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Tim Curry
Known for: ActingTimothy 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 90
The Wild Thornberrys
+5
as Nigel Thornberry (voice) 
Aaahh!!! Real Monsters
+4
as Zimbo (voice) 
Scary Movie 2
+10
as Professor 
Legend
+2
as Lord of "Darkness" 
Charlie's Angels
+7
as Roger Corwin 
It
as Pennywise 
Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties
+3
as Prince (voice) 
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
+3
as Concierge 
Clue
+4
as Wadsworth 
The Hunt for Red October
+9
as Dr. Yevgeni Petrov (Red October) 
FernGully: The Last Rainforest
+18
as Hexxus (voice) 
The Shadow
+3
as Farley Claymore 
Titanic
as Simon Doonan 
The Legend of Prince Valiant
+5
as Gawain (voice) 
Mighty Ducks: The Animated Series
as Lord Dragaunus (voice) 
The Three Musketeers
+3
as Cardinal Richelieu 
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
+5
as Dr. Frank-N-Furter 
Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas
+3
as Forte (voice) 
The Colour of Magic
+12
as Trymon 
Congo
+7
as Herkermer Homolka 
Scooby-Doo! and the Goblin King
+2
as The Goblin King (voice) 
Me, Eloise
+5
as Mr. Salamone (voice) 
The Pirates of Dark Water
+1
as Konk (voice) 
Bartok the Magnificent
+3
as The Skull (voice) 
Barbie in the Nutcracker
+7
as Mouse King (voice) 
Scooby-Doo! and the Witch's Ghost
+2
as Ben Ravencroft (voice) 
Barbie and the Three Musketeers
+2
as Philippe (voice) 
A Turtle's Tale: Sammy's Adventures
+18
as Fluffy (voice) 
Rugrats Go Wild
+7
as Nigel Thornberry (voice) 
Superhuman Samurai Syber-Squad
as Kilokahn (voice) 
Alice
as Dodo 
Oscar
+4
as Dr. Thornton Poole 
Voltron: The Third Dimension
as Prince Lotor (voice) 
The Secret of Moonacre
+15
as Coeur De Noir 
Saving Santa
+10
as Neville Baddington (voice) 
The Rugrats Movie
+8
as Rex Pester (voice) 
Muppet Treasure Island
+3
as Long John Silver 
Fly Me to the Moon
+8
as Yegor (voice) 
The Wild Thornberrys Movie
+7
as Nigel Thornberry / Col. Radcliff Thornberry (voice) 
The Outback
as Blacktooth (voice) 
National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1
+7
as Jigsaw 
Valiant
+3
as Von Talon (voice) 
Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey!
+2
as Piccadilly (voice) 
Annie
+4
as Rooster Hannigan 
Burke & Hare
+6
as Dr. Monroe 
Paddington Bear
as Mr. Curry 
Kinsey
+3
as Thurman Rice 
The Pebble and the Penguin
+10
as Drake (voice) 
Ribbit
+15
as Terrence 
Stream
+8
as Lockwood 
The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do the Time Warp Again
as The Narrator/Criminologist 
Queer Duck: The Movie
+2
as Peccary (voice) 
Pennywise: The Story of ‘It’
+21
as Himself 
Christmas in Wonderland
as McLoosh 
Oliver Twist
as Bill Sikes 
Back to the Sea
+6
as Eric (voice) 
The Shout
+6
as Robert Graves 
Gingerclown
+4
as Gingerclown 
A Christmas Carol
as Ebenezer Scrooge (voice) 
Four Dogs Playing Poker
as Felix 
Axel: The Biggest Little Hero
as Papa Qi (voice) 
King on Screen
+9
as Self 
Bailey's Billion$
as Caspar Pennington 
Ritual
as Matthew Hope 
Jackie's Back!
as Edward Whatsett St. John 
The Scoundrel's Wife
as Father Antoine 
The Easter Story
as Judas Iscariot (voice) 
Sorted
+6
as Damian Kemp 
Passed Away
+3
as Boyd Pinter 
McHale's Navy
+3
as Maj. Vladikov 
The Voyages of Young Doctor Dolittle
as Doctor Dolittle (voice) 
Stream 2: Sudden Death
as Lockwood 
Wolf Girl
+4
as Harley Dune 
Lion of Oz
as Captain Fitzgerald (voice) 
Mucha Lucha: The Return of El Malefico
+1
as El Maléfico (voice) 
What About Dick?
+8
as Reverend Whoopsie 
Times Square
+5
as Johnny LaGuardia 
Doom Runners
+4
as Dr. Kao 
The Ploughman's Lunch
+3
as Jeremy Hancock 
Strange Frame
+5
as Dorlan Mig (voice) 
A Sesame Street Christmas Carol
as Narrator (voice) 
Pirates of the Plain
+7
as Jezebel Jack 
Lover's Knot
+3
as Cupid's Caseworker 
The Story of Santa Claus
as Nostros, the eldest elf (voice) 
The Chosen One
as Lucifer 
Abel's Island
+4
as Abel (voice) 
The Easter Story Keepers
as Nero (voice)