Charles Cyphers, actor in the “Halloween” saga, has died

Charles Cyphersknown for his role as Sheriff Leigh Brackett in the horror saga “Halloween”died Sunday after a brief illness in Tucson, Arizona, his representative announced. Chris RoeHe was 85 years old.

“Charles was a lovely, sensitive man,” Roe said in a statement shared by Variety. “He always had the best stories and they gave you a full interpretation as he told them. He was a close friend and client for many years who will be deeply missed.”

Cyphers first played Sheriff Brackett in the horror film John Carpenter from 1978, Halloweenstarring Jamie Lee Curtis as Laurie in her film debut. She reprised her role in the 1981 sequel, Halloween IIand in Halloween Kills of 2021.

Cyphers initially worked with Carpenter on the 1976 action film Assault on Precinct 13in which he played Starker, a police officer. After the original Halloween film, Cyphers appeared in the filmmaker’s 1980 horror film The Fog and in the 1981 film Escape From New York.

“I am very sorry about dear Chuck,” he said. Nancy Kyeshis co-star in Halloween, The Fog and Assault on Precinct 13“My friend of many years, he could always be counted on for a kind word, a good laugh and a great story. He will be greatly missed.”

Cyphers was born on July 28, 1939 in Niagara Falls, New York. He is a graduate of the American Academy of Dramatic Arts and California State University, Los Angeles, where he received his bachelor’s degree in theater arts.

The career of Charles Cyphers

Cyphers appeared in several television series throughout his career, including Barnaby Jones, The Six Million Dollar Man, The Bionic Woman, Charlie’s Angels, Roots, Wonder Woman, The Betty White Show, Starsky and Hutch, Hill Street Blues, ER and more. He played Al Yaroker on the WB sitcom Nick Freno: Licensed Teacher, which aired from 1996 to 1998.

Other film credits include Truck Turner (1974), Coming Home (1978), The Onion Field (1979), Borderline (1980), Honkytonk Man (1982) and Major League (1989).