Charles Cyphers is an actor who portrayed Carl Marin on the Buffy the Vampire Slayer television series.
Career[]
Cyphers has starred in many films and on television. He is best known for his work in the films of John Carpenter, especially his role as Sheriff Leigh Brackett in the 1978 hit horror movie Halloween. 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. After appearing in Halloween in 1978, Cyphers worked with Carpenter two years later, playing Dan O'Bannon in The Fog. He then played the Secretary of State in Carpenter's popular 1981 film Escape from New York.
In 2005, he appeared in the movie Dead Calling, and in 2007 he appeared as a Sheriff in Ethan Dettenmaier's forthcoming film, Sin-Jin Smyth, and in the film Methodic in a role which paid homage to his character in Halloween.
Cyphers has also appeared in numerous television productions. During the 1970s, he had a recurring role as Hugo Muncy in The Betty White Show. In addition, he had guest roles in popular television series such as Barnaby Jones and The Dukes of Hazzard, and he played Drake in the 1977 miniseries Roots.
In addition to Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Cyphers appeared in the series Sliders, ER, Seinfeld, JAG, Any Day Now, and more. From 1996 to 1998, he played Al Yaroker in the 1990s series Nick Freno: Licensed Teacher.
Buffyverse credits[]
Cyphers guest starred as the Sunnydale High swim team coach Carl Marin in the Buffy the Vampire Slayer season 2 episode "Go Fish."
External links[]
Charles Cyphers on Wikipedia
Charles Cyphers on IMDb