Tim Curry, iconic character actor and ‘Rocky Horror Picture Show’ star, dies at 80

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FILE - Actor Tim Curry appears at the Film Society of Lincoln Center's gala tribute to actress Susan Sarandon in New York on May 5, 2003. (AP Photo/Stuart Ramson, File)

Tim Curry, a character actor who created a gallery of delicious, very loony villains for stage and screen, including Dr. Frank-N-Furter in “The Rocky Horror Picture Show,” has died. He was 80.

Curry, who suffered a stroke in 2012 that put him in a wheelchair, died Wednesday at his home in Los Angeles, according to his longtime manager and friend, Marcia Hurwitz. No cause was disclosed.

Known for his arch humor, a putty-like face and gift with voices, Curry earned three Tony nominations — for “Spamalot,” “My Favorite Year” and “Amadeus” — and an Emmy nod in 1994.

“I like playing the more curious corners of the human mind and human behavior, partly because they’re a tad more interesting,” Curry told The Associated Press in 1993.

Tim Curry, iconic character actor and 'Rocky Horror Picture Show' star, dies at 80 | iNFOnews.ca
FILE – Tim Curry performs a number from the musical “Spamalot” during the Broadway premiere on March 17, 2005, in New York, (AP Photo/Stuart Ramson, File)

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