Halloween star Charles Cyphers dead at 85 from ‘brief illness’ as manager calls actor ‘a lovable and sensitive man’

HALLOWEEN star Charles Cyphers has died at the age of 85.

His manager, Chris Roe, confirmed that the actor had a brief illness .

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Charles died in Tuscon, Arizona , on Sunday, August 4.

“Charles was a lovable and sensitive man,” Chris told Variety .

“He always had the best stories, and you got a full performance while he told you. He was a close friend and client of many years who will be dearly missed.”

Charles played Sheriff Leigh Brackett in the 1978 Halloween film.

He reprised his role in the 1981 and 2021 sequels .

During an interview at HorrorCon UK in 2022, Charles said it was “shocking but wonderful” to be asked back for Halloween Kills, the third movie in the franchise.

“To be called back again in a film, it’s unheard of after 40 years. Most people are dead,” he said.

“Thankfully I didn’t die so they brought me back.”

“It was wonderful to come back and do it again and be paid. It was nice. I enjoyed it,” Charles ended.

Nancy Kyes, who played Annie Brackett in the first two Halloween movies, paid tribute to her on-screen dad.

“So sorry to hear about dear Chuck. My friend of many years, he could always be relied on for a kind word, a good laugh and a great story. How he will be missed,” she said in a statement.

CHARLES’ EARLY LIFE

Charles was born on July 28, 1939, in Niagara Falls, New York .

He graduated from the American Academy of Dramatic Arts and California State University, Los Angeles .

There, Charles earned a bachelor’s degree in theatre arts.

[Charles] always had the best stories, and you got a full performance while he told you.

Chris Roe Charles Cyphers' manager

Before getting into the acting business, he also attended  Los Angeles City College.

Charles did not appear to have any children of his own nor was married.

OTHER ROLES

Aside from the Halloween franchise, Charles was in many other roles.

He worked with Halloween director, John Carpenter, again on the 1976 movie, Assault on Precinct 13, in which he played a police officer again named Starker.

Charles and John also worked together on The Fog (1981).

Jamie Lee Curtis , who was in all three Halloween movies with Charles, also appeared in The Fog.

Charles reunited with Nancy in Escape from New York (1981).

He was also a TV actor, starring in numerous shows including The Betty White Show, The Duke of Hazzard, Seinfeld, JAG, Nick Freno: Licensed Teacher, and more.

Halloween Kills was his last role in 2021.

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