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Charles Cyphers

Charles Cyphers

Known For Acting
Birthday Jul 28, 1939 (86)
Birthplace Niagara Falls, New York
Popularity 0.6 (history)
Updated Aug 04, 2024
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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Biography

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.   Charles Cyphers (born July 28, 1939) is an American actor who has starred in many films and on television. He 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 19 ... 78 hit horror movie Halloween. He reprised this role in the 1981 sequel Halloween II. He is not related to actor Jon Cypher, alongside whom he played in Hill Street Blues. Description above from the Wikipedia article Charles Cyphers, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Filmography

Halloween Kills

Halloween Kills

2021

as Leigh Brackett

Grizzly II: Revenge

Grizzly II: Revenge

2020

as Steve

Methodic

Methodic

2007

as Chief Sperranza

Critical Mass

Critical Mass

2001

as Henderson

Mach 2

Mach 2

2001

as Harry Olson

National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1

National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1

1993

as Interrogator

Gleaming the Cube

Gleaming the Cube

1989

as Harvey McGill

Major League

Major League

1989

as Charlie Donovan

Big Bad Mama II

Big Bad Mama II

1987

as Stark

Hunter's Blood

Hunter's Blood

1986

as Woody

Memorial Day

Memorial Day

1983

as Jack Ruskin

Death Wish II

Death Wish II

1982

as Donald Kay

The Executioner's Song

The Executioner's Song

1982

as Noall Wootton

Honkytonk Man

Honkytonk Man

1982

as Stubbs

Halloween II

Halloween II

1981

as Sheriff Leigh Brackett

Escape from New York

Escape from New York

1981

as Secretary of State

The Fog

The Fog

1980

as Dan O'Bannon

Borderline

Borderline

1980

as Ski

Friendly Fire

Friendly Fire

1980

as Tom Loomis

Elvis

Elvis

1979

as Sam Phillips

A Force of One

A Force of One

1979

as Dr. Eppis

The Onion Field

The Onion Field

1979

as Chaplain

Halloween

Halloween

1978

as Brackett

Someone's Watching Me!

Someone's Watching Me!

1978

as Gary Hunt

Coming Home

Coming Home

1978

as Pee Wee

The Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald

The Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald

1977

as Michael Brandon

Our Town

Our Town

1977

as Sam Craig

MacArthur

MacArthur

1977

as General Harding

Assault on Precinct 13

Assault on Precinct 13

1976

as Starker

Vigilante Force

Vigilante Force

1976

as Perry Beal

Truck Turner

Truck Turner

1974

as Drunk

The Missiles of October

The Missiles of October

1974

as Press Photographer

The Slams

The Slams

1973

as Nicol (uncredited)

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Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

Nick Freno: Licensed Teacher

as Al Yaroker

Episodes: 43

First Aired: Aug 28, 1996

The Betty White Show

as Hugo Muncy

Episodes: 14

First Aired: Sep 12, 1977

The Six Million Dollar Man

as Faler

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Jan 18, 1974

Murder One

as Patrick McQueen (uncredited)

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Sep 20, 1995

Hill Street Blues

as Captain Leder

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jan 15, 1981

Dallas

as Bertram Pogue

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Apr 02, 1978

Murder, She Wrote

as Lt. Timothy Chance

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 30, 1984

Seinfeld

as Gardner

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 05, 1989

21 Jump Street

as Team Doctor

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 12, 1987

Sliders

as Coach Almquist

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 22, 1995

Matlock

as Tom Coyle

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 03, 1986

seaQuest DSV

as Calvin Shelley

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 12, 1993

Simon & Simon

as Sergeant Lester

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 24, 1981

China Beach

as The General

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 26, 1988

Airwolf

as Joe Ganns

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 22, 1984

Charlie's Angels

as Haller

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 22, 1976

Wonder Woman

as Kurt

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 07, 1975

Jake and the Fatman

as Benny Kraus

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 26, 1987

ER

as Injured Civil-War Reenactor

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 19, 1994

The Tony Randall Show

as Eddie Foxworth

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 23, 1976

Gibbsville

as Wingfield

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 11, 1976

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

as Coach Carl Marin

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 10, 1997

Isis

as Sam Niles

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 06, 1975

Freddy's Nightmares

as Ben Ostroff

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 09, 1988

Murder One

as Patrick McQueen

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1995

Night Court

as Leo

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 04, 1984

JAG

as Jesse

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 23, 1995

California Dreams

as Coach Cotler

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 12, 1992

Lou Grant

as Jerry Baldwin

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1977

Hill Street Blues

as Commander #1

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 15, 1981

Roots

as Fred Drake

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 23, 1977

Hart to Hart

as Lester

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 22, 1979

Barnaby Jones

as Brad Kirtz

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 28, 1973

Starsky & Hutch

as Arthur Cole

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 10, 1975

Barnaby Jones

as Mike Hartney

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 28, 1973

Starsky & Hutch

as Medical Examiner Delaney

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 10, 1975

Starsky & Hutch

as Detective Webster

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 10, 1975

Barnaby Jones

as Jimmy Dorset

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 28, 1973

Barnaby Jones

as Bill Garwood

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 28, 1973

The F.B.I.

as Charlie Wicker

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 19, 1965

The Outsiders

as Tim's Boss

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 25, 1990

Renegade

as Zachary Quinn

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 19, 1992

Cannon

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 14, 1971

Alice

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 31, 1976

The Bionic Woman

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 14, 1976

Mancuso, F.B.I.

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 13, 1989

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 12, 1993

Aaron's Way

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 09, 1988

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