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Tim Curry, iconic character actor and ‘Rocky Horror Picture Show’ star, dies at 80  AP News

Rocky Horror star Tim Curry dies at 80

Curry was best known for playing the outlandish Frank-N-Furter in cult film The Rocky Horror Picture Show.

Farewell, Dr Frank-N-Furter: why Tim Curry’s Rocky Horror Show will go on

The versatile stage performer will always be remembered for his defining film role in The Rocky Horror Picture Show, which turned him into an icon of 70s underground cinema and proto-punk • Tim Curry, star of The Rocky Horror Picture Show and Stephen King’s It, dies aged 80 • Tim Curry on sexuality, surviving a stroke and 50 years of stardom • Clowns, corsets and kings – a life in pictures Over the past decade, the issues of trans identity and gender fluidity couldn’t have been more contempor...

By Peter Bradshaw

Tim Curry, 'The Rocky Horror Picture Show' actor, dead at 80

Tim Curry, the British actor who portrayed Dr. Frank-N-Furter in "The Rocky Horror Picture Show," died Tuesday at 80 after years of stroke recovery.

Tim Curry, star of The Rocky Horror Picture Show, dead at 80

Tim Curry, the quirky British actor known for playing eccentric roles like the flamboyant alien mad scientist Dr. Frank-N-Furter in The Rocky Horror Picture Show, died on Wednesday at his Los Angeles home.

Tim Curry, famed for Rocky Horror Picture Show, dead at 80

Tim Curry, the baritone-voiced British actor who pranced to movie fame as a singing, lingerie-clad “sweet transvestite” in the 1975 ⁠cult classic The Rocky Horror Picture Show, has died at ⁠the age of 80, his manager said on Wednesday. A cause of ⁠death was not immediately given, but Curry had been in ill health for some time. He died peacefully on Tuesday at his home in Los Angeles, his manager said. Curry appeared in numerous films, often as a hammy villain, was nominated three times for a...

By Reuters

Tim Curry, of 'The Rocky Horror Picture Show,' dies at 80

The gender-bending role as Dr. Frank-N-Furter put Curry on the map in 1975. He then went on to play a number of villainous roles like Gomez Addams, Pennywise and Bill Sikes, but also Mozart and William Shakespeare.

Actor Tim Curry, known for stage and screen villains, dies aged 80

Curry, whose famed roles included Dr Frank-N-Furter in The Rocky Horror Picture Show and Pennywise in It, died on Wednesday at his home in Los Angeles.

By Mark Kennedy

Tim Curry, star of ‘The Rocky Horror Picture Show,’ dies at 80

The British actor, who appeared in films such as ‘Muppet Treasure Island’ and was the first actor to play Pennywise in an adaptation of ‘It,’ suffered a stroke in 2012 and afterward withdrew from public life

By Gregorio Belinchón Yagüe

Tim Curry Remembered by Michael McKean, the Muppets, Luke Evans and More: ‘Thank You’ for ‘Inspiring Generations of Actors to Be a Little Braver’

There has been an outpouring of love for Tim Curry — the English actor best known for playing villains in “The Rocky Horror Picture Show,” “Annie,” “Clue” and more — since news broke of his death at age 80 on Wednesday. “My last conversation with Tim Curry was about life and love and laughter,” Curry’s […]

By Selome Hailu

How Tim Curry Walked Into an Audition — and Became Frank-N-Furter

'Rocky Horror' creator Richard O’Brien and 'Clue' writer-director Jonathan Lynn remember the extraordinary actor who turned two box-office disappointments into immortal cult classics.

By Seth Abramovitch

Why was Tim Curry never married? ‘Rocky Horror’ star answered it in 2025 memoir; ‘affairs of the heart…’

Tim Curry addressed his private love life in his 2025 memoir “Vagabond,” saying his romantic and sexual relationships were not for public consumption.

Tim Curry, actor famed for 'Rocky Horror Picture Show,' dead at 80

Curry appeared in numerous movies, often as a hammy villain, was nominated three times for a Tony Award for Broadway roles, and performed voice work in many animated films and TV shows.

Tim Curry, actor famed for ‘Rocky Horror Picture Show,’ dead at 80

Tim Curry, the baritone-voiced British actor who pranced to movie fame as a singing, lingerie-clad “sweet transvestite” in the 1975 cult classic “The Rocky Horror Picture Show,” has died at the age of 80, Variety and other outlets reported. A cause of death was not immediately given, but Curry had been in ill health for […]

Tim Curry, ‘Rocky Horror Picture Show,’ ‘Clue,’ and ‘It’ Star, Dead at 80

The actor, who starred in films and TV, including portraying Stephen King's murderous clown Pennywise, died Tuesday night

By Jason Newman

Tim Curry Dies: ‘The Rocky Horror Picture Show’ Actor Was 80

Tim Curry, who shot to stardom in his signature role as the corset-wearing “sweet transvestite from transexual Transylvania” Dr. Frank-N-Furter in the 1975 cult classic film The Rocky Horror Picture Show, died Tuesday at his home in Los Angeles. He was 80 years old. While a cause of death was not immediately available, Curry had […]

By Greg Evans

Tim Curry, star of The Rocky Horror Picture Show, dies aged 80

By Louis Chilton

Tim Curry, actor famed for Rocky Horror Picture Show, dead at 80

British actor Tim Curry's cause of death was not immediately disclosed.

Tim Curry, star of Rocky Horror Picture Show and Home Alone 2, has died aged 80

Tim Curry famously played Pennywise the clown in the 1990 TV adaptation of Stephen King’s It.

Tim Curry, iconic Rocky Horror and It star, dies at 80 in Los Angeles

Tim Curry, actor famed for 'Rocky Horror Picture Show,' dies at 80

OBITUARY-Tim Curry, actor famed for 'Rocky Horror Picture Show,' dead at 80

What Tim Curry Said About His Health & Stroke Before His Death

Tim Curry pulled the curtain back on his health. Nearly one year before the Rocky Horror Picture Show star died at age 80—which his rep confirmed Aug. 26—he shared insight into the lasting...

By Brahmjot Kaur

Tim Curry, star of ‘The Rocky Horror Picture Show’, dies at the age of 80

He is also remembered for his roles in 'Home Alone 2: Lost In New York' and as Pennywise in the 1990 adaptation of Stephen King's 'It' The post Tim Curry, star of ‘The Rocky Horror Picture Show’, dies at the age of 80 appeared first on NME.

By Liberty Dunworth

18 Years Ago, Tim Curry Delivered The Single-Greatest Line In Video Game History

Tim Curry is iconic for so many reasons, but one of his best roles was in a 2008 game that doesn't get enough love.

By Ewan Moore