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.
Recent movies
# | Name | Character | Rating |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Halloween Kills (2021) | Leigh Brackett | 6.5 |
2 | Grizzly II: Revenge (2020) | Steve | 2.3 |
3 | The Night She Came Home!! (2013) | Self | 7 |
4 | Halloween: The Inside Story (2010) | Self | 7 |
5 | Halloween: A Cut Above the Rest (2003) | Self / Leigh Brackett | - |
6 | National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1 (1993) | Interrogator | 6.6 |
7 | Gleaming the Cube (1989) | Harvey McGill | 8 |
8 | Major League (1989) | Charlie Donovan | 7.2 |
9 | Little House: Look Back to Yesterday (1983) | Zack Taylor | - |
10 | Honkytonk Man (1982) | Stubbs | 6 |
11 | The Executioner's Song (1982) | Noall Wootton | 7 |
12 | Death Wish II (1982) | Donald Kay | 4.8 |
13 | Escape from New York (1981) | Secretary of State | 7.1 |
14 | Halloween II (1981) | Sheriff Leigh Brackett | 7.2 |
15 | The Fog (1980) | Dan O'Bannon | 6.3 |
16 | Elvis (1979) | Sam Phillips | 7 |
17 | The Onion Field (1979) | Chaplain | 6.3 |
18 | A Force of One (1979) | Dr. Eppis | 6 |
19 | Gray Lady Down (1978) | - | - |
20 | Coming Home (1978) | Pee Wee | - |
21 | Someone's Watching Me! (1978) | Gary Hunt | 8.5 |
22 | Halloween (1978) | Brackett | 7.4 |
23 | Assault on Precinct 13 (1976) | Starker | 7.5 |
24 | Truck Turner (1974) | Drunk | - |
25 | The Slams (1973) | Nicol (uncredited) | - |