
Acting
July 27, 1939 (85 years old)
August 3, 2024
Niagara Falls, New York, USA
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.

Halloween Kills
2021
as Leigh Brackett

Grizzly II: Revenge
2020
as Steve

The Night She Came Home!!
2013
as Self

Halloween: The Inside Story
2010
as Self

Methodic
2007
as Chief Sperranza

Halloween: A Cut Above the Rest
2003
as Self / Leigh Brackett

Critical Mass
2001
as Henderson

Mach 2
2001
as Harry Olson

Buffy the Vampire Slayer
1997
as Coach Carl Marin

JAG
1995
as Jesse

Murder One
1995
as Patrick McQueen (uncredited)

Murder One
1995
as Patrick McQueen

Sliders
1995
as Coach Almquist

ER
1994
as Injured Civil-War Reenactor

seaQuest DSV
1993
as Calvin Shelley

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
1993
as Thaddeus Roarke

National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1
1993
as Interrogator

Renegade
1992
as Zachary Quinn

California Dreams
1992
as Coach Cotler

The Outsiders
1990
as Tim's Boss