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Tim Curry Dead at 80

Thursday, 27 August 2026 at 06:47

By Marcie Culbert X @marcieculbert

Tim Curry as Long John Silver in Muppet Treasure Island (Photo Credit: The Jim Henson Company Facebook page)

The actor passed away at the age of 80 on Monday.

LOS ANGELES - Hollywood is mourning the loss of Tim Curry.

His longtime manager and friend, Marcia Hurwitz, announced his passing at the age of 80 yesterday. She said he died at his home in Los Angeles on August 25th, but did not disclose the cause of death.

Tim Curry had a long list of stage, film, and voice acting credits throughout his career. His most notable roles include the following;

- Dr. Frank-N-Furter in Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)
- Rooster in Annie (1982)
- Wadsworth in Clue (1985)
- Pennywise in IT (1990)
- Hexxus in FernGully: The Last Rainforest (1992)
- Concierge in Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992)
- Long John Silver in Muppet Treasure Island (1996)
- Gomez Addams in Addams Family Reunion (1998)
- Nigel Thornberry in The Wild Thornberrys (1998-2004)
- Nigel Corwin in Charlie's Angels (2000)

Curry suffered a stroke in 2012 which left him in a wheelchair.

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