Tony Todd

Tony Todd (2017)

Anthony Tiran Todd (born December 4, 1954 in Washington, DC ) is an American actor . He is best known for starring Candyman , whom he embodied in three films.

Todd graduated from the University of Connecticut and the Eugene O'Neill National Theater Institute. He had received scholarships for both universities and a sports scholarship in Connecticut.

Since 1986 he has been active as an actor for film and television. In the 1990s he was also in Starship Enterprise - The Next Century and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine as Klingon Captain Kurn.

From 2005 to 2006 he was in three episodes of the series Stargate - Kommando SG-1 . He also appeared in the television series Xena - The Warrior Princess in the episode "Ship of Damnation" as Cecrops. Todd starred in the horror series Zombie Family in April 2012 , alongside Cerina Vincent and Reggie Bannister . His work includes more than 200 film and television projects, including many B-movies from the horror genre.

In Call of Duty: Black Ops II he voiced "Admiral Tommy Briggs".

In addition to his work in front of the camera, he appears in plays and uses his distinctive voice as a narrator in films and film trailers.

Filmography (selection)

Movies

• 1986: Platoon
• 1987: Enemy Territory
• 1989: The tough principal (Lean on Me)
• 1990: The Return of the Undead (Night of the Living Dead)
• 1990: Criminal Justice
• 1992: Candyman's Curse (Candyman)
• 1994: The X Files (Season 2, Episode 4)
• 1994: The Crow - The Crow (The Crow)
• 1995: Candyman 2 : Farewell to the Flesh
• 1996: Beastmaster - The Eye of Braxus
• 1996: The Rock - Rock of the decision (The Rock)
• 1996: Dark Assassin
• 1997: Wes Craven's Wishmaster
• 1997: True Women
• 1998: Bram Stoker: Dark World (Shadow Builder)
• 1999: Babylon 5: Brothers in Arms (Babylon 5: A Call to Arms)
• 1999: Candyman 3 - Day of the Dead
• 2000: The Secret (Le Secret)
• 2000: Final Destination
• 2003: Final Destination 2
• 2003: Ice Cold Silence (Silence)
• 2004: Murder-Set-Pieces
• 2005: Checking Out - Everything according to my rules (Checking Out)
• 2006: Minotaur
• 2006: Final Destination 3 (only in the original, as narrator)
• 2006: Shadow: Dead Riot
• 2006: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde)
• 2006: The Eden Formula
• 2007: Hatchet
• 2007: The Man From Earth
• 2007: Shadow Puppets
• 2008: 24: Redemption (TV movie)
• 2009: Transformers - Revenge ( Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen , Voice)
• 2009: Penance - They pay for their sins (Penance)
• 2009: The Graves
• 2010: Hatchet II
• 2011: Final Destination 5
• 2011: Jack the Reaper
• 2012: Sushi Girl
• 2014: Prelude to Axanar
• 2015: Frankenstein - The Experiment (Frankenstein)
• 2018: Hell Fest

TV Shows

year	title	Remarks
1989	MacGyver
1990, 1991	Starship Enterprise - The Next Century (Star Trek: The Next Generation)	3 episodes
1995, 1996	Star Trek: Deep Space Nine	2 episodes
2000	Andromeda
2001	Smallville	Episode 1x08
2005	Criminal Minds
2006	Masters of Horror	Episode 2x08
2007-2011	Chuck
2009	24
2012	Hawaii Five-0	Episode 2 × 19
2015–2016, 2018	The Flash
2017	Riverdale
2019	The Orville

Video games

year	title	role
1998	Star Trek: The Next Generation: Klingon Honor Guard	Kurn
2000	Legend of Dragoon	Speaker cutscenes
2003	Star Trek: Elite Force II	Korban
2007	Half-Life 2: Episode Two	Vortigaunt
2011	Dota 2	Dragon Knight / Night Stalker / Viper
2012	Call of Duty: Black Ops II	Admiral Tommy Briggs
2017	Star Trek Online	General Rodek
2018	Artifact	viper
2019	Layers of Fear 2	teller
2020	Half-Life: Alyx	Vortigaunt

Web links

Commons : Tony Todd  - Collection of Pictures, Videos and Audio Files

• Tony Todd in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Tony Todd in the German dubbing file

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Exclusive Set Coverage and Photos - Dread Central Visits a Zombie Family . Retrieved April 20, 2012.
2. ^ Andy Kelly, Christopher Livingston: 12 big things we learned about Half-Life: Alyx today .