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Charles Cyphers (b. July 28, 1939 in Niagra Falls, New York, USA) is an American actor who has starred in many films and on television. He is best known in the horror movie community for his role in the 1978 John Carpenter hit horror movie Halloween
as Sheriff Leigh Brackett. He reprised this role in the 1981 sequel Halloween II
.

Cyphers's first feature film was the 1974 movie Truck Turner
, and he first worked with Carpenter in the 1976 action film Assault on Precinct 13
, in which he played Starker, one of the ill-fated police officers gunned down by gang members.

In 1980, Cyphers appeared in The Fog
with Tom Atkins, Halloween cast member Jamie Lee Curtis, his Assault on Precinct 13 co-star Darwin Joston, and Nancy Kyes, who worked with Cyphers in both Assault on Precinct 13 and Halloween. He then appeared in John Carpenter's popular 1981 film Escape from New York
with Atkins and Halloween actress Nancy Stephens.

He starred in the 1970s tv series The Betty White Show as Hugo Muncy, and he had a role in the 1977 mini series Roots. His most recent acting role was in the 1990s tv series Nick Fren: Licensed Teacher as Al Yaroker from 1996-1998. Cyphers also had roles in various made-for-television movies.

He has made many guest appearances on tv shows, his appearances range from Barnaby Jones, The Dukes of Hazzard, Sliders, ER, and Any Day Now. His most recent film is the 2005 movie Dead Calling.

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