Tony Todd

Template:Infobox person 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), 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),<ref name=":0">Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> and Locus in the video game Indiana Jones and the Great Circle (2024).<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> For Spider-Man 2, he received a British Academy Games Award nomination.

Early life and education

Todd was born on December 4, 1954, in Washington, D.C., the son of Evetta Lyons Gaither.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> He grew up in Hartford, Connecticut, attending local schools including Hartford Public High School.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> He was also an alumnus of the Artists Collective, Inc.<ref name="sun">Template:Cite news</ref> Todd attended the University of Connecticut and then went on to study theater at the Tony Award-winning Eugene O'Neill National Actors Theatre Institute,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> and the Trinity Repertory Company in Providence, Rhode Island.<ref name="sun" /> Tony has one living brother and a sister.

Career

Film

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Todd in 2017

Todd appeared in more than 100 theatrical and television films and played opposite many major Hollywood stars. His film credits include: Platoon (1986), Night of the Living Dead (1990), Candyman<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> (1992), The Crow (1994), The Rock (1996), Wishmaster (1997), the Final Destination series (2000–2025), Minotaur (2006), and Beg (2010).<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Todd was the voice of The Fallen in Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009) and was also in the Rel Dowdell film Changing the Game.<ref>Tonytoddonline.comTemplate:Dead link</ref> Todd was a special guest of the Weekend of Horror Creation Entertainment on May 23, 2010,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> and Screamfest LA.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Todd portrayed Reverend Zombie in Hatchet II, which was released in a limited number of theatres on October 1, 2010. His signature baritone voice narrated several works, including the 2021 documentary Invisible Threads: From Wireless to War.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Todd returned as William Bludworth, when he filmed Final Destination Bloodlines in 2024.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Broadway

Todd acted on and off Broadway. Among his many roles are August Wilson's King Hedley II, Athol Fugard's The Captain's Tiger, for which he received the Helen Hayes nomination. Others include No Place to be Somebody,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Les Blancs, Playboys of the West Indies, Othello, Zooman and The Sign, award-winning playwright Keith Glover's Dark Paradise, Aida (on Broadway), and Levee James for the Eugene O'Neill Playwrights Conference and The New Dramatist Guild.

Television

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Todd in 2003

Todd's other television appearances include a recurring role on Boston Public and guest appearances on Law & Order, Homicide: Life on the Street, Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, Xena: Warrior Princess as Cecrops, The X-Files, Smallville, Psych, Angel, 24, Charmed, Stargate SG-1, Andromeda, Criminal Minds, 21 Jump Street, and Chuck.

Todd is one of the few actors to have portrayed two different speaking roles on 24. He was initially cast as Detective Michael Norris in season three and four years later as General Benjamin Juma in both 24: Redemption and season 7.<ref name="VANish">Template:Cite news</ref> He also played a major role in the Babylon 5 TV film A Call to Arms.

He portrayed several characters in the Star Trek universe: Worf's brother Kurn in Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, an adult Jake Sisko in the episode "The Visitor" in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, and an Alpha Hirogen in the episode "Prey" in Star Trek: Voyager. In 2017, Todd returned to the world of Star Trek as General Rodek in the MMORPG game Star Trek Online.

Todd also provided the voices of the Decepticon Dreadwing on Transformers: Prime, and Icon in Young Justice.

In 2015, Todd was cast as the disguised voice of Zoom (portrayed by Teddy Sears when undisguised) in the second season of The Flash. Todd would later reprise his role in the fifth season episodes "What's Past Is Prologue" and "Godspeed" (though the latter featured archive audio of Todd instead) and returned to the role one last time for the series finale, "A New World, Part Four".

On October 12, 2018, it was confirmed by Bloody Disgusting that Todd would star in a recurring role in Scream: Resurrection, the third season of the slasher television series Scream.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> The season premiered on VH1 on July 8, 2019.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>

Audio

Todd played the title character in Bleak December Inc.'s 2016 audio drama adaptation of Bram Stoker's Dracula.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Todd was the narrator of the spoken word version of Ice Nine Kills' album The Silver Scream, released on June 29, 2023.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Health and death

When Todd signed on to film Final Destination Bloodlines in 2023, he secretly let the producers know that he had terminal stomach cancer. During filming in early 2024, they elected to allow Todd to improvise the last lines of his character Mr. Bludworth so he could give a proper goodbye to audiences: "Life is precious, enjoy every single second. You never know whenTemplate:Nbsp... Good luck."<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> He appears notably gaunt in the film, compared to prior appearances.Template:Citation needed

Todd died at his home in Marina del Rey, California, on November 6, 2024, at the age of 69.<ref name=":0" /> His cause of death was listed as stomach cancer. Both Final Destination Bloodlines and Indiana Jones and the Great Circle were dedicated to his memory.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1986	Sleepwalk	Barrington Rutley III
	Platoon	Sergeant Warren
1987	84 Charing Cross Road	Demolition Worker
	Bang! You're Dead!	Undercover Agent
	Enemy Territory	The Count
1988	Colors	Vietnam Vet
	Bird	"Frog"
1989	Lean on Me	Mr. William Wright
1990	Ivory Hunters	Jomo	Television film
	Criminal Justice	Detective Riley
	Night of the Living Dead	Ben
	The Bride in Black	747 Green	Television film
	Voodoo Dawn	Makoute
1991	Love and Curses... And All That Jazz	Emile Gaston	Television film
	Keeper of the City	Bridger
1992	Sunset Heat	Drucker
	Candyman	Daniel Robitaille / The Candyman
1993	Excessive Force	Detective Frankie Hawkins
1994	The Crow	"Grange"
1995	Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh	Daniel Robitaille / The Candyman
	Burnzy's Last Call	Mistress Marla
1996	Sabotage	Sherwood
	Beastmaster III: The Eye of Braxus	Seth	Television film
	The Rock	Captain Darrow
	Driven	Darius Pelton
	Them	Berlin	Television film
1997	True Women	Ed Tom
	Stir	Bubba
	Wishmaster	Johnny Valentine
	Univers'l	Marcus
1998	Shadow Builder	Covey
	Caught Up	Jake Samples
	Butter	Benzo Al
	The Pandora Project	CIA Director Garrett Houtman
1999	Babylon 5: A Call to Arms	Leonard Anderson	Television film
	The Dogwalker	Mones
	Candyman 3: Day of the Dead	Daniel Robitaille / The Candyman	Direct-to-video
2000	Final Destination	William Bludworth
	The Secret	Bill
2002	Silence	Eric Crowell
2003	Control Factor	Reggie	Television film
	Final Destination 2	William Bludworth
	Scarecrow Slayer	Caleb Kilgore	Direct-to-video
2004	Murder-Set-Pieces	Clerk
2005	Checking Out	Manuel
	The Prophecy: Forsaken	Stark	Direct-to-video
	I.O.U.	Jack Bruckner	Short
	Dark Assassin	"Ghost"
	Heart of the Beholder	Chuck Berry
	Turntable	Victor
2006	Final Destination 3	Animatronic Devil	Voice<ref name="btva">Template:Cite web A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.</ref>
	Minotaur	King Deucalion
	Shadow: Dead Riot	Shadow
	Hatchet	Reverend Zombie
	The Absence of Light	The Alchemist
	The Eden Formula	James Radcliffe	Television film
	The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde	Dr. Henry Jekyll / Edward Hyde
2007	Chicago Massacre: Richard Speck	Captain Joe Dunning	Direct-to-video
	Shadow Puppets	Steve Garrett
	Tournament of Dreams	Isaiah Kennedy
	The Man from Earth	Dan
	The Mannsfield 12	Hunnit Grand
	The Eyes of Samir	Steve McReedy	Short
2008	iMurders	Agent Washington
	Dark Reel	Detective Shields
	Bryan Loves You	The Narrator
	Nite Tales: The Movie	Clown
	The Thirst: Blood War	Julien
	Dockweiler	The Duke	Short
	24: Redemption	General Benjamin Juma	Television film
2009	Are You Scared 2	Controller	Direct-to-video
	Vampire in Vegas	Sylvian
	Penance	Chauffeur	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
	Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen	The Fallen	Voice<ref name="btva" />
	The Graves	Reverend Abraham Stockton
	Tom Cool	Mac Angel
	Dead in Love	–
2010	The Quiet Ones	TV Show Host / Narrator
	Hatchet II	Reverend Zombie	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
	Three Chris's	God
2011	Final Destination 5	William Bludworth	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
	Beg	Nathan McVay
	Dream in American	Lubembe
	Jack the Reaper	Steel
	The Family	Mason
2012	Falling Away	Christopher
	Changing the Game	Curtis the Diabolical / FBI Agent
	Sushi Girl	Duke
	A Night at the Silent Movie Theater	Jones
2013	Dead of the Nite	Ruber
	Dust of War	Crispus Hansen
	Kill Her, Not Me	Detective Holmes
	Army of the Damned	Jackson
2014	Prelude to Axanar	Admiral Marcus Ramirez	Short
	Disciples	Duncan
	The Sun Devil and the Princess	The Baron	Voice, short
2015	Lego DC Comics Super Heroes: Justice League vs. Bizarro League	Darkseid	Voice, direct-to-video<ref name="btva" />
	Bleeding Hearts	God
	Vanish	Officer Darrow
	Frankenstein	Eddie
	Driven	Mr. Reynauld	Short
	Lego DC Comics Super Heroes: Justice League – Attack of the Legion of Doom	Darkseid	Voice, direct-to-video
	Night of the Living Dead: Darkest Dawn	Ben	Voice
	Agoraphobia	Dr. Murphy
	Live Evil	Pastor
	Scream at the Devil	Detective Johnson
2016	Beyond the Game	Manny
	Cowboy's Girl	Cowboy	Short
	Broken Cross	Father Dudley
	Zombies	Detective Sommers
2017	Victor Crowley	Reverend Zombie
	Death House	Farmer Asa
	From Jennifer	Chad Wolfe
	Two Faced	Dr. Hanson
2018	IMTK	Tom	Short
	The Debt Collector	Barbosa
	West of Hell	Jericho Whitfield
	Worth	Hunter
	Hell Fest	Carnival Barker
	The Final Wish	Colin
	Drive Me to Vegas and Mars	Frank
	Requiem	Reverend Bill Abernathy
2019	Reign of the Supermen	Darkseid	Voice, direct-to-video<ref name="btva" />
	Heads Will Roll	Medical Examiner	Short
	Candy Corn	Bishop Gate
	Badland	Senator Benjamin Burke
	Immortal	Ted
	Fate Upside Down	Father Dudley	Short
2020	Bulletproof 2	Special Agent Battle
	Bad Manners	The Holy Bible	Short
	Justice League Dark: Apokolips War	Darkseid	Voice, direct-to-video<ref name="btva" />
	Sky Sharks	Major General Frost
	Tales from the Hood 3	William	Direct-to-video
	Stoker Hills	Professor Smith	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2021	Insight	Carl	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
	The Lockdown Hauntings	Jordan Myers	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
	The House Next Door: Meet the Blacks 2	Rival
	Destination Marfa	Mayor Henry	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
	Candyman	Daniel Robitaille / The Candyman
	The Changed	Bill	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
	The Reenactment	Wilbur
	Horror Noire	Pike
	Night Night	James Glass
	All Gone Wrong	Lamont Hughes	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
	Traveling Light	Caddy	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2022	Hellblazers	Harry	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
	Bitch Ass	Titus Blaq	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
	Catfish Christmas	Bob
2023	Realm of Shadows	Fr. Dudley
	H.P. Lovecraft's Celephaïs	–	Short
	Devilreaux	Leonard	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
	Dixieland	Charles Colster	Short
	The Nana Project	Jack	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
	The Activated Man	Jeffrey Bowman	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2024	The Bunker	Major Frank Lawrence	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
	Stream	Future Mr. Lockwood	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2025	Werewolf Game	The Judge	Posthumous release<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
	Cutter's Club	Dr. George Roberts	Shot in 2005, completed in 2025<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
	Final Destination Bloodlines	William Bludworth	Posthumous release<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
	The Pitchfork Retreat		Completed; posthumous release<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1987	Simon & Simon	Troy Tolliver	Episode: "I Thought the War Was Over"
	Werewolf	Charlie	Episode: "The Unicorn"
	21 Jump Street	Aaron Jackson	Episode: "You Oughta Be in Prison"
1989	Kate & Allie	–	Episode: "A Tree Grows on West 56th Street"
	Night Court	Mr. Crumine	Episode: "For Love or Money"
	MacGyver	Zimba	Episode: "Black Rhino"
1990	Matlock	Billy Pierce	Episode: "The Narc"
	Cop Rock	Omar	Episode: "Potts Don't Fail Me Now"
1990–1991	Jake and the Fatman	Jordan Lee	Recurring cast: Season 4
	Star Trek: The Next Generation	Kurn	Guest cast: Season 3–5
1991	Father Dowling Mysteries	Lou	Episode: "The Fugitive Priest Mystery"
1994	Law & Order	Reverend Ott	Episode: "Sanctuary"
	The X-Files	Augustus D. Cole	Episode: "Sleepless"
	Homicide: Life on the Street	Matt Rhodes	Recurring cast: Season 3
1995	Hercules: The Legendary Journeys	Gladius	Episode: "The Gladiator"
	Black Fox	Britt Johnson / Black Fox	Main cast
1995–1996	Star Trek: Deep Space Nine	Adult Jake Sisko / Kurn	2 episodes
1996	Murder, She Wrote	National Security Agent Nathan Mitchell	Episode: "Mrs. Parker's Revenge"
	New York Undercover	Andrew Bryant	Episode: "Rule of Engagement"
	Beverly Hills, 90210	Dr. Julius Tate	Episode: "If I Had a Hammer"
1997	NYPD Blue	Detective Eddie Hazell	Episode: "Taillight's Last Gleaming"
	Xena: Warrior Princess	Cecrops	Episode: "Lost Mariner"
	Soldier of Fortune, Inc.	Joseph Karenga	Episode: "Missing in Action"
1998	Star Trek: Voyager	Alpha Hirogen	Episode: "Prey"
	Hercules: The Legendary Journeys	Gilgamesh	Episode: "Faith"
1999	Where Are They Now?	Himself	Episode: "Horror Movie Stars"
2000	Angel	Vyasa	Episode: "The Shroud of Rahmon"
2001	UC: Undercover	Cephus	Episode: "The Siege"
	Smallville	Earl Jenkins	Episode: "Jitters"
2002	Crossing Jordan	Coach Jim Evans	Episode: "Lost and Found"
	Andromeda	Captain Fehdman Metis	Episode: "The Lone and Level Sands"
	Charmed	Avatar of Force	Episode: "Sam I Am"
	Boston Public	Lester Lipschultz	2 episodes
	CSI: Miami	Sergeant Marcus Cawdrey	Episode: "Camp Fear"
2002–2003	The District	Stanley Carver	2 episodes
2004	The 100 Scariest Movie Moments	Himself	Episode: "Part I: 100–81"
	24	Detective Michael Norris	Episode: "Day 3: 3:00 a.m.–4:00 a.m."
2005	HypaSpace	Himself	Episode: "Episode #4.175"
	Night Stalker	Detective	Episode: "Malum"
	Criminal Minds	Eric Miller	Episode: "The Fox"
2005–2006	Stargate SG-1	Lord Haikon	Recurring cast: Season 9
2006	Svengoolie	Himself	Episode: "Dracula's Daughter"
	Masters of Horror	The Beast	Episode: "Valerie on the Stairs"
2007	Boston Legal	Detective Walter Berenson	Episode: "The Innocent Man"
	Without a Trace	Dr. Carl Williams	Episode: "Res Ipsa"
2007–2011	Chuck	CIA Director Langston Graham	Recurring cast: Season 1-2, Guest: Season 5
2009	Batman: The Brave and the Bold	Astaroth	Voice, episode: "Trials of the Demon!"<ref name="btva" />
	24	General Benjamin Juma	Recurring cast: Season 7
	Psych	Detective Moses Johnson	Episode: "High Top Fade Out"
	Splatter	Spencer Pope	Main cast
2010	Sym-Bionic Titan	Dark Shaman	Voice, episode: "Shaman of Fear"
	The Event	General Whitman	Recurring cast
2012	Hawaii Five-0	Jordan Nevins	Episode: "Kalele (Faith)"
	Holliston	Himself	Episode: "Candyman"
	Transformers: Prime	Dreadwing	Voice, recurring role<ref name="btva" />
	Zombie Family	Principle McGuffy	Episode: "Are You Eyeballing Me Boy?"
2012–2013	Young Justice	Icon	Voice, 2 episodes<ref name="btva" />
2013	Halloween Wars	Himself / Guest Judge	Episode: "Twisted Nursery Rhymes"
	The Young and the Restless	Gus Rogan	Regular cast
2014	Bravest Warriors	Aeon Worm	Voice, episode: "Season of the Mitch"
2015–2023	The Flash	Zoom	Voice (recurring role: season 2, guest: seasons 5 and 9); 16 episodes
2016	Dead of Summer	Holyoke the Tall Man	Recurring cast
2017	Be Cool, Scooby-Doo!	Space Kook, Captain Lewis, Reggi	Voice, 2 episodes<ref name="btva" />
	Room 104	The Father	Episode: "The Knockadoo"
	Riverdale	"Farmer" McGinty	Episode: "Chapter Twenty: Tales from the Darkside"
2019	The Orville	Moclan Delegate	Episode: "Sanctuary"
	Scream: Resurrection	Luther Thompson / Hook Man	3 episodes
2021; 2024	Masters of the Universe: Revelation	Scare Glow	Voice<ref name="btva" />
2021–2022	Dota: Dragon's Blood	Slyrak	Voice, main cast<ref name="btva" />
2025	Devil May Cry	TBA	Voice, posthumous release<ref>Template:Cite tweet</ref>

Video games

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1998	Star Trek: The Next Generation: Klingon Honor Guard	Kurn	<ref name="PCGamer">Template:Cite web</ref>
2000	The Legend of Dragoon	Cutscene narrator	Uncredited<ref name="VGChronicle">Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="Encyclopedia.com">Template:Cite web</ref>
2003	Star Trek: Elite Force II	Korban	<ref>Template:Cite video game</ref><ref name="Encyclopedia.com"/>
2007	Half-Life 2: Episode Two	Vortigaunts	<ref name="btva" />
2011	Dota 2	Dragon Knight, Night Stalker, Viper	<ref name="btva" />
2012	Call of Duty: Black Ops II	Admiral Tommy Briggs	Voice and motion capture<ref name="btva" />
2017	Star Trek Online	General Rodek, Kurn	<ref name="btva" />
2018	Artifact	Viper	<ref name="PCGamer"/>
2019	Layers of Fear 2	Narrator	<ref name="PCGamesN">Template:Cite web</ref>
2020	Half-Life: Alyx	Vortigaunts	<ref name="btva" /><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2021	Back 4 Blood	Doctor Rogers	<ref name="Eurogamer">Template:Cite web</ref>
2023	Stern Pinball	Venom	<ref name="btva" />
	Spider-Man 2		<ref name="VGChronicle" /><ref name="btva" />
2024	Indiana Jones and the Great Circle	Locus	Posthumous release<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Result	Template:Refh
1993	Fangoria Chainsaw Awards	Best Actor	Candyman	Template:Nom
2022	Critics' Choice Awards	Best Villain in a Movie	Candyman	Template:Nom	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2024	British Academy Games Awards	Performer in a Supporting Role	Spider-Man 2	Template:Nom	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

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