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