Tony Todd, the actor who played the eponymous killer in the the “Candyman” movies, has died. He was 69.
Tony Todd, the actor who played the eponymous killer in the “Candyman” movies, has died. He was 69.
The star passed away on Wednesday at his home in Los Angeles, his representatives confirmed to Deadline.
They did not disclose Todd’s cause of death.
Todd played the famed villain in both the original 1992 “Candyman” movie and its 2021 sequel.
With over 240 film and TV credits across four decades, the actor also appeared in the “Final Destination” franchise, “Platoon,” and “The Rock,” among others.
Born in Washington, DC on Dec. 4, 1954, Todd studied acting at the Eugene O’Neill National Actors Theatre Institute and the Trinity Repertory Company. His breakout performance came in 1986 when he played the heroin-addled Sergeant Warren in Oliver Stone’s Vietnam War drama “Platoon,” which won the Academy Award for Best Picture.
