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Camden Toy, the character actor known for playing several of Buffy the Vampire Slayer’s most monstrous demonic entities, died on Monday, his reps said. He was 68. Toy’s death came after a private two-year battle with pancreatic cancer, according to a press release.
Toy was a beloved member of the so-called Whedonverse, portraying three different Buffy demons—Gnarl, Turok-Han, and one of the malevolent Gentleman—and a Nosferatu-like fiend hailed as the Prince of Lies on spin-off series Angel.
Doug Jones, the actor known for his creatures in Pan’s Labyrinth, Hellboy, and The Shape of Water, acted alongside Toy as a fellow Gentleman in Buffy’s fourth season, mourned his friend in a statement. “We may have met on the set of Buffy as two hideous-looking ‘Gentlemen,’ but that only sparked a dear friendship that would continue for twenty-four years,” Jones said. “It’s rare to find a man so joyful, smiley, smart, giggly, huggie [sic], good at listening with his heart, and accessible always to anyone he knew, including his many fans.”