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Anthony Tiran Todd (December 4, 1954 – November 6, 2024) was an American actor. Known for his distinctly deep and gravelly voice, he amassed numerous credits on screen and in video games since the 1980s, including the title 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), Lord Haikon on Stargate SG-1 (2005–2006), and appeared in the MTV series Scream (2019) and Devil May Cry (2025). Todd was a prolific voice actor, notably voicing the Vortigaunts in the Half-Life series of games, 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), Venom in the video game Marvel's Spider-Man 2 (2023), and Locus in the video game Indiana Jones and the Great Circle (2024). For Spider-Man 2, he received a British Academy Games Award nomination.

Quick facts about Tony Todd

  • Full name: Tony Todd
  • Born: 1954-12-04
  • Nationality: United States
  • Known as: Actor
  • Wikidata ID: Q351849

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Anthony Tiran Todd (December 4, 1954 – November 6, 2024) was an American actor.

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Tony Todd was born on 1954-12-04.

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