Tony Todd, the actor who played the eponymous phantom killer in the original “Candyman” horror franchise and other notable ...

BAFTA-nominated actor Tony Todd, best known for his titular role in the “Candyman” horror films, has died at age 69.

The actor’s second-ever screen credit was the character Warren in the Oliver Stone movie “Platoon,” which won Best Picture at the 1987 Academy Awards. Other notable film roles for Todd came ...

(CNN) — Tony Todd, the actor who played the eponymous phantom killer in the original “Candyman” horror franchise and other notable roles, has died at 69. The news was confirmed to CNN on ...