Tim Curry

Biography

Timothy James Curry is an English actor and singer. He is 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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Tim Curry, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Concierge

Home Alone 2: Lost in New York

Dr. Yevgeni Petrov (Red October)

The Hunt for Red October

Cardinal Richelieu

The Three Musketeers

Herkermer Homolka

Congo

Prof. Oldman

Scary Movie 2

Roger Corwin

Charlie's Angels

Long John Silver

Muppet Treasure Island

Felix

Four Dogs Playing Poker

Thurman Rice

Kinsey

Nigel Thornberry (voice)

Rugrats Go Wild

Lucifer

The Chosen One

The Grand Wizard

The Worst Witch

Philippe (voice)

Barbie and the Three Musketeers

Gomez Addams

Addams Family Reunion

The North Star

Lord of "Darkness"

Legend

Dr. Thornton Poole

Oscar

Narrator (voice)

The Marzipan Pig

Farley Claymore

The Shadow

Prince (voice)

Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties

The Goblin King (voice)

Scooby-Doo! and the Goblin King

Damian Kemp

Sorted

Hexxus (voice)

FernGully: The Last Rainforest

Jigsaw

National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1

Forte (voice)

Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas

Peccary (voice)

Queer Duck: The Movie

Papa Qi (voice)

Bonta 3D

McLoosh

Christmas in Wonderland

Yegor (voice)

Fly Me to the Moon

Matthew Hope

Ritual

Von Talon (voice)

Valiant

Edward Whatsett St. John

Jackie's Back!

Rex Pester (voice)

The Rugrats Movie

Dr. Frank-N-Furter

The Rocky Horror Picture Show

Nigel Thornberry (voice)

The Wild Thornberrys Movie

Maj. Vladikov

McHale's Navy

Wadsworth

Clue

Harley Dune

Wolf Girl

Finagle (voice)

Daisy-Head Mayzie

Rooster Hannigan

Annie

Caspar Pennington

Bailey's Billion$

Sumo Singer (voice)

Rugrats in Paris: The Movie

Ebenezer Scrooge (voice)

A Christmas Carol

Self - Vocals

Roger Waters: The Wall - Live in Berlin

Coeur De Noir

The Secret of Moonacre

Self

Get Bruce!

Bill Sikes

Oliver Twist

Mr. Salamone

Little Miss Christmas

Self

King on Screen

Fluffy (voice)

A Turtle's Tale: Sammy's Adventures

Dr. Monroe

Burke & Hare

Terrence

Ribbit

The Skull (voice)

Bartok the Magnificent

Self

Meat Loaf - A Celebration Of Life

Eden Rothwell Esq.

Ligmalion: Or How to Help Yourself in Self-Help Britain

Poet Man

Super Nova

Drake (voice)

The Pebble and the Penguin

Rev. Ray Porter

Pass the Ammo

Johnny LaGuardia

Times Square

Narrator (voice)

I, Crocodile

Jerome K Jerome

Three Men in a Boat

Self

Rocky Horror 45: The Movie

Glen

Schmoedipus

Reverend Whoopsie

What About Dick?

Gingerclown

Gingerclown

Professor Calamitous (voice)

Jimmy Neutron: Operation: Rescue Jet Fusion

Blacktooth (voice)

The Outback

Jeremy Hancock

The Ploughman's Lunch

Judas Iscariot (voice)

The Easter Story

Dorlan Mig (voice)

Strange Frame

Larry Gormley

Blue Money

Doctor Dolittle (voice)

The Voyages of Young Doctor Dolittle

Nigel Thornberry (voice)

The Wild Thornberrys: The Origin of Donnie

Neville Baddington (voice)

Saving Santa

Jezebel Jack

Pirates of the Plain

Lazlo Gigahurtz (voice) (archive footage)

Bruno the Kid: The Animated Movie

Himself

Creating a Myth... the Memories of 'Legend'

Captain Fitzgerald (voice)

Lion of Oz

Self

I Love Muppets

Abel (voice)

Abel's Island

Father Antoine

The Scoundrel's Wife

Kilokahn (voice)

Superhuman Samurai Syber-Squad: The Glitch That Stole Christmas

Mouse King (voice)

Barbie in the Nutcracker

Self (archive footage)

Who Done It: The Clue Documentary

Cupid's Caseworker

Lover's Knot

Atom Ed, The Floating Head (voice)

Defenders of Dynatron City

Boyd Pinter

Passed Away

Nostros, the eldest elf (voice)

The Story of Santa Claus

Self

Behind the Music: The Rocky Horror Picture Show

Self

Starz Inside: Ladies or Gentlemen

Piccadilly (voice)

Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey!

Eloise Goes to School

The Narrator/Criminologist

The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do the Time Warp Again

Taurus Bulba (voice)

Darkwing Duck: Darkly Dawns The Duck

El Maléfico (voice)

Mucha Lucha: The Return of El Malefico

Self - Interviewed in 1974 (archive footage)

Meat Loaf: In and Out of Hell

Narrator (voice)

A Sesame Street Christmas Carol

Lockwood

Stream

Professor Calamitous (voice)

Jimmy Timmy Power Hour 2: When Nerds Collide

Jack-in-The-Box

Timeless Tales: The Steadfast Tin Soldier

Dr. Kao

Doom Runners

Ben Ravencroft (voice)

Scooby-Doo! and the Witch's Ghost

Himself

Pennywise: The Story of ‘It’

Pirate (voice)

Tales from the Darkside

Eric (voice)

Back To The Sea

The Serpent (Voice)

The Creation - Greatest Adventure Stories from the Bible

Self

The Rocky Horror Double Feature Video Show

(voice)

Čím víc vím

Lord Dragaunus (voice)

Mighty Ducks the Movie: The First Face-Off

Mik

Vérité

Tommy Whazz

Video Stars

Robert Graves

The Shout

Self / Rooster

Lights! Camera! Annie! The Making of a Major Hollywood Musical

(voice)

The Titanic Chronicles

Self

Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

115

Gender

Male

Birthday

1946-04-19

Place of Birth

Grappenhall, England, UK

Also Known As

Timothy James "Tim" Curry