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FILM WORK

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.

In 1980 , Cyphers worked with Carpenter once again. He played Dan O'Bannon in '' The Fog '', a movie which also starred Tom Atkins , Cyphers's fellow ''Halloween'' cast member Jamie Lee Curtis , his ''Assault on Precinct 13'' co-star Darwin Joston , and Nancy Kyes , who worked with Cyphers in both ''Assault on Precinct 13'' and ''Halloween''. He then played the Secretary of State in Carpenter's popular 1981 film '' Escape From New York '', in which he appeared with Atkins and ''Halloween'' actress Nancy Stephens .

In 2005 , he appeared in the movie '' Dead Calling '', and Cyphers's most recent role is that of a sheriff in Ethan Dettenmaier 's forthcoming film, Sin-Jin Smyth . The movie is due for release in October , 2006 .


TELEVISION

Cyphers has appeared in numerous television productions. During the 1970's, 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 mini series '' Roots ''.

More recently, he has appeared in ''''. He has also acted in various made-for-television movies.


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