# ‘Rocky Horror Picture Show’ actor Tim Curry dies at 80

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- DW, 2026-08-26 16:40 UTC
- Culture
- Original: https://www.dw.com/en/tim-curry-of-the-rocky-horror-picture-show-dies-at-80/a-78514945?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf

> Actor Tim Curry has died at 80, celebrity news outlets reported. He became a star as the gender-bending Dr. Frank-N-Furter in the 1975 cult film The Rocky Horror Picture Show, later playing villains and historical figures including Gomez Addams, Pennywise, Mozart and William Shakespeare. His cause of death was not immediately disclosed; he had been in poor health after a severe stroke.

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