Tony Todd

Tony Todd
Todd in 2017
Born
Anthony Tiran Todd[1]

(1954-12-04)December 4, 1954
DiedNovember 6, 2024(2024-11-06) (aged 69)
OccupationActor
Years active1980–2024
Children2
RelativesEvetta Lyons Gaither, Fatima Cortez-Todd, Alexander Todd, Ariana Todd

Anthony Tiran Todd (December 4, 1954 – November 6, 2024) was an American actor. He was best known for playing the titular character in the Candyman film series (1992–2021) and William Bludworth in the Final Destination franchise (2000–2025). For the former, he was nominated at the Critics' Choice and Fangoria Chainsaw Awards.

Todd's films include Platoon (1986), Night of the Living Dead (1990), The Crow (1994), The Rock (1996), Wishmaster (1997), Hatchet, Minotaur (both 2006), The Man from Earth (2007), Frankenstein (2015), Death House (2017), and Hell Fest (2018). On television, he played Kurn in Star Trek: The Next Generation (1990–1991) and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1996), and appeared in the MTV series Scream (2019).

Todd was a prolific voice actor, notably voicing the Fallen in Michael Bay's Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009), Zoom in The Flash (2014–2023), Darkseid in the DC Animated Movie Universe (2015–2020), and Venom in the 2023 video game Marvel's Spider-Man 2.[2][3] For the latter, he received a British Academy Games Award nomination.

  1. ^ "Beloved horror icon Tony Todd passes away at 68". DailyWrap. November 9, 2024. Retrieved November 9, 2024.
  2. ^ Pedersen, Erik (November 9, 2024). "Tony Todd Dies: 'Candyman' Star Whose Hundreds Of Credits Include 'Final Destination' Films & 'Platoon' Was 69". Deadline. Retrieved November 9, 2024.
  3. ^ Bailey, Kat (November 9, 2024). "Tony Todd, Voice of Spider-Man 2's Venom Among Many Other Roles, Dies at 69". IGN. Retrieved November 9, 2024.