Tim Curry, an icon of the movie, theater, and video game world, known for titles like The Rocky Horror Picture Show and Command & Conquer, has passed away aged 80.
Curry's debut role and the one he was most closely associated with throughout his career was Dr. Frank-N-Furter, the mad scientist from the planet Transylvania in The Rocky Horror Picture Show. The role made Curry a star, and while he would move on to a long and storied career across a variety of projects, he would return to play the Criminologist in the film's 2016 TV remake on Fox.
On August 25, 2026, it was announced that Tim Curry had passed away at age 80. As reported by the BBC, Curry died at his Los Angeles home, though no cause of death was revealed. Fans quickly took to the Internet to share their love for the actor and for his many roles that enriched their lives, including ones in the video game world.
While Curry was best-known for films like The Rocky Horror Picture Show, It, Muppet Treasure Island, and Clue, he was a prolific performer across various mediums. He was a voice actor for many animated projects, and had a few memorable video game roles, some of which became popular long after their initial release.
By far, Curry's best-known video game role happened due to a meme, thanks to a single scene from Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3, where he played Premier Anatoly Cherdenk in the game's live-action scenes. A clip where Curry almost bursts out laughing while claiming he was escaping to space to get away from capitalism, has received over ten million views on YouTube, with a comment section that has now been flooded with condolences from fans.
In terms of more serious roles, Curry also portrayed Arl Howe in the Dragon Age series. Howe is a major villain in Dragon Age: Origins who, despite being a regular person, manages to be just as threatening and dangerous to the cause of humanity as the invading Darkspawn horde beneath the ground.
A clip where Curry almost bursts out laughing while claiming he was escaping to space to get away from capitalism, has received over ten million views on YouTube, with a comment section that has been flooded with condolences from fans.
Before taking on his most famous video game roles, Curry also appeared in the Gabriel Knight series, playing the title character in two entries. This was notable as the first Gabriel Knight was released in the early nineties, at a time when few video games had voice acting, and even fewer had an actor of Curry's caliber, proving just how big the media was becoming at the time.
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