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Vigilante Force (1976) -- An embittered Vietnam veteran is hired by the residents of a small California town who are weary of the disruption caused by unruly oil workers.

"Lou Grant" (1977): Season 3: Episode 4 -- The Trib's religion writer is critical of Rossi and Billie's article about an evangelist's financial irregularities. Lou wants to defend the right of a pornographer to print the names and addresses of undercover law enforcement officers in his magazine.

Truck Turner (1974) -- Truck is a bounty hunter who gets a job to track down a guy named Gator. When he and his partner find him...

"Sliders" (1995): Season 1: Episode 6 -- The sliders land on an Earth where being intelligent is more popular than being a famous athlete. Guest stars William B. Davis, Karen Austin and Gabrielle Rose. With Jerry O'Connell, Sabrina Lloyd and John Rhys-Davies.

"Dragnet" (1989): Season 1: Episode 7 -- After a promising high-school quarterback dies of a drug overdose, Daniels and Molina try to find the supplier.

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28 July 1939, Niagara Falls, New York, USA more

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Charles is a graduate of the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. He also... more

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Frequently cast by John Carpenter.

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			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	Stingy Jack (pre-production) (2009)	Charlie Taggart	2009	-	-

2.	Legend of the Mountain Witch (post-production) (2009) (V)	Ben Maddock	2009	-	-

3.	Methodic (2007)	Chief Sperranza	2007	-	4.8 (67)

4.	Dead Calling (2006)	Chuck Walker	2006	-	5.5 (24)

5.	Mach 2 (2001)	Harry Olson	2001	-	2.0 (318)

6.	Critical Mass (2000)	Henderson	2000	-	3.7 (232)

7.	"Any Day Now" (1998)	(2 episodes, 1999)	1999	-	7.5 (189)
	2 TV episodes: Eyes Wide Open (1999) Say Something (1999)
8.	"Hyperion Bay" (1998)	(1 episode, 1998)	1998	-	6.1 (55)
	1 TV episode: The Rope (1998)
9.	"Pensacola: Wings of Gold" (1997)	General Stabler (1 episode, 1998)	1998	-	5.7 (181)
	1 TV episode: Raid on Osirak (1998) General Stabler
10.	"Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997)	Coach Carl Marin (1 episode, 1998)	1998	-	8.5 (23,444)
	AKAs: BtVS (USA: promotional abbreviation) Buffy (USA: short title) Buffy, the Vampire Slayer: The Series (USA: long title) 1 TV episode: Go Fish (1998) Coach Carl Marin
11.	"Nick Freno: Licensed Teacher" (1996)	Al yaroker (37 episodes, 1996-1998)	1998	-	6.6 (40)
	AKAs: Nick Freno (Australia) 37 TV episodes: Dome Alone (1998) Al yaroker Model Citizen (1998) Al yaroker Under the Gun (1998) Al yaroker Driving Mr. Jordan (1998) Al yaroker Foul Play (1998) Al yaroker 32 episodes not shown.
12.	"Murder One" (1995)	Patrick McQueen (4 episodes, 1996)	1996	-	8.4 (507)
	4 TV episodes: Chapter Seventeen (1996) (uncredited) Patrick McQueen Chapter Fifteen (1996) (uncredited) Patrick McQueen Chapter Fourteen (1996) (uncredited) Patrick McQueen Chapter Ten (1996) Patrick McQueen
13.	"JAG" (1995)	Jesse (1 episode, 1995)	1995	-	6.7 (2,706)
	AKAs: JAG: Judge Advocate General (Australia) 1 TV episode: Brig Break (1995) Jesse
14.	"ER" (1994)	Injured Civil-War Reenactor (1 episode, 1995)	1995	-	8.1 (2,780)
	1 TV episode: The Secret Sharer (1995) Injured Civil-War Reenactor
15.	"Seinfeld" (1990)	Gardner (1 episode, 1995)	1995	-	9.4 (34,036)
	1 TV episode: The Hot Tub (1995) Gardner
16.	"Deadly Games" (1995)	General Barnicke (1 episode, 1995)	1995	-	6.2 (33)
	1 TV episode: The Camp Counselor: Part 2 (1995) General Barnicke
17.	"Sliders" (1995)	Coach Almquist (1 episode, 1995)	1995	-	7.7 (2,940)
	1 TV episode: Eggheads (1995) Coach Almquist
18.	Murder in the First (1995)	(uncredited) Bailif	1995	$29.5M	7.0 (9,708)
	AKAs: Meurtre à Alcatraz (France)
19.	"The George Carlin Show" (1994)	Bill Koski / 3 characters not shown (3 episodes, 1994)	1994	-	6.5 (109)
	3 TV episodes: George Runs Into an Old Friend (1994) Koski George Lifts the Holy Spirit (1994) Bill Koski George Looks Down the Wrong End of a Thirty-Eight (1994) Officer Koski
20.	"Hardball" (1994)	Chuck (1 episode, 1994)	1994	-	4.5 (12)
	AKAs: Bullpen 1 TV episode: Pilot (1994) Chuck
21.	"SeaQuest DSV" (1993)	Calvin Shelley (1 episode, 1994)	1994	-	6.6 (1,325)
	AKAs: SeaQuest 2032 (USA: new title) 1 TV episode: Higher Power (1994) Calvin Shelley
22.	"California Dreams" (1992)	Coach Colter (1 episode, 1994)	1994	-	6.8 (384)
	AKAs: Dreams 1 TV episode: Can't Buy Me Love (1994) Coach Colter
23.	"Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman" (1993)	Thaddeus Roarke (1 episode, 1993)	1993	-	7.1 (3,368)
	AKAs: Lois & Clark The New Adventures of Superman (UK) 1 TV episode: Honeymoon in Metropolis (1993) Thaddeus Roarke
24.	"Renegade" (1992)	Zachary Quinn (1 episode, 1993)	1993	-	5.6 (758)
	1 TV episode: Honor Bound (1993) Zachary Quinn
25.	Loaded Weapon 1 (1993)	Interrogator	1993	-	5.7 (16,273)
	AKAs: National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1 (USA: complete title)
26.	"Roc" (1991)	Mr. Samuels (2 episodes, 1991-1992)	1992	-	7.1 (209)
	AKAs: Roc Live 2 TV episodes: A Piece of the Roc (1992) Mr. Samuels How to Succeed at Garbage (1991) Mr. Samuels
27.	"Murder, She Wrote" (1984)	Lt. Timothy Chance (1 episode, 1991)	1991	-	7.1 (2,288)
	1 TV episode: Lines of Excellence (1991) Lt. Timothy Chance
28.	"Mancuso, FBI" (1989)	(1 episode, 1989)	1989	-	7.6 (33)
	1 TV episode: Weapons-Grade (1989)
29.	"Jake and the Fatman" (1987)	(1 episode, 1989)	1989	-	6.5 (306)
	1 TV episode: Dancing in the Dark (1989)
30.	"Dragnet" (1989)	Coach Simons (1 episode, 1989)	1989	-	3.8 (16)
	AKAs: Dragnet: The Nineties The New Dragnet (USA: alternative title) 1 TV episode: The Connection (1989) Coach Simons
31.	"Freddy's Nightmares" (1988)	Ben Ostroff (1 episode, 1989)	1989	-	6.5 (631)
	AKAs: Freddy's Nightmares: A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Series 1 TV episode: Dream Come True (1989) (as Charles Syphers) Ben Ostroff
32.	Major League (1989)	Charlie Donovan	1989	-	6.9 (19,284)

33.	Gleaming the Cube (1989)	Harvey McGill	1989	-	5.4 (2,645)
	AKAs: A Brother's Justice Skate or Die
34.	"21 Jump Street" (1987)	(1 episode, 1988)	1988	-	7.2 (1,982)
	1 TV episode: Coach of the Year (1988)
35.	"Aaron's Way" (1988)	(1 episode, 1988)	1988	-	6.6 (12)
	1 TV episode: Invisible People (1988)
36.	"China Beach" (1988)	The General (1 episode, 1988)	1988	-	8.1 (506)
	1 TV episode: Home (1988) The General
37.	"Night Court" (1984)	Leo (1 episode, 1988)	1988	-	7.7 (1,328)
	1 TV episode: Dan, the Walking Time Bomb (1988) Leo
38.	"Simon & Simon" (1981)	Sergeant Lester (1 episode, 1987)	1987	-	7.1 (549)
	1 TV episode: New Cop in Town (1987) Sergeant Lester
39.	Big Bad Mama II (1987)	Stark	1987	-	3.9 (313)

40.	"Hill Street Blues" (1981)	Captain Leder / First Commander (3 episodes, 1985-1987)	1987	-	8.3 (1,190)
	3 TV episodes: The Cookie Crumbles (1987) First Commander You're in Alice's (1985) Captain Leder El Capitan (1985)
41.	"Our House" (1986)	(1 episode, 1987)	1987	-	7.2 (99)
	1 TV episode: Past Tense, Future Tense: Part 2 (1987)
42.	"Dallas" (1978)	Bertram Pogue (2 episodes, 1987)	1987	-	6.9 (2,103)
	2 TV episodes: Olio (1987) Bertram Pogue High Noon for Calhoun (1987) Bertram Pogue
43.	"Matlock" (1986)	Tom Coyle (1 episode, 1986)	1986	-	7.1 (935)
	1 TV episode: The Cop (1986) Tom Coyle
44.	Hunter's Blood (1986)	Woody	1986	-	5.4 (202)

45.	"Rituals" (1984)	Dutch (unknown episodes, 1984)	1984	-	2.5 (14)

46.	"Airwolf" (1984)	Joe Ganns (1 episode, 1984)	1984	-	6.9 (1,216)
	AKAs: Lobo del aire (USA: Spanish title) 1 TV episode: HX-1 (1984) Joe Ganns
47.	"The Dukes of Hazzard" (1979)	Bumper / Phil (2 episodes, 1979-1984)	1984	-	6.8 (1,281)
	2 TV episodes: Dead and Alive (1984) Phil Limo One Is Missing (1979) Bumper
48.	Little House: Look Back to Yesterday (1983) (TV)	Zack Taylor	1983	-	6.5 (133)

49.	Memorial Day (1983) (TV)	Jack Ruskin	1983	-	6.8 (31)

50.	Honkytonk Man (1982)	Stubbs	1982	-	6.3 (2,555)

51.	"Benson" (1979)	Scotty (1 episode, 1982)	1982	-	7.2 (441)
	1 TV episode: Benson's Army Reunion (1982) Scotty
52.	"The Quest" (1982)	Peters (1 episode, 1982)	1982	-	6.9 (12)
	1 TV episode: Escape from a Velvet (1982) Peters
53.	The Executioner's Song (1982) (TV)	Noall Wootton	1982	-	7.3 (585)

54.	Death Wish II (1982)	Donald Kay	1982	-	5.7 (3,862)
	AKAs: Death Wish 2 (USA: DVD box title)
55.	Halloween II (1981)	Sheriff Leigh Brackett	1981	-	6.3 (16,156)
	AKAs: Halloween II: The Nightmare Isn't Over! (USA: video box title)
56.	Escape from New York (1981)	Secretary of State	1981	-	7.1 (31,074)
	AKAs: John Carpenter's Escape from New York (USA: complete title)
57.	"Hart to Hart" (1979)	Lester (1 episode, 1981)	1981	-	6.4 (563)
	1 TV episode: Hart-Shaped Murder (1981) Lester
58.	Borderline (1980)	Ski	1980	-	5.6 (510)

59.	The Fog (1980)	Dan O'Bannon	1980	-	6.8 (16,249)
	AKAs: John Carpenter's The Fog (USA: complete title)
60.	"Lou Grant" (1977)	Jerry Baldwin (1 episode, 1979)	1979	-	7.2 (241)
	1 TV episode: Charlatan (1979) Jerry Baldwin
61.	The Onion Field (1979)	Chaplain	1979	-	7.1 (1,651)

62.	A Force of One (1979)	Dr. Eppis	1979	-	4.6 (864)

63.	Friendly Fire (1979) (TV)	Tom Loomis	1979	-	7.2 (166)

64.	Elvis (1979/I) (TV)	Sam Phillips	1979	-	6.9 (796)
	AKAs: Elvis the Movie (USA: informal title)
65.	"Starsky and Hutch" (1975)	Arthur Cole / 3 characters not shown (3 episodes, 1976-1979)	1979	-	7.0 (928)
	3 TV episodes: Birds of a Feather (1979) Detective Webster The Avenger (1978) M.E. Delaney The Specialist (1976) Arthur Cole
66.	Someone's Watching Me! (1978) (TV)	Gary Hunt	1978	-	6.8 (688)
	AKAs: High Rise
67.	Halloween (1978)	Sheriff Leigh Brackett	1978	-	8.0 (58,794)
	AKAs: John Carpenter's Halloween (USA: complete title)
68.	Gray Lady Down (1978)		1978	-	6.0 (968)

69.	Coming Home (1978)	Pee Wee	1978	-	7.3 (3,999)

70.	"Alice" (1976)	Allen Wolf (1 episode, 1978)	1978	-	6.7 (389)
	1 TV episode: Close Encounters of the Worst Kind (1978) Allen Wolf
71.	"The Betty White Show" (1977)	Hugo Muncy (14 episodes, 1977-1978)	1978	-	5.3 (19)
	14 TV episodes: The Stunt Woman (1978) Hugo Muncy Play Misty for John (1978) Hugo Muncy Fletcher's Decision (1977) Hugo Muncy Joyce's Wedding (1977) Hugo Muncy Joyce, the Matchmaker (1977) Hugo Muncy 9 episodes not shown.
72.	"Barnaby Jones" (1973)	Bill Garwood / 4 characters not shown (4 episodes, 1973-1977)	1977	-	6.9 (239)
	4 TV episodes: Child of Danger (1977) Jimmy Dorset Beware the Dog (1975) Bill Garwood A Gathering of Thieves (1974) Brad Kirtz To Catch a Dead Man (1973) Mike Hartney
73.	The Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald (1977) (TV)	Michael Brandon	1977	-	6.7 (56)

74.	MacArthur (1977)	Brig. Gen. Forest Harding (32nd Div. Commander)	1977	-	6.5 (1,277)
	AKAs: MacArthur, the Rebel General (UK)
75.	Our Town (1977) (TV)	Sam Craig	1977	-	7.8 (100)

76.	"Dog and Cat" (1977)	(1 episode, 1977)	1977	-	8.4 (12)
	1 TV episode: Dead Skunk (1977)
77.	"The Tony Randall Show" (1976)	Eddie Foxworth (1 episode, 1977)	1977	-	7.1 (19)
	1 TV episode: Case: The People Speak (1977) Eddie Foxworth
78.	"Wonder Woman" (1976)	Kurt (1 episode, 1977)	1977	-	6.9 (689)
	AKAs: The New Adventures of Wonder Woman (USA: new title) The New Original Wonder Woman (USA: first episodes title) 1 TV episode: Wonder Woman in Hollywood (1977) Kurt
79.	"Charlie's Angels" (1976)	Haller (1 episode, 1977)	1977	-	6.6 (1,177)
	1 TV episode: Angels on a String (1977) Haller
80.	"Roots" (1977)	Drake (1 episode, 1977)	1977	-	8.7 (3,620)
	AKAs: Alex Haley's Roots (Australia) 1 TV episode: Part Eleven (1977) Drake
81.	"Gibbsville" (1976)	Wingfield (1 episode, 1976)	1976	-	-
	1 TV episode: Trapped (1976) Wingfield
82.	Assault on Precinct 13 (1976)	Starker	1976	-	7.4 (12,179)
	AKAs: John Carpenter's Assault on Precinct 13
83.	"The Bionic Woman" (1976)	Faler (1 episode, 1976)	1976	-	6.4 (546)
	1 TV episode: The Return of Bigfoot: Part 2 (1976) Faler
84.	"The Six Million Dollar Man" (1974)	Faler (3 episodes, 1976)	1976	-	7.3 (821)
	3 TV episodes: The Return of Bigfoot (1976) Faler The Secret of Bigfoot: Part 2 (1976) Faler The Secret of Bigfoot (1976) Faler
85.	Vigilante Force (1976)	Perry Beal	1976	-	4.7 (137)

86.	"Isis" (1975)	Sam Niles (1 episode, 1975)	1975	-	6.8 (111)
	AKAs: The Secret of Isis 1 TV episode: Fool's Dare (1975) Sam Niles
87.	The Missiles of October (1974) (TV)	Press Photographer	1974	-	8.1 (391)

88.	The F.B.I. Story: The FBI Versus Alvin Karpis, Public Enemy Number One (1974) (TV)	Arthur 'Doc' Barker	1974	-	5.8 (31)
	AKAs: Alvin Karpis: Public Enemy No. 1 (USA: alternative title) The FBI Story - Alvin Karpis
89.	Truck Turner (1974)	Drunk	1974	-	6.7 (682)
	AKAs: Black Bullet
90.	"Cannon" (1971)	(2 episodes, 1972-1973)	1973	-	7.3 (243)
	2 TV episodes: Valley of the Damned (1973) A Long Way Down (1972)
91.	The Slams (1973)	(uncredited) Prison guard	1973	-	5.1 (32)

92.	Cool Breeze (1972)	(uncredited) Backstage police officer	1972	-	4.8 (120)

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	Halloween: The Shape of Horror (2006)	Himself	2006	-	7.6 (8)

2.	Halloween: 25 Years of Terror (2006) (V)	Himself	2006	-	7.9 (404)

3.	'Halloween': A Cut Above the Rest (2003) (TV)	Himself	2003	-	8.1 (89)

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He starred onstage in "12 Angry Men" and its unisex variation, "12 Angry People." The latter co-starred Julie Cobb (of Charles in Charge fame) as Juror #2. In both productions, he played Juror #3: the role originated by Julie's father, Lee J. Cobb, in the 1957 movie. more

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