Tony Todd, the actor who performed the eponymous phantom killer within the unique Candyman horror franchise and different notable roles, has died at 69.

The information was confirmed to CNN on Saturday by Todd’s expertise agent, Dede Binder, of the Defining Artist company. No extra particulars on the actor’s demise had been instantly out there.

Todd was finest identified for his portrayal of Daniel Robitaille, also called the Candyman, a killer who’s summoned by saying his identify 5 occasions in entrance of a mirror.

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Todd portrayed the character, initially primarily based on a 1985 Clive Barker quick story, within the unique movie franchise beginning with the 1992 film, and reprised the position within the 2021 reboot directed by Nia DaCosta.

The actor’s second-ever display credit score was the character Warren within the Oliver Stone film Platoon, which gained Finest Image on the 1987 Academy Awards. Different notable movie roles for Todd got here in Clint Eastwood’s 1988 Charlie Parker biopic Fowl, 1989’s Lean on Me and The Rock from 1996.

However Todd made his mark primarily within the horror style taking part in the character of Bludworth within the Closing Vacation spot franchise and showing in films like Night time of the Dwelling Lifeless from 1990, The Crow (1994) and 2006’s Hatchet.

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Concerning his standing as Black horror royalty, Todd advised The New York Occasions in 2020 that he did not “thoughts” it. “You’ll be able to label me nevertheless you need. I do know who I’m.”

“I did not get my grasp’s saying, ‘I wish to be a horror movie star.’ I simply wished to be actor,” he stated, including, “Horror followers are essentially the most ferocious fan base there may be. That permits for lots of non-public appearances and celebrating a style that is kind of kicked to the facet but in addition passionately adored.”

Todd additionally loved a sturdy profession as a tv actor, showing in multi-episode arcs in sequence together with MTV’s Scream: The TV Collection, NBC’s Chuck, 24 on Fox and the CBS daytime drama The Younger and the Stressed.

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He performed Kurn and different characters in a number of titles throughout the Star Trek universe, and likewise labored as a prolific voice actor in style fare similar to CW’s The Flash and the animated sequence Transformers Prime.

A theater-trained actor who steadily returned to the stage usually in between his display and voice work, Todd earned a grasp’s diploma from the Trinity Repertory Firm and studied on the Eugene O’Neill Theater Middle.

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