Acting
Charles Cyphers
Born July 28, 1939 · Niagara Falls, New York, USA · Died August 4, 2024
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).
Known for
7.7
Halloween
Brackett
7.1
Escape from New York
Secretary of State
5.5
Halloween Kills
Leigh Brackett
8.8
Seinfeld
Gardner
6.5
Halloween II
Sheriff Leigh Brackett
8.3
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Coach Carl Marin
6.8
The Fog
Dan O'Bannon
7.3
Assault on Precinct 13
Starker
7.9
ER
Injured Civil-War Reenactor
7.3
Major League
Charlie Donovan
6.2
National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1
Interrogator
6.0
Death Wish II
Donald Kay
6.7
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
Thaddeus Roarke
7.0
Wonder Woman
Kurt
6.7
Airwolf
Joe Ganns
7.4
Sliders
Coach Almquist
7.3
Murder, She Wrote
Lt. Timothy Chance
7.1
The Six Million Dollar Man
Faler
6.7
JAG
Jesse
6.7
The Bionic Woman
1976 · Series
Filmography
- 2021Halloween KillsLeigh BrackettMovie
- 2020Grizzly II: RevengeSteveMovie
- 2013The Night She Came Home!!SelfMovie
- 2010Halloween: The Inside StorySelfMovie
- 2007MethodicChief SperranzaMovie
- 2006Sin-Jin SmythSheriff StoopsMovie
- 2003Halloween: A Cut Above the RestSelf / Leigh BrackettMovie
- 2001Critical MassHendersonMovie
- 2001Mach 2Harry OlsonMovie
- 1997Buffy the Vampire SlayerCoach Carl MarinSeries
- 1996Nick Freno: Licensed TeacherAl YarokerSeries
- 1995JAGJesseSeries
- 1995Murder OnePatrick McQueen, Patrick McQueen (uncredited)Series
- 1995SlidersCoach AlmquistSeries
- 1994ERInjured Civil-War ReenactorSeries
- 1993Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of SupermanThaddeus RoarkeSeries
- 1993seaQuest DSVCalvin ShelleySeries
- 1993National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1InterrogatorMovie
- 1992RenegadeZachary QuinnSeries
- 1992California DreamsCoach CotlerSeries
- 1990The OutsidersTim's BossSeries
- 1989Mancuso, F.B.I.Series
- 1989SeinfeldGardnerSeries
- 1989Major LeagueCharlie DonovanMovie
- 1989Gleaming the CubeHarvey McGillMovie
- 1988Freddy's NightmaresBen OstroffSeries
- 1988China BeachThe GeneralSeries
- 1988Aaron's WaySeries
- 1987Big Bad Mama IIStarkMovie
- 1987Jake and the FatmanBenny KrausSeries
- 198721 Jump StreetTeam DoctorSeries
- 1986Hunter's BloodWoodyMovie
- 1986MatlockTom CoyleSeries
- 1984Murder, She WroteLt. Timothy ChanceSeries
- 1984AirwolfJoe GannsSeries
- 1984Night CourtLeoSeries
- 1983Little House: Look Back to YesterdayZack TaylorMovie
- 1983Memorial DayJack RuskinMovie
- 1982Honkytonk ManStubbsMovie
- 1982The Executioner's SongNoall WoottonMovie
- 1982Death Wish IIDonald KayMovie
- 1981Simon & SimonSergeant LesterSeries
- 1981Halloween IISheriff Leigh BrackettMovie
- 1981Escape from New YorkSecretary of StateMovie
- 1981Hill Street BluesCaptain Leder, Commander #1Series
- 1980BorderlineSkiMovie
- 1980Friendly FireTom LoomisMovie
- 1980The FogDan O'BannonMovie
- 1979Hart to HartLesterSeries
- 1979The Onion FieldChaplainMovie
- 1979A Force of OneDr. EppisMovie
- 1979ElvisSam PhillipsMovie
- 1978Someone's Watching Me!Gary HuntMovie
- 1978HalloweenBrackettMovie
- 1978DallasBertram PogueSeries
- 1978Gray Lady DownMovie
- 1978Coming HomePee WeeMovie
- 1977The Trial of Lee Harvey OswaldMichael BrandonSeries
- 1977Lou GrantJerry BaldwinSeries
- 1977The Betty White ShowHugo MuncySeries
- 1977MacArthurGeneral HardingMovie
- 1977Our TownSam CraigMovie
- 1977RootsFred DrakeSeries
- 1976GibbsvilleWingfieldSeries
- 1976Assault on Precinct 13StarkerMovie
- 1976The Tony Randall ShowEddie FoxworthSeries
- 1976Charlie's AngelsHallerSeries
- 1976Vigilante ForcePerry BealMovie
- 1976AliceSeries
- 1976The Bionic WomanSeries
- 1975Wonder WomanKurtSeries
- 1975Starsky & HutchArthur Cole, Medical Examiner Delaney, Detective WebsterSeries
- 1975IsisSam NilesSeries
- 1974The Missiles of OctoberPress PhotographerMovie
- 1974The F.B.I. Story: The FBI Versus Alvin Karpis, Public Enemy Number OneArthur 'Doc' BarkerMovie
- 1974Truck TurnerDrunkMovie
- 1974The Six Million Dollar ManFalerSeries
- 1973The SlamsNicol (uncredited)Movie
- 1973Barnaby JonesMike Hartney, Brad Kirtz, Bill Garwood, Jimmy DorsetSeries
- 1972Cool BreezeBackstage Police Officer (uncredited)Movie
- 1971CannonSeries
- 1965The F.B.I.Charlie WickerSeries
- —Stingy JackSheriff Taggart - age 59Movie