Actor Camden Toy, whose credits included the television series “Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” “The Bay” and “Angel,” has died.
In a press release shared Wednesday, Toy’s publicist Matt Chassin said the actor died Monday after a two-year battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 68.
“Those who knew him, remember the kindness, the sweetness and his infectious smile, and great sense of humor,” the statement read. “He relished in making people laugh.”
Days before his death, his longtime partner, Bethany Henderson, opened up about his diagnosis on Facebook.
“He was diagnosed in February last year after months of mysterious pain. For many reasons, we were very hopeful for, at least, a longer and more fruitful time on planet Earth. Even the more recent challenges felt more like a hiccup in progress. Unfortunately, it looks like we’ve reached the end of the road with the doctor’s treatments,” a December 8 post from Henderson read.
Henderson added that Toy did not go public with his diagnosis “for many reasons,” adding that his condition had “declined a lot in the last 2 months and tremendously in the last several days.”
Apart from playing one of the Gentlemen in the vampire-slaying series, Camden appeared in various projects like “Angel,” “The Bay,” “Average Joe,” “Shameless,” and “The Mentalist.”
Juliet Landau, Toy’s close friend and co-star on “Buffy The Vampire Slayer,” remembered him as a “beautiful soul, a beautiful friend and a beautiful talent.”
“From the first moment we met, I knew he was special,” Landau continued in a statement. “Under the visage of the monster he was made-up to be, shined the kindest of spirits. He’s been a gift in our lives. We will miss him greatly.”
According to his obituary, Toy went back to school and got his MFA in screenwriting before his death.
He had written two TV shows, a feature film and a graphic novel that he hoped would be his legacy.
