Charles Cyphers
Department: Acting
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
Halloween
1978
Escape from New York
1981
Gleaming the Cube
1989
The Fog
1980
A Force of One
1979
Halloween II
1981
Someone's Watching Me!
1978
Borderline
1980
Vigilante Force
1976
Our Town
1977
Elvis
1979
Methodic
2007
The Slams
1973
Assault on Precinct 13
1976
The Onion Field
1979
The Missiles of October
1974
Halloween: A Cut Above the Rest
2003
Critical Mass
2001
MacArthur
1977
Grizzly II: Revenge
2020
The Night She Came Home!!
2013
Death Wish II
1982
Truck Turner
1974
Honkytonk Man
1982
Major League
1989
Mach 2
2001
Hunter's Blood
1986
Memorial Day
1983
National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1
1993
Coming Home
1978
Stingy Jack
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Big Bad Mama II
1987
Halloween Kills
2021
Friendly Fire
1980
Gray Lady Down
1978
Halloween: The Inside Story
2010
The Executioner's Song
1982
The F.B.I. Story: The FBI Versus Alvin Karpis, Public Enemy Number One
1974
Little House: Look Back to Yesterday
1983
Sin-Jin Smyth
2006
Murder, She Wrote
1984
Alice
1976
Seinfeld
1989
21 Jump Street
1987
Sliders
1995
The Bionic Woman
1976
Matlock
1986
seaQuest DSV
1993
Simon & Simon
1981
China Beach
1988
Airwolf
1984
Charlie's Angels
1976
Hill Street Blues
1981
Mancuso, F.B.I.
1989
Wonder Woman
1975
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
1993
Jake and the Fatman
1987
Cannon
1971
Dallas
1978
ER
1994
Aaron's Way
1988
Nick Freno: Licensed Teacher
1996
The Tony Randall Show
1976
Gibbsville
1976
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
1997
Isis
1975
Freddy's Nightmares
1988
The Six Million Dollar Man
1974
Murder One
1995
Murder One
1995
Night Court
1984
The Betty White Show
1977
JAG
1995
California Dreams
1992
Lou Grant
1977
Hill Street Blues
1981
Roots
1977
Hart to Hart
1979
Barnaby Jones
1973
Starsky & Hutch
1975
Barnaby Jones
1973
Starsky & Hutch
1975
Starsky & Hutch
1975
Barnaby Jones
1973
Barnaby Jones
1973
The F.B.I.
1965
The Outsiders
1990
Renegade
1992
The Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald
1977