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Charles Cyphers

Bio: 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

Born: Fri, Jul 28 1939

Birthplace: Niagara Falls, New York, USA

Death: Sun, Aug 04 2024

Charles Cyphers is 85 years old

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Halloween Kills

Charles Cyphers was

82 in Halloween Kills

as 'Leigh Brackett'.

Thu, Oct 14 2021

Grizzly II: Revenge

Charles Cyphers was

80 in Grizzly II: Revenge

as 'Steve'.

Mon, Feb 17 2020

The Night She Came Home!!

Charles Cyphers was

74 in The Night She Came Home!!

as 'Self'.

Tue, Sep 24 2013

Halloween: The Inside Story

Charles Cyphers was

71 in Halloween: The Inside Story

as 'Self'.

Mon, Oct 25 2010

Methodic

Charles Cyphers was

68 in Methodic

as 'Chief Sperranza'.

Fri, Oct 19 2007

Halloween: A Cut Above the Rest

Charles Cyphers was

64 in Halloween: A Cut Above the Rest

as 'Self / Leigh Brackett'.

Tue, Aug 05 2003

Critical Mass

Charles Cyphers was

61 in Critical Mass

as 'Henderson'.

Wed, Jul 04 2001

Mach 2

Charles Cyphers was

61 in Mach 2

as 'Harry Olson'.

Mon, Jan 01 2001

National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1

Charles Cyphers was

53 in National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1

as 'Interrogator'.

Thu, Feb 04 1993

Major League

Charles Cyphers was

49 in Major League

as 'Charlie Donovan'.

Thu, Feb 16 1989

Gleaming the Cube

Charles Cyphers was

49 in Gleaming the Cube

as 'Harvey McGill'.

Fri, Jan 13 1989

Big Bad Mama II

Charles Cyphers was

48 in Big Bad Mama II

as 'Stark'.

Thu, Oct 01 1987

Hunter's Blood

Charles Cyphers was

47 in Hunter's Blood

as 'Woody'.

Fri, Sep 26 1986

Memorial Day

Charles Cyphers was

44 in Memorial Day

as 'Jack Ruskin'.

Wed, Nov 23 1983

Honkytonk Man

Charles Cyphers was

43 in Honkytonk Man

as 'Stubbs'.

Wed, Dec 15 1982

The Executioner's Song

Charles Cyphers was

43 in The Executioner's Song

as 'Noall Wootton'.

Fri, Sep 10 1982

Death Wish II

Charles Cyphers was

42 in Death Wish II

as 'Donald Kay'.

Sat, Feb 20 1982

Halloween II

Charles Cyphers was

42 in Halloween II

as 'Sheriff Leigh Brackett'.

Fri, Oct 30 1981

Escape from New York

Charles Cyphers was

41 in Escape from New York

as 'Secretary of State'.

Sat, May 23 1981

Borderline

Charles Cyphers was

41 in Borderline

as 'Ski'.

Fri, Dec 19 1980

Friendly Fire

Charles Cyphers was

41 in Friendly Fire

as 'Tom Loomis'.

Sun, Nov 09 1980

The Fog

Charles Cyphers was

40 in The Fog

as 'Dan O'Bannon'.

Thu, Feb 07 1980

The Onion Field

Charles Cyphers was

40 in The Onion Field

as 'Chaplain'.

Sun, Sep 09 1979

A Force of One

Charles Cyphers was

39 in A Force of One

as 'Dr. Eppis'.

Fri, Jun 01 1979

Elvis

Charles Cyphers was

39 in Elvis

as 'Sam Phillips'.

Sat, Feb 10 1979

Someone's Watching Me!

Charles Cyphers was

39 in Someone's Watching Me!

as 'Gary Hunt'.

Wed, Nov 29 1978

Halloween

Charles Cyphers was

39 in Halloween

as 'Brackett'.

Tue, Oct 24 1978

Gray Lady Down

Charles Cyphers was

38 in Gray Lady Down

Fri, Mar 10 1978

Coming Home

Charles Cyphers was

38 in Coming Home

as 'Pee Wee'.

Wed, Feb 15 1978

The Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald

Charles Cyphers was

38 in The Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald

as 'Michael Brandon'.

Fri, Sep 30 1977

MacArthur

Charles Cyphers was

37 in MacArthur

as 'General Harding'.

Fri, Jul 15 1977

Our Town

Charles Cyphers was

37 in Our Town

as 'Sam Craig'.

Mon, May 30 1977

Assault on Precinct 13

Charles Cyphers was

37 in Assault on Precinct 13

as 'Starker'.

Fri, Oct 08 1976

Vigilante Force

Charles Cyphers was

37 in Vigilante Force

as 'Perry Beal'.

Thu, Sep 09 1976

The Missiles of October

Charles Cyphers was

35 in The Missiles of October

as 'Press Photographer'.

Wed, Dec 18 1974

The F.B.I. Story: The FBI Versus Alvin Karpis, Public Enemy Number One

Charles Cyphers was

35 in The F.B.I. Story: The FBI Versus Alvin Karpis, Public Enemy Number One

as 'Arthur 'Doc' Barker'.

Fri, Nov 08 1974

Truck Turner

Charles Cyphers was

34 in Truck Turner

as 'Drunk'.

Wed, Jun 26 1974

The Slams

Charles Cyphers was

34 in The Slams

as 'Nicol (uncredited)'.

Wed, Sep 26 1973

Stingy Jack

Charles Cyphers will be

85+ in Stingy Jack

as 'Sheriff Taggart - age 59'.

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TV Shows (Acting Roles)

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Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Charles Cyphers was

57+ in Buffy the Vampire Slayer

as 'Coach Carl Marin'.

First Air Date
Mon, Mar 10 1997

Nick Freno: Licensed Teacher

Charles Cyphers was

57+ in Nick Freno: Licensed Teacher

as 'Al Yaroker'.

First Air Date
Wed, Aug 28 1996

JAG

Charles Cyphers was

56+ in JAG

as 'Jesse'.

First Air Date
Sat, Sep 23 1995

Murder One

Charles Cyphers was

56+ in Murder One

as 'Patrick McQueen, Patrick McQueen (uncredited)'.

First Air Date
Wed, Sep 20 1995

Sliders

Charles Cyphers was

55+ in Sliders

as 'Coach Almquist'.

First Air Date
Wed, Mar 22 1995

Charles Cyphers was

55+ in ER

as 'Injured Civil-War Reenactor'.

First Air Date
Mon, Sep 19 1994

seaQuest DSV

Charles Cyphers was

54+ in seaQuest DSV

as 'Calvin Shelley'.

First Air Date
Sun, Sep 12 1993

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman

Charles Cyphers was

54+ in Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman

First Air Date
Sun, Sep 12 1993

Renegade

Charles Cyphers was

53+ in Renegade

as 'Zachary Quinn'.

First Air Date
Sat, Sep 19 1992

California Dreams

Charles Cyphers was

53+ in California Dreams

as 'Coach Cotler'.

First Air Date
Sat, Sep 12 1992

The Outsiders

Charles Cyphers was

50+ in The Outsiders

as 'Tim's Boss'.

First Air Date
Sun, Mar 25 1990

Mancuso, F.B.I.

Charles Cyphers was

50+ in Mancuso, F.B.I.

First Air Date
Fri, Oct 13 1989

Seinfeld

Charles Cyphers was

49+ in Seinfeld

as 'Gardner'.

First Air Date
Wed, Jul 05 1989

Freddy's Nightmares

Charles Cyphers was

49+ in Freddy's Nightmares

as 'Ben Ostroff'.

First Air Date
Sun, Oct 09 1988

China Beach

Charles Cyphers was

48+ in China Beach

as 'The General'.

First Air Date
Tue, Apr 26 1988

Aaron's Way

Charles Cyphers was

48+ in Aaron's Way

First Air Date
Wed, Mar 09 1988

Jake and the Fatman

Charles Cyphers was

48+ in Jake and the Fatman

as 'Benny Kraus'.

First Air Date
Sat, Sep 26 1987

21 Jump Street

Charles Cyphers was

47+ in 21 Jump Street

as 'Team Doctor'.

First Air Date
Sun, Apr 12 1987

Matlock

Charles Cyphers was

46+ in Matlock

as 'Tom Coyle'.

First Air Date
Mon, Mar 03 1986

Murder, She Wrote

Charles Cyphers was

45+ in Murder, She Wrote

as 'Lt. Timothy Chance'.

First Air Date
Sun, Sep 30 1984

Airwolf

Charles Cyphers was

44+ in Airwolf

as 'Joe Ganns'.

First Air Date
Sun, Jan 22 1984

Night Court

Charles Cyphers was

44+ in Night Court

as 'Leo'.

First Air Date
Wed, Jan 04 1984

Simon & Simon

Charles Cyphers was

42+ in Simon & Simon

as 'Sergeant Lester'.

First Air Date
Tue, Nov 24 1981

Hill Street Blues

Charles Cyphers was

41+ in Hill Street Blues

as 'Captain Leder, Commander #1'.

First Air Date
Thu, Jan 15 1981

Hart to Hart

Charles Cyphers was

40+ in Hart to Hart

as 'Lester'.

First Air Date
Sat, Sep 22 1979

Dallas

Charles Cyphers was

38+ in Dallas

as 'Bertram Pogue'.

First Air Date
Sun, Apr 02 1978

Lou Grant

Charles Cyphers was

38+ in Lou Grant

as 'Jerry Baldwin'.

First Air Date
Tue, Sep 20 1977

The Betty White Show

Charles Cyphers was

38+ in The Betty White Show

as 'Hugo Muncy'.

First Air Date
Mon, Sep 12 1977

Roots

Charles Cyphers was

37+ in Roots

as 'Fred Drake'.

First Air Date
Sun, Jan 23 1977

Gibbsville

Charles Cyphers was

37+ in Gibbsville

as 'Wingfield'.

First Air Date
Thu, Nov 11 1976

The Tony Randall Show

Charles Cyphers was

37+ in The Tony Randall Show

as 'Eddie Foxworth'.

First Air Date
Thu, Sep 23 1976

Charlie's Angels

Charles Cyphers was

37+ in Charlie's Angels

as 'Haller'.

First Air Date
Wed, Sep 22 1976

Alice

Charles Cyphers was

37+ in Alice

First Air Date
Tue, Aug 31 1976

The Bionic Woman

Charles Cyphers was

36+ in The Bionic Woman

First Air Date
Wed, Jan 14 1976

Wonder Woman

Charles Cyphers was

36+ in Wonder Woman

as 'Kurt'.

First Air Date
Fri, Nov 07 1975

Starsky & Hutch

Charles Cyphers was

36+ in Starsky & Hutch

as 'Arthur Cole, Medical Examiner Delaney, Detective Webster'.

First Air Date
Wed, Sep 10 1975

Isis

Charles Cyphers was

36+ in Isis

as 'Sam Niles'.

First Air Date
Sat, Sep 06 1975

The Six Million Dollar Man

Charles Cyphers was

34+ in The Six Million Dollar Man

as 'Faler'.

First Air Date
Fri, Jan 18 1974

Barnaby Jones

Charles Cyphers was

33+ in Barnaby Jones

as 'Mike Hartney, Brad Kirtz, Bill Garwood, Jimmy Dorset'.

First Air Date
Sun, Jan 28 1973

Cannon

Charles Cyphers was

32+ in Cannon

First Air Date
Tue, Sep 14 1971

The F.B.I.

Charles Cyphers was

26+ in The F.B.I.

as 'Charlie Wicker'.

First Air Date
Sun, Sep 19 1965