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