Charles Cyphers
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- July 28, 1939
- Died
- August 4, 2024
- Birthplace
- Niagara Falls, New York, USA
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).
Filmography
Stingy Jack TBA
as Sheriff Taggart - age 59
Halloween Kills 2021
as Leigh Brackett
Grizzly II: Revenge 2020
as Steve
The Night She Came Home!! 2013
as Self
Halloween: The Inside Story 2010
as Self
Methodic 2007
as Chief Sperranza
- Sin-Jin Smyth
Sin-Jin Smyth 2006
as Sheriff Stoops
Halloween: A Cut Above the Rest 2003
as Self / Leigh Brackett
Critical Mass 2001
as Henderson
Mach 2 2001
as Harry Olson
National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1 1993
as Interrogator
Major League 1989
as Charlie Donovan
Gleaming the Cube 1989
as Harvey McGill
Big Bad Mama II 1987
as Stark
Hunter's Blood 1986
as Woody
Little House: Look Back to Yesterday 1983
as Zack Taylor
- Memorial Day
Memorial Day 1983
as Jack Ruskin
Honkytonk Man 1982
as Stubbs
The Executioner's Song 1982
as Noall Wootton
Death Wish II 1982
as Donald Kay
Halloween II 1981
as Sheriff Leigh Brackett
Escape from New York 1981
as Secretary of State
Borderline 1980
as Ski
Friendly Fire 1980
as Tom Loomis
The Fog 1980
as Dan O'Bannon
The Onion Field 1979
as Chaplain
A Force of One 1979
as Dr. Eppis
Elvis 1979
as Sam Phillips
Someone's Watching Me! 1978
as Gary Hunt
Halloween 1978
as Brackett
Gray Lady Down 1978
Actor
Coming Home 1978
as Pee Wee
MacArthur 1977
as General Harding
Our Town 1977
as Sam Craig
Assault on Precinct 13 1976
as Starker
Vigilante Force 1976
as Perry Beal
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
Truck Turner 1974
as Drunk
The Slams 1973
as Nicol (uncredited)
Cool Breeze 1972
as Backstage Police Officer (uncredited)
Credits from TMDB.