Acting credits
77
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
Charles Cyphers
Acting
Career Snapshot
ExplainedThese indicators come from TMDB. They are relative signals, not review ratings.
TMDB popularity
0.5
Low visibility
TMDB internal trend index. Higher usually means more searches and page activity now.
Movies: 38Series: 39
TMDB ID: 11786
IMDb ID: nm0194234
Known for: Acting
Born: July 28, 1939
Died: August 4, 2024
Age: 85
Place of birth: Niagara Falls, New York, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1965 - 2021
Years active: 57
Average TMDB rating: 6.73
Wikidata: Q1064022
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.
Photos
Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Charles Cyphers.
6.4
Halloween Kills
as Leigh Brackett
2021 Movie
3.1
Grizzly II: Revenge
as Steve
2020 Movie
9.6
The Night She Came Home!!
as Self
2013 Movie
7.3
Halloween: The Inside Story
as Self
2010 Movie
4.1
Methodic
as Chief Sperranza
2007 Movie
8.0
Halloween: A Cut Above the Rest
as Self / Leigh Brackett
2003 Movie
4.3
Critical Mass
as Henderson
2001 Movie
4.1
Mach 2
as Harry Olson
2001 Movie
6.0
National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1
as Interrogator
1993 Movie
6.9
Major League
as Charlie Donovan
1989 Movie
6.0
Gleaming the Cube
as Harvey McGill
1989 Movie
4.8
Big Bad Mama II
as Stark
1987 Movie
5.5
Hunter's Blood
as Woody
1986 Movie
6.8
Little House: Look Back to Yesterday
as Zack Taylor
1983 Movie
6.4
Honkytonk Man
as Stubbs
1982 Movie
5.7
The Executioner's Song
as Noall Wootton
1982 Movie
6.2
Death Wish II
as Donald Kay
1982 Movie
6.6
Halloween II
as Sheriff Leigh Brackett
1981 Movie
7.0
Escape from New York
as Secretary of State
1981 Movie
6.0
Borderline
as Ski
1980 Movie
7.5
Friendly Fire
as Tom Loomis
1980 Movie
6.7
The Fog
as Dan O'Bannon
1980 Movie
6.0
The Onion Field
as Chaplain
1979 Movie
4.8
A Force of One
as Dr. Eppis
1979 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Charles Cyphers.
8.1
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
as Coach Carl Marin • 1 eps
1997 Series
7.3
JAG
as Jesse • 1 eps
1995 Series
7.8
Murder One
as Patrick McQueen (uncredited) • 3 eps
1995 Series
7.6
Sliders
as Coach Almquist • 1 eps
1995 Series
7.8
ER
as Injured Civil-War Reenactor • 1 eps
1994 Series
6.9
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
as Thaddeus Roarke • 1 eps
1993 Series
7.1
seaQuest DSV
as Calvin Shelley • 1 eps
1993 Series
6.7
Renegade
as Zachary Quinn • 1 eps
1992 Series
6.8
California Dreams
as Coach Cotler • 1 eps
1992 Series
7.5
The Outsiders
as Tim's Boss • 1 eps
1990 Series
6.0
Mancuso, F.B.I.
1 eps
1989 Series
8.3
Seinfeld
as Gardner • 1 eps
1989 Series
7.2
Freddy's Nightmares
as Ben Ostroff • 1 eps
1988 Series
7.5
China Beach
as The General • 1 eps
1988 Series
6.2
Jake and the Fatman
as Benny Kraus • 1 eps
1987 Series
7.2
21 Jump Street
as Team Doctor • 1 eps
1987 Series
7.1
Matlock
as Tom Coyle • 1 eps
1986 Series
7.5
Murder, She Wrote
as Lt. Timothy Chance • 1 eps
1984 Series
7.6
Airwolf
as Joe Ganns • 1 eps
1984 Series
7.3
Night Court
as Leo • 1 eps
1984 Series
6.7
Simon & Simon
as Sergeant Lester • 1 eps
1981 Series
7.6
Hill Street Blues
as Captain Leder • 2 eps
1981 Series
6.9
Hart to Hart
as Lester • 1 eps
1979 Series
6.8
Dallas
as Bertram Pogue • 2 eps
1978 Series