Tony Todd, the “Candyman” star who appeared in more than 240 films and TV shows, died on November 6. He was 69.

The actor’s reps confirmed the news of his death to TheWrap; no information about the cause has been made public.

Todd played the role of the killer in “Candyman” and its sequel, but the actor’s prolific career has included arcs in “The Young and the Restless” and “24,” as well as episodes of “Hawaii Five-0 ‘, ‘Xena: Warrior Princess’. ‘ and ‘Young Justice’.

Todd also starred in several ‘Star Trek’ shows, including ‘The Next Generation’, ‘Voyager’ and ‘Deep Space Nine’. In the “Star Trek” franchise, he is best known for his role as Klingon Kurn, the brother of Worf (Michael Dorn).

In a 1998 interview with Whoosh! Todd said that “Star Trek” was “the first show that gave me access to the fandom, so I’m forever grateful.” He also admitted that while he “didn’t wake up one day and try to be part of the sci-fi/fantasy universe,” he wasn’t unhappy with the direction his career had taken.

Todd also enjoyed a healthy career on stage after training at Trinity Rep Conservatory in Providence, Rhode Island. He told the outlet that he planned to do one play a year. “It’s honest work. It is more direct and interactive,” he explained. “It’s just real. You have a rehearsal period of six weeks, unlike television where you basically have to rehearse alone. On TV you just show up and do it. In theater you learn to put more time into the material before you appear on set.”

The actor’s big break came when he was cast in Oliver Stone’s 1986 Vietnam War film ‘Platoon’. In 2020, he told The Guardian that filming the movie was difficult for each of the stars. “I’m not going to name names,” Todd said, “but I saw grown men crying.” The film also starred Charlie Sheen, Johnny Depp, Forest Whitaker and Willem Dafoe.

Todd again credited his background in theater with helping him win the role of Sergeant Warren. He said Stone “wanted real faces. So it helped that I got out of theater and out of poverty.” Stone even cast Todd after seeing him perform a one-man show of Dalton Trumbo’s anti-war novel “Johnny Got His Gun at a Hell’s Kitchen.”

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