Charles Cyphers
Acting1939Niagara 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 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 History
Future
Stingy Jack
as Sheriff Taggart - age 59
2021
Halloween Kills
as Leigh Brackett
2020
Grizzly II: Revenge
as Steve
2013
The Night She Came Home!!
as Self
2010
Halloween: The Inside Story
as Self
2007
Methodic
as Chief Sperranza
2006
Sin-Jin Smyth
as Sheriff Stoops
2003
Halloween: A Cut Above the Rest
as Self / Leigh Brackett
2001
Critical Mass
as Henderson
Mach 2
as Harry Olson
1998
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
TVas Coach Carl Marin• 1 eps
1996
Murder One
TVas Patrick McQueen (uncredited)• 3 eps
Nick Freno: Licensed Teacher
TVas Al Yaroker
1994
seaQuest DSV
TVas Calvin Shelley• 1 eps
1993
National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1
as Interrogator
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
TVas Thaddeus Roarke• 1 eps
Renegade
TVas Zachary Quinn• 1 eps
1992
California Dreams
TVas Coach Cotler
1991
Murder, She Wrote
TVas Lt. Timothy Chance• 1 eps
1990
The Outsiders
TVas Tim's Boss
1989
Major League
as Charlie Donovan
Gleaming the Cube
as Harvey McGill
Freddy's Nightmares
TVas Ben Ostroff• 1 eps
Jake and the Fatman
TVas Benny Kraus• 1 eps
1988
1987
Big Bad Mama II
as Stark
Dallas
TVas Bertram Pogue• 2 eps
Simon & Simon
TVas Sergeant Lester• 1 eps
Hill Street Blues
TVas Captain Leder / Commander #1• 1 eps
1986
Hunter's Blood
as Woody
Matlock
TVas Tom Coyle• 1 eps
1984
Airwolf
TVas Joe Ganns• 1 eps
1983
Memorial Day
as Jack Ruskin
Little House: Look Back to Yesterday
as Zack Taylor
1982
1981
Escape from New York
as Secretary of State
Halloween II
as Sheriff Leigh Brackett
Hart to Hart
TVas Lester• 1 eps
1980
1979
Elvis
as Sam Phillips
The Onion Field
as Chaplain
A Force of One
as Dr. Eppis
Starsky & Hutch
TVas Detective Webster• 1 eps
Lou Grant
TVas Jerry Baldwin• 1 eps
1978
1977
MacArthur
as General Harding
Our Town
as Sam Craig
Wonder Woman
TVas Kurt• 1 eps
The Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald
TVas Michael Brandon
Roots
TVas Fred Drake• 1 eps
Charlie's Angels
TVas Haller• 1 eps
The Betty White Show
TVas Hugo Muncy
1976
Assault on Precinct 13
as Starker
Vigilante Force
as Perry Beal
The Six Million Dollar Man
TVas Faler• 3 eps
The Tony Randall Show
TVas Eddie Foxworth
Gibbsville
TVas Wingfield
1975
Barnaby Jones
TVas Bill Garwood• 1 eps
Isis
TVas Sam Niles• 1 eps
1974
Truck Turner
as Drunk
The Missiles of October
as Press Photographer
The F.B.I. Story: The FBI Versus Alvin Karpis, Public Enemy Number One
as Arthur 'Doc' Barker
1973
The Slams
as Nicol (uncredited)
The F.B.I.
TVas Charlie Wicker• 1 eps
1972