His manager Chris Roe confirmed the news toEntertainment Weeklyand said Cyphers passed away comfortably.
Frequent collaboratorJohn Carpenterpaid tribute to Cyphers on social media,writing, “Charles Cyphers has passed away.
He was an early and frequent collaborator with me on my early movies.
Charles Cyphers as Sheriff Leigh Brackett in ‘Halloween’.Compass International
A kind man, he was a friend.
I shall miss him.”
How he will be missed."
Charles Cyphers in 2018.Albert L. Ortega/Getty
Roe added, “Charles was an incredibly lovable and sensitive man.
He always had the best stories, and you got a full performance while he told you.
He was a close friend and client for over 20 years who will be dearly missed.”
His first credited film role came in the 1974 action movieTruck Turner.
1977sThe Betty White Showproved to be Cyphers' longest stint on a single TV project in his early career.
Many of Cyphers' most enduring projects came in collaboration with horror filmmaker John Carpenter.
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