Tim Curry, the beloved actor best known for playing Dr. Frank-N-Furter in The Rocky Horror Picture Show, has died at 80. His manager confirmed to Variety that Curry died Tuesday night, Aug. 25, at his home in Los Angeles. The cause of death had not been disclosed as of publication. Reports say Curry had been in ill health for some time following a stroke in 2012.
The 2012 incident left him with significant mobility problems and led him to use a wheelchair. In his 2025 memoir, Vagabond, Curry described the stroke and credited his masseur with calling for emergency assistance despite Curry initially resisting help.
