His reps confirmed the news to Deadline but did not provide a cause of death.
All the while, Todd continued to act for the big screen.
He appeared in 1980s dramasLean on Me, Colorsand Charlie Parker biopicBird,starring Forest Whitaker.
Tony Todd in ‘Candyman,’ left, and ‘Final Destination 5’Everett Collection
But his best-known film roles came during the following decade.
But eventually he fell for a white woman whose enraged father sent a lynch mob to kill him.
The Candyman legend lived on in the 2021 sequel directed by Nia DaCosta.
Tony Todd in ‘Platoon’Tony Todd via Facebook
He appeared in last yearsStream, Realm of ShadowsandWerewolf Gameand in the 2022 SXSW-premieringBitch Ass.
Information on survivors was incomplete.
