
Charles Cyphers
Known For
Acting
Born
1939-07-28 in Niagara Falls, New York, USA
Died
2024-08-04
Biography
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.
Most Known For

Seinfeld
as Gardner

JAG
as Jesse

Buffy the Vampire Slayer
as Coach Carl Marin

ER
as Injured Civil-War Reenactor

Murder, She Wrote
as Lt. Timothy Chance

Dallas
as Bertram Pogue

Sliders
as Coach Almquist

The Six Million Dollar Man
as Faler

Charlie's Angels
as Haller

Hill Street Blues
as Captain Leder

Hill Street Blues
as Commander #1

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
as Thaddeus Roarke

Alice

Matlock
as Tom Coyle

Starsky & Hutch
as Arthur Cole

Starsky & Hutch
as Medical Examiner Delaney

Starsky & Hutch
as Detective Webster

21 Jump Street
as Team Doctor

Renegade
as Zachary Quinn

Night Court
as Leo