Tony Todd holds onto Virginia Madsen in a scene from “Candyman,” 1992. Getty Images “My beloved. May you rest in power sweet to the sweet in heaven,” Madsen, 63, captioned her post.

His next big role likely is his most famous -- playing the mythical title creep with a hook for a hand in Candyman (1992), a character he reprised in the 2021 sequel of the same name, as per Deadline.