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Charles Cyphers
Born · July 28, 1939
Died · August 4, 2024 (85 years old)
Known For: Acting
Place of Birth: Niagara Falls, New York, USA
Bio
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.
Halloween Kills
Leigh Brackett
6.4
2021
Grizzly II: Revenge
Steve
3.0
2020
The Night She Came Home!!
Self
9.6
2013
Halloween: The Inside Story
Self
7.4
2010
Methodic
Chief Sperranza
4.2
2007
Halloween: A Cut Above the Rest
Self / Leigh Brackett
8.0
2003
Critical Mass
Henderson
4.2
2001
Mach 2
Harry Olson
4.7
2001
Sliders
Coach Almquist · (1 episode)
7.6
1995
National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1
Interrogator
6.0
1993
Seinfeld
Gardner · (1 episode)
8.3
1989
Major League
Charlie Donovan
6.9
1989
Gleaming the Cube
Harvey McGill
5.9
1989
Big Bad Mama II
Stark
4.7
1987
21 Jump Street
Team Doctor · (1 episode)
7.1
1987
Hunter's Blood
Woody
5.5
1986
Murder, She Wrote
Lt. Timothy Chance · (1 episode)
7.5
1984
Memorial Day
Jack Ruskin
6.2
1983
Honkytonk Man
Stubbs
6.4
1982
The Executioner's Song
Noall Wootton
5.8
1982
Death Wish II
Donald Kay
6.3
1982
Halloween II
Sheriff Leigh Brackett
6.6
1981
Escape from New York
Secretary of State
7.1
1981
Borderline
Ski
5.9
1980
Friendly Fire
Tom Loomis
7.5
1980
The Fog
Dan O'Bannon
6.7
1980
The Onion Field
Chaplain
6.1
1979
A Force of One
Dr. Eppis
4.8
1979
Elvis
Sam Phillips
6.8
1979
Someone's Watching Me!
Gary Hunt
6.2
1978
Halloween
Brackett
7.6
1978
Gray Lady Down
6.4
1978
Coming Home
Pee Wee
7.0
1978
The Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald
Michael Brandon
6.8
1977
MacArthur
General Harding
6.2
1977
Our Town
Sam Craig
9.0
1977
Assault on Precinct 13
Starker
7.3
1976
Vigilante Force
Perry Beal
4.9
1976
Alice
(1 episode)
7.0
1976
The Missiles of October
Press Photographer
7.5
1974
The F.B.I. Story: The FBI Versus Alvin Karpis, Public Enemy Number One
Arthur 'Doc' Barker
0.0
1974
Truck Turner
Drunk
6.5
1974
The Slams
Nicol (uncredited)
6.2
1973
Stingy Jack
Sheriff Taggart - age 59
0.0
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Coach Carl Marin · (1 episode)
8.1
1997
Nick Freno: Licensed Teacher
Al Yaroker · (43 episodes)
0.0
1996
JAG
Jesse · (1 episode)
7.3
1995
Murder One
Patrick McQueen · (1 episode)
7.8
1995
Murder One
Patrick McQueen (uncredited) · (3 episodes)
7.8
1995
ER
Injured Civil-War Reenactor · (1 episode)
7.8
1994
seaQuest DSV
Calvin Shelley · (1 episode)
7.1
1993
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
(1 episode)
7.0
1993
Renegade
Zachary Quinn · (1 episode)
6.6
1992
California Dreams
Coach Cotler · (1 episode)
6.7
1992
The Outsiders
Tim's Boss · (1 episode)
7.3
1990
Mancuso, F.B.I.
(1 episode)
6.0
1989
Freddy's Nightmares
Ben Ostroff · (1 episode)
7.1
1988
China Beach
The General · (1 episode)
7.3
1988
Aaron's Way
(1 episode)
5.0
1988
Jake and the Fatman
Benny Kraus · (1 episode)
5.9
1987
Matlock
Tom Coyle · (1 episode)
7.2
1986
Airwolf
Joe Ganns · (1 episode)
7.5
1984
Night Court
Leo · (1 episode)
7.3
1984
Simon & Simon
Sergeant Lester · (1 episode)
6.7
1981
Hill Street Blues
Captain Leder · (2 episodes)
7.6
1981
Hill Street Blues
Commander #1 · (1 episode)
7.6
1981
Hart to Hart
Lester · (1 episode)
6.8
1979
Dallas
Bertram Pogue · (2 episodes)
6.8
1978
Lou Grant
Jerry Baldwin · (1 episode)
7.2
1977
The Betty White Show
Hugo Muncy · (14 episodes)
6.3
1977
Roots
Fred Drake · (1 episode)
7.4
1977
Gibbsville
Wingfield · (1 episode)
0.0
1976
The Tony Randall Show
Eddie Foxworth · (1 episode)
6.0
1976
Charlie's Angels
Haller · (1 episode)
6.7
1976
The Bionic Woman
(1 episode)
7.0
1976
Wonder Woman
Kurt · (1 episode)
7.0
1975
Starsky & Hutch
Arthur Cole · (1 episode)
7.2
1975
Starsky & Hutch
Medical Examiner Delaney · (1 episode)
7.2
1975
Starsky & Hutch
Detective Webster · (1 episode)
7.2
1975
Isis
Sam Niles · (1 episode)
6.5
1975
The Six Million Dollar Man
Faler · (3 episodes)
7.2
1974
Barnaby Jones
Mike Hartney · (1 episode)
6.9
1973
Barnaby Jones
Brad Kirtz · (1 episode)
6.9
1973
Barnaby Jones
Bill Garwood · (1 episode)
6.9
1973
Barnaby Jones
Jimmy Dorset · (1 episode)
6.9
1973
Cannon
(2 episodes)
6.5
1971
The F.B.I.
Charlie Wicker · (1 episode)
5.4
1965