Cyphers, Charles 1939–

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CYPHERS, Charles 1939

PERSONAL

Born 1939.

Addresses: Agent Michael Greene, Greene & Associates, 7080 Hollywood Blvd., La Brea Suite 1017, Los Angeles, CA 90004; 526 North Larchmont Blvd., Suite 201, Los Angeles, CA 90004.

Career: Actor.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

Drunk, Truck Turner (also known as Black Bullet ), American International Pictures, 1974.

Perry, Vigilante Force, United Artists, 1976.

Starker, Assault on Precinct 13 (also known as John Carpenter's Assault on Precinct 13 ), Astral Films, 1976.

Brigadier general Forest Harding, MacArthur (also known as MacArthur, the Rebel General ), Universal, 1977.

Pee Wee, Coming Home (also known as Hemkomsten ), United Artists, 1978.

Sheriff Leigh Brackett, Halloween (also known as John Carpenter's Halloween ), Astral Films, 1978.

Gray Lady Down, Universal, 1978.

Chaplain, The Onion Field, AvcoEmbassy, 1979.

Dr. Eppis, A Force of One, American Cinema Releasing, 1979.

Dan O'Bannon, The Fog (also known as John Carpenter's The Fog ), AvcoEmbassy, 1980.

Ski, Borderline, Associated Film Distribution, 1980.

Secretary of state, Escape from New York (also known as John Carpenter's Escape from New York ), AvcoEmbassy, 1981.

Sheriff Leigh Brackett, Halloween II (also known as Halloween II: The Nightmare Isn't Over! ), Universal, 1981.

Donald Kay (an orderly), Death Wish II, Columbia, 1982.

Stubbs, Honkytonk Man, Warner Bros., 1982.

Stark, Big Bad Mama II, Concorde, 1987.

Woody, Hunter's Blood, Concorde, 1987.

Charlie Donovan, Major League, Paramount, 1989.

Harvey McGill, Gleaming the Cube (also known as A Brother's Justice and Skate or Die ), Twentieth CenturyFox, 1989.

The Color of Evening, 1991.

Interrogator, Loaded Weapon 1 (also known as National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1 ), New Line Cinema, 1993.

Henderson, Critical Mass, New City Releasing, 2000.

Television Appearances; Series:

Hugo Muncy, The Betty White Show, CBS, 19771978.

Mr. Al Yaroker, Nick Freno: Licensed Teacher, The WB, c. 19961998.

Television Appearances; Miniseries:

Drake, Roots, ABC, 1977.

Michael Brandon, The Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald, ABC, 1977.

Noall Wootton, The Executioner's Song, NBC, 1982.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Arthur "Doc" Barker, The F.B.I. Story: The FBI versus Alvin Karpis, Public Enemy Number One (also known as Alvin Karpis: Public Enemy No. 1 and The FBI StoryAlvin Karpis ), CBS, 1974.

Gary Hunt, Someone's Watching Me! (also known as High Rise ), NBC, 1978.

Sam Phillips, Elvis, ABC, 1979.

Tom Loomis, Friendly Fire, ABC, 1979.

Jack Ruskin, Memorial Day, CBS, 1983.

Zack Taylor, Little House: Look Back to Yesterday, NBC, 1983.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Press photographer, "The Missiles of October," ABC Theatre, ABC, 1974.

Sam Craig, Our Town, NBC, 1977.

Himself, Halloween: A Cut above the Rest (documentary), Fox, 2003.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

"A Long Way Down," Cannon, CBS, 1972.

Mike Hartney, "To Catch a Dead Man," Barnaby Jones, CBS, 1973.

"Valley of the Damned," Cannon, CBS, 1973.

Brad Kirtz, "A Gathering of Thieves," Barnaby Jones, CBS, 1974.

Bill Garwood, "Beware the Dog," Barnaby Jones, CBS, 1975.

Sam Niles, "Fool's Dare," Isis, CBS, 1975.

Arthur Cole, "The Specialist," Starsky and Hutch, ABC, 1976.

Faler, "The Secret of Bigfoot: Part 1," The Six Million Dollar Man, ABC, 1976.

Faler, "The Return of Big foot: Parts 1 & 2," The Bionic Woman, ABC, 1976.

"Trapped," Gibbsville, NBC, 1976.

Haller, "Angels on a String," Charlie's Angels, ABC, 1977.

Jimmy Dorset, "Child of Danger," Barnaby Jones, CBS, 1977.

Kurt, "Wonder Woman in Hollywood," Wonder Woman (also known as The New Adventures of Wonder Woman ), ABC, 1977.

"Dead Skunk," Dog and Cat, ABC, 1977.

Allen Wolf, "Close Encounters of the Worst Kind," Alice, CBS, 1978.

Medical examiner Delaney, "The Avenger," Starsky and Hutch, ABC, 1978.

Bumper, "Limo One Is Missing," The Dukes of Hazzard, CBS, 1979.

Detective Webster, "Birds of a Feather," Starsky and Hutch, ABC, 1979.

Jerry Baldwin, "Charlatan," Lou Grant, CBS, 1979.

Lester, "HartShaped Murder," Hart to Hart, ABC, 1981.

Peter, "Escape from a Velvet," The Quest, ABC, 1982.

Scotty, "Benson's Army Reunion," Benson, ABC, 1982.

Joe Ganns, "HX1," Airwolf, CBS, 1984.

Phil, "Dead and Alive," The Dukes of Hazzard, CBS, 1984.

"El Capitan," Hill Street Blues, NBC, 1985.

"You're in Alice's," Hill Street Blues, NBC, 1985.

Assistant district attorney, "The Cop," Matlock, NBC, 1986.

First commander, "The Cookie Crumbles," Hill Street Blues, NBC, 1987.

"High Noon for Calhoun," Dallas, CBS, 1987.

"Olio," Dallas, CBS, 1987.

"Past Tense, Future Tense: Part 2," Our House, NBC, 1987.

The general, "Home," China Beach, ABC, 1988.

Leo, "Dan, the Walking Time Bomb," Night Court, NBC, 1988.

"Coach of the Year," 21 Jump Street, Fox, 1988.

"Invisible People," Aaron's Way, NBC, 1988.

Ben Ostroff, "Dream Come True," Freddy's Nightmares, syndicated, 1989.

"Dancing in the Dark," Jake and the Fatman, CBS, 1989.

"WeaponsGrade," Mancuso F.B.I., NBC, 1989.

Lieutenant Timothy Chance, "Lines of Excellence," Murder, She Wrote, CBS, 1991.

Mr. Samuels, "How to Succeed at Garbage," Roc, Fox, 1991.

Thaddeus Roarke, "Honeymoon in Metropolis," Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (also known as Lois & Clark and The New Adventures of Superman ), ABC, 1993.

Zachary Quinn, "Honor Bound," Renegade, USA Network and syndicated, 1993.

Bill Koski, "George Lifts the Holy Spirit," The George Carlin Show, Fox, 1994.

Bill Koski, "George Looks down the Wrong End of a ThirtyEight," The George Carlin Show, Fox, 1994.

Bill Koski, "George Runs into an Old Friend," The George Carlin Show, Fox, 1994.

Calvin Shelley, "Higher Power," seaQuest DSV (also known as seaQuest 2032 ), NBC, 1994.

Coach Colter, "Can't Buy Me Love," California Dreams, NBC, 1994.

Coach Almquist, "Eggheads," Sliders, Fox, 1995.

Gardner, "The Hot Tub," Seinfeld, NBC, 1995.

General Barnicke, "The Camp Counselor: Part 2," Deadly Games, UPN, 1995.

Injured Civil War reenactor, "The Secret Sharer," ER (also known as Emergency Room ), NBC, 1995.

Jesse, "Brig Break," JAG, NBC, 1995.

Patrick McQueen, "Chapter Ten," Murder One, ABC, 1996.

(Uncredited) Patrick McQueen, "Chapter Fourteen," Murder One, ABC, 1996.

(Uncredited) Patrick McQueen, "Chapter Fifteen," Murder One, ABC, 1996.

(Uncredited) Patrick McQueen, "Chapter Seventeen," Murder One, ABC, 1996.

Coach Carl Marin, "Go Fish," Buffy the Vampire Slayer (also known as Buffy ), The WB, 1998.

General Stabler, "Raid on Osirak," Pensacola: Wings of Gold, syndicated, 1998.

Gym teacher, "The Rope," Hyperion Bay, The WB, 1998.

"Eyes Wide Open," Any Day Now, Lifetime, 1999.

"Say Something," Any Day Now, Lifetime, 1999.

Appeared as Mr. Blake in "My Brother the Albatross," an unaired episode of The George Wendt Show, CBS.

Television Appearances; Pilots:

Chuck, Hardball, Fox, 1994.