1939-07-28 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 this role in the 1981 sequel Halloween II. He was not related to actor Jon Cypher, alongside whom he played in Hill Street Blues.
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Halloween Kills | Leigh Brackett | 2021-10-14 |
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Grizzly II: Revenge | Steve | 2020-02-17 |
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The Night She Came Home!! | Self | 2013-09-24 |
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Halloween: The Inside Story | Self | 2010-10-25 |
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Methodic | Chief Sperranza | 2007-10-19 |
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Halloween: A Cut Above the Rest | Self / Leigh Brackett | 2003-08-05 |
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Critical Mass | Henderson | 2001-07-04 |
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Mach 2 | Harry Olson | 2001-01-01 |
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National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1 | Interrogator | 1993-02-04 |
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Major League | Charlie Donovan | 1989-02-16 |
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Gleaming the Cube | Harvey McGill | 1989-01-13 |
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Big Bad Mama II | Stark | 1987-10-01 |
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Hunter's Blood | Woody | 1986-09-26 |
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Memorial Day | Jack Ruskin | 1983-11-23 |
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Little House: Look Back to Yesterday | Zack Taylor | 1983-12-12 |
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The Executioner's Song | Noall Wootton | 1982-09-10 |
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Honkytonk Man | Stubbs | 1982-12-15 |
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Death Wish II | Donald Kay | 1982-02-20 |
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Halloween II | Sheriff Leigh Brackett | 1981-10-30 |
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Escape from New York | Secretary of State | 1981-05-23 |
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Borderline | Ski | 1980-12-19 |
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The Fog | Dan O'Bannon | 1980-02-01 |
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Friendly Fire | Tom Loomis | 1980-11-09 |
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Elvis | Sam Phillips | 1979-02-10 |
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The Onion Field | Chaplain | 1979-09-09 |
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A Force of One | Dr. Eppis | 1979-06-01 |
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Coming Home | Pee Wee | 1978-02-15 |
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Halloween | Brackett | 1978-10-24 |
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Someone's Watching Me! | Gary Hunt | 1978-11-29 |
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Gray Lady Down | 1978-03-10 | |
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The Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald | Michael Brandon | 1977-09-30 |
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Our Town | Sam Craig | 1977-05-30 |
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MacArthur | General Harding | 1977-07-15 |
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Vigilante Force | Perry Beal | 1976-09-09 |
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Assault on Precinct 13 | Starker | 1976-10-08 |
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The Missiles of October | Press Photographer | 1974-12-18 |
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The F.B.I. Story: The FBI Versus Alvin Karpis, Public Enemy Number One | Arthur 'Doc' Barker | 1974-11-08 |
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Truck Turner | Drunk | 1974-06-26 |
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The Slams | Nicol (uncredited) | 1973-09-26 |
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Stingy Jack | Sheriff Taggart - age 59 |