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