Charles Cyphers (1939–2024), played the sheriff in Halloween

Charles Cyphers was an actor best known for his performance as Sheriff Leigh Brackett in “Halloween,” the horror movie classic.

• Died:f09f80August 4, 2024 (Who else died on August 4?)c2
• Details of death:efbfbdDied in Tucson, Arizona of a brief illness at the age of 85.
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e2809cHalloweene2809d was just one of several films in which Cyphers worked with the horror movie master, director John Carpenter. Their association began with the 1976 indie thriller e2809cAssault on Precinct 13,e2809d in which Cyphers played a corrections officer commanding a bus of prisoners. Two years later, Carpenter cast him in the role for which hee28099s best remembered:c2 Playing the sheriff of a small town being terrorized by a killer. Cyphers reprised his role in 1981 in e2809cHalloween II,e2809d then more than 40 years later, he returned for the 12th movie in the e2809cHalloweene2809d franchise, e2809cHalloween Kills.e2809d Though not directed by Carpenter, it had his handprints as a producer and composer of the score. It was Cypherse28099 final film and the end of his charactere28099s story, as Sheriff Brackett was killed by villain Michael Myers.c2

Cypherse28099 other films for Carpenter included e2809cThe Foge2809d and e2809cEscape from New York.e2809d He also appeared in such movies as e2809cTruck Turner,e2809d e2809cDeath Wish II,e2809d and e2809cMajor League,e2809d in which he played Charlie Donovan, general manager of the Cleveland Indians.c2

In addition to his movie career, Cyphers was a longtime TV veteran. He was one of the stars of the short-lived 1977 sitcom e2809cThe Betty White Show,e2809d and he was a co-star in the 1996 sitcom e2809cNick Freno: Licensed Teacher.e2809d His many guest appearances included e2809cThe Six Million Dollar Man,e2809d e2809cCharliee28099s Angels,e2809d e2809cStarsky and Hutch,e2809d e2809cThe Dukes of Hazzard,e2809d e2809cDallas,e2809d e2809cHill Street Blues,e2809d e2809cMurder, She Wrote,e2809d e2809cSeinfeld,e2809d and e2809cBuffy the Vampire Slayer.e2809dc2

Cyphers on being asked to reprise the Sheriff Brackett role

e2809cOh boy e28093 shocking! No, it was wonderful. To be called back again, in a film, ite28099s unheard of after 40 years. Most people are dead!e2809d e28094 from a 2022 interview for Slime Housec2c2

Tributes to Charles Cyphers

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