Tim Curry, Rocky Horror Picture Show star, dies at 80
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British actor Tim Curry, best known as Dr Frank-N-Furter in The Rocky Horror Picture Show, died peacefully at his Los Angeles home at age 80, his manager Marcia Hurwitz said Wednesday. No cause of death was disclosed. Curry had struggled with his health for more than a decade after a debilitating stroke.
Key Facts
- Tim Curry died peacefully at his home in Los Angeles, California, at age 80, according to a statement from his longtime manager Marcia Hurwitz released Wednesday.
- No cause of death was disclosed.
- Curry had struggled with his health for more than a decade after a debilitating stroke.
- He was nominated for three Tony Awards for his Broadway roles.
- Curry originated the role of Dr Frank-N-Furter in the 1973 London stage production of The Rocky Horror Show and reprised it in the 1975 film adaptation.
Career Highlights
Curry's most iconic role was Dr Frank-N-Furter, a cross-dressing scientist in the rock musical The Rocky Horror Show, which premiered in 1973 at the Royal Court Theatre in London. He took the role to Broadway and reprised it in the 1975 film adaptation alongside Barry Bostwick, Meat Loaf and Susan Sarandon. Curry later starred as the child-killing monster in the 1990 miniseries It, an adaptation of Stephen King's horror novel. That same year, he performed as a Soviet medical officer in the film The Hunt for Red October, based on Tom Clancy's Cold War-era novel. He also played Cardinal Richelieu in the 1993 adventure movie The Three Musketeers, with Kiefer Sutherland, Charlie Sheen and Chris O'Donnell.
Reactions and Legacy
Kiefer Sutherland said in a statement Wednesday that Curry was someone he cared deeply about and loved working with. Born in Grappenhall, Cheshire, Curry studied drama at Birmingham University. Critics argue he did much of his best work on stage.
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Tim Curry, Rocky Horror Picture Show star, dies at 80
