Fire Tom Loomis 1980-11-09
Movie Borderline Ski 1980-12-19
Movie A Force of One Dr. Eppis 1979-06-01
Movie Elvis Sam Phillips 1979-02-10
Movie The Onion Field Chaplain 1979-09-09
Series Hart to Hart Lester 1979-09-22
Movie Gray Lady Down Unknown 1978-03-10
Movie Coming Home Pee Wee 1978-02-15
Series Dallas Bertram Pogue 1978-04-02
Movie Halloween Brackett 1978-10-24
Movie Someone's Watching Me! Gary Hunt 1978-11-29
Movie Our Town Sam Craig 1977-05-30
Series Roots Fred Drake 1977-01-23
Movie MacArthur General Harding 1977-07-15
Series The Betty White Show Hugo Muncy 1977-09-12
Movie The Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald Michael Brandon 1977-09-30
Series Lou Grant Jerry Baldwin 1977-09-20
Series Alice Unknown 1976-08-31
Series The Bionic Woman Unknown 1976-01-14
Movie Vigilante Force Perry Beal 1976-09-09
Series The Tony Randall Show Eddie Foxworth 1976-09-23
Movie Assault on Precinct 13 Starker 1976-10-08
Series Charlie's Angels Haller 1976-09-22
Series Gibbsville Wingfield 1976-11-11
Series Isis Sam Niles 1975-09-06
Series Wonder Woman Kurt 1975-11-07
Series Starsky & Hutch Detective Webster 1975-09-10
Movie Truck Turner Drunk 1974-06-26
Series The Six Million Dollar Man Faler 1974-01-18
Movie The F.B.I. Story: The FBI Versus Alvin Karpis, Public Enemy Number One Arthur 'Doc' Barker 1974-11-08
Movie The Missiles of October Press Photographer 1974-12-18
Series Barnaby Jones Bill Garwood 1973-01-28
Movie The Slams Nicol (uncredited) 1973-09-26
Series Cannon Unknown 1971-09-14
Series The F.B.I. Charlie Wicker 1965-09-19