He began his career working for his father, Hall of Fame television producer Bill Todman.
In 1981, Todman moved to Goodson-Todman West in Los Angeles to concentrate on television production.
He moved with Moonves to Lorimar-Telepictures, where Todman teamed up with Joel Simon to form a producing partnership called Todman/Simon Productions that spanned decades.
While working in television, Todman and Simon ventured into feature films, producing hit Warner Bros. movies such as Married to the Mob and Hard to Kill.
He served as executive producer on films including Two if by Sea, Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls, Diabolique, Incognito, Wild America, Bad Moon, Major League: Back to the Minors, Wrongfully Accused, and The King and I.