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Charles Cyphers
American actor (1939-2024) · United States · On the map · Actors · Died at 85
Charles George Cyphers was an American actor who is 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 movie Halloween. He reprised this role in the 1981 sequel Halloween II and the 2021 sequel Halloween Kills.
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2024Died4 August 20242021
Halloween KillsFilm, Leigh Brackett2013
The Night She Came Home!!Film2010
Halloween: The Inside StoryFilm2003
Halloween: A Cut Above the RestFilm2001
Critical MassFilm, Henderson1997
Buffy the Vampire SlayerSeries, Coach Carl Marin1994
ERSeries, Injured Civil-War Reenactor1992
RenegadeSeries, Zachary Quinn1989
Gleaming the CubeFilm, Harvey McGill1987
21 Jump StreetSeries, Team Doctor1986
Hunter's BloodFilm, Woody1984
AirwolfSeries, Joe Ganns1983
Little House: Look Back to YesterdayFilm, Zack Taylor1981
Hill Street BluesSeries, Captain Leder
Escape from New YorkFilm, 1981Secretary of State1979
A Force of OneFilm, Dr. Eppis1978
DallasSeries, Bertram Pogue
Coming HomeFilm, 1978Pee Wee1976
AliceSeries
Assault on Precinct 13Film, 1976Starker1974
The Six Million Dollar ManSeries, Faler
The F.B.I. Story: The FBI Versus Alvin Karpis, Public Enemy Number OneFilm, 1974Arthur 'Doc' Barker1972
Cool BreezeFilm, Backstage Police Officer (uncredited)1965
The F.B.I.Series, Charlie Wicker1939Born28 July 1939
Halloween KillsFilm, Leigh Brackett2013The Night She Came Home!!Film2010Halloween: The Inside StoryFilm2003Halloween: A Cut Above the RestFilm2001Critical MassFilm, Henderson1997Buffy the Vampire SlayerSeries, Coach Carl Marin1994ERSeries, Injured Civil-War Reenactor1992RenegadeSeries, Zachary Quinn1989Gleaming the CubeFilm, Harvey McGill198721 Jump StreetSeries, Team Doctor1986Hunter's BloodFilm, Woody1984AirwolfSeries, Joe Ganns1983Little House: Look Back to YesterdayFilm, Zack Taylor1981Hill Street BluesSeries, Captain LederEscape from New YorkFilm, 1981Secretary of State1979A Force of OneFilm, Dr. Eppis1978DallasSeries, Bertram PogueComing HomeFilm, 1978Pee Wee1976AliceSeriesAssault on Precinct 13Film, 1976Starker1974The Six Million Dollar ManSeries, FalerThe F.B.I. Story: The FBI Versus Alvin Karpis, Public Enemy Number OneFilm, 1974Arthur 'Doc' Barker1972Cool BreezeFilm, Backstage Police Officer (uncredited)1965The F.B.I.Series, Charlie Wicker1939Born28 July 1939People around Charles
Close ties
John Carpenter Directed Halloween and Escape from New York- Debra Hill Produced Halloween and Escape from New York
Jamie Lee Curtis Also in Escape from New York and Halloween II
Nancy Kyes Also in Halloween and Assault on Precinct 13
Nancy Stephens Also in Halloween II and Halloween
Donald Pleasence Also in Halloween and Escape from New York
Adrienne Barbeau Also in The Fog and Someone's Watching Me!
Nick Castle Also in Halloween and Halloween Kills
Kyle Richards Also in Halloween II and Halloween
Pat Corley Also in Coming Home and The Onion Field
David Greene Directed Gray Lady Down (1981)- Moustapha Akkad Produced Halloween (1979)
Charlie Sheen Also in Major League (1989)
Kurt Russell Also in Escape from New York and Elvis
Isaac Hayes Also in Truck Turner and Escape from New York
Ronny Cox Also in The Onion Field and Gray Lady Down
David Gordon Green Directed Halloween Kills (2021)
Clu Gulager Also in A Force of One and Hunter's Blood
Kenneth Tobey Also in The Missiles of October and MacArthur- Walter Mirisch Produced Gray Lady Down (1978)
David S. Ward Directed Major League (1990)
Ford Rainey Also in Friendly Fire and Halloween II
Austin Stoker Also in Assault on Precinct 13 and Mach 2
Marc Rocco Directed Murder in the First (1996)
Known for
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Halloween 1978
Assault on Precinct 13 1976
Escape from New York 1981
Coming Home 1978
Major League 1989
Also in Deutsch
Filmography 40
90 credits on file
Television 24
About this person
Country
United States
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1939 to 2024 · aged 85
