Tony Todd: “Candyman” star dies at 69

Tony Todd (1954-2024), the actor who played the killer in the “Candyman” film series, died on Wednesday night at his home in California. He was 69 years old. “I am sad to confirm that my dear friend and client of over 30 years, Tony Todd, has passed away,” his manager Jeffrey Goldberg told the newspaper. “What an amazing man he was, I will miss him every single day.” a natural death.

The actor took on the role of the famous villain in the original 1992 film “Candyman’s Curse” and in the 2021 sequel, as well as in the other two films in the horror series “Candyman 2 – The Blood Revenge” (1995) and “Candyman 3 – The Day”. of the Dead” (1999).

Tony Todd’s career spanned four decades. According to media reports, he has appeared in over 200 film and television roles, including in the “Final Destination” franchise, “The Crow” and “The Rock”.

The film star was born in Washington, DC in December 1954 and studied acting at the Eugene O’Neill National Actors Theater Institute. His breakthrough came in 1986 with the role of Sergeant Warren in Oliver Stone’s Vietnam War drama “Platoon”, which won the Oscar for Best Picture.

In the 1980s and 90s, Todd’s career reached its peak, and not just on the big screen. On TV, for example, he had roles in “21 Jump Street”, “MacGyver”, “Matlock”, “Beverly Hills, 90210” and “Star Trek – The Next Century”.

Virginia Madsen (63), Todd’s co-star in the first “Candyman” film, to her “beloved” colleague. “The great actor Tony Todd has left us and is now an angel. As he was in life.”