Charles Cyphers Biography

Specializing in middle-aged characters even in his twenties, American actor Charles Cyphers has been a familiar face on the TV-movie landscape since the early '70s. Cyphers was particularly well served by director John Carpenter, who cast the actor in Assault on Precinct 13 (1975), Halloween (1978), The Fog (1980), and Escape From New York (1981). Carpenter also featured Cyphers as Sam Phillips in the made-for-TV Elvis (1979). Perhaps it's coincidence, or perhaps a private joke between actor and director: Whatever the case, Cyphers' character names in his Carpenter films are often lifted from real life. For example, he played Dan O'Bannon in The Fog (screenwriter O'Bannon is Carpenter's most frequent collaborator) and Leigh Brackett in Halloween (Brackett, a female screenwriter, worked on such films as Rio Bravo, which Carpenter remade as Assault on Precinct 13). On TV, Charles Cyphers was seen on The Betty White Show (1975), as Hugo Muncy, White's cross-dressing stunt double. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

• 1. Leigh Brackett: You know, doctor, I'm just about there.
  2. Sam Loomis: What?
  3. Leigh Brackett: The point where I stop taking orders from you.
  From Halloween II. Submitted by Creep F (12 months ago)

• 1. Leigh Brackett: You couldn't have shot him six times!
  2. Sam Loomis: You think I'm lying, Sheriff?
  3. Leigh Brackett: I think you missed him. No man could take six shots.
  4. Sam Loomis: I'm telling you this isn't a man.
  From Halloween II. Submitted by Creep F (12 months ago)

• 1. Leigh Brackett: Damn you.
  2. Sam Loomis: I'm sorry.
  3. Leigh Brackett: What have you done?
  4. Sam Loomis: I haven't done anything.
  5. Leigh Brackett: You let him out?!
  6. Sam Loomis: I didn't let him out. I gave orders for him to be restrained.
  From Halloween II. Submitted by Creep F (12 months ago)

• 1. Doctor Loomis: You must think me a very sinister doctor. Oh, I have a permit.
  2. Brackett: Seems to me you're just plain scared.
  3. Doctor Loomis: Yeah, yeah I am.
  From Halloween. Submitted by Creep F (12 months ago)

• 1. Brackett: (about Micheal's escape and coming to Haddonfield) Damn you for letting him go.
  From Halloween. Submitted by Creep F (12 months ago)

• 1. Brackett: Every kid in Haddonfield thinks this place is haunted.
  2. Doctor Loomis: They may be right.
  From Halloween. Submitted by Creep F (12 months ago)

• 1. Brackett: Somebody broke into the hardware store. Probably kids.
  2. Annie: You blame everything on kids.
  3. Brackett: What all they took was some Halloween masks, a rope and a couple of knives. Who do you think it was?
  4. Annie: It's hard growing up with a cynical father.
  5. Brackett: Aren't you gonna be late?
  6. Annie: Huh?
  7. Brackett: I SAID, AREN'T YOU GONNA BE LATE?!
  8. Annie: He shouts too.
  From Halloween. Submitted by Creep F (12 months ago)

• 1. Brackett: A man wouldn't do that.
  2. Doctor Loomis: This isn't a man.
  From Halloween. Submitted by Creep F (12 months ago)

• 1. Brackett: You know, it's Halloween. I guess everybody's entitled to a one good scare, huh?
  From Halloween. Submitted by Creep F (12 months ago)

• 1. Doctor Loomis: Hey. What is that?
  2. Brackett: A dog. It's still warm.
  3. Doctor Loomis: He got hungry.
  From Halloween. Submitted by Creep F (12 months ago)