Acting
Charles Cyphers
EN cinema · 41 credits
Born
28 July 1939
Died
4 August 2024 (aged 85)
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).
Known for
Filmography
Stingy Jack
as Sheriff Taggart - age 59
Halloween Kills
as Leigh Brackett
Grizzly II: Revenge
as Steve
Methodic
as Chief Sperranza
Sin-Jin Smyth
2006
Sin-Jin Smyth
as Sheriff Stoops
Halloween: A Cut Above the Rest
as Self / Leigh Brackett
Critical Mass
as Henderson
Mach 2
as Harry Olson
National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1
as Interrogator
Gleaming the Cube
as Harvey McGill
Major League
as Charlie Donovan
Big Bad Mama II
as Stark
Hunter's Blood
as Woody
Memorial Day
1983
Memorial Day
as Jack Ruskin
Little House: Look Back to Yesterday
as Zack Taylor
Death Wish II
as Donald Kay
Honkytonk Man
as Stubbs
The Executioner's Song
as Noall Wootton
Escape from New York
as Secretary of State
Halloween II
as Sheriff Leigh Brackett
The Fog
as Dan O'Bannon
Borderline
as Ski
Friendly Fire
as Tom Loomis
A Force of One
as Dr. Eppis
Elvis
as Sam Phillips
The Onion Field
as Chaplain
Halloween
as Brackett
Someone's Watching Me!
as Gary Hunt
Coming Home
as Pee Wee
Our Town
as Sam Craig
MacArthur
as General Harding
Vigilante Force
as Perry Beal
Assault on Precinct 13
as Starker
The Missiles of October
as Press Photographer
Truck Turner
as Drunk
The F.B.I. Story: The FBI Versus Alvin Karpis, Public Enemy Number One
as Arthur 'Doc' Barker
The Slams
as Nicol (uncredited)
Cool Breeze
as Backstage Police Officer (uncredited)