Tim Curry, the British actor who turned Dr. Frank-N-Furter's fishnets and pearls into a cultural revolution and made Los Angeles his home for nearly four decades, died at his Toluca Lake residence at age 80. The Los Angeles Times reported the death occurred Wednesday, Aug. 26, though some outlets placed it Tuesday night.

His longtime manager and friend Marcia Hurwitz confirmed the death in a statement shared with the Times. No cause of death was given. Curry had used a wheelchair since suffering a major stroke more than a decade ago.

Hurwitz said Curry's mind remained curious and his heart generous until the end.

Los Angeles shaped the second half of Curry's career. He moved here permanently in 1988 for a tour of "Me & My Girl" followed by a residency at the Hollywood Pantages Theatre, and the city coincided with the start of his Emmy-winning voice work. He won a Daytime Emmy in 1991 for voicing Captain Hook in "Peter Pan and the Pirates" and went on to voice roles in "FernGully: The Last Rainforest," "The Wild Thornberries" and the video game "Brutal Legend."

The city's connection to Curry ran even deeper. "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" found its cult audience at L.A.'s Roxy Theatre before producer Lou Adler helped bring it to cinemas in 1975. Curry called the Roxy "my stomping ground." In September 2025, he returned there for the film's 50th anniversary and told the Los Angeles Times: "I gave them permission to be who they discovered they wanted to be. I'm proud of that."

Born April 19, 1946, in Grappenhall, Cheshire, England, Curry fibbed about having an Equity card to land his professional debut in the 1968 London production of "Hair." Co-star Richard O'Brien later invited him to audition for "The Rocky Horror Show," and in 1973 Curry debuted Frank-N-Furter on the tiny stage upstairs at London's Royal Court Theatre. The 1975 film, co-starring Susan Sarandon and Barry Bostwick, became a midnight-movie phenomenon.

Beyond Frank-N-Furter, Curry built a gallery of villains and eccentrics: Pennywise the clown in the 1990 "It" miniseries, butler Wadsworth in "Clue," Long John Silver in "Muppet Treasure Island" and the hotel concierge in "Home Alone 2." He earned three Tony nominations, two Olivier nominations and a Grammy nod.

Even after his stroke, Curry kept working. He played the criminologist in the 2016 TV remake of "Rocky Horror" and published his memoir, "Vagabond," in 2025. At a 2025 appearance at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles, he told fans he still couldn't walk but remained characteristically wry about it, calling his wheelchair "this silly chair."

He told CBS Sunday Morning that same year that he did not fear death, adding he suspected he would welcome it when the time came.

Curry never married and had no children. He is survived by nieces and nephews. No memorial arrangements have been announced.