Tony Todd, Prolific Actor And Horror Icon Behind Candyman, Dead At 69

Prolific actor with more than 200 film and TV credits,

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Tony Todd, the iconic actor known for his chilling role

as the hook-handed killer in Candyman and memorable parts in Final Destination,

The Rock, and Platoon, has passed away at 69. Todd died peacefully

Angeles home on Wednesday after a prolonged illness

confirmed by his wife, Fatima, to the Hollywood Reporter on Friday.

Born in Washington D.C. in 1954, Todd had an expansive career spanning 40 years

One of his earliest standout roles was as the heroin-addicted Sergeant Warren in Oliver

Stone’s Oscar-winning war film Platoon.

played Grange in 1994’s The Crow with Brandon Lee.