Tony Todd

Acting · 3.0 popularity

Age

Movies

168

Born: December 4, 1954 – November 6, 2024
From: Washington, District of Columbia, USA

Biography

Tony Todd (December 4, 1954 – November 6, 2024) was an acclaimed American actor known for his deep, resonant voice and imposing screen presence. Born in Washington, D.C., and raised in Hartford, Connecticut, Todd trained in theatre at the University of Connecticut and the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center, building a foundation for his later work both on stage and screen. Todd's film career began in the mid-1980s with supporting roles in films like "Platoon" (1986) and "Sleepwalk" (1986). He rose to prominence for his starring role as Ben in "Night of the Living Dead" (1990) before achieving iconic status as the title character in the horror classic "Candyman" (1992), a role he would reprise in several sequels. His film credits also include "The Crow" (1994), "The Rock" (1996), "Wishmaster" (1997), and his recurring role as William Bludworth in the "Final Destination" series (2000–2025). In television, Todd was widely recognized for his recurring roles across the Star Trek franchise—most notably as Kurn, Worf's brother, in "Star Trek: The Next Generation" and "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine," as well as other roles in "Star Trek: Voyager." He also made memorable appearances on shows like "Boston Public," "24," "The X-Files," "Smallville," and "Law & Order". Beyond live-action roles, Todd was a prolific voice actor. He contributed to the Half-Life video game series as the Vortigaunts, voiced The Fallen in "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" (2009), Zoom in "The Flash" (2014–2023), and played Venom in "Marvel's Spider-Man 2" (2023), for which he earned a BAFTA Games Award nomination. Todd’s theatre credentials were equally impressive, including starring roles in Broadway and regional productions such as August Wilson's "King Hedley II," "The Captain's Tiger," "Othello," and "Aida." His voice, physical stature, and range earned him critical acclaim and a lasting legacy in horror, science fiction, and dramatic arts. Tony Todd died from stomach cancer at his home in Marina del Rey, California, on November 6, 2024, at the age of 69. He had reportedly been quietly battling this illness during his final projects. Both "Final Destination: Bloodlines" and "Indiana Jones and the Great Circle" were dedicated to his memory.

Works

168 films

Final Destination Bloodlines

20257.0

The Rock

19967.2

Final Destination

20006.6

The Crow

19947.5

Final Destination 2

20036.3

Platoon

19867.7

Final Destination 3

20066.2

Final Destination 5

20116.2

The Debt Collector

20185.8

The Man from Earth

20077.6

Justice League Dark: Apokolips War

20208.2

Candyman

19926.7

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen

20096.2

Colors

19886.5

Candyman

20216.0

Wishmaster

19976.1

Night of the Living Dead

19906.9

The Death and Return of Superman

20196.7

Lean On Me

19897.3

Hell Fest

20185.7

Hatchet II

20105.5

Reign of the Supermen

20197.0

Hatchet

20065.8

LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes: Justice League - Attack of the Legion of Doom!

20156.6

Victor Crowley

20175.7

Badland

20196.2

Werewolf Game

20256.1

Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh

19955.5

The Secret

20007.2

84 Charing Cross Road

19877.2

LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes: Justice League vs. Bizarro League

20156.3

The Prophecy: Forsaken

20055.1

Sushi Girl

20125.5

Underground Entertainment: The Movie

20117.2

Bird

19886.9

Hate Thyself

2025

The House Next Door: Meet the Blacks 2

20215.3

Candyman: Day of the Dead

19994.6

Sky Sharks

20205.0

Josh Hasty's Candy Corn

20194.5

Minotaur

20064.9

Destination Marfa

20213.5

Frankenstein

20155.4

Murder-Set-Pieces

20043.9

Butter

19984.5

Stream

20245.5

Bulletproof 2

20206.2

Hellblazers

20224.5

Splatter

20092.9

Sabotage

19965.6

Valerie on the Stairs

20065.2

Insight

20215.6

Beastmaster III: The Eye of Braxus

19964.1

Stoker Hills

20224.9

Zombies

20165.8

The Only Witness

20034.6

Brothers in Arms

20185.8

Criminal Justice

19906.0

The Final Wish

20195.0

Caught Up

19985.2

H.P. Lovecraft's Celephaïs

2023

Tales from the Hood 3

20205.1

Requiem

20155.0

Babylon 5: A Call to Arms

19996.9

Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror

20196.8

Excessive Force

19934.9

Shadow Builder

19984.7

Dixieland

2023

West of Hell

20184.8

Bleeding Hearts

20152.8

The Bunker

20244.8

#FromJennifer

20174.9

Digging Up the Marrow

20155.5

Karma: Death at Latigo Springs

20249.0

Smoke and Mirrors: The Story of Tom Savini

20156.6

The Pitchfork Retreat

2025

Scream at the Devil

20155.1

Penance

20093.6

Bryan Loves You

20082.8

Sunset Heat

19924.1

iMurders

20083.4

Shadow Puppets

20075.1

A Night at the Silent Movie Theater

2012

The Graves

20103.7

Beyond the Game

20145.2

The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

20064.4

The Lockdown Hauntings

20224.4

Hollywood Dreams & Nightmares: The Robert Englund Story

20226.6

The Pandora Project

19984.1

Bad Manners

2020

Black Fox: The Price of Peace

19955.6

The Bride in Black

19908.0

Sushi Girl: A Documentary

2013

Enemy Territory

19875.6

Control Factor

20034.9

Death House

20183.7

Black Fox

19956.4

The Eden Formula

20062.8

Night of the Living Dead: Darkest Dawn

20155.0

Horror Noire

20214.5

Army of the Damned

20133.6

Voodoo Dawn

19903.0

Black Fox: Good Men and Bad

19954.3

Three Chris's

2010

The Quiet Ones

2010

Night Night

20215.2

Bitch Ass

20223.6

Zombies: Christmas Apocalypse

20246.5

The Activated Man

20246.5

Shadow: Dead Riot

20063.9

The Raven

2025

The Witching Hour

2026

VANish

20154.5

Dust of War

20135.8

Heart of the Beholder

20055.2

Star Trek: The Next Generation - Redemption

2013

Ivory Hunters

19904.9

Checking Out

20066.7

The Devil's Disciples

20242.8

Stir

19974.6

Falling Away

20125.0

Immortal

20194.6

Dockweiler

2008

Agoraphobia

20154.4

The Nana Project

20234.5

Nite Tales

20084.3

Keeper of the City

19915.3

The Family Business

2026

Disciples

20144.0

Them

19964.5

Sleepwalk

19866.1

Chicago Massacre: Richard Speck

20073.4

The Mannsfield 12

20073.0

The Thirst: Blood War

20083.6

The Changed

20214.7

Worth

20186.0

Dead of the Nite

20133.1

Beg

20103.8

Scarecrow Slayer

20033.1

Kill Her, Not Me

2013

The Family

20113.7

Tournament of Dreams

20073.6

Burnzy's Last Call

19958.0

Vampire In Vegas

20092.3

Love and Curses... and All That Jazz

19918.0

Norman's Corner

19887.5

Drive Me to Vegas and Mars

2018

The Dogwalker

20024.3

Changing the Game

20123.0

Be My Victim

2018

Driven

19985.8

Two Faced

20175.2

The Reenactment

20214.0

Chiller 13: The Decade's Scariest Movie Moments

2010

Jack the Reaper

20134.5

Catfish Christmas

20227.7

Are You Scared 2

20093.0

Cutter's Club

20255.8

Traveling Light

20212.0

All Gone Wrong

20215.9

Devilreaux

20234.7

Celluloid Wizards in the Video Wasteland: The Saga of Empire Pictures

2026

Grave Walkers

20152.2

Sweets to the Sweet: The 'Candyman' Mythos

20047.3

Peng! Du bist tot!

19876.2

The Absence of Light

20063.0

Realm of Shadows

2024

Univers'l

19979.0