Tim Curry

Timothy James Curry (born Good Friday April 19, 1946 in Cheshire, England) is a British actor and composer perhaps best known for his role as Dr. Frank N. Furter in The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975). He also had an earlier career as a rock musician. He studied Drama and English at Cambridge and at University of Birmingham. Mr. Curry currently lives in Los Angeles with his dog, Frank.

Notable roles

  • Has-been rock star Stevie Streeter in Rock Follies of '77 (1977)
  • The disc jockey Johnny LaGuardia in Times Square (1980)
  • Pennywise the Dancing Clown in the miniseries It (based on the Stephen King novel)
  • Dr Petrov in The Hunt for Red October (based on the Tom Clancy novel)
  • Dr Thornton Poole the elocutionist in the film Oscar
  • Dr. Anton Sevarius in Gargoyles
  • The voice of Nigel Thornberry in the animated Nickelodeon series The Wild Thornberrys
  • The voice of Captain Hook in the animated Fox series Peter Pan and the Pirates
  • Darkness in the film Legend (1982)
  • Wadsworth the Butler in the film Clue (1985)
  • In 1990 he joined many other guests for Roger Waters' massive performance of The Wall in Berlin.
  • The arch hotel concierge Mr Hector in the film Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992)
  • Long John Silver in Muppet Treasure Island.
  • Numerous computer games, both as an actor (using Full Motion Video) and just a voiceover (such as in two of the three Gabriel Knight games).
  • Read the audio books of A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket.

Parts in theatre at the Olivier Theatre (part of the National Theatre in London):

  • Mac the knife in the "Threepenny Opera" and
  • a part in the drama "Dalliance" (Liebelei) by Arthur Schnitzler; both in 1986.

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Parts in theatre at the Olivier Theatre (part of the National Theatre in London):. A few of his films:. Curry currently lives in Los Angeles with his dog, Frank. Douglass Dumbrille passed away in 1974 in Woodland Hills, California, and was interred in the Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery, North Hollywood, California. Mr. We don’t give a continental damn what other people think.". He studied Drama and English at Cambridge and at University of Birmingham. Pat and I agreed that I had some years left and we could best share them together.

He also had an earlier career as a rock musician. The important thing is whether two people can be happy together. Furter in The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975). In response to criticism of the May-December marriage, Dumbrille had a succinct answer: "Age doesn’t mean a blasted thing. Frank N. After a long marriage, his wife Jessie Lawson passed away in 1957 and in 1960, at age 70 Dumbrille caused a stir when he married Patricia Mowbray, the 28-year-old daughter of his friend and fellow actor Alan Mowbray. Timothy James Curry (born Good Friday April 19, 1946 in Cheshire, England) is a British actor and composer perhaps best known for his role as Dr. Considered as one of film's great character actors, over his long and successful career Douglass Dumbrille had roles in more than 200 motion pictures and with the advent of television he made numerous appearances in shows throughout the 1950s and 1960s. The respect he earned was such that he played the same role in Capra's 1934 film Broadway Bill and its 1950 remake, and also appeared in DeMille's 1938 version of The Buccaneer and twenty years later in its remake.

a part in the drama "Dalliance" (Liebelei) by Arthur Schnitzler; both in 1986. A friend of fellow Canadian-born director Allan Dwan, Dumbrille played Athos in Dwan’s 1939 adaptation of The Three Musketeers. Mac the knife in the "Threepenny Opera" and. DeMille, Frank Capra, Hal Roach and other Hollywood directing greats. Read the audio books of A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket. A consummate professional, he was highly regarded by the studios and was sought out by Cecil B. Numerous computer games, both as an actor (using Full Motion Video) and just a voiceover (such as in two of the three Gabriel Knight games). His physical appearance made him perfect for the role of the slick politician, the shyster businessman, the crooked sheriff, or the unscrupulous lawyer.

Long John Silver in Muppet Treasure Island. As such, Dumbrille went to the west coast where he specialized in playing secondary character roles to the great stars of the day. The arch hotel concierge Mr Hector in the film Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992). In the Great Depression of the 1930s, when jobs were scarce, Hollywood films provided a brief escape from the stresses of the difficult times and the film industry still offered an opportunity for quality actors to earn a decent living. In 1990 he joined many other guests for Roger Waters' massive performance of The Wall in Berlin. In 1924, he made his Broadway debut and continued working off and on in the theatre for several years while supplementing his income with a variety sales jobs. Wadsworth the Butler in the film Clue (1985). In 1913, the east coast film industry was still flourishing and that year he appeared in the film, What Eighty Million Women Want, but it would be another 11 years before he appeared on screen again.

Darkness in the film Legend (1982). He eventually left banking to work with a stock company that led him to Chicago, Illinois and to a job there with another stock company that toured across the United States. The voice of Captain Hook in the animated Fox series Peter Pan and the Pirates. As a young man, he worked as a bank clerk in his home town of Hamilton while at the same time pursuing an interest in acting. The voice of Nigel Thornberry in the animated Nickelodeon series The Wild Thornberrys. Dumbrille was born in Hamilton, Ontario. Anton Sevarius in Gargoyles. Douglass Dumbrille (October 13, 1889 – April 2, 1974) was an actor and one of the Canadian pioneers in early Hollywood.

Dr. Shock Treatment (1964). Dr Thornton Poole the elocutionist in the film Oscar. The Ten Commandments (1956). Dr Petrov in The Hunt for Red October (based on the Tom Clancy novel). A Life at Stake (1954). Pennywise the Dancing Clown in the miniseries It (based on the Stephen King novel). Jupiter's Darling (1955).

The disc jockey Johnny LaGuardia in Times Square (1980). Julius Caesar (1953). Has-been rock star Stevie Streeter in Rock Follies of '77 (1977). Son of Paleface (1952). Abbott and Costello in the Foreign Legion (1950). Riding High (1950) - Remake of "Broadway Bill".

The Cat Creeps (1946). Under Nevada Skies (1945). Jungle Woman (1944). Stand by for Action (1943).

Castle in the Desert (1942). The Big Store (1941). Road to Zanzibar (1941). Virginia City (1940).

The Three Musketeers (1939). Charlie Chan at Treasure Island (1939). The Buccaneer (1938). The Mysterious Rider (1938).

Ali Baba Goes to Town (1937). A Day at the Races (1937). Deeds Goes to Town (1936). Mr.

The Lone Wolf Returns (1935). Cardinal Richelieu, (1935). The Lives of a Bengal Lancer (1935). Treasure Island (1934).

Broadway Bill (1934). King of the Jungle (1933). The Symphony Murder Mystery (1931). The Wiser Sex (1932).

Monkey Business (1931). The Declaration of Independence (1924).