The horror community is in mourning after the loss of a true icon of the genre.

Tony Todd, known for his distinctive voice and chilling performance as candy man in addition to many other roles, sadly passed away at the age of 69. The actor reportedly died on November 6 at his home in Los Angeles after a long illness.

Todd made his film debut in 1986. Somnambulismbeginning a career that spans over 200 film and television credits. His most famous role is that of the eponymous hook-handed killer in candy man films, but he also appeared in films like Final destinationthe 90s Night of the Living Dead remake, The Raven, the Hatchet, Frankenstein And Hell party.

His non-horror projects include The Rock, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Star Trek: Voyager, 21 Jump Street, Night Court, MacGyver, Matlock, Jake and the Fatman, Law & Order, The X-Files, NYPD Blue, Beverly Hills 90210, Xena: Warrior Princess And Murder, she wrote.

As for his roles in the comics, Todd provided the voices for Zoom in The lightning CW series, Darkseid in the DC animated film universe and Venom in Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 video game.

“My beloved. May you rest in power. at Todd’s candy man co-star Virginia Madsen wrote in an Instagram post. “The great actor Tony Todd has left us and is now an angel. As he was in life. I’ll talk about it later, but I can’t right now. I love you.”

Below are more tributes to the actor.

In addition to his wife, Fatima, Todd is survived by his two children, Alex and Ariana.