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Charles Cyphers Dies: ‘Halloween’ Actor Was 85

Charles Cyphers, best known for his role as Leigh Brackett in the Halloween films, died Sunday, August 4 from a brief illness at the age of 85.

Charles Cyphers, best known for his role as Leigh Brackett in the Halloween films, died Sunday, August 4 from a brief illness in Tucson, AZ, his manager Chris Roe confirmed to Deadline. Cyphers worked extensively with Halloween ‘s John Carpenter, first 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. His other film credits include 1978’s Coming Home, 1979’s The Onion Field, 1982’s Honkytonk Man, 1989’s Major League, 1995’s Murder in the First, among others.

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