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name: "Charles Cyphers"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/charles-cyphers"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "28 July 1939"
died: "4 August 2024"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T10:30:04.270030+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Charles Cyphers

Actor. Born 28 July 1939 in Niagara Falls, New York, USA. Died 4 August 2024.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 28 July 1939, Niagara Falls, New York, USA
- **Died:** 4 August 2024

## Biography

Charles Cyphers was an American actor. He was born on 28 July 1939 in Niagara Falls, New York, and died on 4 August 2024 in Tucson, Arizona.

Cyphers trained at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, Los Angeles City College and California State University, Los Angeles, where he received a BA in theatre arts. He was a member of the Company of Angels theatre company for 25 years and received a Los Angeles Drama Critics Award for his performance in The Caretaker.

He appeared in several films directed by John Carpenter, including Assault on Precinct 13 (1976), The Fog (1980) and Escape from New York (1981). He played Sheriff Leigh Brackett in Halloween (1978), reprising the role in Halloween II (1981) and Halloween Kills (2021). Other credits include Major League (1989) and television series such as Roots and Nick Freno: Licensed Teacher.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, nytimes.com, hollywoodreporter.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Halloween* (1978), Fi1m 88, as Brackett — [page](https://film.one/film/halloween.md)

## Also known for

- *Escape from New York* (1981), Secretary of State
- *Halloween Kills* (2021), Leigh Brackett
- *Seinfeld* (1989), Gardner — [page](https://film.one/tv/seinfeld.md)
- *Halloween II* (1981), Leigh Brackett
- *Buffy the Vampire Slayer* (1997), Coach Carl Marin — [page](https://film.one/tv/buffy-the-vampire-slayer.md)
- *The Fog* (1980), Dan O'Bannon
- *Assault on Precinct 13* (1976), Starker
- *ER* (1994), Injured Civil-War Reenactor

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