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