Charles Cyphers
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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
Credits
Halloween (1978)
as Brackett
The Fog (1980)
as Dan O'Bannon
Escape from New York (1981)
as Secretary of State
Halloween Kills (2021)
as Leigh Brackett
Halloween II (1981)
as Leigh Brackett
Death Wish II (1982)
as Donald Kay
National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1 (1993)
as Interrogator
Major League (1989)
as Charlie Donovan
Assault on Precinct 13 (1976)
as Starker
Borderline (1980)
as Ski
Someone's Watching Me! (1978)
as Gary Hunt
Big Bad Mama II (1987)
as Stark
Gleaming the Cube (1989)
as Harvey McGill
Grizzly II: Revenge (2020)
as Steve
Coming Home (1978)
as Pee Wee
The Executioner's Song (1982)
as Noall Wootton
Honkytonk Man (1982)
as Stubbs
Methodic (2007)
as Chief Sperranza
Little House: Look Back to Yesterday (1983)
as Zack Taylor
The Onion Field (1979)
as Chaplain
Gray Lady Down (1978)
Actor
The Missiles of October (1974)
as Press Photographer
A Force of One (1979)
as Dr. Eppis
MacArthur (1977)
as General Harding
Vigilante Force (1976)
as Perry Beal
Elvis (1979)
as Sam Phillips
Truck Turner (1974)
as Drunk
Hunter's Blood (1986)
as Woody
Sin-Jin Smyth (2006)
as Sheriff Stoops
Cool Breeze (1972)
as Backstage Police Officer (uncredited)
The Night She Came Home!! (2013)
as Self
Memorial Day (1983)
as Jack Ruskin
Mach 2 (2001)
as Harry Olson
Halloween: The Inside Story (2010)
as Self
Friendly Fire (1980)
as Tom Loomis
Our Town (1977)
as Sam Craig
The Slams (1973)
as Nicol (uncredited)
Critical Mass (2001)
as Henderson
The F.B.I. Story: The FBI Versus Alvin Karpis, Public Enemy Number One (1974)
as Arthur 'Doc' Barker
Halloween: A Cut Above the Rest (2003)
as Self / Leigh Brackett
Stingy Jack (—)
as Sheriff Taggart - age 59