Tim Curry
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1946-04-19 (79 years old)
Place of Birth
Grappenhall, England, UK
Tim Curry
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).
Known For
Acting
Stream 2
as Lockwood
(2025)
(2024)
Stream
as Lockwood
(2023)
King on Screen
as Self
(2023)
(2022)
Who Done It: The Clue Documentary
as Self (archive footage)
(2021)
Pennywise: The Story of ‘It’
as Himself
(2021)
Rocky Horror 45: The Movie
as Self
(2016)
The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do the Time Warp Again
as The Narrator/Criminologist
(2016)
The More I Know
as (voice)
(2015)
Meat Loaf: In and Out of Hell
as Self - Interviewed in 1974 (archive footage)
(2014)
Ribbit
as Terrence
(2013)
Saving Santa
as Neville Baddington (voice)
(2013)
Axel: The Biggest Little Hero
as Papa Qi (voice)
(2013)
Gingerclown
as Gingerclown
(2012)
The Outback
as Blacktooth (voice)
(2012)
Back To The Sea
as Eric (voice)
(2012)
Strange Frame
as Dorlan Mig (voice)
(2012)
What About Dick?
as Reverend Whoopsie
(2011)
The Voyages of Young Doctor Dolittle
as Doctor Dolittle (voice)
(2010)
Burke & Hare
as Dr. Monroe
(2010)
A Turtle's Tale: Sammy's Adventures
as Fluffy (voice)
(2010)
(2009)
Barbie and the Three Musketeers
as Philippe (voice)
(2009)
Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey!
as Piccadilly (voice)
(2009)
The Secret of Moonacre
as Coeur De Noir
(2008)
Scooby-Doo! and the Goblin King
as The Goblin King (voice)
(2008)
Fly Me to the Moon
as Yegor (voice)
(2008)
(2007)
Christmas in Wonderland
as McLoosh
(2007)
The Chosen One
as Lucifer
(2007)
(2006)
Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties
as Prince (voice)
(2006)
Queer Duck: The Movie
as Peccary (voice)
(2006)
A Sesame Street Christmas Carol
as Narrator (voice)
(2006)
Jimmy Timmy Power Hour 2: When Nerds Collide
as Professor Calamitous (voice)
(2006)
Little Miss Christmas
as Mr. Salamone
(2005)
Valiant
as Von Talon (voice)
(2005)
Bailey's Billion$
as Caspar Pennington
(2005)
Mucha Lucha: The Return of El Malefico
as El Maléfico (voice)
(2004)
Kinsey
as Thurman Rice
(2003)
Jimmy Neutron: Operation: Rescue Jet Fusion
as Professor Calamitous (voice)
(2003)
Rugrats Go Wild
as Nigel Thornberry (voice)
(2002)
Ritual
as Matthew Hope
(2002)
The Wild Thornberrys Movie
as Nigel Thornberry (voice)
(2002)
I Love Muppets
as Self
(2002)
The Scoundrel's Wife
as Father Antoine
(2002)
(2002)
I, Crocodile
as Narrator (voice)
(2001)
Scary Movie 2
as Prof. Oldman
(2001)
Barbie in the Nutcracker
as Mouse King (voice)
(2001)
The Wild Thornberrys: The Origin of Donnie
as Nigel Thornberry (voice)
(2001)
Wolf Girl
as Harley Dune
(2000)
Charlie's Angels
as Roger Corwin
(2000)
Rugrats in Paris: The Movie
as Sumo Singer (voice)
(2000)
Sorted
as Damian Kemp
(2000)
Lion of Oz
as Captain Fitzgerald (voice)
(2000)
Four Dogs Playing Poker
as Felix
(1999)
Scooby-Doo! and the Witch's Ghost
as Ben Ravencroft (voice)
(1999)
Bartok the Magnificent
as The Skull (voice)
(1999)
Jackie's Back!
as Edward Whatsett St. John
(1999)
(1999)
Get Bruce!
as Self
(1999)
Pirates of the Plain
as Jezebel Jack
(1999)
The Titanic Chronicles
as (voice)
(1998)
Addams Family Reunion
as Gomez Addams
(1998)
The Rugrats Movie
as Rex Pester (voice)
(1997)
Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas
as Forte (voice)
(1997)
Doom Runners
as Dr. Kao
(1997)
A Christmas Carol
as Ebenezer Scrooge (voice)
(1997)
McHale's Navy
as Maj. Vladikov
(1997)
Bruno the Kid: The Animated Movie
as Lazlo Gigahurtz (voice) (archive footage)
(1997)
Super Nova
as Poet Man
(1997)
Mighty Ducks the Movie: The First Face-Off
as Lord Dragaunus (voice)
(1996)
Muppet Treasure Island
as Long John Silver
(1996)
Lover's Knot
as Cupid's Caseworker
(1996)
The Story of Santa Claus
as Nostros, the eldest elf (voice)
(1995)
Congo
as Herkermer Homolka
(1995)
The Pebble and the Penguin
as Drake (voice)
(1995)
(1995)
Daisy-Head Mayzie
as Finagle (voice)
(1994)
The Shadow
as Farley Claymore
(1994)
Superhuman Samurai Syber-Squad: The Glitch That Stole Christmas
as Kilokahn (voice)
(1993)
The Three Musketeers
as Cardinal Richelieu
(1993)
National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1
as Jigsaw
(1992)
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
as Concierge
(1992)
FernGully: The Last Rainforest
as Hexxus (voice)
(1992)
Passed Away
as Boyd Pinter
(1992)
Defenders of Dynatron City
as Atom Ed, The Floating Head (voice)
(1991)
Oscar
as Dr. Thornton Poole
(1991)
Darkwing Duck: Darkly Dawns The Duck
as Taurus Bulba (voice)
(1991)
Timeless Tales: The Steadfast Tin Soldier
as Jack-in-The-Box
(1990)
The Hunt for Red October
as Dr. Yevgeni Petrov (Red October)
(1990)
Roger Waters: The Wall - Live in Berlin
as Self - Vocals
(1990)
Tales from the Darkside
as Pirate (voice)
(1990)
The Easter Story
as Judas Iscariot (voice)
(1990)
The Marzipan Pig
as Narrator (voice)
(1988)
The Creation - Greatest Adventure Stories from the Bible
as The Serpent (Voice)
(1988)
Pass the Ammo
as Rev. Ray Porter
(1988)
Abel's Island
as Abel (voice)
(1986)
The Worst Witch
as The Grand Wizard
(1985)
Legend
as Lord of "Darkness"
(1985)
Clue
as Wadsworth
(1985)
Blue Money
as Larry Gormley
(1985)
Ligmalion: Or How to Help Yourself in Self-Help Britain
as Eden Rothwell Esq.
(1983)
The Ploughman's Lunch
as Jeremy Hancock
(1983)
Video Stars
as Tommy Whazz
(1982)
Lights! Camera! Annie! The Making of a Major Hollywood Musical
as Self / Rooster
(1982)
Annie
as Rooster Hannigan
(1982)
Oliver Twist
as Bill Sikes
(1980)
Times Square
as Johnny LaGuardia
(1978)
City Sugar
as Leonard Brazil
(1978)
The Shout
as Robert Graves
(1975)
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
as Dr. Frank-N-Furter
(1975)
Three Men in a Boat
as Jerome K Jerome
(1974)
Schmoedipus
as Glen
(1973)
Vérité
as Mik