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