Charles Cyphers, best known for his role as Sheriff Leigh Brackett in the “Halloween” franchise, died Sunday. He was 85.

His manager Chris Roe announced the news that Cyphers died from a brief illness in Tuscon, Ariz.

“Charles was a lovable and sensitive man,” Roe said in a statement to “Variety.” “He always had the best stories, and you got a full performance while he told you. He was a close friend and client of many years who will be dearly missed.”

Cyphers first played Brackett in John Carpenter’s 1978 horror film “Halloween,” starring Jamie Lee Curtis, and he reprised his role in the 1981 sequel “Halloween II” and 2021′s “Halloween Kills.”

The actor said it was “shocking” but “wonderful” that he was asked to come back for “Halloween Kills,” he said in an interview at HorrorConUK 2022. “To be called back again in a film, it’s unheard of after 40 years. Most people are dead,” Cyphers said.

Cyphers also appeared in a number of hit television shows, including, “Barnaby Jones,” “The Six Million Dollar Man,” “The Bionic Woman,” “Charlie’s Angels,” “Roots,” “Wonder Woman,” “The Betty White Show,” “Starsky and Hutch,” “Hill Street Blues, “ER” and more.