Portrait of Charles Cyphers

Charles Cyphers

Acting

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.

Born: July 28, 1939

Place of Birth: Niagara Falls, New York, USA

Filmography

2021
Halloween Kills

as Leigh Brackett

2007
Methodic

as Chief Sperranza

2003
Halloween: A Cut Above the Rest

as Self / Leigh Brackett

2001
Critical Mass

as Henderson

2001
Mach 2

as Harry Olson

1997
Buffy the Vampire Slayer

as Coach Carl Marin

1995
JAG

as Jesse

1995
Murder One

as Patrick McQueen (uncredited)

1995
Murder One

as Patrick McQueen

1995
Sliders

as Coach Almquist

1994
ER

as Injured Civil-War Reenactor

1993
seaQuest DSV

as Calvin Shelley

1992
Renegade

as Zachary Quinn

1992
California Dreams

as Coach Cotler

1990
The Outsiders

as Tim's Boss

1989
Seinfeld

as Gardner

1989
Major League

as Charlie Donovan

1989
Gleaming the Cube

as Harvey McGill

1988
Freddy's Nightmares

as Ben Ostroff

1988
China Beach

as The General

1987
1987
Jake and the Fatman

as Benny Kraus

1987
21 Jump Street

as Team Doctor

1986
1986
Matlock

as Tom Coyle

1984
Murder, She Wrote

as Lt. Timothy Chance

1984
Airwolf

as Joe Ganns

1984
1982
Honkytonk Man

as Stubbs

1982
The Executioner's Song

as Noall Wootton

1982
Death Wish II

as Donald Kay

1981
Simon & Simon

as Sergeant Lester

1981
Halloween II

as Sheriff Leigh Brackett

1981
Escape from New York

as Secretary of State

1981
Hill Street Blues

as Captain Leder

1981
Hill Street Blues

as Commander #1

1980
1980
Friendly Fire

as Tom Loomis

1980
The Fog

as Dan O'Bannon

1979
Hart to Hart

as Lester

1979
The Onion Field

as Chaplain

1979
A Force of One

as Dr. Eppis

1979
Elvis

as Sam Phillips

1978
1978
Halloween

as Brackett

1978
Dallas

as Bertram Pogue

1978
Coming Home

as Pee Wee

1977
1977
Lou Grant

as Jerry Baldwin

1977
MacArthur

as General Harding

1977
Our Town

as Sam Craig

1977
Roots

as Fred Drake

1976
Gibbsville

as Wingfield

1976
The Tony Randall Show

as Eddie Foxworth

1976
1976
Vigilante Force

as Perry Beal

1976
1975
1975
Starsky & Hutch

as Arthur Cole

1975
Starsky & Hutch

as Medical Examiner Delaney

1975
Starsky & Hutch

as Detective Webster

1975
Isis

as Sam Niles

1974
The Missiles of October

as Press Photographer

1974
Truck Turner

as Drunk

1973
The Slams

as Nicol (uncredited)

1973
Barnaby Jones

as Brad Kirtz

1973
Barnaby Jones

as Mike Hartney

1973
Barnaby Jones

as Jimmy Dorset

1973
Barnaby Jones

as Bill Garwood

1971
1965
The F.B.I.

as Charlie Wicker

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Stingy Jack

as Sheriff Taggart - age 59