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ACTOR Tony Todd, known for starring the Candyman and Final Destination horror franchises, has died aged 69.
The Transformers and Star Trek icon died of natural causes at his home in Los Angeles, California.
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The actor also appeared in films such The Crow, Night of the Living Dead, and The Rock.
Dad-of-two Todd passed away on Wednesday night at his home in the neighbourhood of Marina del Rey.
His wife, Fatima, told The Hollywood Reporter he died after a long illness as tributes have been pouring in for the star.
Virginia Madsen, Todd's co-star in the Candyman horror series, paid tribute to him in an Instagram video, saying, "I don't know what to say right now."
In her caption, she wrote: "My beloved. May you rest in power sweet to the sweet in heaven. The great actor Tony Todd has left us and now is an angel. As he was in life. More later but I can't right now. I love you."
Madsen called Todd a "truly poetic man" who had "a gentle soul with a deep knowledge of the arts" in a later post.
Referencing the Candyman film, the actress added: "I will miss him so much and hope he haunts me once in a while.
"But I will not summon him in the mirror!"
New Line Cinema, which produced the Final Destination franchise, wrote on Instagram: “The industry has lost a legend. We have lost a cherished friend. Rest in peace, Tony, -Your Final Destination Family."
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