{"id":123922,"date":"2024-11-09T17:15:56","date_gmt":"2024-11-09T10:15:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=123922"},"modified":"2024-11-09T17:15:56","modified_gmt":"2024-11-09T10:15:56","slug":"tony-todd-star-of-candyman-dies-aged-69-movies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=123922","title":{"rendered":"Tony Todd, star of Candyman, dies aged 69 | Movies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"dcr-106f06m\">Tony Todd, the actor who played the titular killer in classic horror film Candyman, as well as appearing in Final Destination, The Rock and Platoon, has died aged 69.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-106f06m\">Todd died on Wednesday at home in Los Angeles after a long illness, his wife, Fatima, confirmed to the Hollywood Reporter on Friday.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"c7cb7a93-ed56-43dd-a3d1-226009654d03\" data-spacefinder-role=\"richLink\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.RichLinkBlockElement\" class=\" dcr-1your1i\"><gu-island name=\"RichLinkComponent\" priority=\"feature\" deferuntil=\"idle\" props=\"{&quot;richLinkIndex&quot;:2,&quot;element&quot;:{&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.RichLinkBlockElement&quot;,&quot;prefix&quot;:&quot;Related: &quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Tony Todd on Candyman, Black Lives Matter and seeing stars cry on the set of Platoon&quot;,&quot;elementId&quot;:&quot;c7cb7a93-ed56-43dd-a3d1-226009654d03&quot;,&quot;role&quot;:&quot;richLink&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/film\/2020\/oct\/01\/tony-todd-candyman-sequel-black-lives-matter-platoon&quot;},&quot;ajaxUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/api.nextgen.guardianapps.co.uk&quot;,&quot;format&quot;:{&quot;design&quot;:0,&quot;display&quot;:0,&quot;theme&quot;:3}}\"\/><\/figure>\n<p class=\"dcr-106f06m\">Born in Washington DC in 1954, Todd had hundreds of television and movie credits to his name in a 40-year career. One of his first roles was the heroin-addicted Sergeant Warren in Oliver Stone\u2019s Oscar-winning war drama Platoon; he also appeared in 1996\u2019s The Rock opposite Nicolas Cage, played funeral home owner William Bludworth in the Final Destination franchise, and Grange in 1994\u2019s The Crow, with Brandon Lee.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-106f06m\">On television Todd appeared in many popular series, including 24, Homicide: Life on the Street, The X-Files, 21 Jump Street, Night Court, MacGyver, Matlock, Law &amp; Order, Beverly Hills 90210, Xena: Warrior Princess and Murder, She Wrote. He also played multiple roles in Star Trek, most prominently as the Klingon Kurn, brother of Worf, in Star Trek: The Next Generation and Deep Space Nine.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-106f06m\">He was also a prolific voice actor, playing characters in the Call of Duty and Half Life games, as well as Venom in the film Spider-Man 2 and the villain in Transformers: Rise of the Fallen.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-106f06m\">In the 1992 film Candyman, Todd played the titular hook-handed killer, who is summoned when someone repeats his name five times before a mirror. The horror classic explored racism and social class; Todd\u2019s character Daniel Robitaille was lynched by a white mob on the spot where a public housing project is later built, which he haunts.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"37968b28-1387-44db-942c-d0512010ece0\" data-spacefinder-role=\"richLink\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.RichLinkBlockElement\" class=\" dcr-1your1i\"><gu-island name=\"RichLinkComponent\" priority=\"feature\" deferuntil=\"idle\" props=\"{&quot;richLinkIndex&quot;:7,&quot;element&quot;:{&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.RichLinkBlockElement&quot;,&quot;prefix&quot;:&quot;Related: &quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;How we made Candyman: \u2018I got a $1,000 bonus for every bee sting\u2019&quot;,&quot;elementId&quot;:&quot;37968b28-1387-44db-942c-d0512010ece0&quot;,&quot;role&quot;:&quot;richLink&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/film\/2019\/jun\/25\/how-we-made-candyman-virginia-madsen-tony-todd-bee-sting&quot;},&quot;ajaxUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/api.nextgen.guardianapps.co.uk&quot;,&quot;format&quot;:{&quot;design&quot;:0,&quot;display&quot;:0,&quot;theme&quot;:3}}\"\/><\/figure>\n<p class=\"dcr-106f06m\">In 2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/film\/2019\/jun\/25\/how-we-made-candyman-virginia-madsen-tony-todd-bee-sting\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">Todd told the Guardian<\/a> that he was paid $1,000 extra each time he was stung by a bee in one of the film\u2019s most famous scene. \u201cAnd I got stung 23 times. Everything that\u2019s worth making has to involve some sort of pain.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-106f06m\">Todd reprised his role in Jordan Peele\u2019s 2021 Candyman reboot.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-106f06m\">The actor used his fame for social work, in gang outreach and putting on acting seminars for underprivileged kids. Of Candyman, he said: \u201cI\u2019ve done 200 movies, this is the one that stays in people\u2019s minds. It affects people of all races. I\u2019ve used it as an introductory tool in gang-intervention work: what frightens you? What horrible things have you experienced?\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-106f06m\">\u201cThe industry has lost a legend. We have lost a cherished friend. Rest in peace, Tony, -Your Final Destination Family,\u201d New Line Cinema, which produced the horror franchise, wrote on Instagram.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/film\/2024\/nov\/09\/tony-todd-star-of-candyman-dies-aged-69\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tony Todd, the actor who played the titular killer in classic horror film Candyman, as well as appearing in Final Destination, The Rock and Platoon, has died aged 69. 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