Charles Cyphers

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1939-07-28 (85 years old)

Deathday

2024-08-04

Place of Birth

Niagara Falls, New York, USA

Charles Cyphers

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.

Acting

1978

Halloween

as Brackett

1981

Escape from New York

as Secretary of State

1989

Gleaming the Cube

as Harvey McGill

1980

The Fog

as Dan O'Bannon

1979

A Force of One

as Dr. Eppis

1981

Halloween II

as Sheriff Leigh Brackett

1978

1980

1976

Vigilante Force

as Perry Beal

1977

Our Town

as Sam Craig

1979

Elvis

as Sam Phillips

2007

Methodic

as Chief Sperranza

1973

The Slams

as Nicol (uncredited)

1979

The Onion Field

as Chaplain

1974

The Missiles of October

as Press Photographer

2003

Halloween: A Cut Above the Rest

as Self / Leigh Brackett

2001

Critical Mass

as Henderson

1977

MacArthur

as General Harding

1982

Death Wish II

as Donald Kay

1974

Truck Turner

as Drunk

1982

Honkytonk Man

as Stubbs

1989

Major League

as Charlie Donovan

2001

Mach 2

as Harry Olson

1986

1983

Memorial Day

as Jack Ruskin

1978

Coming Home

as Pee Wee

-

Stingy Jack

as Sheriff Taggart - age 59

1987

2021

Halloween Kills

as Leigh Brackett

1980

Friendly Fire

as Tom Loomis

1977

1982

The Executioner's Song

as Noall Wootton

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