Tim Curry
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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).
Known for
Credits
Scary Movie 2 (2001)
as Prof. Oldman
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992)
as Concierge
Charlie's Angels (2000)
as Roger Corwin
Barbie in the Nutcracker (2001)
as Mouse King (voice)
Barbie and the Three Musketeers (2009)
as Philippe (voice)
The Hunt for Red October (1990)
as Dr. Yevgeni Petrov (Red October)
Legend (1985)
as Lord of "Darkness"
Clue (1985)
as Wadsworth
The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)
as Dr. Frank-N-Furter
The Three Musketeers (1993)
as Cardinal Richelieu
A Turtle's Tale: Sammy's Adventures (2010)
as Fluffy (voice)
Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties (2006)
as Prince (voice)
Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas (1997)
as Forte (voice)
FernGully: The Last Rainforest (1992)
as Hexxus (voice)
The Shadow (1994)
as Farley Claymore
Valiant (2005)
as Von Talon (voice)
Congo (1995)
as Herkermer Homolka
The Secret of Moonacre (2009)
as Coeur De Noir
Annie (1982)
as Rooster Hannigan
The Rugrats Movie (1998)
as Rex Pester (voice)
Scooby-Doo! and the Witch's Ghost (1999)
as Ben Ravencroft (voice)
Scooby-Doo! and the Goblin King (2008)
as The Goblin King (voice)
Oscar (1991)
as Dr. Thornton Poole
The Wild Thornberrys Movie (2002)
as Nigel Thornberry / Col. Radcliff Thornberry (voice)
Rugrats in Paris: The Movie (2000)
as Sumo Singer (voice)
National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1 (1993)
as Jigsaw
Burke & Hare (2010)
as Dr. Monroe
The Worst Witch (1986)
as The Grand Wizard
The Outback (2012)
as Blacktooth (voice)
Muppet Treasure Island (1996)
as Long John Silver
Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey! (2009)
as Piccadilly (voice)
Kinsey (2004)
as Thurman Rice
Rugrats Go Wild (2003)
as Nigel Thornberry (voice)
Bartok the Magnificent (1999)
as The Skull (voice)
Saving Santa (2013)
as Neville Baddington (voice)
Addams Family Reunion (1998)
as Gomez Addams
The Shout (1978)
as Robert Graves
Passed Away (1992)
as Boyd Pinter
Get Bruce! (1999)
as Self
Stream (2024)
as Lockwood
The Pebble and the Penguin (1995)
as Drake (voice)
McHale's Navy (1997)
as Maj. Vladikov
Fly Me to the Moon (2008)
as Yegor (voice)
Jimmy Timmy Power Hour 2: When Nerds Collide (2006)
as Professor Calamitous (voice)
Oliver Twist (1982)
as Bill Sikes
Lion of Oz (2000)
as Captain Fitzgerald (voice)
Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror (2025)
as Self
Pennywise: The Story of ‘It’ (2021)
as Himself
Axel: The Biggest Little Hero (2013)
as Papa Qi (voice)
Ribbit (2014)
as Terrence
Times Square (1980)
as Johnny LaGuardia
A Christmas Carol (1997)
as Ebenezer Scrooge (voice)
Strange Frame (2012)
as Dorlan Mig (voice)
Jackie's Back! (1999)
as Edward Whatsett St. John
Wolf Girl (2001)
as Harley Dune
Ritual (2002)
as Matthew Hope
The Marzipan Pig (1990)
as Narrator (voice)
Back to the Sea (2012)
as Eric (voice)
Christmas in Wonderland (2007)
as McLoosh
Pass the Ammo (1988)
as Rev. Ray Porter
Queer Duck: The Movie (2006)
as Peccary (voice)
The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do the Time Warp Again (2016)
as The Narrator/Criminologist
Wildchat (—)
Actor
Lover's Knot (1996)
as Cupid's Caseworker
King on Screen (2023)
as Self
Roger Waters: The Wall - Live in Berlin (1990)
as Self - Vocals
Mighty Ducks the Movie: The First Face-Off (1997)
as Lord Dragaunus (voice)
Video Stars (1983)
as Tommy Whazz
Blue Money (1985)
as Larry Gormley
The Ploughman's Lunch (1983)
as Jeremy Hancock
Bailey's Billion$ (2005)
as Caspar Pennington
Super Nova (1997)
as Poet Man
Schmoedipus (1974)
as Glen
Pirates of the Plain (1999)
as Jezebel Jack
Sorted (2000)
as Damian Kemp
The Chosen One (2007)
as Lucifer
The Color of Magic - Die Reise des Zauberers Teil 2 (2008)
as Trymon
The Wild Thornberrys: The Origin of Donnie (2001)
as Nigel Thornberry (voice)
Doom Runners (1997)
as Dr. Kao
Gingerclown (2013)
as Gingerclown
Mucha Lucha: The Return of El Malefico (2005)
as El Maléfico (voice)
What About Dick? (2012)
as Reverend Whoopsie
Jimmy Neutron: Operation: Rescue Jet Fusion (2003)
as Professor Calamitous (voice)
The Easter Story (1990)
as Judas Iscariot (voice)
The Story of Santa Claus (1996)
as Nostros, the eldest elf (voice)
The Color of Magic - Die Reise des Zauberers Teil 1 (2008)
as Trymon
The Voyages of Young Doctor Dolittle (2011)
as Doctor Dolittle (voice)
Four Dogs Playing Poker (2000)
as Felix
The Scoundrel's Wife (2002)
as Father Antoine
I, Crocodile (2002)
as Narrator (voice)
The More I Know (2016)
as (voice)
Abel's Island (1988)
as Abel (voice)
The Titanic Chronicles (1999)
as (voice)
I Love Muppets (2002)
as Self
Daisy-Head Mayzie (1995)
as Finagle (voice)
Tales from the Darkside (1990)
as Pirate (voice)
The Creation - Greatest Adventure Stories from the Bible (1988)
as The Serpent (Voice)
Rocky Horror 45: The Movie (2021)
as Self
Defenders of Dynatron City (1992)
as Atom Ed, The Floating Head (voice)
Meat Loaf - A Celebration Of Life (2022)
as Self (archive footage)
Bruno the Kid: The Animated Movie (1997)
as Lazlo Gigahurtz (voice) (archive footage)
Meggamorphosis (1993)
as The Snake
Jimmy Neutron: The League of Villains (2005)
as Professor Calamitous(voice)
Who Done It: The Clue Documentary (2022)
as Self (archive footage)
The Rocky Horror Double Feature Video Show (1995)
as Self
Lights! Camera! Annie! The Making of a Major Hollywood Musical (1982)
as Self / Rooster
Three Men in a Boat (1975)
as Jerome K Jerome
Darkwing Duck: Darkly Dawns The Duck (1991)
as Taurus Bulba (voice)
Timeless Tales: The Steadfast Tin Soldier (1991)
as Jack
The Policeman and the Cook (1970)
as Crosscapel
Starz Inside: Ladies or Gentlemen (2008)
as Self
Stream 2: Sudden Death (—)
as Lockwood
Eloise Goes to School (2007)
Actor
Behind the Music: The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1999)
as Self
Meat Loaf: In and Out of Hell (2015)
as Self - Interviewed in 1974 (archive footage)
A Sesame Street Christmas Carol (2006)
as Narrator (voice)
Creating a Myth... the Memories of 'Legend' (2002)
as Himself
Little Miss Christmas (2006)
as Mr. Salamone (voice)
Vérité (1973)
as Mik
Superhuman Samurai Syber-Squad: The Glitch That Stole Christmas (1994)
as Kilokahn (voice)
Ligmalion: Or How to Help Yourself in Self-Help Britain (1985)
as Eden Rothwell Esq.
The North Star (2010)
Actor
The Not So Golden Calf: Commandments 1-2 (2003)
as Hazzaka(voice)
Bench Pressley (2004)
as Prawnda
City Sugar (1978)
as Leonard Brazil