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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 Broa…
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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).
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Barbie in the Nutcracker
as Pai do Rei dos Ratos (voz)
Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror
as Self
Stream
as Lockwood
King on Screen
as Self
Who Done It: The Clue Documentary
as Self (archive footage)
Meat Loaf - A Celebration Of Life
as Self (archive footage)
Pennywise: The Story of ‘It’
as Himself
Rocky Horror 45: The Movie
as Self
Wildchat
as Self
The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do the Time Warp Again
as The Narrator/Criminologist
Meat Loaf: In and Out of Hell
as Self - Interviewed in 1974 (archive footage)
Ribbit
as Terrence
Saving Santa
as Neville Baddington (voice)
Axel: The Biggest Little Hero
as Papa Qi (voice)
Gingerclown
as Gingerclown
What About Dick?
as Reverend Whoopsie
Strange Frame
as Dorlan Mig (voice)
Back to the Sea
as Eric (voice)
The Outback
as Blacktooth (voice)
The Voyages of Young Doctor Dolittle
as Doctor Dolittle (voice)
Burke & Hare
as Dr. Monroe
A Turtle's Tale: Sammy's Adventures
as Fluffy (voice)
The North Star
Barbie and the Three Musketeers
as Philippe (voice)
Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey!
as Piccadilly (voice)
Mythic Journeys
as The King (voice)
The Secret of Moonacre
as Coeur De Noir
Starz Inside: Ladies or Gentlemen
as Self
Scooby-Doo! and the Goblin King
as The Goblin King (voice)
Fly Me to the Moon
as Yegor (voice)
The Color of Magic - Die Reise des Zauberers Teil 2
as Trymon
The Color of Magic - Die Reise des Zauberers Teil 1
as Trymon
Christmas in Wonderland
as McLoosh
The Chosen One
as Lucifer
No Poster
Eloise Goes to School
as Mr. Salamone (voice)
Eloise in Hollywood
as Mr. Salamone (voice)
Little Miss Christmas
as Mr. Salamone (voice)
A Sesame Street Christmas Carol
as Narrator (voice)
Eloise's Rawther Unusual Halloween
as Mr. Salamone (voice)
Queer Duck: The Movie
as Peccary (voice)
Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties
as Prince (voice)
Jimmy Timmy Power Hour 2: When Nerds Collide
as Professor Calamitous (voice)
Bailey's Billion$
as Caspar Pennington
Jimmy Neutron: The League of Villains
as Professor Calamitous(voice)
Valiant
as Von Talon (voice)
Mucha Lucha: The Return of El Malefico
as El Maléfico (voice)
Kinsey
as Thurman Rice
No Poster
Bench Pressley
as Prawnda
Jimmy Neutron: Operation: Rescue Jet Fusion
as Professor Calamitous (voice)
Rugrats Go Wild
as Nigel Thornberry (voice)
The Not So Golden Calf: Commandments 1-2
as Hazzaka(voice)
The Wild Thornberrys Movie
as Nigel Thornberry / Col. Radcliff Thornberry (voice)
I, Crocodile
as Narrator (voice)
Ritual
as Matthew Hope
Creating a Myth... the Memories of 'Legend'
as Himself
I Love Muppets
as Self
The Scoundrel's Wife
as Father Antoine
Barbie in the Nutcracker
as Mouse King (voice)
Wolf Girl
as Harley Dune
The Wild Thornberrys: The Origin of Donnie
as Nigel Thornberry (voice)
Scary Movie 2
as Professor
Charlie’s Angels: Getting G’d Up
as Self
Rugrats in Paris: The Movie
as Sumo Singer (voice)
Charlie's Angels
as Roger Corwin
Sorted
as Damian Kemp
Lion of Oz
as Captain Fitzgerald (voice)
Four Dogs Playing Poker
as Felix
Pirates of the Plain
as Jezebel Jack
Behind the Music: The Rocky Horror Picture Show
as Self
Scooby-Doo! and the Witch's Ghost
as Ben Ravencroft (voice)
Bartok the Magnificent
as The Skull (voice)
Jackie's Back!
as Edward Whatsett St. John
Get Bruce!
as Self
The Titanic Chronicles
as (voice)
Addams Family Reunion
as Gomez Addams
The Rugrats Movie
as Rex Pester (voice)
The Easter Story Keepers
as Nero (voice)
Doom Runners
as Dr. Kao
Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas
as Forte (voice)
A Christmas Carol
as Ebenezer Scrooge (voice)
Super Nova
as Poet Man
Bruno the Kid: The Animated Movie
as Lazlo Gigahurtz (voice) (archive footage)
McHale's Navy
as Maj. Vladikov
Mighty Ducks the Movie: The First Face-Off
as Lord Dragaunus (voice)
The Story of Santa Claus
as Nostros, the eldest elf (voice)
Lover's Knot
as Cupid's Caseworker
Muppet Treasure Island
as Long John Silver
The Rocky Horror Double Feature Video Show
as Self
Congo
as Herkermer Homolka
The Pebble and the Penguin
as Drake (voice)
Daisy-Head Mayzie
as Finagle (voice)
Superhuman Samurai Syber-Squad: The Glitch That Stole Christmas
as Kilokahn (voice)
The Shadow
as Farley Claymore
The Three Musketeers
as Cardinal Richelieu
National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1
as Jigsaw
Meggamorphosis
as The Snake
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
as Concierge
Passed Away
as Boyd Pinter
FernGully: The Last Rainforest
as Hexxus (voice)
Defenders of Dynatron City
as Atom Ed, The Floating Head (voice)
Timeless Tales: The Steadfast Tin Soldier
as Jack
Darkwing Duck: Darkly Dawns The Duck
as Taurus Bulba (voice)
Oscar
as Dr. Thornton Poole
Tales from the Darkside
as Pirate (voice)
The Marzipan Pig
as Narrator (voice)
Roger Waters: The Wall - Live in Berlin
as Self - Vocals
The Hunt for Red October
as Dr. Yevgeni Petrov (Red October)
The Easter Story
as Judas Iscariot (voice)
The Creation - Greatest Adventure Stories from the Bible
as The Serpent (Voice)
Abel's Island
as Abel (voice)
Pass the Ammo
as Rev. Ray Porter
The Worst Witch
as The Grand Wizard
Clue
as Wadsworth
Legend
as Lord of "Darkness"
Ligmalion: Or How to Help Yourself in Self-Help Britain
as Eden Rothwell Esq.
Blue Money
as Larry Gormley
Video Stars
as Tommy Whazz
The Ploughman's Lunch
as Jeremy Hancock
Annie
as Rooster Hannigan
Oliver Twist
as Bill Sikes
Lights! Camera! Annie! The Making of a Major Hollywood Musical
as Self / Rooster
Times Square
as Johnny LaGuardia
City Sugar
as Leonard Brazil
The Shout
as Robert Graves
Three Men in a Boat
as Jerome K Jerome
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
as Dr. Frank-N-Furter
Schmoedipus
as Glen
Vérité
as Mik
The Policeman and the Cook
as Crosscapel
Stream 2: Sudden Death
as Lockwood
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