Tony Todd died Wednesday at his home in Marina del Rey, California, his wife Fatima told The Hollywood Reporter on Friday.
A cause of death was not announced, but Fatima said he had been battling a long illness. Todd appeared in more than 240 movies and TV shows, including 1986′s “Platoon,” 1990′s “Night of the Living Dead,” 1994′s “The Crow,” 1996′s “The Rock,” 2006′s “Hatchet,” 2009′s “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen,” and television series “The Flash,” “The Young and the Restless” and “Homicide: Life on the Street.” He also played Worf’s brother Kurn in “Star Trek: The Next Generation” and “Star Trek: Deep Space Nine,” plus Alpha Hirogen in “Star Trek Voyager.”
However, the actor may forever be best known for playing the title character in 1992′s “Candyman,” about a hook-handed ghost covered in bees. He appeared in two “Candyman” sequels and the 2021 film of the same name co-written and co-produced by Jordan Peele
