Person Details
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Aliases: No known aliases
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Niagara Falls, New York, USA
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Movie Involvements: 34
TV Involvements: 16
Most Famous Work
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.
Most Famous Work
JAG
(1995) Jesse21 Jump Street
(1987) Team DoctorMurder, She Wrote
(1984) Lt. Timothy ChanceER
(1994) Injured Civil-War ReenactorCharlie's Angels
(1976) HallerAirwolf
(1984) Joe GannsThe Six Million Dollar Man
(1974) FalerSliders
(1995) Coach AlmquistActing
Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
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2022 | Himself | |
Himself | ||
2021 | Leigh Brackett | |
2020 | Steve | |
2013 | Self | |
2010 | Self | |
2007 | Chief Sperranza | |
2003 | Self / Leigh Brackett | |
2001 | Henderson | |
Harry Olson | ||
1997 | Coach Carl Marin | |
1996 | Al Yaroker | |
1995 | Jesse | |
Patrick McQueen | ||
Patrick McQueen (uncredited) | ||
Coach Almquist | ||
1994 | Injured Civil-War Reenactor | |
1993 | Calvin Shelley | |
N/A | ||
Interrogator | ||
1992 | Coach Cotler | |
1990 | Tim's Boss | |
1989 | N/A | |
Gardner | ||
Charlie Donovan | ||
Harvey McGill | ||
1988 | Ben Ostroff | |
N/A | ||
N/A | ||
1987 | Stark | |
N/A | ||
Team Doctor | ||
1986 | Woody | |
N/A | ||
1984 | Lt. Timothy Chance | |
Joe Ganns | ||
Leo | ||
1983 | Jack Ruskin | |
1982 | Stubbs | |
Noall Wootton | ||
Donald Kay | ||
1981 | N/A | |
Sheriff Leigh Brackett | ||
Secretary of State | ||
N/A | ||
1980 | Ski | |
Tom Loomis | ||
Dan O'Bannon | ||
1979 | Chaplain | |
Dr. Eppis | ||
Sam Phillips | ||
1978 | Gary Hunt | |
Sheriff Leigh Brackett | ||
Bertram Pogue | ||
N/A | ||
Pee Wee | ||
1977 | Michael Brandon | |
Hugo Muncy | ||
General Harding | ||
Sam Craig | ||
1976 | N/A | |
Starker | ||
N/A | ||
Haller | ||
Perry Beal | ||
N/A | ||
N/A | ||
1975 | Kurt | |
N/A | ||
Sam Niles | ||
1974 | Press Photographer | |
Drunk | ||
Faler | ||
1973 | Nicol (uncredited) | |
1971 | N/A | |
Sheriff Taggart - age 59 | ||
Year | Character | Movie/Tv |