Updated On: 07 August, 2024 12:45 PM IST | Washington | ANI
Veteran actor Charles Cyphers, who played Sheriff Leigh Brackett in the `Halloween` franchise, has passed away at 85

Charles Cyphers passed away
Veteran actor Charles Cyphers, who played Sheriff Leigh Brackett in the `Halloween` franchise, has passed away at 85, reported People. "With a heavy heart I can announce that veteran actor of the stage and screen, Charles Cyphers passed away comfortably from a brief illness in Tucson, Ariz.," his manager Chris Roe said in a statement.
"His family asks for privacy at this time. Details on a celebration of life ceremony will happen at a date and location to be determined," Roe added. Cyphers initially played Sheriff Leigh Brackett in John Carpenter`s 1978 Halloween film, alongside Jamie Lee Curtis. In his final film appearance, he reprised his character in the sequels "Halloween II" (1981) and "Halloween Kills" (2021).