Charles Cyphers

Charles Cyphers

Acting

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

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Halloween Kills ★ 6.4 Halloween Kills 2021 Grizzly II: Revenge ★ 3.2 Grizzly II: Revenge 2020 The Night She Came Home!! ★ 9.6 The Night She Came Home!! 2013 Halloween: The Inside Story ★ 7.3 Halloween: The Inside Story 2010 Methodic ★ 4.1 Methodic 2007 Sin-Jin Smyth Sin-Jin Smyth 2006 Halloween: A Cut Above the Rest ★ 8.0 Halloween: A Cut Above the Rest 2003 Critical Mass ★ 4.5 Critical Mass 2001 Mach 2 ★ 4.6 Mach 2 2001 Buffy the Vampire Slayer ★ 8.1 Buffy the Vampire Slayer 1997 Nick Freno: Licensed Teacher ★ 8.5 Nick Freno: Licensed Teacher 1996 JAG ★ 7.3 JAG 1995 Murder One ★ 7.7 Murder One 1995 Sliders ★ 7.6 Sliders 1995 ER ★ 7.8 ER 1994 seaQuest DSV ★ 7.1 seaQuest DSV 1993 Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman ★ 6.9 Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman 1993 National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1 ★ 6.1 National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1 1993 Renegade ★ 6.7 Renegade 1992 California Dreams ★ 6.8 California Dreams 1992 The Outsiders ★ 7.6 The Outsiders 1990 Mancuso, F.B.I. ★ 6.4 Mancuso, F.B.I. 1989 Seinfeld ★ 8.3 Seinfeld 1989 Major League ★ 6.9 Major League 1989 Gleaming the Cube ★ 6.0 Gleaming the Cube 1989 Freddy's Nightmares ★ 7.2 Freddy's Nightmares 1988 China Beach ★ 7.5 China Beach 1988 Aaron's Way ★ 7.0 Aaron's Way 1988 Big Bad Mama II ★ 4.9 Big Bad Mama II 1987 Jake and the Fatman ★ 6.2 Jake and the Fatman 1987 21 Jump Street ★ 7.2 21 Jump Street 1987 Hunter's Blood ★ 5.6 Hunter's Blood 1986 Matlock ★ 7.1 Matlock 1986 Murder, She Wrote ★ 7.5 Murder, She Wrote 1984 Airwolf ★ 7.6 Airwolf 1984 Night Court ★ 7.3 Night Court 1984 Little House: Look Back to Yesterday ★ 6.9 Little House: Look Back to Yesterday 1983 Memorial Day ★ 6.0 Memorial Day 1983 Honkytonk Man ★ 6.4 Honkytonk Man 1982 The Executioner's Song ★ 5.8 The Executioner's Song 1982 Death Wish II ★ 6.3 Death Wish II 1982 Simon & Simon ★ 6.7 Simon & Simon 1981 Halloween II ★ 6.6 Halloween II 1981 Escape from New York ★ 7.0 Escape from New York 1981 Hill Street Blues ★ 7.6 Hill Street Blues 1981 Borderline ★ 6.0 Borderline 1980 Friendly Fire ★ 7.5 Friendly Fire 1980 The Fog ★ 6.7 The Fog 1980 Hart to Hart ★ 6.9 Hart to Hart 1979 The Onion Field ★ 6.0 The Onion Field 1979 A Force of One ★ 4.9 A Force of One 1979 Elvis ★ 6.8 Elvis 1979 Someone's Watching Me! ★ 6.2 Someone's Watching Me! 1978 Halloween ★ 7.6 Halloween 1978 Dallas ★ 6.8 Dallas 1978 Gray Lady Down ★ 6.4 Gray Lady Down 1978 Coming Home ★ 7.0 Coming Home 1978 The Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald ★ 10.0 The Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald 1977 Lou Grant ★ 7.3 Lou Grant 1977 The Betty White Show ★ 6.5 The Betty White Show 1977 MacArthur ★ 6.3 MacArthur 1977 Our Town ★ 9.5 Our Town 1977 Roots ★ 7.4 Roots 1977 Gibbsville ★ 10.0 Gibbsville 1976 Assault on Precinct 13 ★ 7.3 Assault on Precinct 13 1976 The Tony Randall Show ★ 6.4 The Tony Randall Show 1976 Charlie's Angels ★ 6.7 Charlie's Angels 1976 Vigilante Force ★ 5.0 Vigilante Force 1976 Alice ★ 7.1 Alice 1976 The Bionic Woman ★ 7.0 The Bionic Woman 1976 Wonder Woman ★ 7.0 Wonder Woman 1975 Starsky & Hutch ★ 7.3 Starsky & Hutch 1975 Isis ★ 6.4 Isis 1975 The Missiles of October ★ 7.5 The Missiles of October 1974 The F.B.I. Story: The FBI Versus Alvin Karpis, Public Enemy Number One ★ 8.0 The F.B.I. Story: The FBI Versus Alvin Karpis, Public Enemy Number One 1974 Truck Turner ★ 6.4 Truck Turner 1974 The Six Million Dollar Man ★ 7.3 The Six Million Dollar Man 1974 The Slams ★ 6.5 The Slams 1973 Barnaby Jones ★ 7.0 Barnaby Jones 1973 Cool Breeze ★ 5.1 Cool Breeze 1972