Tim Curry
Born: 1946-04-19 in Grappenhall, England, UK
Died: 2026-08-25
Known For: Acting
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).
Filmography
2026
- Barbie in the Nutcracker as Pai do Rei dos Ratos (voz)
2025
2024
- Stream as Lockwood
2023
- King on Screen as Self
2022
- Meat Loaf - A Celebration Of Life as Self (archive footage)
- Who Done It: The Clue Documentary as Self (archive footage)
2021
- Pennywise: The Story of ‘It’ as Himself
- Rocky Horror 45: The Movie as Self
2019
2016
- The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do the Time Warp Again as The Narrator/Criminologist
2015
- Meat Loaf: In and Out of Hell as Self - Interviewed in 1974 (archive footage)
2014
- Over the Garden Wall as Auntie Whispers (voice)
- Ribbit as Terrence
2013
- Saving Santa as Neville Baddington (voice)
- Axel: The Biggest Little Hero as Papa Qi (voice)
- Gingerclown as Gingerclown
2012
- Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja as The Sorcerer (voice)
- The High Fructose Adventures of Annoying Orange as Professor Plum (voice)
- Back to the Sea as Eric (voice)
- The Outback as Blacktooth (voice)
- What About Dick? as Reverend Whoopsie
- Strange Frame as Dorlan Mig (voice)
2011
- The Voyages of Young Doctor Dolittle as Doctor Dolittle (voice)
2010
- Regular Show as Master Prank Caller #2 (voice)
- Young Justice as G. Gordon Godfrey (voice)
- A Turtle's Tale: Sammy's Adventures as Fluffy (voice)
- Burke & Hare as Dr. Monroe
- The Color of Magic 2in1 as Trymon
- The North Star
2009
- Barbie and the Three Musketeers as Philippe (voice)
- Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey! as Piccadilly (voice)
- Alice as Dodo
- The Secret of Moonacre as Coeur De Noir
- Mythic Journeys as The King (voice)
2008
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars as Chancellor Palpatine (voice)
- Ben 10: Alien Force as Dr. Chadwick / Knight #2 (voice)
- The Colour of Magic as Trymon
- Fly Me to the Moon as Yegor (voice)
- Scooby-Doo! and the Goblin King as The Goblin King (voice)
- The Color of Magic - Die Reise des Zauberers Teil 1 as Trymon
- The Color of Magic - Die Reise des Zauberers Teil 2 as Trymon
- Starz Inside: Ladies or Gentlemen as Self
2007
- Phineas and Ferb as Stubbings (voice)
- Cranford as Signor Brunoni
- Christmas in Wonderland as McLoosh
- Eloise Goes to School
- The Chosen One as Lucifer
2006
- Psych as Nigel St. Nigel
- Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties as Prince (voice)
- Me, Eloise as Mr. Salamone (voice)
- Queer Duck: The Movie as Peccary (voice)
- Jimmy Timmy Power Hour 2: When Nerds Collide as Professor Calamitous (voice)
- A Sesame Street Christmas Carol as Narrator (voice)
- Little Miss Christmas as Mr. Salamone (voice)
2005
- Criminal Minds as Billy Flynn
- Loonatics Unleashed as The Ringmaster (voice)
- Valiant as Von Talon (voice)
- Mucha Lucha: The Return of El Malefico as El Maléfico (voice)
- Jimmy Neutron: The League of Villains as Professor Calamitous(voice)
- Bailey's Billion$ as Caspar Pennington
2004
- Higglytown Heroes as Librarian Hero (voice)
- Kinsey as Thurman Rice
- Bench Pressley as Prawnda
2003
- Duck Dodgers as Magnificent Rogue (voice)
- Rugrats Go Wild as Nigel Thornberry (voice)
- Jimmy Neutron: Operation: Rescue Jet Fusion as Professor Calamitous (voice)
- The Not So Golden Calf: Commandments 1-2 as Hazzaka(voice)
2002
- Monk as Dale 'The Whale' Biederbeck
- The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius as Professor Calamitous (voice)
- Pet Star as Self - Judge
- Ozzy & Drix as Nick O'Teen (voice)
- Teamo Supremo as Laser Pirate (voice)
- The Wild Thornberrys Movie as Nigel Thornberry / Col. Radcliff Thornberry (voice)
- Family Affair as Mr. French
- Ritual as Matthew Hope
- Creating a Myth... the Memories of 'Legend' as Himself
- The Scoundrel's Wife as Father Antoine
- I Love Muppets as Self
- I, Crocodile as Narrator (voice)
2001
- Samurai Jack as Worm 1 (voice)
- The Proud Family
- Scary Movie 2 as Professor
- Gary & Mike as Killer (voice)
- Barbie in the Nutcracker as Mouse King (voice)
- Attila as Theodosius
- The Wild Thornberrys: The Origin of Donnie as Nigel Thornberry (voice)
- Wolf Girl as Harley Dune
- Charlie’s Angels: Getting G’d Up as Self
2000
- Charlie's Angels as Roger Corwin
- Rugrats in Paris: The Movie as Sumo Singer (voice)
- Bette
- Sorted as Damian Kemp
- Four Dogs Playing Poker as Felix
- Lion of Oz as Captain Fitzgerald (voice)
1999
- Batman Beyond as Mutro Botha (voice)
- Where Are They Now? as Self
- The Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot as Dr. Neugog (voice)
- The Brothers Flub as (voice)
- Redwall as Slagar (voice)
- Scooby-Doo! and the Witch's Ghost as Ben Ravencroft (voice)
- Xyber 9: New Dawn as King Renard (voice)
- Bartok the Magnificent as The Skull (voice)
- Get Bruce! as Self
- Jackie's Back! as Edward Whatsett St. John
- Pirates of the Plain as Jezebel Jack
- Behind the Music: The Rocky Horror Picture Show as Self
- The Titanic Chronicles as (voice)
1998
- Will & Grace as Marion Finster
- The Wild Thornberrys as Nigel Thornberry (voice)
- Martial Law as The One (voice)
- Rude Awakening as Martin Crisp
- Voltron: The Third Dimension as Prince Lotor (voice)
- The Rugrats Movie as Rex Pester (voice)
- Addams Family Reunion as Gomez Addams
1997
- Lexx as Poet Man
- Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas as Forte (voice)
- Teen Angel as Frog (voice)
- Over the Top as Simon Ferguson
- Mighty Ducks the Movie: The First Face-Off as Lord Dragaunus (voice)
- McHale's Navy as Maj. Vladikov
- A Christmas Carol as Ebenezer Scrooge (voice)
- The Lexx: Super Nova as Poet Man
- Bruno the Kid: The Animated Movie as Lazlo Gigahurtz (voice) (archive footage)
- Doom Runners as Dr. Kao
1996
- Hey Arnold! as Mr. Leichliter (voice)
- Quack Pack as Moltoc (voice)
- Mighty Ducks: The Animated Series as Lord Dragaunus (voice)
- Jumanji as Trader Slick (voice)
- Adventures from the Book of Virtues as King Minos (voice)
- Titanic as Simon Doonan
- Bruno the Kid as Lazlo Gigahurtz (voice)
- Muppet Treasure Island as Long John Silver
- The Story of Santa Claus as Nostros, the eldest elf (voice)
- Lover's Knot as Cupid's Caseworker
1995
- Freakazoid! as Dr. Mystico (voice)
- The Naked Truth as Sir Rudolph Haley
- The Mask: Animated Series
- Congo as Herkermer Homolka
- The Pebble and the Penguin as Drake (voice)
- The Rocky Horror Double Feature Video Show as Self
- Daisy-Head Mayzie as Finagle (voice)
1994
- Gargoyles as Dr. Anton Sevarius (voice)
- Duckman as King Chicken (voice)
- Aladdin as Kaleem (voice)
- Aaahh!!! Real Monsters as Zimbo (voice)
- Earth 2 as Gaal
- Where on Earth Is Carmen Sandiego? as Maelstrom (voice)
- Superhuman Samurai Syber-Squad as Kilokahn (voice)
- The Shadow as Farley Claymore
- Turbocharged Thunderbirds as The Atrocimator
- Superhuman Samurai Syber-Squad: The Glitch That Stole Christmas as Kilokahn (voice)
1993
- Sonic the Hedgehog as King Acorn / Keeper of the Time Stones (voice)
- The Three Musketeers as Cardinal Richelieu
- National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1 as Jigsaw
- Meggamorphosis as The Snake
1992
- Batman: The Animated Series as Robot Clown (voice)
- Home Alone 2: Lost in New York as Concierge
- Eek! The Cat as Narrator (voice)
- The Little Mermaid as The Evil Manta (voice)
- Capitol Critters
- Fish Police as Sharkster (voice)
- Wild West C.O.W.-Boys of Moo Mesa
- FernGully: The Last Rainforest as Hexxus (voice)
- Passed Away as Boyd Pinter
- Defenders of Dynatron City as Atom Ed, The Floating Head (voice)
1991
- Dinosaurs as Fox Jacket (voice)
- Darkwing Duck as Taurus Bulba (voice)
- The Legend of Prince Valiant as Gawain (voice)
- The Pirates of Dark Water as Konk (voice)
- Oscar as Dr. Thornton Poole
- Darkwing Duck: Darkly Dawns The Duck as Taurus Bulba (voice)
- Timeless Tales: The Steadfast Tin Soldier as Jack
1990
- Tom & Jerry Kids Show as Sheriff of Rottingham (voice)
- Captain Planet and the Planeteers as Mal (voice)
- TaleSpin as Thaddeos E. Klang (voice)
- Tiny Toon Adventures as Reginald / Prince Charles (voice)
- It as Pennywise
- Peter Pan & the Pirates as Captain Hook (voice)
- The Hunt for Red October as Dr. Yevgeni Petrov (Red October)
- Wake, Rattle, and Roll as Ronald Chump (voice)
- Gravedale High as Mr. Tutner (voice)
- Tales from the Darkside as Pirate (voice)
- Roger Waters: The Wall - Live in Berlin as Self - Vocals
- The Easter Story as Judas Iscariot (voice)
- The Marzipan Pig as Narrator (voice)
1989
- Agatha Christie's Poirot as Lord Boynton
- Tales from the Crypt as Pa Brackett / Ma Brackett / Winona Brackett (segment "Death of Some Salesmen")
- Long Ago and Far Away as Abel (voice)
- Paddington Bear as Mr. Curry
1988
- Fantastic Max as Additional Voices
- The Creation - Greatest Adventure Stories from the Bible as The Serpent (Voice)
- Pass the Ammo as Rev. Ray Porter
- Abel's Island as Abel (voice)
1987
- Wiseguy as Winston Newquay
- The Tracey Ullman Show as Ian Miles
1986
- The Worst Witch as The Grand Wizard
1985
- Legend as Lord of "Darkness"
- Clue as Wadsworth
- The Greatest Adventure: Stories from the Bible as The Serpent (voice)
- Ligmalion: Or How to Help Yourself in Self-Help Britain as Eden Rothwell Esq.
- Blue Money as Larry Gormley
1983
- Video Stars as Tommy Whazz
- The Ploughman's Lunch as Jeremy Hancock
1982
- Annie as Rooster Hannigan
- Oliver Twist as Bill Sikes
- Lights! Camera! Annie! The Making of a Major Hollywood Musical as Self / Rooster
1980
- Times Square as Johnny LaGuardia
1979
- Okay as Self
1978
- Bio’s Bahnhof as Self
- Will Shakespeare as William Shakespeare
- The Shout as Robert Graves
- City Sugar as Leonard Brazil
1977
- The Sunday Drama as Leonard Brazil
1976
- Rock Follies as Stevie Streeter
1975
- Saturday Night Live as Self - Host
- Arena as Eden Rothwell Esp.
- The Rocky Horror Picture Show as Dr. Frank-N-Furter
- Three Men in a Boat as Jerome K Jerome
1974
- Napoleon and Love as Eugène
- Schmoedipus as Glen
1973
- Vérité as Mik
1970
- Play for Today as Glen
- Ace of Wands as Cashier
- The Policeman and the Cook as Crosscapel
1969
- ITV Saturday Night Theatre as Crosscapel
1956
- Armchair Theatre as Mik
1953
- The Oscars as Self