Tony Todd (born December 4, 1954) is an American
actor and
producer, known for his height (6'5", 1.96 m)
and deep voice.
Early life
Todd was
born Anthony Todd in Washington, D.C.
He grew up in Hartford,
Connecticut
and attended local schools. He was also in
the
Boy Scouts of America, a
member of Troop 450 which met in the Mt. Calvary Church in
Hartford's North End.
He attended the University of
Connecticut
and studied at the Eugene O'Neill
National Theatre Institute.
Career
Film
He has
appeared in more than 100 screen and television films, and has
played opposite many major stars in Hollywood
. His movie credits include:
Platoon (1986),
Night of the Living
Dead (1990),
Candyman (1992),
The Crow (1994),
The Rock (1996),
Wishmaster (1997) and the
Final Destination series
(2000-2006), and Minotaur (2006). Todd was the voice of
The Fallen in
Transformers: Revenge of the
Fallen.
Broadway and television
He has
also acted on Broadway
and
television, gaining particular renown for his appearances in
popular sci-fi/fantasy series. He is well known for his
portrayal of Seth in the 1996 movie
Beastmaster: The Eye of Braxas. He is also
noted by the
Star Trek fandom for
playing
Worf's brother
Kurn
on
Star Trek: The
Next Generation and
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.
He also had guest roles as the Alpha
Hirogen
in an episode of
Star Trek:
Voyager and the adult
Jake Sisko
in the award-winning
Deep Space Nine episode "
The Visitor".
His other television appearances include a recurring role on
Boston Public and guest
appearances on
Law &
Order,
Homicide: Life on the
Street,
Hercules: The Legendary
Journeys,
Xena
Warrior Princess as
Cecrops,
The X-Files,
Smallville,
Angel,
24,
Charmed,
Stargate
SG-1,
Andromeda,
Chuck and starred as Angela's father
in
Boy Meets World.
He is one of the few actors who has portrayed two different roles
on
24. He was initially cast
as Detective Michael Norris in
season
three and four years later as General Benjamin Juma in both
24: Redemption and
24 .
Filmography
Movies
TV series
Video games
References
- Tony Todd Biography - Yahoo! Movies
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