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 his role in Halloween II (1981) and Halloween Kills (2021).
Filmography
Gibbsville
1976 · 10.0
The Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald
1977 · 10.0
Nick Freno: Licensed Teacher
1996 · 8.5
Seinfeld
1989 · 8.2
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
1997 · 8.1
The F.B.I. Story: The FBI Versus Alvin Karpis, Public Enemy Number One
1974 · 8.0
ER
1994 · 7.8
Murder One
1995 · 7.7
Hill Street Blues
1981 · 7.6
Airwolf
1984 · 7.6
Sliders
1995 · 7.6
The Outsiders
1990 · 7.6
Halloween
1978 · 7.6
Murder, She Wrote
1984 · 7.5
Lou Grant
1977 · 7.4
China Beach
1988 · 7.4
Roots
1977 · 7.4
Starsky & Hutch
1975 · 7.4
Night Court
1984 · 7.3
The Six Million Dollar Man
1974 · 7.3
21 Jump Street
1987 · 7.3
Assault on Precinct 13
1976 · 7.3
JAG
1995 · 7.3
Freddy's Nightmares
1988 · 7.2
seaQuest DSV
1993 · 7.1
Matlock
1986 · 7.0
Alice
1976 · 7.0
Barnaby Jones
1973 · 7.0
The Bionic Woman
1976 · 7.0
Wonder Woman
1975 · 7.0
Escape from New York
1981 · 7.0
Aaron's Way
1988 · 7.0
Coming Home
1978 · 7.0
Friendly Fire
1980 · 7.0
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
1993 · 6.9
Dallas
1978 · 6.9
Hart to Hart
1979 · 6.9
Major League
1989 · 6.9
Elvis
1979 · 6.9
Little House: Look Back to Yesterday
1983 · 6.9
Renegade
1992 · 6.8
The Fog
1980 · 6.7
Charlie's Angels
1976 · 6.7
Cannon
1971 · 6.7
Simon & Simon
1981 · 6.7
California Dreams
1992 · 6.7
Halloween II
1981 · 6.6
Isis
1975 · 6.5
Mancuso, F.B.I.
1989 · 6.5
The Betty White Show
1977 · 6.5
Gray Lady Down
1978 · 6.5
Truck Turner
1974 · 6.5
The Slams
1973 · 6.5
The Tony Randall Show
1976 · 6.4
Halloween Kills
2021 · 6.4
Honkytonk Man
1982 · 6.3
Someone's Watching Me!
1978 · 6.2
Jake and the Fatman
1987 · 6.2
Death Wish II
1982 · 6.2
MacArthur
1977 · 6.2
National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1
1993 · 6.1
Borderline
1980 · 6.0
The Onion Field
1979 · 6.0
Gleaming the Cube
1989 · 6.0
Memorial Day
1983 · 6.0
The Executioner's Song
1982 · 5.8
The F.B.I.
1965 · 5.6
Hunter's Blood
1986 · 5.6
Cool Breeze
1972 · 5.1
A Force of One
1979 · 4.9
Vigilante Force
1976 · 4.9
Big Bad Mama II
1987 · 4.8
Mach 2
2001 · 4.6
Critical Mass
2001 · 4.5
Methodic
2007 · 4.0
Grizzly II: Revenge
2020 · 3.1
Sin-Jin Smyth
2006 · 0.0
Stingy Jack
— · 0.0