Tim Curry
Born April 19, 1946 (Age: 79)
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Grappenhall, England, UK
Biography
Timothy James Curry (born April 19, 1946) 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).
Timothy James Curry (born April 19, 1946) 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).
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Filmography
Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror
2025
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as Self
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Age: 79
Meat Loaf - A Celebration Of Life
2022
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 76
Burke & Hare
2010
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as Dr. Monroe
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Age: 64
A Turtle's Tale: Sammy's Adventures
2010
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as Fluffy (voice)
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Age: 64
The North Star
2010
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as
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Age: 63
The Secret of Moonacre
2009
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as Coeur De Noir
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Age: 62
Fly Me to the Moon
2008
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as Yegor (voice)
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Age: 62
No Image
Eloise Goes to School
2007
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as
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Age: 61
Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties
2006
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as Prince (voice)
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Age: 60
Jimmy Neutron: The League of Villains
2005
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as Professor Calamitous(voice)
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Age: 59
Valiant
2005
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as Von Talon (voice)
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Age: 58
Mucha Lucha: The Return of El Malefico
2005
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as El Maléfico (voice)
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Age: 58
Kinsey
2004
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as Thurman Rice
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Age: 58
Rugrats Go Wild
2003
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as Nigel Thornberry (voice)
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Age: 57
The Wild Thornberrys Movie
2002
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as Nigel Thornberry (voice)
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Age: 56
I, Crocodile
2002
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as Narrator (voice)
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Age: 56
Ritual
2002
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as Matthew Hope
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Age: 56
Creating a Myth... the Memories of 'Legend'
2002
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as Himself
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Age: 56
I Love Muppets
2002
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as Self
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Age: 55
The Scoundrel's Wife
2002
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as Father Antoine
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Age: 55
Scary Movie 2
2001
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as Prof. Oldman
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Age: 55
Rugrats in Paris: The Movie
2000
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as Sumo Singer (voice)
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Age: 54
Charlie's Angels
2000
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as Roger Corwin
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Age: 54
Sorted
2000
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as Damian Kemp
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Age: 54
Lion of Oz
2000
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as Captain Fitzgerald (voice)
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Age: 54
Four Dogs Playing Poker
2000
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as Felix
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Age: 54
Behind the Music: The Rocky Horror Picture Show
1999
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as Self
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Age: 53
No Image
The Pastel Paradox
1999
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as The Glitch (Villain)
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Age: 53
The Titanic Chronicles
1999
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as (voice)
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Age: 52
Addams Family Reunion
1998
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as Gomez Addams
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Age: 52
The Rugrats Movie
1998
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as Rex Pester (voice)
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Age: 52
Doom Runners
1997
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as Dr. Kao
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Age: 51
A Christmas Carol
1997
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as Ebenezer Scrooge (voice)
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Age: 51
Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas
1997
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as Forte (voice)
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Age: 51
Super Nova
1997
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as Poet Man
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Age: 51
McHale's Navy
1997
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as Maj. Vladikov
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Age: 50
Mighty Ducks the Movie: The First Face-Off
1997
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as Lord Dragaunus (voice)
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Age: 50
The Story of Santa Claus
1996
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as Nostros, the eldest elf (voice)
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Age: 50
Lover's Knot
1996
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as Cupid's Caseworker
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Age: 50
Muppet Treasure Island
1996
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as Long John Silver
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Age: 49
Congo
1995
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as Herkermer Homolka
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Age: 49
The Pebble and the Penguin
1995
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as Drake (voice)
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Age: 48
Superhuman Samurai Syber-Squad: The Glitch That Stole Christmas
1994
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as Kilokahn (voice)
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Age: 48
The Shadow
1994
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as Farley Claymore
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Age: 48
The Three Musketeers
1993
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as Cardinal Richelieu
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Age: 47
National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1
1993
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as Jigsaw
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Age: 46
Meggamorphosis
1993
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as The Snake
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Age: 46
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
1992
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as Concierge
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Age: 46
Passed Away
1992
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as Boyd Pinter
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Age: 46
FernGully: The Last Rainforest
1992
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as Hexxus (voice)
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Age: 45
Defenders of Dynatron City
1992
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as Atom Ed, The Floating Head (voice)
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Age: 45
Timeless Tales: The Steadfast Tin Soldier
1991
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as Jack
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Age: 45
Darkwing Duck: Darkly Dawns The Duck
1991
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as Taurus Bulba (voice)
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Age: 45
Oscar
1991
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as Dr. Thornton Poole
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Age: 45
The Marzipan Pig
1990
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as Narrator (voice)
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Age: 44
Roger Waters: The Wall - Live in Berlin
1990
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as Self - Vocals
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Age: 44
The Hunt for Red October
1990
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as Dr. Yevgeni Petrov (Red October)
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Age: 43
The Easter Story
1990
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as Judas Iscariot (voice)
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Age: 43
The Creation - Greatest Adventure Stories from the Bible
1988
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as The Serpent (Voice)
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Age: 42
Abel's Island
1988
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as Abel (voice)
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Age: 42
Pass the Ammo
1988
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as Rev. Ray Porter
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Age: 41
Clue
1985
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as Wadsworth
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Age: 39
Legend
1985
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as Lord of "Darkness"
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Age: 39
Ligmalion: Or How to Help Yourself in Self-Help Britain
1985
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as Eden Rothwell Esq.
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Age: 38
Blue Money
1985
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as Larry Gormley
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Age: 38
Annie
1982
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as Rooster Hannigan
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Age: 36
Times Square
1980
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as Johnny LaGuardia
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Age: 34
City Sugar
1978
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as Leonard Brazil
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Age: 32
The Shout
1978
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as Robert Graves
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Age: 32
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
1975
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as Dr. Frank-N-Furter
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Age: 29
Schmoedipus
1974
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as Glen
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Age: 28
Vérité
1973
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as Mik
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Age: 27
The Policeman and the Cook
1970
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as Crosscapel
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Age: 24