
Acting · 85 years old
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).

The Night She Came Home!!
Self

Our Town
Sam Craig

Seinfeld
Gardner

Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Coach Carl Marin

Halloween: A Cut Above the Rest
Self / Leigh Brackett

ER
Injured Civil-War Reenactor

Murder One
Patrick McQueen

Murder One
Patrick McQueen (uncredited)

Hill Street Blues
Captain Leder

Hill Street Blues
Commander #1

Halloween
Brackett

Sliders
Coach Almquist

Airwolf
Joe Ganns

Murder, She Wrote
Lt. Timothy Chance

The Missiles of October
Press Photographer

Friendly Fire
Tom Loomis

China Beach
The General

The Outsiders
Tim's Boss

Roots
Fred Drake

Assault on Precinct 13
Starker