Death of Tony Todd: the actor from Charmed and Final Destination has tragically died at the age of 69

This Friday, November 8, the media Deadline learned of the sad passing of Tony Todd. The actor seen in several successful series and films including Charmed, Destination Finale or even Candyman was only 69 years old.

This Friday, November 8, the Daily Mail announced the death of a famous supermodel, Georgina Cooper. The muse of Alexander McQueen and Stella McCartney, the model died at the age of 46 following a cerebral hemorrhage caused by long Covid. According to information from our British colleagues, the one who started on the catwalks alongside Naomi Campbell was on vacation on the island of Kos, in Greece, when she was urgently admitted to intensive care in Crete. The fashionista reportedly died at the scene after being hospitalized for five days and her body was flown back to England. The same day, the magazine Deadline learned of the death of an American actor with a dizzying career. Tony Todd, emblematic figure of numerous productionspassed away at the age of 69 this Wednesday, November 6.

Death of Tony Todd: what did the 69-year-old actor die of?

Born December 4, 1954 in Washington, DC, Tony Todd studied drama at the Eugene O'Neill National Actors Theater Institute and the Trinity Rep Conservatory, where he honed his skills and developed his commanding style. One of his first screen roles was as heroin addict Sergeant Warren in Platoondirected by Oliver Stone and which won the Oscar for best film. Subsequently, the actor made several appearances in popular series of the 1980s and 1990s such as 21 Jump Street, Tribunal de nuit, MacGyver, Matlock, Jake and the Fatman, New York, police judiciaire, The X-Files, NYPD Blue, Beverly Hills 90210, Xena, the warrior, Charmed or even Arabesque. At the same time, the American actor embraced a career in cinema. In the 1980s, he played in Lean on Me, Colorset Birdthe Charlie Parker biopic starring Forest Whitaker.

Perhaps his most famous role is that of the terrifying crochet character, the Candyman, in the film Candyman in 1992. A role that Tony Todd reprized in the 2021 sequel of the same name. He also left his mark in the saga Destination finaleappearing in four films released in 2000, 2003, 2006 and 2011. Red Dowdell, who directed him in Changing the Game in 2012, paid him a vibrant tribute in a press release released by the Hollywood Reporter. He greeted “a masterful actor, a true chameleon” who approached each role with meticulous care. “Tony Todd was truly one of a kind”he added. Our colleagues from Deadline learned that the star died following a long illness, but without going into details.