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

His longtime manager and friend Marcia Hurwitz confirmed the death. No cause was disclosed. Curry had suffered a stroke in 2012 that left him in a wheelchair, though he continued working in voice roles and other projects in the years that followed.

For a lot of people who grew up here, Curry was the first actor they could point to and say they didn't know his name but knew every role. That puttylike face, the arch delivery, the gift with voices, he could disappear into a character completely and still be unmistakably himself. His range ran from Broadway to horror to family comedy, earning him three Tony nominations for "Amadeus," "My Favorite Year," and "Spamalot."

Curry's death closes a chapter on a particular kind of theatrical screen acting that rarely gets its due. He never carried a franchise as a lead, but his performances were often the ones people remembered longest after the credits rolled. He never won a Tony, which says more about awards than it does about Tim Curry.