Tim Curry
Acting
- Born:
- 1946-04-19
- Died:
- 2026-08-25
- Place of birth:
- Grappenhall, England, UK
Biography
Timothy James Curry (April 19, 1946 – August 25, 2026) was an English actor and singer. He was known for working in a diverse range of theatre, film, and television, most often portraying villainous characters. Curry rose to prominence with his portrayal of Dr. Frank-N-Furter in The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975), reprising the role he had originated in the 1973 London and the 1974 Los Angeles stage productions of The Rocky Horror Show. His other stage work includes various roles in the original West End production of Hair, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in the 1980 Broadway production of Amadeus, the Pirate King in the 1982 West End production of The Pirates of Penzance, Alan Swann in the Broadway production of My Favourite Year, and King Arthur in Broadway and West End productions of Spamalot from 2005 to 2007. Curry received further acclaim for his film and television roles, including as Rooster Hannigan in the film adaptation of Annie (1982), as Darkness in the fantasy film Legend (1985), as Wadsworth in the mystery comedy film Clue (1985), as Pennywise the Dancing Clown in the horror miniseries It (1990), as the Concierge in Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992), and Long John Silver in Muppet Treasure Island (1996). Curry has also gained acclaim as a voice actor. His roles in animation include Captain Hook on the Fox series Peter Pan & the Pirates (1990–1991), Hexxus in the fantasy film FernGully: The Last Rainforest (1992), Sir Nigel Thornberry on the Nickelodeon series The Wild Thornberrys (1998–2004) and Palpatine on Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2013–2014).
Known For
Filmography
Barbie in the Nutcracker
Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror
Stream
King on Screen
Who Done It: The Clue Documentary
Meat Loaf - A Celebration Of Life
Pennywise: The Story of ‘It’
Rocky Horror 45: The Movie
Wildchat
The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do the Time Warp Again
Meat Loaf: In and Out of Hell
Over the Garden Wall
Ribbit
Saving Santa
Axel: The Biggest Little Hero
Gingerclown
What About Dick?
Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja
The High Fructose Adventures of Annoying Orange
Strange Frame
Back to the Sea
The Outback
The Voyages of Young Doctor Dolittle
Young Justice
Burke & Hare
Regular Show
A Turtle's Tale: Sammy's Adventures
The North Star
Return to Cranford
Alice
Barbie and the Three Musketeers
Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey!
Mythic Journeys
The Secret of Moonacre
Starz Inside: Ladies or Gentlemen
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
Scooby-Doo! and the Goblin King
Fly Me to the Moon
Ben 10: Alien Force
The Colour of Magic
The Color of Magic - Die Reise des Zauberers Teil 1
The Color of Magic - Die Reise des Zauberers Teil 2
Christmas in Wonderland
Cranford
The Chosen One
Phineas and Ferb
Eloise Goes to School
Eloise in Hollywood
Little Miss Christmas
A Sesame Street Christmas Carol
Eloise's Rawther Unusual Halloween
Me, Eloise
Queer Duck: The Movie
Psych
Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties
Jimmy Timmy Power Hour 2: When Nerds Collide
Criminal Minds
Loonatics Unleashed
Bailey's Billion$
Jimmy Neutron: The League of Villains
Valiant
Mucha Lucha: The Return of El Malefico
Higglytown Heroes
Kinsey
Bench Pressley
Jimmy Neutron: Operation: Rescue Jet Fusion
Duck Dodgers
Rugrats Go Wild
The Not So Golden Calf: Commandments 1-2
The Wild Thornberrys Movie
I, Crocodile
Ritual
Ozzy & Drix
Family Affair
Pet Star
The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius
Monk
Creating a Myth... the Memories of 'Legend'
I Love Muppets
The Scoundrel's Wife
Teamo Supremo
Barbie in the Nutcracker
Wolf Girl
The Proud Family
The Wild Thornberrys: The Origin of Donnie
Samurai Jack
Scary Movie 2
Charlie’s Angels: Getting G’d Up
Attila
Gary & Mike
Rugrats in Paris: The Movie
Charlie's Angels
Bette
Sorted
Lion of Oz
Four Dogs Playing Poker
Pirates of the Plain
Behind the Music: The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Scooby-Doo! and the Witch's Ghost
The Brothers Flub
Xyber 9: New Dawn
The Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot
Redwall
Bartok the Magnificent
Jackie's Back!
Where Are They Now?
Batman Beyond
Get Bruce!
The Titanic Chronicles
Addams Family Reunion
The Rugrats Movie
Martial Law
Will & Grace
Voltron: The Third Dimension
The Wild Thornberrys
Rude Awakening
The Easter Story Keepers
Doom Runners
Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas
A Christmas Carol
Over the Top
Teen Angel
Super Nova
Bruno the Kid: The Animated Movie
McHale's Navy
Lexx
Mighty Ducks the Movie: The First Face-Off
The Story of Santa Claus
Titanic
Hey Arnold!
Bruno the Kid
Jumanji
Mighty Ducks: The Animated Series
Adventures from the Book of Virtues
Quack Pack
Lover's Knot
Muppet Treasure Island
The Naked Truth
Freakazoid!
The Rocky Horror Double Feature Video Show
The Mask: Animated Series
Congo
The Pebble and the Penguin
Daisy-Head Mayzie
Turbocharged Thunderbirds
Superhuman Samurai Syber-Squad: The Glitch That Stole Christmas
Earth 2
Aaahh!!! Real Monsters
Gargoyles
Superhuman Samurai Syber-Squad
The Shadow
Duckman
Aladdin
The Three Musketeers
Sonic the Hedgehog
National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1
Meggamorphosis
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
Wild West C.O.W.-Boys of Moo Mesa
The Little Mermaid
Eek! The Cat
Batman: The Animated Series
Passed Away
FernGully: The Last Rainforest
Fish Police
Defenders of Dynatron City
Capitol Critters
Timeless Tales: The Steadfast Tin Soldier
Darkwing Duck: Darkly Dawns The Duck
Darkwing Duck
The Legend of Prince Valiant
Oscar
Dinosaurs
The Pirates of Dark Water
Tales from the Darkside
It
The Marzipan Pig
Wake, Rattle, and Roll
Captain Planet and the Planeteers
Tiny Toon Adventures
Peter Pan & the Pirates
TaleSpin
Tom & Jerry Kids Show
Gravedale High
Roger Waters: The Wall - Live in Berlin
The Hunt for Red October
The Easter Story
Paddington Bear
Tales from the Crypt
Long Ago and Far Away
Agatha Christie's Poirot
Fantastic Max
The Creation - Greatest Adventure Stories from the Bible
Abel's Island
Pass the Ammo
Wiseguy
The Tracey Ullman Show
The Worst Witch
Clue
The Greatest Adventure: Stories from the Bible
Legend
Ligmalion: Or How to Help Yourself in Self-Help Britain
Blue Money
Video Stars
The Ploughman's Lunch
Annie
Oliver Twist
Lights! Camera! Annie! The Making of a Major Hollywood Musical
Times Square
Okay
City Sugar
The Shout
Will Shakespeare
Bio’s Bahnhof
The Sunday Drama
Rock Follies
Three Men in a Boat
Saturday Night Live
Arena
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Schmoedipus
Napoleon and Love
Vérité
Stage 2
Disco
The Policeman and the Cook
Play for Today
Ace of Wands
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
Armchair Theatre
The Oscars
Stream 2: Sudden Death
Untitled Tim Curry Documentary