Tim Curry

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Tim Curry (2005)

Timothy James "Tim" Curry (born April 19, 1946 in Grappenhall, Warrington parish , England ) is a British actor , voice actor , singer and songwriter . He was best known for the role of Doctor Frank N. Furter on The Rocky Horror Picture Show from 1975.

Life

Tim Curry (1994)

Tim Curry in 1946 in the English county of Cheshire born. The son of a Methodist chaplain, he studied drama and English in Cambridge and Birmingham . Curry celebrated his first success in 1968 with the musical Hair , where he met Richard O'Brien . The engagement was followed by employment at the Royal Shakespeare Company , the Glasgow Civic Repertory Company and the Royal Court Theater . In the latter, he first played the role of Richard O'Brien-created eccentric scientist Doctor Frank N. Furter on The Rocky Horror Show , which made him famous when Jim Sharman was made into The Rocky Horror Picture Show in 1975.

Numerous films followed, for example Stephen King's Es (1990), in which he can be seen as the demonic clown Pennywise. He also worked as a singer and composer and released four albums; the first Read My Lips (1978) contained the song Sloe Gin . The two single releases I Do the Rock and Paradise Garage from the album Fearless were able to place in the US charts the following year.

His concise voice was also in demand with producers of animated films and audio books . He also worked as a speaker in computer games such as Toonstruck or Gabriel Knight . In 2004 he played a guest role in the American crime series Monk ; In 2005 he appeared on Broadway in the musical Spamalot , which is based on the Monty Python film The Knights of the Coconut , on as King Arthur . From October 2006 to January 2007 he played this role at the Palace Theater in London's West End.

In 2008 he took on the role of the fictional Soviet Prime Minister Cherdenko for the real-life cutscenes in the computer game Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 . A year later, Curry spoke to the Emperor Doviculus, the arch enemy of the main character Eddie Riggs (voiced by Jack Black ) in the video game Brütal Legend . He was also a voice actor for the role-playing game Dragon Age: Origins (2009). He also lent his voice - after the death of his predecessor Ian Abercrombie - the Sith Lord and political intriguer Palpatine in the computer-animated television series Star Wars: The Clone Wars .

Curry suffered a stroke in July 2012 from which he is slowly recovering. However, he has been in a wheelchair ever since. Tim Curry lives in Los Angeles.

German voice actors

To this day, Tim Curry does not have a permanent speaker; however, it has been spoken most often by Thomas Fritsch (ten times since 1988) and Lutz Mackensy (four times since 1991).

Filmography (selection)

As an actor

As a voice actor

  • 1990–1991: Peter Pan and the Pirates ( Peter Pan and the Pirates , animated series, 46 episodes) ... as Captain James T. Hook
  • 1991–1992: Darkwing Duck (animated series, 3 episodes)… as Taurus Bulba
  • 1991–1993: Prinz Eisenherz ( The Legend of Prince Valiant , animated series, 64 episodes) ... as Sir Gawain
  • 1991–1996: Captain Planet (cartoon series, 26 episodes)… as MAL
  • 1992–1994: Ariel, the Mermaid (cartoon series) ( The Little Mermaid , cartoon series, 4 episodes)… as a devil ray
  • 1992: FernGully - Christa and Zak's adventures in the rainforest ( FernGully: The last rainforest , cartoon) ... as Hexxor
  • 1995: Hubi, der Pinguin (The Pebble and the Penguin) ... as Drake
  • 1994–1997: Aaahh !!! Monster ( Aaahh !!! Real Monsters , animated series, 19 episodes, various roles)
  • 1994–1995: SuperhumanSamurai Syber-Squad (cartoon series, 54 episodes)… as a kilo boat
  • 1995–1997: The Mask ( The Mask , animated series, 14 episodes)… as Pretorius
  • 1996: Mighty Ducks - Das Powerteam ( Mighty Ducks , animated series, 21 episodes) ... as Lord Dragaunus
  • 1997: Beauty and the Beast: Christmas Magic (Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas, cartoon) ... as the organ Forte
  • 1997: The Christmas Story ( A Christmas Carol , cartoon) ... as Ebenezer Scrooge
  • 2002: The Adventures of the Gooseberry Family ( The Wild Thornberrys Movie )… as Nigel Thornberry / Col. Radcliff Thornberry
  • 2008: Fly Me to the Moon 3D (Fly Me to the Moon , animated film)… as Yegor
  • 2009: Coco on a wild chase ( Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey ! , cartoon) ... as Piccadilly
  • 2012: Into the sea - In search of the lost pearl: Kevin's great adventure ( Back to the Sea , animated film) ... as Eric
  • 2012–2013: Young Justice (animated series, 8 episodes)… as G. Gordon Godfrey
  • 2012–2014: Randy Cunningham: The ninja from the 9th grade ( Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja , animated series, 19 episodes) ... as The Sorcerer
  • 2013: Ben 10: Omniverse - Forever King Joseph Chadwick (TV series) - as Stage Manager
  • 2013: Ginger clown ... as a ginger clown
  • 2013: Saving Santa (Video) - as Neville Baddington
  • 2014: Prince Ribbit ( Ribbit , animation film)… as Terrence
  • 2014: Bonta 3D - as Papa Qi
  • 2014: Over the Garden Wall (TV miniseries) - as Auntie Whispers

Discography

Chart positions
Explanation of the data
Albums
Fearless
  US 53 11/17/1979 (24 weeks)
Simplicity
  US 112 09/26/1981 (8 weeks)
Singles
I do the rock
  DE 26th 02/18/1980 (14 weeks)
  AT 9 03/15/1980 (6 weeks)
  US 91 11/17/1979 (3 weeks)

Albums

  • 1978: Read My Lips
  • 1979: Fearless
  • 1981: Simplicity
  • 1989: The Best of

Web links

Commons : Tim Curry  - Collection of Images

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Luchina Fisher: Tim Curry Relies on His Humor While Recovering From Stroke. ABC News , June 8, 2015, accessed January 25, 2016 .
  2. ↑ Tim Curry. In: synchronkartei.de. German dubbing file , accessed on April 20, 2016 .
  3. ↑ a b Chart sources: DE AT US
personal data
SURNAME Curry, Tim
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Curry, Timothy James (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British film and stage actor, singer and songwriter
DATE OF BIRTH April 19, 1946
PLACE OF BIRTH Grappenhall , England