Charles Cyphers

Born July 28, 1939· Niagara Falls, New York, USA

† Died August 4, 2024

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A veteran American actor, Cyphers entered the screen with the 1974 feature Truck Turner before forming a lasting partnership with director John Carpenter, appearing as the doomed officer Starker in the 1976 thriller Assault on Precinct 13. He became widely recognized for portraying Sheriff Leigh Brackett in Carpenter’s seminal horror hit Halloween (1978) and returned to the role in the 1981 sequel…

Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources

Known for

Filmography

Seinfeld

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Buffy the Vampire Slayer1997

Coach Carl Marin

Injured Civil-War Reenactor

Halloween

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote1984

Lt. Timothy Chance

Assault on Precinct 13

Assault on Precinct 131976

JAG

21 Jump Street

21 Jump Street1987

Escape from New York

Escape from New York1981

Secretary of State

Freddy's Nightmares

Freddy's Nightmares1988

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman1993

Thaddeus Roarke

Dallas

Elvis

Alice

Charlie's Angels

Charlie's Angels1976

The Fog

Halloween II

Halloween II1981

Sheriff Leigh Brackett

Halloween Kills

Halloween Kills2021

Death Wish II

Death Wish II1982