"What's blood for? If not for shedding?"

November 9, 2024 8:44 AM

Tony Todd, the titular Candyman, the laconic coroner of Final Destination, dead at 69.
posted by Kitteh (25 comments total)

Kurn, son of Mogh, Sto-vo-kor awaits you!
posted by briank at 8:52 AM on November 9 [24 favorites]

As much as I loved Kurn, Todd's #1 contribution to Trek was probably as the adult Jake Sisko in "The Visitor."

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posted by Halloween Jack at 9:31 AM on November 9 [20 favorites]

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posted by Faint of Butt at 10:01 AM on November 9 [3 favorites]

What a wonderful voice! What an amazing screen presence!
posted by GenjiandProust at 10:02 AM on November 9 [3 favorites]

This one hurts.

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posted by Navelgazer at 10:06 AM on November 9

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posted by Pope Guilty at 10:18 AM on November 9 [1 favorite]

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posted by Cash4Lead at 10:56 AM on November 9

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posted by UltraMorgnus at 11:02 AM on November 9

One of my favorite Trek two-parters is when Kurn flies through a star's corona to vanquish his foes, and then he looks at his brother like, yeah, we just did that.
posted by They sucked his brains out! at 11:08 AM on November 9 [5 favorites]

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posted by cupcakeninja at 12:25 PM on November 9

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posted by JoeXIII007 at 12:49 PM on November 9

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posted by bryon at 12:53 PM on November 9

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posted by equalpants at 12:59 PM on November 9

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He's so amazing as Candyman, especially in the first film. He's so magnetic. It's basically a Dracula movie, and he is as good or better than anyone who ever played Dracula on the screen.
posted by kittens for breakfast at 1:09 PM on November 9 [9 favorites]

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posted by gauche at 2:00 PM on November 9

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posted by Smart Dalek at 2:23 PM on November 9

"What's blood for? If not for shedding?"
Elevator pitch: Horror movie. Girl with the Dogs stars as a villain who forcibly belly-bands, blow-dries and shaves Happy-Hoodied people to death. Title: "What's Hair For If Not For Shedding?"

Also... driving through Sunnyvale CA toward the flagship Fry's Electronics and encountering the Kern Ave. street marker: [Growls like Worf] "Kuuurrrrrrrrrnnnn".

. for one of the great 'That Guy' actors.
posted by zaixfeep at 2:55 PM on November 9

and then he looks at his brother like, yeah, we just did that

Just to show the receebs
posted by They sucked his brains out! at 3:13 PM on November 9 [2 favorites]

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posted by humbug at 3:14 PM on November 9

This week fucking sucks.
posted by pattern juggler at 3:15 PM on November 9 [3 favorites]

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posted by edithkeeler at 3:30 PM on November 9

He was great every time I saw him. So much damn presence.

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posted by kitten kaboodle at 4:21 PM on November 9

Tony Todd really elevated the Final Destination franchise for me. It's among my favorite underappreciated things.

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posted by Cogito at 1:39 PM on November 10 [1 favorite]

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posted by The Ardship of Cambry at 7:00 PM on November 10

My lovely wife and I just watched him as Ben in the 1998 remake of Night of the Living Dead. He, Patricia Tallman as Barbara, and Tom Towles as Harry elevate that film.
posted by Gelatin at 7:23 AM on November 11 [1 favorite]