Charles Cyphers

Charles Cyphers

🎂 28th July 1939 (86 yrs) 📍 Niagara Falls, New York, USA

Known For

Halloween

Biography

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 this role in the 1981 sequel Halloween II. He was not related to actor Jon Cypher, alongside whom he played in Hill Street Blues.

Charles Cyphers

Movies Featuring Charles Cyphers

Halloween Kills

Halloween Kills (2021)

as Leigh Brackett
Grizzly II: Revenge

Grizzly II: Revenge (2020)

as Steve
The Night She Came Home!!

The Night She Came Home!! (2013)

as Self
Halloween: The Inside Story

Halloween: The Inside Story (2010)

as Self
Methodic

Methodic (2007)

as Chief Sperranza
No Image

Sin-Jin Smyth (2006)

as Sheriff Stoops
Halloween: A Cut Above the Rest

Halloween: A Cut Above the Rest (2003)

as Self / Leigh Brackett
Critical Mass

Critical Mass (2001)

as Henderson
Mach 2

Mach 2 (2001)

as Harry Olson
National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1

National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1 (1993)

as Interrogator
Major League

Major League (1989)

as Charlie Donovan
Gleaming the Cube

Gleaming the Cube (1989)

as Harvey McGill
Big Bad Mama II

Big Bad Mama II (1987)

as Stark
Hunter's Blood

Hunter's Blood (1986)

as Woody
Little House: Look Back to Yesterday

Little House: Look Back to Yesterday (1983)

as Zack Taylor
No Image

Memorial Day (1983)

as Jack Ruskin
Honkytonk Man

Honkytonk Man (1982)

as Stubbs
The Executioner's Song

The Executioner's Song (1982)

as Noall Wootton
Death Wish II

Death Wish II (1982)

as Donald Kay
Halloween II

Halloween II (1981)

as Sheriff Leigh Brackett
Escape from New York

Escape from New York (1981)

as Secretary of State
Borderline

Borderline (1980)

as Ski
Friendly Fire

Friendly Fire (1980)

as Tom Loomis
The Fog

The Fog (1980)

as Dan O'Bannon
The Onion Field

The Onion Field (1979)

as Chaplain
A Force of One

A Force of One (1979)

as Dr. Eppis
Elvis

Elvis (1979)

as Sam Phillips
Someone's Watching Me!

Someone's Watching Me! (1978)

as Gary Hunt
Halloween

Halloween (1978)

as Brackett
Gray Lady Down

Gray Lady Down (1978)

Coming Home

Coming Home (1978)

as Pee Wee
MacArthur

MacArthur (1977)

as General Harding
Our Town

Our Town (1977)

as Sam Craig
Assault on Precinct 13

Assault on Precinct 13 (1976)

as Starker
Vigilante Force

Vigilante Force (1976)

as Perry Beal
The Missiles of October

The Missiles of October (1974)

as Press Photographer
The F.B.I. Story: The FBI Versus Alvin Karpis, Public Enemy Number One

The F.B.I. Story: The FBI Versus Alvin Karpis, Public Enemy Number One (1974)

as Arthur 'Doc' Barker
Truck Turner

Truck Turner (1974)

as Drunk
The Slams

The Slams (1973)

as Nicol (uncredited)
Stingy Jack

Stingy Jack (N/A)

as Sheriff Taggart - age 59