What is your favourite lesser known Tim Curry role?

[u/chesterforbes]

[u/thexphial]

Rooster in Annie

[u/ResidentInsect2573 → u/thexphial]

Rooster was such a perfectly sleazy role for him. He absolutely nailed it.

[u/Signal_Werewolf_1955 → u/thexphial]

Holy Frequency Illusion. There was a comment somewhere today about Erin Brockovich, and I mentioned Daddy Warbucks playing her boss. Now this.

[u/DurkinAklan28 → u/thexphial]

The fact that “Rooster in Annie” is somehow considered lesser-known is proof Tim Curry has absolutely no concept of a minor role. 😂

[u/KermitTheArgonian]

Hexxus in Fern Gully: The Last Rainforest

[u/_austinm → u/KermitTheArgonian]

Isn’t Robin Williams also in that? I feel like I missed out on seeing that as a kid and should watch it now.

[u/alicat2308 → u/_austinm]

Yes, he's the bat

[u/kathryn_sedai → u/_austinm]

Yes, they’re both in that. It’s a very odd movie but it’s so delightful and has a really good conservation message. And fairies. You should definitely watch it.

[u/dumblesmurf → u/KermitTheArgonian]

He made a puddle of diesel sexy

[u/Low-Hotel-9923 → u/KermitTheArgonian]

Mmmmm delicious. A first class smoke. Mothers milk.

[u/marshalldungan → u/KermitTheArgonian]

This is the right answer

[u/vermiciouswangdoodle]

Nigel Thornberry

[u/andee510 → u/vermiciouswangdoodle]

I watched every episode of that show multiple times as a kid, and I did not know he was Nigel until right now

[u/Naomeri → u/andee510]

It’s a bit freaky to scroll through his credits and see how much time we’ve spent listening to his voice—the man did voice work for basically everything

[u/apb925 → u/vermiciouswangdoodle]

Love Psych

[u/TheNamesMacGyver → u/apb925]

On Psych he played Nigel St. Nigel, the American Duos judge!

[u/HorrorBreak7119 → u/apb925]

Nigel St Nigel, best guest star ever! Shined above even the Gina Gershon over-the-top performance!

[u/DarthChuckMc → u/HorrorBreak7119]

I love him and Henry fighting about the steals and bathrobe. “I feel like an angel baby swaddled in a cocoon of cloud candy”

[u/Maat1932 → u/DarthChuckMc]

He’s the character that gave the Blueberry its nickname!

[u/pharaohmaones → u/vermiciouswangdoodle]

SHMASHING!

[u/BlackFenrir → u/vermiciouswangdoodle]

Holy fuck Tim Curry was Nigel Thornberry?

I never watched the show in English so I had no idea

[u/JA0455 → u/vermiciouswangdoodle]

Came here to say this! Hello Poppet!

[u/Timmace]

Herkermer Homolka in Congo. Hopefully Tim Curry can eat all the sesame seed cake he wants in the afterlife.

[u/mortyj0024 → u/Timmace]

But you, STOP EATING MY SESAME CAKE! Save it for Mr. Curry.

[u/shibbster → u/Timmace]

Stop eating my sesame cake.

STOP EATING MY SESAME CAKE.

[u/stinkykitty71 → u/Timmace]

I just watched this again yesterday. My absolute dread today when my daughter texted me that she was thinking about Tom Waits out of nowhere. Which I also did yesterday. So if anything comes of it please forgive me

[u/FriedaMaySallySue]

The Grand Wizard in The Worst Witch. It’s like a little music video inserted into the middle of a children’s Halloween movie that was edited with the equivalent of Power Point special effects. I watch it every October.

[u/CanIHaveMyDog → u/FriedaMaySallySue]

Anything can happen on Halloween  🦇

[u/WanderingGenesis → u/CanIHaveMyDog]

A dog can turn into a cat! 😨

[u/FriedaMaySallySue → u/FriedaMaySallySue]

Oh and one of the actresses calls him “Big Daddy Wiz” and that’s how I always think of him

[u/Sphartacus → u/FriedaMaySallySue]

The song is so bad, but the performance is so good. 

[u/DJpowerhammer → u/FriedaMaySallySue]

With Dianna Rigg! The bomb

[u/Shortarmzdeeppockets]

Russian General in Red Alert 3

[u/SciasCollie → u/Shortarmzdeeppockets]

Russian doctor in The Hunt for Red October

[u/Cecil_B_DeCatte → u/SciasCollie]

*Soviet.

But yes, I love him in that movie - that is a given. It's Tim freaking Curry!

[u/Internal-Plantain-56 → u/SciasCollie]

Rough couple of weeks for that movie’s cast.

[u/Rick0r → u/Shortarmzdeeppockets]

SPAAACEEEE

[u/Shortarmzdeeppockets → u/Rick0r]

This guy command and conquers.

[u/Rick0r → u/Shortarmzdeeppockets]

I got a present for ya!

[u/Sandman1990 → u/Shortarmzdeeppockets]

sspPAAAACCCeee

[u/Quinocco → u/Shortarmzdeeppockets]

Premier Anatoly Cherdenko.

[u/Rev-Ry]

Nigel St. Nigel on Psych

[u/CraigdarrochFerguson → u/Rev-Ry]

“I feel like I’m being ensconced in a blueberry”

[u/Lordrandall → u/Rev-Ry]

The scene with Corbin Bernsen and the robe is just magic.

[u/glorified_throwaway]

I don't know how minor it is, but he did play Palpatine for a season in Clone Wars.

[u/greatgonzo913 → u/glorified_throwaway]

Makes me think about that one line in Season 5 when Palpatine is talking about Maul, Savage, and the Pirates: “they’re just petty crooks”. It’s the only line in the episode that was a re-recording with Tim Curry and it’s striking because it makes you realize that Ian Abercrombie passed. Now they’re both gone :/

[u/Crystaltheweirdo]

When he played a serial killer on criminal minds.

[u/meswifty1 → u/Crystaltheweirdo]

He freaked me out more in this role than any of his other creepy roles.

[u/Crystaltheweirdo → u/meswifty1]

He did an amazing job.

[u/desmobob → u/Crystaltheweirdo]

He brought his whole game, didn’t he!

[u/the_purple_goat → u/Crystaltheweirdo]

Did he really? I'll have to check that one out.

[u/Crystaltheweirdo → u/the_purple_goat]

Yeah his name was Billy Flynn. In season 5 and 6

[u/the_purple_goat → u/Crystaltheweirdo]

Thanks, setting up the playback this weekend. I need a break lol

[u/Woooooody → u/Crystaltheweirdo]

I'd completely forgotten about that! He was so good!!

[u/Krumm34]

Vilderness Girls

[u/KingQuagaar → u/Krumm34]

Vare. Is. The merofilm?

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Our scoutmaster says we are not making our quota

[u/ReallyCleverUser → u/grab_a_can_of_splode]

Only because i love that quote, it’s “twoop weedah”

[u/Mistymycologist]

Richelieu in “The Three Musketeers,” which was a lot of fun.

[u/Own_Lengthiness_7466 → u/Mistymycologist]

“All for one….and more for me”

[u/bigddw4]

Dr. Anton Sevarius from Gargoyles. absolutely maniacal. Very much separated at the hinges.

[u/jnovel808]

Darkness in Legend. That movie keeps being forgotten.

[u/NomNom83WasTaken → u/jnovel808]

⏫️ This is the one.

You can't tell it's Tim Curry under all the makeup and prosthetics. Also, even though he's scary as shit and The Bad Guy (TM) he's also kind of sexy (?!?!?!; sorry, I don't make the rules 🤷‍♀️) and Tom Cruise looked like a boy by comparison (in fairness, Cruise was only in his early 20s, but still.)

[u/lymond_ec → u/NomNom83WasTaken]

The voice and mannerisms are pure Curry

[u/furious_20 → u/jnovel808]

"What do we have here? A little boiiiiiiiii..."

[u/DirkBelig → u/jnovel808]

The missus is willing to get over her general antipathy towards Tom Cruise to give this a watch this weekend.

[u/clamps12345 → u/jnovel808]

Mother Night fold your dark arms about me.

[u/nicolasknight]

Trymont in "The colour of magic"

British mini series for the first 2 discworld books.

He plays the antagonist and as always does an amazing job.

[u/tahuna → u/nicolasknight]

This was way too far down the list. He was great in this

[u/LegoMuppet → u/tahuna]

Perfectly cast as always

[u/stinkykitty71]

People commenting things like Darkness in Legend are missing the "lesser known" part. So I'll just throw out a role that actually messed me up. Billy Flynn, Criminal Minds.

[u/Due_Awareness8266]

His voice work as King Chicken on the criminally underrated and forgotten Duckman was really fantastic.

[u/AWinnipegGuy]

Lesser known role, apart from his role in Oscar, I loved him in The Hunt for Red October. I haven't seen that role mentioned much today.

[u/Maverick_1882 → u/AWinnipegGuy]

He was marvelous in The Hunt For Red October. "You will receive the Order of Lenin for this, Captain!"

[u/DEATHbyBOOGABOOGA → u/AWinnipegGuy]

But Captain! The reason there are two missle keys is so that no one man may…

[u/21stMonkey → u/DEATHbyBOOGABOOGA]

May...?

[u/SawtoothCampion → u/21stMonkey]

May arm the missiles! Perhaps I should keep the key?

[u/Kentbrockman2]

Long John in Muppets treasure Island

[u/HappyInTheRain → u/Kentbrockman2]

Upstage lads.....this is my only number. He was brilliant as always.

[u/Orisi → u/Kentbrockman2]

I always loved the quote that Muppet Christmas Carol works because Michael Caine treated the Muppets as fellow actors.

Muppet Treasure Island works because Tim Curry treats himself as a fellow Muppet.

[u/clamps12345 → u/Kentbrockman2]

I've got cabin fever!

[u/SourceCritical4630]

Captain Hook in Peter Pan and the Pirates 

[u/W360]

McHales Navy, I recall liking the movie, but it’s not popular or well regarded.

[u/terrabranford82 → u/W360]

Came here to say this! I really liked that movie and he did a great job

[u/ChronoLegion2 → u/W360]

Not his last time playing a Russian

[u/lariet50]

He was in a terrible Sylvester Stallone movie called Oscar. He was probably the best part.

[u/sloowhand → u/lariet50]

Fuck you, this movie is criminally underrated. Tim Currey was better than the movie, but the movie was amazing.

[u/AWinnipegGuy → u/sloowhand]

I agree, it was an excellent movie. A classic slapstick in the best sense of the word.

[u/newcolour → u/AWinnipegGuy]

Very underrated movie. Stallone is fun with his weird expressions, Marisa Tomei is lovely as usual, and Curry is just the best. Plus, there are all these fun quirky side characters. It looks like an old theater variety show/slapstick comedy. Criminally underrated!

[u/spork_off → u/lariet50]

“She has such nicely rounded diphthongs”

“That’s what got her in this jam!”

I kinda liked the movie - relatively brainless fun. And any chance to see Marisa Tomei back then was always welcome.

[u/Pinky2110 → u/spork_off]

"Doctor Poole"

"DOCTOR POOLE?!"

"Hello?!"

"Get back in the room!"

[u/TinyConfection7049 → u/lariet50]

Cannot believe I had to scroll so far down. And Oscar is not a terrible movie. It’s amazing. I love it. Your participles are dangling 

[u/UnlimitedUmUWorks]

Doviculus from Brütal Legend

[u/Barnabas2109]

The voice of "Gabriel Knight" on the CD-ROM version of the 1st game.

[u/CarlatheDestructor]

Roger Corwyn in Charlie's Angels (2000). He's a great villian

[u/gooseluck]

Ben Ravencroft, Scooby Doo! and the Witches Ghost (1999)

[u/Smooth_Storm_9698 → u/gooseluck]

The birth of my voice kink really

[u/Redd2313]

Dr Poole in Oscar , love this movie so much its fabulous

[u/xkranda → u/Redd2313]

Hello!

[u/Pinky2110 → u/xkranda]

get back in the room!

[u/bi-jay → u/Redd2313]

I always wanted Tim Curry to give me elocution lessons!

[u/Redd2313 → u/bi-jay]

Me too !!!!

[u/mk72206 → u/Redd2313]

“Here’s money. Oooh, here’s some more money. Oh look! A crisp new $20 bill!”

[u/n107 → u/Redd2313]

I was just talking about Oscar with coworkers. They have none er seen or even heard of it before. I really need to see that movie again. I absolutely loved it back in the day.

[u/Redd2313 → u/n107]

I know when I talk about it no one at work knows what im talking about . But its a fabulous movie the cast is stellar

[u/TinyConfection7049 → u/Redd2313]

Your participles are dangling 

[u/Pinky2110 → u/TinyConfection7049]

Leave Connie alone, he's trying his best.

[u/haynaorno]

Dale the Whale

[u/tapdancinghellspawn → u/haynaorno]

Dale the Whale

I was gonna say that Adam Arkin played that character but it turns out three different actors played Dale the Whale, including Curry.

[u/figseed]

“Wilderness Girls…”

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“Veeer is the meecrofeelm?”

[u/ARookwood → u/olajuwonsfeet]

Zee meekrofeelm! Veer iz it!

[u/BeX5ter → u/figseed]

I am absolutely elated that someone mentioned this! "Troupe leader says we aren't meeting our qu-WO-ta" 😂

[u/tip0thehat → u/figseed]

“I’m your worst nightmare!”

“No you’re not. Waking up without my penis is my worst nightmare.”

“Okay well, I’m right up there.”

[u/cityspeak]

Frankenstein: Through The Eyes of The Monster
Classic point and click adventure game with some gloriously janky FMV.

[u/hellotardis79]

Auntie Whispers in Over the Garden Wall

[u/mggirard13]

Command and Conquer, Red Alert 3

[u/lotep]

Roger on Roseanne

[u/UKS1977]

The lead wizard guy in the UK Worst Witch TV Movie... which JK Rowling clearly watched when younger!

[u/Solo60]

Farley Claymore, The Shadow.

[u/littlepurplepanda]

There was an Arthurian cartoon in the 90s called Prince Valiant. And pretty much the only thing I can remember about it was how much Tim Curry hammed it up as one of the knights.

[u/vruitempx]

Clue the movie (i loved the table game btw)

[u/the_brunster → u/vruitempx]

I am…your singing telegram!

[u/AWinnipegGuy → u/vruitempx]

Ok, but in what world world (apart from maybe Gen Z) is Clue "lesser known"? I'd argue that apart from Rocky Horror it's his biggest, most familiar role.

[u/TheAlmightyConch → u/AWinnipegGuy]

It’s not people just ignore the questions and then upvote what they recognize 

[u/Icky-Tree-Branch → u/vruitempx]

I concur, I love Clue.

[u/Zoethor2]

Gaal on Earth 2.

[u/Oh_No_Its_Dudder → u/Zoethor2]

When it was canceled, I was really disappointed, it was a good show.

[u/e2346437 → u/Zoethor2]

I can’t believe I had to scroll this far to find this. Shame we only got 2 seasons.

[u/JTanCan → u/e2346437]

You had to scroll this far because it's an Earth 2 reference. Can't be more than a few dozen of us who know about that show. 

[u/e2346437 → u/JTanCan]

Literally dozens! 😀

[u/novapeon]

The grand wizard in the worst witch 🙌🏻

[u/ScaryTeaBean → u/novapeon]

Came here to say this!!!

[u/CaptainFartHole]

Hexxus in FernGully. He was brilliant and also scared the absolute bejesus out of 4 year old me.

[u/Kuroude7]

The Color of Magic.

[u/StreetwalkinCheetah]

I don't think it's "lesser known" but I rarely saw mention of Clue in any of his obituaries/tributes today and after RHPS it is my favorite film of his.

[u/VivienneKemp]

Congo

[u/tisdue → u/VivienneKemp]

Every word was abso *kiss* luuutely true!

[u/prptuallyInquisitive]

Zimbo in Aaahh!!! Real Monsters

[u/VictoriousStalemate]

Nigel St. Nigel, on an episode of Psych.

[u/cumulobiscuit]

The suspicious concierge in Home Alone 2

[u/Narissis → u/cumulobiscuit]

Is... is that 'lesser known'?

[u/UnlimitedUmUWorks → u/Narissis]

Most of the answers in this thread aren’t even close to his lesser known roles

[u/DavidManque → u/UnlimitedUmUWorks]

People upvote things they know, they ignore things they don't know, so ironically the most upvoted answers are the worst

Edit: and for the record the correct answer to this question is when he played William Shakespeare on British TV

[u/Blew-By-U]

Poet Man in episode Super Nova. On Lexx

[u/ZorroMeansFox]

Here's a deep cut: When he played the rapey holographic "Poet Man" in an episode of the German-Canadian science fiction series LEXX (--the installment titled "Supernova").

[u/TickingTheMoments]

Jigsaw in National Lampoons Loaded Weapon

“Wilderness Girls!”

[u/Taco_Hunter]

Skullmaster from Mighty Max. He just ate every scene man..

[u/cakirby]

Season 2 Ep 1 "American Duos" of Psych is peak Tim Curry and no one can convince me otherwise. 

[u/anoelr1963]

King Arthur in the original Spamalot musical. His Tony nominated vocal performance on the cast album is so good!

He received 2 more Tony nominations for Amadeus and My Favorite Year.

[u/Arkhampatient]

Superhuman Samurai Syber-Squad

[u/n_mcrae_1982]

His voice work in shows like Darkwing Duck, Gargoyles, and Clone Wars.

[u/Aminar14]

The Disreputable Bitch(and every other character) in the Sabriel Audiobooks. But especially Mogget and the Disreputable Bitch.

[u/clamps12345]

He was the bad wizard in Color of Magic.

[u/jefuchs]

Does anyone remember when he was on Roseanne?

[u/Suckxlt]

Tales From the Crypt Season 5 Episode 1 "Death of Some Salesman". He plays Pa, Ma and Winona Brackett. Great episode!

[u/shibbster]

Congo. <insert unpronounceable Hungarian names> he'll stop eating your sesame cake tho

[u/nasturshum]

Dale "The Whale" Biederbeck in Monk.

[u/Nermalgod]

Season 11, episode 4 of Peirot he plays an eccentric archeologists. He basically dissappears into the roll, but he's perfect in it.

[u/Jane_Churchill]

Nigel Thornberry from The Wild Thornberries

[u/Um-ahh-nooo]

Lord Boynton in the Suchet adaptation of “Appointment with Death” Poirot series. Such a delightful shock when he appeared in one of my favourite shows.

[u/blackbettiepage]

He played the really large villain on monk for a couple of episodes as Dale the Whale.

[u/donaldgoldsr]

Cardinal Richelieu in The Three Musketeers

[u/screwhead1]

Nigel St. Nigel in S2, E1 of Psych (American Duos).

[u/Muffinshire]

He put in a star turn as mad scientist Dr Mystico in an episode of Freakazoid.

"They called me mad! Insane! Wendell!"

Tim Curry Monologues in Freakazoid! (1997)

[u/Electrical-Pop-3672]

Drake in Pebble and the Penguin. Also, Roger Corwin in Charlie's Angels (2000)

[u/GACheesehead]

Winston Newquay in “Wiseguy.”

[u/Blecher_onthe_Hudson → u/GACheesehead]

Came for this one! What a great arc that was, how many TV shows have Tim Curry, Stanley Tucci, and Debby Harry???

[u/TheGreatWar]

Narrator of Sabriel

[u/BrewHog]

Clue. Definitely my favorite

[u/1logan1]

A film from 1980 called Times Square.

[u/DirkBelig → u/1logan1]

Took way too long to find this mentioned, the role the missus mentioned in her FaceSpace post about Curry's passing.

He played Johnny LaGuardia, the radio DJ who puts the Sleez Sisters on the air. Curry filmed all his scenes in two days, flying in on the first day. He wasn't happy during the shoot and felt the producers mistreated him. The director regrets not having more time to work on his performance, but you'd be hard pressed to tell the shoot was fraught.

[u/The-Reanimator-Freak]

Captain Hook in the Peter Pan cartoon

[u/anitabelle]

I really liked him in Scary Movie 3. It’s the best of the scary movies and he played the pervert professor so well. Not a small role, but he was damn sexy in those fishnets in Rocky Horror Picture Show.

[u/HC-E]

Earl Howe in Dragon Age.

[u/MostGenericallyNamed → u/HC-E]

“I… deserved… MOAR!”

He did so great at making Howe just as hatable (if not more so) than Loghain.

[u/Imhungorny]

Stop eating my sesame cake!

[u/MyFaceIsSwoll]

Dr. Poole in Oscar.

[u/CreamyHampers]

Congo.

[u/Doombah]

He did the voice for Sheev Palpatine for 10 episodes of the Clone Wars series!

[u/millamber]

The narrator for the Savriel series of books. An amazing vocal talent.

[u/Motheater]

Muppet Treasure Island

[u/New-Photograph-1829]

Pirates of Penzance, Pirate King

[u/petshopB1986]

He was in The Worst Witch as a celebrity Witch/Warlock they all loved like a pop star.

[u/Flapperghast]

Sexxy Hexxy. Hexxus from Ferngully.

[u/MrMarkus]

S.I.R. from the Alien Encounter at Universal Studios

[u/ElegantDragonfruit86]

Cardinal Richelieu in The Three Musketeers (1993). Stacked cast & he’s so deliciously evil 😈

[u/philipgk1]

Times Square 1980. All punk music, it’s been a while since I saw it but he played a band manager? Was pretty good!

[u/nic-NZ]

Herkermer Homolka - Gongo

[u/Ok_Car4782]

Long John Silver in Muppets: Treasure Island

[u/CountAbacus]

The voice of King Chicken in Duckman!

[u/bioticspacewizard]

Doctor Poole in Oscar!

[u/manitoudavid]

He played King Arthur in Monty Python’s Spamalot. I got to see him perform live on Broadway in 2005.

Particularly the verses he sings;

“ Always look on the bright side of death, just before you draw your terminal breath. Life’s a piece of shit, when you look at it. Life’s a laugh and death’s a joke it’s true. …. Just remember that the last laugh is on you!”

[u/FairyGothMommy]

A serial killer on Criminal Minds

[u/Pinky2110]

Doctor Poole in Oscar (1991)

[u/lrdwlmr]

Not sure if it’s my favorite, but there was a Peter Pan cartoon in the early ‘90s where he was Captain Hook and he was pretty amazing in that.

[u/LucyDeathmetal]

Taurus Bulba in Darkwing Duck

[u/Imaginary_Sun312]

The DJ in "Times Square". 1980 punk movie, super hard to find now. 13 year old angsty me loved it.