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Tony Todd, an actor who played the killer in Candyman and its 2021 sequel and appeared in Platoon and the Final Destination franchise among more than 240 film and TV credits spanning 40 years, died November 6 at his home in Los Angeles. He was 69.
His reps confirmed the news to Deadline but did not provide a cause of death.
| by Anonymous | reply 28 | November 10, 2024 5:54 PM |
Great actor. Sexy man.
Rest in peace.
| by Anonymous | reply 1 | November 9, 2024 2:30 AM |
Well, we know he'll have his mug show up on the Oscars.
Bet on it.
| by Anonymous | reply 2 | November 9, 2024 2:36 AM |
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
| by Anonymous | reply 3 | November 9, 2024 2:37 AM |
Rest in peace! I hope Final Destination 6 is real and I hope he had a part in it!
| by Anonymous | reply 4 | November 9, 2024 2:39 AM |
goddammit. I know a lot of my reaction is cumulative /spill over from the rotten shitty assfuck of a week but, I am really upset about this. He was such an underrated talent, that voice, that soft gentle menace. I always hoped he would join Law and Order or one of the never ending shows if he didn't get a starring vehicle new show.
| by Anonymous | reply 5 | November 9, 2024 2:46 AM |
Really nice and fun guy!
Got wasted at a bar with him, Sybil Danning and 'Grandpa' from the original Texas Chain Saw Massacre a few years back!
| by Anonymous | reply 6 | November 9, 2024 3:14 AM |
I interacted with him on social media a few times, he was generous and nice on there โ horror icons are always the nicest
| by Anonymous | reply 8 | November 9, 2024 4:19 AM |
Has Virginia Madsen said anything?
| by Anonymous | reply 9 | November 9, 2024 4:38 AM |
Met him at a horror con several years back and he really was a nice guy. RIP!
| by Anonymous | reply 10 | November 9, 2024 5:26 AM |
Loved him. Great actor. RIP.
| by Anonymous | reply 11 | November 9, 2024 6:32 AM |
R9 Virginia posted a brief video on her Instagram letting her followers know that she had heard the news, but she understandably seemed upset and kept it short.
| by Anonymous | reply 12 | November 9, 2024 6:48 AM |
I knew Tony Todd in the early 80s, touring the world with Modern Times Theater. He was a remarkable actor in every way. And not at all scary! I think his humanity is what allowed the scariness to enter in. He was the real thing.
| by Anonymous | reply 14 | November 9, 2024 12:20 PM |
I just saw him on a STTNG rerun last night.
| by Anonymous | reply 15 | November 9, 2024 1:31 PM |
I'm shocked to read he's "only" 69. I would have though he was older. RIP. He was certainly under-appreciated.
| by Anonymous | reply 16 | November 9, 2024 2:07 PM |
Todd was supposed to play the lead role of Troy in a production of FENCES at Shakespeare and Company in Lenox, MA in 2023, but had to back out. I had heard the reason was a resurgence of cancer. The director of the production, who was from Boston, had worked with Todd previously.
The production went forward with another actor named Ranney, who was terrific and was originally going to play Troy's best friend Jim.
| by Anonymous | reply 17 | November 9, 2024 7:10 PM |
Helllllllllennnnnnnnnnnnn
| by Anonymous | reply 19 | November 9, 2024 8:24 PM |
I have never seen any of the Candyman films but did get to see him act on stage in Pittsburgh doing an August Wilson play. He was phenomenal and was such a nice person to be around, since I also worked the box office.
| by Anonymous | reply 20 | November 9, 2024 8:34 PM |
Predictions for the next three celebrity deaths- Didi Conn, Tom Berenger, and Michael Learned.
| by Anonymous | reply 21 | November 9, 2024 9:32 PM |
Tony Todd takes the role of Ben in ๐๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐๐ (1990):
| by Anonymous | reply 22 | November 10, 2024 12:39 AM |
The two part Klingon civil war episodes just stared this weekend each guy I think part 2 is actually the same day he died. I always watch those if I come across them because I enjoy Klingon so much and I really liked him as Kurn.
| by Anonymous | reply 24 | November 10, 2024 3:49 PM |
He was simultaneously foreboding and hilarious as the undertaker/medical examiner in the Final Destination series. He knew exactly how to play the role of essentially an expository device while stealing the fucking movies.
RIP to a contemporary horror legend.
William Bloodworth forever!
| by Anonymous | reply 25 | November 10, 2024 4:00 PM |
Sweets to the sweet
| by Anonymous | reply 26 | November 10, 2024 4:23 PM |
His appearance on the penultimate episode of Murder, She Wrote.
| by Anonymous | reply 27 | November 10, 2024 4:27 PM |
Was he gay?
Just by looks and mannerisms, I assumed that he was.
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