Timothy James "Tim" Curry is a British actor, voice actor, and singer, who is best known for his work in a diverse range of theatre, film, and television productions, often playing villainous characters. He is most famous for his roles as Dr. Frank-N-Furter in the 1975 musical comedy-horror film The Rocky Horror Picture Show and Pennywise the Dancing Clown in the ABC thriller miniseries It. He is also well-known for portraying Mr. Hector (credited as "Concierge") in Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, and for voicing Nigel Thornberry in the Nickelodeon animated series The Wild Thornberrys, Hexxus, the main villain of the 1992 Fox animated film FernGully: The Last Rainforest, Drake, the main antagonist of Don Bluth's 1995 MGM animated film The Pebble and the Penguin, and Prince XII in Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties.
His Disney roles are all listed below.
Filmography[]
Films[]
| Year(s) | Production | Characters |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Oscar | Dr. Thornton Poole |
| 1992 | Passed Away | Boyd Pinter |
| 1993 | Disney's The Three Musketeers | Cardinal Richelieu |
| 1996 | Muppet Treasure Island | Long John Silver |
| 1997 | Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas | Forte |
| 2002 | The Cat Returns | Cat King (Disney dub) |
| 2005 | Valiant | Von Talon |
Television[]
| Year(s) | Production | Characters |
|---|---|---|
| 1990–1991 | TaleSpin | Thaddeus E. Klang |
| 1991–1992 | Darkwing Duck | Taurus Bulba |
| 1992–1994 | The Little Mermaid | Evil Manta |
| 1992–1994 | Dinosaurs | Chief Elder Winston The Devil Jean-Claude Additional voices |
| 1994–1997 | Gargoyles | Anton Sevarius |
| 1994–1995 | Aladdin | Caliph Kapok Kileem Amuk Moonrah |
| 1996–1997 | Mighty Ducks | Lord Dragaunus |
| 1996 | Quack Pack | Moltoc Additional voices |
| 1997–2001 | Recess | Dr. Slicer |
| 2000–2002 | Teacher's Pet | Spooky the cat |
| 2002–2004 | Teamo Supremo | Laser Pirate The Phony Dentist |
| 2001–2005 | The Proud Family | Percival |
| 2008 | Phineas and Ferb | Stubbings Dr. Lloyd Wexler Worthington Dubois |
| 2012–2014 | Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja (season 1) | The Sorcerer |
| 2013–2014 | Star Wars: The Clone Wars | Palpatine |
Video games[]
| Year(s) | Production | Characters |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Disney Princess: Enchanted Journey | The Sailor |
Attractions[]
| Year(s) | Production | Characters |
|---|---|---|
| 1995–2003 | ExtraTERRORestrial Alien Encounter (Magic Kingdom) | S.I.R. |
Roles[]
(Dinosaurs)
(Dinosaurs)
(Dinosaurs)
(Aladdin TV series)
(Aladdin TV series)
(Recess)
(Teamo Supremo)
(The Proud Family)
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Gallery[]
Trivia[]
- Curry auditioned for the part of Judge Doom in Who Framed Roger Rabbit, but was rejected because the producers found his performance too frightening.[citation needed]
- He was originally considered for the voice role of Jafar in Aladdin, along with Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, and Christopher Lloyd, before Jonathan Freeman was chosen.[citation needed]
- He was also considered to voice Scar in The Lion King, along with James Caan, Ray Liotta, Robert Duvall, and Malcolm McDowell. It was later planned to have Curry voice a rock python character who was to serve as Scar's minion.[1] However, in the end, Jeremy Irons was cast and the python character was deleted, with the hyenas serving as Scar's minions instead.
- He was also considered for the role of Dr. Claw in Inspector Gadget, but Rupert Everett was cast instead.[citation needed]
- He was also originally going to voice King Nedakh in Atlantis: The Lost Empire, before the role was ultimately given to Leonard Nimoy.[citation needed]
- In 2012, Curry suffered a major stroke. As a result, he is now in a wheelchair and has limited speech. However, in recent years, he has done several voice-over works and is currently speaking to fans on Fanmio.
