Charles Cyphers
Acting
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).
TV Shows(42)
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Coach Carl Marin
1997
Nick Freno: Licensed Teacher
Al Yaroker
1996
JAG
Jesse
1995
Murder One
Patrick McQueen (uncredited)
1995
Sliders
Coach Almquist
1995
ER
Injured Civil-War Reenactor
1994
seaQuest DSV
Calvin Shelley
1993
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
Thaddeus Roarke
1993
Renegade
Zachary Quinn
1992
California Dreams
Coach Cotler
1992
The Outsiders
Tim's Boss
1990
Mancuso, F.B.I.
1989
Seinfeld
Gardner
1989
Freddy's Nightmares
Ben Ostroff
1988
China Beach
The General
1988
Aaron's Way
1988
Jake and the Fatman
Benny Kraus
1987
21 Jump Street
Team Doctor
1987
Matlock
Tom Coyle
1986
Murder, She Wrote
Lt. Timothy Chance
1984
Airwolf
Joe Ganns
1984
Night Court
Leo
1984
Simon & Simon
Sergeant Lester
1981
Hill Street Blues
Captain Leder
1981
Hart to Hart
Lester
1979
Dallas
Bertram Pogue
1978
The Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald
Michael Brandon
1977
Lou Grant
Jerry Baldwin
1977
The Betty White Show
Hugo Muncy
1977
Roots
Fred Drake
1977
Gibbsville
Wingfield
1976
The Tony Randall Show
Eddie Foxworth
1976
Charlie's Angels
Haller
1976
Alice
1976
The Bionic Woman
1976
Wonder Woman
Kurt
1975
Starsky & Hutch
Arthur Cole
1975
Isis
Sam Niles
1975
The Six Million Dollar Man
Faler
1974
Barnaby Jones
Brad Kirtz
1973
Cannon
1971
The F.B.I.
Charlie Wicker
1965
Movies(41)
Halloween Kills
Leigh Brackett
2021
Grizzly II: Revenge
Steve
2020
The Night She Came Home!!
Self
2013
Halloween: The Inside Story
Self
2010
Methodic
Chief Sperranza
2007
Sin-Jin Smyth
Sheriff Stoops
2006
Halloween: A Cut Above the Rest
Self / Leigh Brackett
2003
Critical Mass
Henderson
2001
Mach 2
Harry Olson
2001
National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1
Interrogator
1993
Major League
Charlie Donovan
1989
Gleaming the Cube
Harvey McGill
1989
Big Bad Mama II
Stark
1987
Hunter's Blood
Woody
1986
Little House: Look Back to Yesterday
Zack Taylor
1983
Memorial Day
Jack Ruskin
1983
Honkytonk Man
Stubbs
1982
The Executioner's Song
Noall Wootton
1982
Death Wish II
Donald Kay
1982
Halloween II
Sheriff Leigh Brackett
1981
Escape from New York
Secretary of State
1981
Borderline
Ski
1980
Friendly Fire
Tom Loomis
1980
The Fog
Dan O'Bannon
1980
The Onion Field
Chaplain
1979
A Force of One
Dr. Eppis
1979
Elvis
Sam Phillips
1979
Someone's Watching Me!
Gary Hunt
1978
Halloween
Brackett
1978
Gray Lady Down
1978
Coming Home
Pee Wee
1978
MacArthur
General Harding
1977
Our Town
Sam Craig
1977
Assault on Precinct 13
Starker
1976
Vigilante Force
Perry Beal
1976
The Missiles of October
Press Photographer
1974
The F.B.I. Story: The FBI Versus Alvin Karpis, Public Enemy Number One
Arthur 'Doc' Barker
1974
Truck Turner
Drunk
1974
The Slams
Nicol (uncredited)
1973
Cool Breeze
Backstage Police Officer (uncredited)
1972
Stingy Jack
Sheriff Taggart - age 59