Tim Curry
Known for: Acting
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).
Filmography
Series
Criminal Minds
Billy Flynn
2005
Series
Regular Show
Master Prank Caller #2 (voice)
2010
Series
Regular Show
Hot Dog Leader (voice)
2010
Series
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
1975
Series
Monk
Dale 'The Whale' Biederbeck
2002
Series
Psych
Nigel St. Nigel
2006
Series
Agatha Christie's Poirot
Lord Boynton
1989
Series
Play for Today
Glen
1970
Series
Phineas and Ferb
Stubbings (voice)
2007
Series
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
Chancellor Palpatine (voice)
2008
Series
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
Darth Sidious (voice)
2008
Series
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
Chancellor Palpatine / Darth Sidious (voice)
2008
Series
Young Justice
G. Gordon Godfrey (voice)
2010
Series
The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius
Professor Calamitous (voice)
2002
Series
Batman: The Animated Series
Robot Clown (voice)
1992
Series
Batman: The Animated Series
Leon's Henchman (voice)
1992
Series
Will & Grace
Marion Finster
1998
Series
Samurai Jack
Worm 1 (voice)
2001
Series
Tom & Jerry Kids Show
Sheriff of Rottingham (voice)
1990
Series
Tom & Jerry Kids Show
Mr. Banker of Ye Olde Fog Bank (voice)
1990
Series
Hey Arnold!
Mr. Leichliter (voice)
1996
Series
Tales from the Crypt
Pa Brackett / Ma Brackett / Winona Brackett (segment "Death of Some Salesmen")
1989
Series
Arena
Eden Rothwell Esp.
1975
Series
Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja
The Sorcerer (voice)
2012
Series
The Wild Thornberrys
Nigel Thornberry (voice)
1998
Film
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
Concierge
1992
Series
Ben 10: Alien Force
Dr. Chadwick / Knight #2 (voice)
2008
Series
Dinosaurs
Fox Jacket (voice)
1991
Series
Dinosaurs
Pterodactyl (voice)
1991
Series
Dinosaurs
Henri Poupon (voice)
1991
Series
Dinosaurs
Chief Elder (voice)
1991
Series
Dinosaurs
Winston (voice)
1991
Series
Dinosaurs
The Devil (voice)
1991
Series
Dinosaurs
Jean-Claude (voice)
1991
Series
Gargoyles
Dr. Anton Sevarius (voice)
1994
Series
The Oscars
Self
1953
Series
Batman Beyond
Mutro Botha (voice)
1999
Film
Scary Movie 2
Professor
2001
Series
Lexx
Poet Man
1997
Series
Martial Law
The One (voice)
1998
Series
It
Pennywise
1990
Series
Duckman
King Chicken (voice)
1994
Series
Duckman
King Chicken / Prof. Edwin Byer (voice)
1994
Series
Duckman
King Chicken / Morris Needleman (voice)
1994
Series
Duckman
King Chicken / Regine Poulet (voice)
1994
Series
Duckman
King Chicken / Tony Sterling (voice)
1994
Series
Duckman
Simon Desmond (voice)
1994
Series
Aladdin
1994
Series
Darkwing Duck
1991
Series
Wiseguy
Winston Newquay
1987
Series
Captain Planet and the Planeteers
Mal (voice)
1990
Series
Captain Planet and the Planeteers
MAL (voice)
1990
Film
Charlie's Angels
Roger Corwin
2000
Series
Duck Dodgers
Magnificent Rogue (voice)
2003
Series
The Little Mermaid
The Evil Manta (voice)
1992
Series
TaleSpin
Thaddeos E. Klang (voice)
1990
Series
Tiny Toon Adventures
Reginald / Prince Charles (voice)
1990
Series
Over the Garden Wall
Auntie Whispers (voice)
2014
Series
The Proud Family
2001
Series
Freakazoid!
Dr. Mystico (voice)
1995
Film
The Hunt for Red October
Dr. Yevgeni Petrov (Red October)
1990
Series
The Mask: Animated Series
1995
Series
The Mask: Animated Series
Pretorius (voice)
1995
Series
Aaahh!!! Real Monsters
Zimbo (voice)
1994
Series
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
Crosscapel
1969
Series
The Naked Truth
Sir Rudolph Haley
1995
Where Are They Now?
Self
1999
Series
Eek! The Cat
Narrator (voice)
1992
Film
Legend
Lord of "Darkness"
1985
Film
Clue
Wadsworth
1985
Film
The Three Musketeers
Cardinal Richelieu
1993
Series
Loonatics Unleashed
The Ringmaster (voice)
2005
Film
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Dr. Frank-N-Furter
1975
Series
Pet Star
Self - Judge
2002
Film
Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas
Forte (voice)
1997
Series
Mighty Ducks: The Animated Series
Lord Dragaunus (voice)
1996
Series
Rude Awakening
Martin Crisp
1998
Series
The Tracey Ullman Show
Ian Miles
1987
Series
Cranford
Signor Brunoni
2007
Series
Earth 2
Gaal
1994
Series
The Colour of Magic
Trymon
2008
Series
Jumanji
Trader Slick (voice)
1996
Film
Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties
Prince (voice)
2006
Series
Titanic
Simon Doonan
1996
Film
The Shadow
Farley Claymore
1994
Series
Ozzy & Drix
Nick O'Teen (voice)
2002
Series
Ozzy & Drix
Scarlet Fever (voice)
2002
Series
The High Fructose Adventures of Annoying Orange
Professor Plum (voice)
2012
Series
The High Fructose Adventures of Annoying Orange
Endive / Arugula (voice)
2012
Film
A Turtle's Tale: Sammy's Adventures
Fluffy (voice)
2010
Series
Teen Angel
Frog (voice)
1997
Series
Sonic the Hedgehog
King Acorn / Keeper of the Time Stones (voice)
1993
Series
Sonic the Hedgehog
King Acorn (voice)
1993
Series
Teamo Supremo
Laser Pirate (voice)
2002
Film
Valiant
Von Talon (voice)
2005
Film
Barbie in the Nutcracker
Mouse King (voice)
2001
Film
Congo
Herkermer Homolka
1995
Series
Disco
Self
1971
Series
Peter Pan & the Pirates
Captain Hook (voice)
1990
Series
The Legend of Prince Valiant
Gawain (voice)
1991
Series
Adventures from the Book of Virtues
King Minos (voice)
1996
Series
Wake, Rattle, and Roll
Ronald Chump (voice)
1990
Film
Barbie and the Three Musketeers
Philippe (voice)
2009
Film
Annie
Rooster Hannigan
1982
Series
Gravedale High
Mr. Tutner (voice)
1990
Series
Redwall
Slagar (voice)
1999
Series
The Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot
Dr. Neugog (voice)
1999
Film
FernGully: The Last Rainforest
Hexxus (voice)
1992
Series
Where on Earth Is Carmen Sandiego?
Maelstrom (voice)
1994
Series
Me, Eloise
Mr. Salamone (voice)
2006
Film
National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1
Jigsaw
1993
Film
The Rugrats Movie
Rex Pester (voice)
1998
Film
The More I Know
(voice)
2016
Series
The Brothers Flub
(voice)
1999
Series
The Pirates of Dark Water
Konk (voice)
1991
Series
Gary & Mike
Killer (voice)
2001
Film
Rugrats in Paris: The Movie
Sumo Singer (voice)
2000
Series
Ace of Wands
Cashier
1970
Film
Oscar
Dr. Thornton Poole
1991
Series
Bruno the Kid
Lazlo Gigahurtz (voice)
1996
Film
The Wild Thornberrys Movie
Nigel Thornberry / Col. Radcliff Thornberry (voice)
2002
Film
Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey!
Piccadilly (voice)
2009
Film
Scooby-Doo! and the Witch's Ghost
Ben Ravencroft (voice)
1999
Okay
Self
1979
Series
Attila
Theodosius
2001
Series
Alice
Dodo
2009
Film
The Secret of Moonacre
Coeur De Noir
2009
The Sunday Drama
Leonard Brazil
1977
Film
Rugrats Go Wild
Nigel Thornberry (voice)
2003
Film
Addams Family Reunion
Gomez Addams
1998
Series
Wild West C.O.W.-Boys of Moo Mesa
1992
Series
Bette
2000
Series
Voltron: The Third Dimension
Prince Lotor (voice)
1998
Series
Napoleon and Love
Eugène
1974
Film
Burke & Hare
Dr. Monroe
2010
Series
Capitol Critters
1992
Film
Fly Me to the Moon
Yegor (voice)
2008
Film
Bartok the Magnificent
The Skull (voice)
1999
Series
Fantastic Max
Additional Voices
1988
Film
Scooby-Doo! and the Goblin King
The Goblin King (voice)
2008
Film
Muppet Treasure Island
Long John Silver
1996
Film
Get Bruce!
Self
1999
Series
Fish Police
Sharkster (voice)
1992
Film
Saving Santa
Neville Baddington (voice)
2013
Series
Family Affair
Mr. French
2002
Series
Superhuman Samurai Syber-Squad
Kilokahn (voice)
1994
Series
Over the Top
Simon Ferguson
1997
Film
Kinsey
Thurman Rice
2004
Series
The Greatest Adventure: Stories from the Bible
The Serpent (voice)
1985
Series
The Greatest Adventure: Stories from the Bible
Judas Iscariot (voice)
1985
Series
Paddington Bear
Mr. Curry
1989
Series
Xyber 9: New Dawn
King Renard (voice)
1999
Film
The Outback
Blacktooth (voice)
2012
Series
The Net
Sorcerer
1998
Film
Christmas in Wonderland
McLoosh
2007
Series
Rock Follies
Stevie Streeter
1976
Film
McHale's Navy
Maj. Vladikov
1997
Film
The Shout
Robert Graves
1978
Series
Turbocharged Thunderbirds
The Atrocimator
1994
Film
The Pebble and the Penguin
Drake (voice)
1995
Bio’s Bahnhof
Self
1978
Long Ago and Far Away
Abel (voice)
1989
Film
Wolf Girl
Harley Dune
2001
Series
Will Shakespeare
William Shakespeare
1978
Film
Ribbit
Terrence
2014
Film
The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do the Time Warp Again
The Narrator/Criminologist
2016
Film
Stream
Lockwood
2024
Film
Oliver Twist
Bill Sikes
1982
Film
Passed Away
Boyd Pinter
1992
Film
Roger Waters: The Wall - Live in Berlin
Self - Vocals
1990
Film
Axel: The Biggest Little Hero
Papa Qi (voice)
2013
Film
Sorted
Damian Kemp
2000
Film
Jimmy Neutron: Operation: Rescue Jet Fusion
Professor Calamitous (voice)
2003
Film
Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror
Self
2025
Stage 2
2nd Madman
1971
Film
Ritual
Matthew Hope
2002
Film
Queer Duck: The Movie
Peccary (voice)
2006
Film
King on Screen
Self
2023
Film
What About Dick?
Reverend Whoopsie
2012
Film
Wildchat
2019
Series
Armchair Theatre
Mik
1956
Film
Tales from the Darkside
Pirate (voice)
1990
Film
Four Dogs Playing Poker
Felix
2000
Film
Times Square
Johnny LaGuardia
1980
Film
Starz Inside: Ladies or Gentlemen
Self
2008
Film
Back to the Sea
Eric (voice)
2012
Film
Daisy-Head Mayzie
Finagle (voice)
1995
Film
The Worst Witch
The Grand Wizard
1986
Film
Gingerclown
Gingerclown
2013
Film
A Sesame Street Christmas Carol
Narrator (voice)
2006
Film
Jimmy Neutron: The League of Villains
Professor Calamitous(voice)
2005
Film
Timeless Tales: The Steadfast Tin Soldier
Jack
1991
Film
Defenders of Dynatron City
Atom Ed, The Floating Head (voice)
1992
Film
Who Done It: The Clue Documentary
Self (archive footage)
2022
Film
Jimmy Timmy Power Hour 2: When Nerds Collide
Professor Calamitous (voice)
2006
Film
Pennywise: The Story of ‘It’
Himself
2021
Film
Pirates of the Plain
Jezebel Jack
1999
Film
The Story of Santa Claus
Nostros, the eldest elf (voice)
1996
Film
Jackie's Back!
Edward Whatsett St. John
1999
Film
The Chosen One
Lucifer
2007
Film
Strange Frame
Dorlan Mig (voice)
2012
Film
A Christmas Carol
Ebenezer Scrooge (voice)
1997
Film
Mighty Ducks the Movie: The First Face-Off
Lord Dragaunus (voice)
1997
Film
The Ploughman's Lunch
Jeremy Hancock
1983
Film
Bailey's Billion$
Caspar Pennington
2005
Film
Meat Loaf - A Celebration Of Life
Self (archive footage)
2022
Film
Charlie’s Angels: Getting G’d Up
Self
2001
Film
Bruno the Kid: The Animated Movie
Lazlo Gigahurtz (voice) (archive footage)
1997
Film
The Titanic Chronicles
(voice)
1999
Film
Lion of Oz
Captain Fitzgerald (voice)
2000
Film
The Color of Magic - Die Reise des Zauberers Teil 1
Trymon
2008
Film
Mucha Lucha: The Return of El Malefico
El Maléfico (voice)
2005
Eloise Goes to School
2007
Film
Pass the Ammo
Rev. Ray Porter
1988
Film
Meat Loaf: In and Out of Hell
Self - Interviewed in 1974 (archive footage)
2015
Film
The Voyages of Young Doctor Dolittle
Doctor Dolittle (voice)
2011
Film
Lover's Knot
Cupid's Caseworker
1996
Film
Video Stars
Tommy Whazz
1983
Film
Little Miss Christmas
Mr. Salamone (voice)
2006
Film
Abel's Island
Abel (voice)
1988
Film
Schmoedipus
Glen
1974
Film
Stream 2: Sudden Death
Lockwood
Film
Vérité
Mik
1973
Film
The Wild Thornberrys: The Origin of Donnie
Nigel Thornberry (voice)
2001
Film
The Scoundrel's Wife
Father Antoine
2002
Film
Rocky Horror 45: The Movie
Self
2021
Film
The Color of Magic - Die Reise des Zauberers Teil 2
Trymon
2008
Film
Three Men in a Boat
Jerome K Jerome
1975
Film
Creating a Myth... the Memories of 'Legend'
Himself
2002
Film
Blue Money
Larry Gormley
1985
Film
The Easter Story
Judas Iscariot (voice)
1990
Film
Lights! Camera! Annie! The Making of a Major Hollywood Musical
Self / Rooster
1982
Film
Doom Runners
Dr. Kao
1997
Film
The Creation - Greatest Adventure Stories from the Bible
The Serpent (Voice)
1988
Film
Super Nova
Poet Man
1997
Film
I Love Muppets
Self
2002
Bench Pressley
Prawnda
2004
Film
The Marzipan Pig
Narrator (voice)
1990
Film
Superhuman Samurai Syber-Squad: The Glitch That Stole Christmas
Kilokahn (voice)
1994
Film
Darkwing Duck: Darkly Dawns The Duck
Taurus Bulba (voice)
1991
Film
The Policeman and the Cook
Crosscapel
1970
Film
Behind the Music: The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Self
1999
Film
The Rocky Horror Double Feature Video Show
Self
1995
Film
Ligmalion: Or How to Help Yourself in Self-Help Britain
Eden Rothwell Esq.
1985
Film
The Not So Golden Calf: Commandments 1-2
Hazzaka(voice)
2003
Film
I, Crocodile
Narrator (voice)
2002
Film
City Sugar
Leonard Brazil
1978
Film
The North Star
2010
Film
Meggamorphosis
The Snake
1993
Film
IT
Pennywise
1990