Tony Todd — finest identified for his title position within the “Candyman” horror movie franchise — has died, TMZ has confirmed.
His rep, Jeffrey Goldberg, tells us … Tony died of pure causes at his Marina del Rey residence in Los Angeles on Wednesday night time. Goldberg stated he didn’t have a selected reason behind dying.
Todd was a longtime actor with a formidable listing of credit, touchdown components in motion pictures equivalent to “The Crow,” “The Rock,” “Closing Vacation spot,” “Platoon and “Night time of the Dwelling Useless.”
Maybe his largest roles have been within the horror franchise “Candyman,” the place he performed the title character. Along with the unique 1992 flick, he additionally acted in three observe up movies: “Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh” (1995), “Candyman 3: Day of the Useless” (1999) and “Candyman” (2021).
His TV credit included “Boston Public,” “Legislation & Order,” “Smallville,” “Charmed,” “21 Leap Road” and “Star Trek: The Subsequent Technology.”
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The final time we noticed him was again in 2019, after we requested about Jordan Peele taking a stab on the Candyman franchise.
Todd was 69.
RIP
