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Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
April 19, 1946
Place of Birth:
Grappenhall, England, UK
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Tim Curry
Biography
Timothy James Curry (born 19 April 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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Known For
Filmography
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Over the Garden Wall | Auntie Whispers (voice) |
| 2012 | Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja | The Sorcerer (voice) |
| 2010 | Young Justice | G. Gordon Godfrey (voice) |
| 2010 | Regular Show | Master Prank Caller #2 (voice) |
| 2010 | Regular Show | Hot Dog Leader (voice) |
| 2009 | Alice | Dodo |
| 2008 | The Colour of Magic | Trymon |
| 2008 | Ben 10: Alien Force | Dr. Joseph Chadwick / Forever Knight #2 (voice) |
| 2008 | Star Wars: The Clone Wars | Chancellor Palpatine (voice) |
| 2008 | Star Wars: The Clone Wars | Darth Sidious (voice) |
| 2008 | Star Wars: The Clone Wars | Chancellor Palpatine / Darth Sidious (voice) |
| 2007 | Cranford | Signor Brunoni |
| 2007 | Phineas and Ferb | Stubbings (voice) |
| 2006 | Psych | Nigel St. Nigel |
| 2006 | Me, Eloise | Mr. Salamone (voice) |
| 2005 | Loonatics Unleashed | The Ringmaster (voice) |
| 2005 | Criminal Minds | Billy Flynn |
| 2003 | Duck Dodgers | Magnificent Rogue (voice) |
| 2002 | Monk | Dale 'The Whale' Biederbeck |
| 2002 | The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius | Professor Calamitous (voice) |
| 2002 | Pet Star | Self - Judge |
| 2002 | Teamo Supremo | Laser Pirate |
| 2002 | Ozzy & Drix | Nick O'Teen (voice) |
| 2002 | Ozzy & Drix | Scarlet Fever (voice) |
| 2002 | Family Affair | Mr. French |
| 2001 | The Proud Family | |
| 2001 | Gary & Mike | Killer (voice) |
| 2001 | Attila | Theodosius |
| 2001 | Samurai Jack | Worm 1 (voice) |
| 2000 | Bette | |
| 1999 | Where Are They Now? | Self |
| 1999 | Redwall | Slagar (voice) |
| 1999 | The Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot | Dr. Neugog (voice) |
| 1999 | Xyber 9: New Dawn | King Renard (voice) |
| 1999 | The Brothers Flub | (voice) |
| 1999 | Batman Beyond | Mutro Botha (voice) |
| 1998 | The Wild Thornberrys | Nigel Thornberry (voice) |
| 1998 | Will & Grace | Marion Finster |
| 1998 | Voltron: The Third Dimension | Prince Lotor (voice) |
| 1998 | The Net | Sorcerer |
| 1997 | Lexx | Poet Man |
| 1997 | Over the Top | Simon Ferguson |
| 1997 | Teen Angel | Frog (voice) |
| 1996 | Mighty Ducks: The Animated Series | Lord Dragaunus (voice) |
| 1996 | Jumanji | Trader Slick (voice) |
| 1996 | Bruno the Kid | Lazlo Gigahurtz |
| 1996 | Titanic | Simon Doonan |
| 1996 | Hey Arnold! | Mr. Leichliter (voice) |
| 1996 | Adventures from the Book of Virtues | King Minos (voice) |
| 1995 | The Mask: Animated Series | |
| 1995 | Freakazoid! | Dr. Mystico (voice) |
| 1995 | The Mask: Animated Series | Pretorius (voice) |
| 1995 | The Naked Truth | Sir Rudolph Haley |
| 1994 | Duckman | King Chicken (voice) |
| 1994 | Gargoyles | Dr. Anton Sevarius (voice) |
| 1994 | Aaahh!!! Real Monsters | Zimbo (voice) |
| 1994 | Aladdin | |
| 1994 | Superhuman Samurai Syber-Squad | Kilokahn (voice) |
| 1994 | Where on Earth is Carmen Sandiego? | Maelstrom (voice) |
| 1994 | Earth 2 | Gaal |
| 1994 | Turbocharged Thunderbirds | The Atrocimator |
| 1993 | Sonic the Hedgehog | King Acorn / Keeper of the Time Stones (voice) |
| 1993 | Sonic the Hedgehog | King Acorn (voice) |
| 1992 | Capitol Critters | |
| 1992 | Wild West C.O.W.-Boys of Moo Mesa | |
| 1992 | Fish Police | Sharkster |
| 1992 | Batman: The Animated Series | Robot Clown (voice) |
| 1992 | Batman: The Animated Series | Leon's Henchman (voice) |
| 1992 | The Little Mermaid | The Evil Manta (voice) |
| 1992 | Eek! The Cat | Narrator (voice) |
| 1991 | The Legend of Prince Valiant | Gawain |
| 1991 | Darkwing Duck | |
| 1991 | The Pirates of Dark Water | Konk (voice) |
| 1991 | Dinosaurs | Fox Jacket (voice) |
| 1991 | Dinosaurs | Pterodactyl (voice) |
| 1991 | Dinosaurs | Henri Poupon (voice) |
| 1991 | Dinosaurs | Chief Elder (voice) |
| 1991 | Dinosaurs | Winston (voice) |
| 1991 | Dinosaurs | The Devil (voice) |
| 1991 | Dinosaurs | Jean-Claude (voice) |
| 1990 | Tiny Toon Adventures | Reginald / Prince Charles (voice) |
| 1990 | Peter Pan & the Pirates | Captain Hook (voice) |
| 1990 | It | Pennywise |
| 1990 | TaleSpin | Thaddeos E. Klang (voice) |
| 1990 | Tom & Jerry Kids Show | Sheriff of Rottingham (voice) |
| 1990 | Tom & Jerry Kids Show | Mr. Banker of Ye Olde Fog Bank (voice) |
| 1990 | Captain Planet and the Planeteers | Mal |
| 1990 | Gravedale High | Mr. Tutner (voice) |
| 1989 | Tales from the Crypt | Pa Brackett / Ma Brackett / Winona Brackett (segment "Death of Some Salesmen") |
| 1989 | Paddington Bear | Mr. Curry |
| 1989 | Agatha Christie's Poirot | Lord Boynton |
| 1987 | The Tracey Ullman Show | Ian Miles |
| 1987 | Wiseguy | |
| 1979 | Okay | Self |
| 1978 | Life of Shakespeare | William Shakespeare |
| 1978 | Bio’s Bahnhof | Self |
| 1978 | Will Shakespeare | William Shakespeare |
| 1976 | Rock Follies | Stevie Streeter |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live | Self - Host |
| 1974 | Napoleon and Love | Eugene |
| 1971 | Disco | Self |
| 1970 | Ace of Wands | |
| 1970 | Play for Today | Glen |
| 1956 | Armchair Theatre | Mick |
| 1953 | The Oscars | Self |