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).
Movie Appearances
Halloween
as Brackett
1978
Escape from New York
as Secretary of State
1981
Gleaming the Cube
as Harvey McGill
1989
The Fog
as Dan O'Bannon
1980
A Force of One
as Dr. Eppis
1979
Halloween II
as Sheriff Leigh Brackett
1981
Someone's Watching Me!
as Gary Hunt
1978
Borderline
as Ski
1980
Vigilante Force
as Perry Beal
1976
Our Town
as Sam Craig
1977
Elvis
as Sam Phillips
1979
Methodic
as Chief Sperranza
2007
The Slams
as Nicol (uncredited)
1973
Assault on Precinct 13
as Starker
1976
The Onion Field
as Chaplain
1979
The Missiles of October
as Press Photographer
1974
Halloween: A Cut Above the Rest
as Self / Leigh Brackett
2003
Critical Mass
as Henderson
2001
MacArthur
as General Harding
1977
Grizzly II: Revenge
as Steve
2020
TV Appearances
Murder, She Wrote
as Lt. Timothy Chance
1984
Alice
1976
Seinfeld
as Gardner
1989
21 Jump Street
as Team Doctor
1987
Sliders
as Coach Almquist
1995
The Bionic Woman
1976
Matlock
as Tom Coyle
1986
seaQuest DSV
as Calvin Shelley
1993
Simon & Simon
as Sergeant Lester
1981
China Beach
as The General
1988
Airwolf
as Joe Ganns
1984
Charlie's Angels
as Haller
1976