Candyman actor Tony Todd dies aged 69

BBC News ^ | November 09, 2024 | Alex Boyd

[Kriggerel]

...He starred as the title character in the horror series, depicting the ghostly Candyman character with a hook for a hand, summoned by saying his name five times in front of a mirror.

Todd continued as Candyman from the first film in 1992 through follow-ups in 1995 and 1999, and reprised the role in 2021 for a fourth film serving as a direct sequel to the original.

Throughout his 40-year career, Todd also featured in hundreds of films, stage productions and television dramas, including roles in the Transformers and Final Destination films.

In Candyman, Todd's titular character is the ghost of artist Daniel Robitaille, a black man who was lynched in the 19th Century.

The 1992 film sees Todd's character accidentally summoned to the real world by a graduate student in Chicago intrigued by the urban legend of the Candyman, setting off a chain of murderous events.

[Kriggerel]

He was one of those actors, who was instantly unforgettable, and was nearly always the perfect choice for the roles he played. There's not too many actors you can say that about.

[dp0622]

He was in Hatchet too. Fun movie :)

I’ll miss seeing him pop up in shows.

Always got a kick out of hem

[mykroar]

Agreed. And I pleasantly do not know his politics

[NurdlyPeon]

Very distinctive voice. I could always tell it was him no matter what sort of clothing or makeup he was wearing.

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

I never saw a Candyman movie. My memories of Tony Todd were as Kurn, brother of Worf...sons of the House of Mogh in Star Trek TNG. An awesome character...and actor.

[Antihero101607]

I knew him as Candyman, one of the bad guys in The Rock, and the half dozen characters he played across Star Trek: TNG, VOY, and DS9.

[OldHarbor]

Actor Tony Todd as Kurn, from the Star Trek series.

[dp0622]

i saw him in Candyman...not the others you mentioned.

Glad to know he did other things besides horror.

[njslim]

Also in the FINAL DESTINATIOM series of movies ......

[wally_bert]

The Rock.

[Tax-chick]

That was a great character.

[OldHarbor]

I don’t recall his character but the Klingons overall were interesting, they developed a language !

I did not know this until now but apparently there have been productions of A Klingon Christmas Carol.

A link to a scene , Scrooge meets Marley.

Scene from: "A Klingon Christmas Carol" Stage play

[Joe 6-pack]

He was in an early episode of them X-Files playing a Vietnam vet that had been the subject of a human medical experiment by a Fauci/Mengele type doctor.

Excellent actor, may he RIP.

[FoxInSocks]

Before Candyman, one of Todd's earliest roles in film was in 1986 as Sgt Warren in war drama Platoon.

[plain talk]

Tony Todd was also in the Rock. One of his lines was memorable -—

“... we became mercenaries and mercenaries get paid!”