Charles Cyphers
38 movies · 42 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Jul 28, 1939
- Died
- Aug 4, 2024 (age 85)
- Place of birth
- Niagara Falls, New York, USA
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 his role in Halloween II (1981) and Halloween Kills (2021).
Profiles IMDb
Known for
Charles Cyphers: movies and TV shows
Acting (80)
- Upcoming Stingy Jack
as Sheriff Taggart - age 59
- 2021 Halloween Kills
as Leigh Brackett
- 2020 Grizzly II: Revenge
as Steve
- 2007 Methodic
as Chief Sperranza
- 2006 Sin-Jin Smyth
as Sheriff Stoops
- 2001 Critical Mass
as Henderson
- 2001 Mach 2
as Harry Olson
- 1997
- 1996
- 1995
- 1995
- 1995
- 1994
- 1993
- 1993
- 1993 National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1
as Interrogator
- 1992
- 1992
- 1990
- 1989
- 1989
- 1989 Major League
as Charlie Donovan
- 1989 Gleaming the Cube
as Harvey McGill
- 1988
- 1988
- 1988
- 1987 Big Bad Mama II
as Stark
- 1987
- 1987
- 1986 Hunter's Blood
as Woody
- 1986
- 1984
- 1984
- 1984
- 1983 Little House: Look Back to Yesterday
as Zack Taylor
- 1983 Memorial Day
as Jack Ruskin
- 1982 Honkytonk Man
as Stubbs
- 1982 The Executioner's Song
as Noall Wootton
- 1982 Death Wish II
as Donald Kay
- 1981
- 1981 Halloween II
as Sheriff Leigh Brackett
- 1981 Escape from New York
as Secretary of State
- 1981
- 1980 Borderline
as Ski
- 1980 Friendly Fire
as Tom Loomis
- 1980 The Fog
as Dan O'Bannon
- 1979
- 1979 The Onion Field
as Chaplain
- 1979 A Force of One
as Dr. Eppis
- 1979 Elvis
as Sam Phillips
- 1978 Someone's Watching Me!
as Gary Hunt
- 1978 Halloween
as Brackett
- 1978
- 1978
- 1978 Coming Home
as Pee Wee
- 1977
- 1977
- 1977
- 1977 MacArthur
as General Harding
- 1977 Our Town
as Sam Craig
- 1977
- 1976
- 1976 Assault on Precinct 13
as Starker
- 1976
- 1976
- 1976 Vigilante Force
as Perry Beal
- 1976
- 1976
- 1975
- 1975
- 1975
- 1974 The Missiles of October
as Press Photographer
- 1974 The F.B.I. Story: The FBI Versus Alvin Karpis, Public Enemy Number One
as Arthur 'Doc' Barker
- 1974 Truck Turner
as Drunk
- 1974
- 1973 The Slams
as Nicol (uncredited)
- 1973
- 1972 Cool Breeze
as Backstage Police Officer (uncredited)
- 1971
- 1965
Talk shows and appearances (3)
- 2013
- 2010
- 2003