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Charles Cyphers

Acting · Born July 28, 1939 · 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 his role in Halloween II (1981) and Halloween Kills (2021).

Charles Cyphers movies and shows

  • Seinfeld1989
  • JAG1995
  • ER1994
  • Airwolf1984
  • Dallas1978
  • Murder, She Wrote1984
  • Buffy the Vampire Slayer1997
  • Charlie's Angels1976
  • 21 Jump Street1987
  • Hill Street Blues1981
  • Night Court1984
  • Renegade1992
  • Alice1976
  • The Six Million Dollar Man1974
  • Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman1993
  • Simon & Simon1981
  • Matlock1986
  • Hart to Hart1979
  • Sliders1995
  • Cannon1971
  • seaQuest DSV1993
  • Starsky & Hutch1975
  • The F.B.I.1965
  • Barnaby Jones1973