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.

Tim Curry, star of The Rocky Horror Picture Show and Stephen King’s It, dies aged 80

A prolific performer across stage, screen and TV, the actor starred in Legend, Clue and It, but will always be associated with the flamboyantly camp rock’n’roll musical in which he made his breakthrough Tim Curry, the versatile performer of screen and stage, who made his name as the flamboyant Dr Frank-N-Furter in The Rocky Horror Show, has died aged 80. Reports said Curry died at his home in Los Angeles. Ironically, Curry’s best-known roles all required a considerable physical transformatio...

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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, 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.

Tim Curry, ‘Rocky Horror Picture Show’ Star, Dies at 80

Tim Curry, who soared to fame in the ‘70s as the flamboyant star of the campy horror movie stage spoof “The Rocky Horror Show” and its screen version “The Rocky Horror Picture Show,” died on Tuesday in Los Angeles, Variety has confirmed. He was 80. A cause of death was not immediately available, though Curry […]

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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, Outlandish Star of ‘The Rocky Horror Picture Show,’ Dies at 80

The three-time Tony nominee terrified audiences in Stephen King's 'It' and was a prolific voice actor as well.

By Mike Barnes

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 […]

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

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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

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...

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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.

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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.

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