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Tony Todd dies at 69; actor starred in ‘Candyman’, ‘Final Destination’ and more
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Tony Todd dies at 69; actor starred in ‘Candyman’, ‘Final Destination’ and more

A horror movie icon known for ‘Candyman’ and ‘Final Destination’ has died at the age of 69.

Tony Todd died Wednesday at his home in Marina del Rey, California, his wife Fatima told The Hollywood Reporter on Friday. A cause of death was not disclosed, but Fatima said he was suffering from a long-term illness.

Todd has appeared in more than 240 films and TV shows, including 1986’s ‘Platoon’, 1990’s ‘Night of the Living Dead’, 1994’s ‘The Crow’, 1996’s ‘The Rock’ and 2006’s ‘The Rock’. Hatchet,” 2009’s “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen” and television series “The Flash,” “The Young and the Restless” and “Homicide: Life on the Street.” He also played Worf’s brother Kurn in ‘Star Trek: The Next Generation’ and ‘Star Trek: Deep Space Nine’, plus Alpha Hirogen in ‘Star Trek Voyager’.

However, the actor is perhaps best known for his role as the title character in 1992’s “Candyman,” about a hook-handed ghost covered in bees. He appeared in two ‘Candyman’ sequels and the 2021 film of the same name, co-written and produced by Jordan Peele.

Todd brought a similar level of intensity and creepiness to the “Final Destination” franchise, playing a funeral home owner who warns teenagers trying to escape death. He appeared in all five supernatural thrillers and will appear in an upcoming episode, “Final Destination: Bloodlines.”

“My beloved. May you remain in power,” original Candyman actress Virginia Madsen wrote on Instagram. “The great actor Tony Todd has left us and is now an angel. As he was in life. More later, but I can’t do that right now. I love you.”

“Tony Todd was a friend even in my darkest times. I’ll never forget that. RIP,” “Final Destination” actor Devon Sawa tweeted.

“This is a huge blow to so many,” added Syracuse University alumnus Joe Lynch, a filmmaker who worked with Todd on the “Holliston” series. “(He) taught me so much about his acting that I will never forget. He has also scared, excited and enthralled us all over the world in so many media. But before that, I met him randomly in the 90s at a screening of an indie film he starred in called DRIVEN, and he was nice enough to talk to me, a lowly intern, about never giving up on your dreams and continuing to make things. ‘One day we’ll work together’ And then HOLLISTON happened and we did. Crazy. Godspeed Tony… we love you. #TonyToddRIP.”

Survivors include Todd’s wife Fatima and two children, Alex and Ariana.