Actor Tony Todd, known for his roles in the horror film “Candyman” and its 2021 sequel, died Wednesday, his representative, Jeffrey Goldberg, told CBS News. He was 69 years old.
“Sadly, I can confirm that my friend and client of over 30 years, Tony Todd, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, November 6, 2024 at 11:50 p.m. at his home in Marina Del Rey,” Goldberg said. “I am lucky to have been able to work with this extraordinary man and will miss him every day.”
Todd’s cause of death has not been released.
For four decades, Todd’s roles spanned genres, with film credits beginning in 1986, according to IMDB. They range from his role in the Academy Award-winning film “Platoon” to “Final Destination.”
Todd is perhaps best known for playing Daniel Robitaille in the 1992 film “Candyman” and its 2021 sequel. Todd’s character was the ghost of a black artist and the son of a slave killed for his relationship with a white woman. The film also starred Virginia Madsen as a graduate student in Chicago who was working on a thesis on the legend of Candyman.
Todd reprized his role in 2021 in the sequel, which starred Yahya Abdul-Mateen as an artist drawn into the legend of Candyman.
Madsen wrote a tribute message to Todd on Instagram, saying: “The great actor Tony Todd has left us and is now an angel. As he was in life. More later, but I can’t right now. I love you.”
New Line Cinema, which produced the “Final Destination” franchise, also posted on Instagram about Todd’s death.
“The industry has lost a legend. We have lost a dear friend. Rest in peace, Tony,” the message read.
Todd was born on December 4, 1954 in Washington, DC. He continued his acting studies at the Eugene O’Neill National Theater Institute and the Trinity Repertory Conservatory, according to Deadline.
He later guest starred on popular television shows and sitcoms of the 1980s and 1990s, including “Night Court,” “Matlock” and “Law & Order.”
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Todd is survived by his wife, Fatima, and two children.
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