Charles Cyphers
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1939-07-28
Day of Death
2024-08-04 (85 years old)
Place of Birth
Niagara Falls, New York, USA
Charles Cyphers
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.
Acting
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
(2003)
Halloween: A Cut Above the Rest
as Self / Leigh Brackett
(2001)
Mach 2
as Harry Olson
(2001)
Critical Mass
as Henderson
(1993)
National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1
as Interrogator
(1989)
Major League
as Charlie Donovan
(1989)
Gleaming the Cube
as Harvey McGill
(1987)
Big Bad Mama II
as Stark
(1986)
Hunter's Blood
as Woody
(1983)
Little House: Look Back to Yesterday
as Zack Taylor
(1983)
Memorial Day
as Jack Ruskin
(1982)
Death Wish II
as Donald Kay
(1982)
Honkytonk Man
as Stubbs
(1982)
The Executioner's Song
as Noall Wootton
(1981)
Halloween II
as Sheriff Leigh Brackett
(1981)
Escape from New York
as Secretary of State
(1980)
The Fog
as Dan O'Bannon
(1980)
Borderline
as Ski
(1980)
Friendly Fire
as Tom Loomis
(1979)
Elvis
as Sam Phillips
(1979)
The Onion Field
as Chaplain
(1979)
A Force of One
as Dr. Eppis
(1978)
Halloween
as Brackett
(1978)
Coming Home
as Pee Wee
(1978)
(1978)
Someone's Watching Me!
as Gary Hunt
(1977)
MacArthur
as General Harding
(1977)
Our Town
as Sam Craig
(1977)
The Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald
as Michael Brandon
(1976)
Assault on Precinct 13
as Starker
(1976)
Vigilante Force
as Perry Beal
(1974)
Truck Turner
as Drunk
(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
(1973)
The Slams
as Nicol (uncredited)