“Mature actor and horror film veteran, costumed as such.”
Todd Roddick
is 80 years old. He has been acting
since he was a teenager, attended what became the Youth Performing Arts School
and attended college at UofL where he graduated with an MFA.
His “career”
never really took off, however, and he appeared in New York on soap operas in
supporting roles for about twenty years.
Then he was recognized by a casting director as being ideal for a role
in “The Dark Side” and appeared as the lead monster for another twenty years in
episodes that were broadcast after The Late Show on Friday nights. In all, he appeared in more than 30 episodes. Vincent Price was his ideal.
It was
during this period that a fan base developed and he was in moderate demand for
personal appearances, especially at Comic con and similar trade expos. Sadly, even this ride came to an end about
ten years ago.
It was at
this time that he caught the attention of the casting director for Slasher Films. He was hired by them as a
central character for a series of films based on a paranormal/monster story
line that retold crimes with that sort of twist.
He realizes
that his career has not been all that successful but is satisfied that he did
the best he could under the circumstances.
Those of being less than a heroic, romantic lead and more of a side-kick
type of character.
His career
and lifestyle are compatible. He is an ego-centric
hypochondriac who self-medicates to ease his imaginary ailments. Some of his medications are borderline
illegal without prescription and tend to send him on flights of fancy that,
putting it kindly, make him interesting.
In fact, those close to him are quite fed-up with his behavior.
Undaunted by the disapproval of those around him, he continues as he has. It is a mixture of bravado, inflated ego, and insensitivity, or better, disregard for those near him. He is not mean, simply self-absorbed. He would never do anything to hurt another emotionally or physically. He doesn’t have enough of a connection to anyone for that.
