Charles Cyphers
Actor
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.
Filmography
Escape from New York
as Secretary of State 1981
Halloween Kills
as Leigh Brackett 2021
Halloween II
as Sheriff Leigh Brackett 1981
The Fog
as Dan O'Bannon 1980
Assault on Precinct 13
as Starker 1976
Major League
as Charlie Donovan 1989
National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1
as Interrogator 1993
Death Wish II
as Donald Kay 1982
Coming Home
as Pee Wee 1978
Honkytonk Man
as Stubbs 1982
Someone's Watching Me!
as Gary Hunt 1978
Gleaming the Cube
as Harvey McGill 1989
Elvis
as Sam Phillips 1979
The Onion Field
as Chaplain 1979
A Force of One
as Dr. Eppis 1979
MacArthur
as General Harding 1977