Candyman star Tony Todd passes away at 69

Tony Todd, a forged member in ‘Last Vacation spot 5,’ poses on the movie’s premiere in Los Angeles, Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2011
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Tony Todd, the actor finest identified for his portrayal of the killer in Candyman and its 2021 sequel, in addition to roles within the Last Vacation spot franchise and Platoon, handed away on November 6 at his house in Los Angeles. He was 69.

His consultant confirmed the information to the Deadline, nonetheless, they haven’t shared the main points about the reason for his loss of life.

Born on December 4, 1954, in Washington, D.C., Todd pursued appearing on the Eugene O’Neill Nationwide Actors Theatre Institute and Trinity Rep Conservatory. His vital contributions to horror cinema, notably his main function in 1992’s Candyman, led to his recognition with a Lifetime Achievement Award on the New York Metropolis Horror Movie Pageant.

Todd was additionally seen within the collection 21 Bounce Avenue, Evening Court docket, MacGyver, Matlock, Jake and the Fatman, Legislation & Order, The X-Recordsdata, NYPD Blue, Beverly Hills 90210 and Xena: Warrior Princess. He was additionally part of Homicide, She Wrote, Star Trek: The Subsequent Era, Deep Area 9 and Voyager.

Todd additionally acted within the 1990 remake Evening of the Residing Lifeless as Ben. His subsequent massive function seemingly is his most well-known — enjoying the legendary title creep with a hook for a hand in Candyman (1992), a personality he reprised within the 2021 sequel of the identical title.

Candyman is a 2021 supernatural horror movie directed by Nia DaCosta and written by Jordan Peele, Win Rosenfeld, and DaCosta. The movie is a direct sequel to the 1992 movie of the identical title and the fourth movie within the Candyman movie collection, based mostly on the brief story ‘The Forbidden’ by Clive Barker and set between Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh (1995) and Candyman 3: Day of the Lifeless (1999).

Todd continued to work steadily in movie, TV and video video games all through the twenty first century, reported Deadline.