Hollywood actor Tony Todd has passed away. Aged 69.

According to foreign media outlets such as CNN, Tony Todd, who appeared in various movies including ‘Candyman’, has passed away. It was reported that Tony Todd passed away on the 6th at his home in California, USA due to a long-standing illness. His agency also confirmed his death.

Tony Todd is a veteran Hollywood actor who has appeared in various works for 40 years. Tony Todd, who started his acting career through plays, made his presence felt by appearing in Hollywood movies. His representative work is the movie ‘Candyman’, which made a big impression on the public. ‘Candyman’ is an African-American artist and the son of a slave who was murdered for having an affair with a white woman. Tony Todd received a lot of attention for his role as ‘Candyman’.

He also appeared in many horror and mystery films, including the ‘Destination’ series, ‘Silence’, ‘Scarecrow Slayer’, ‘Imurders’, ‘The Quiet Ones’. Tony Rhodes, who was also a voice actor, also voiced the villain Venom in the PlayStation game ‘Marvel‘s Spider-Man 2’.

Hong Se-young, Donga.com Reporter projecthong@donga.com