Line #100 Creator/TimCurry


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7	[[caption-width-right:350:[[MemeticMutation You can fairly judge a man based on what movie he knows Tim Curry from.]]]]
8	->''"I still find it quite easy to find my way into a child's imagination. We're all Literature/PeterPan ourselves in some respects. Everybody should keep some grip on childhood, even as a grownup."''
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10	Timothy James Curry (born April 19, 1946, in Grappenhall, England) is an English actor and singer. With a handful of exceptions, [[TypeCasting every]] character he's ever played is a) evil, b) [[ChronicallyKilledActor dead by the end of the film]], or c) both. Has played {{Satan}} a couple of times, most spectacularly in Creator/RidleyScott's ''Film/{{Legend 1985}}''. (And he topped even ''that'' with [[MonsterClown Pennywise the Dancing Clown]] in the TV miniseries ''Film/It1990''.) And it'd probably be easier to list the cartoons that he ''hasn't'' voiced a villain in.
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12	His first on-screen role was that of Dr. Frank-N-Furter in ''Film/TheRockyHorrorPictureShow'' (carrying on from the original stage production), which rather set the tone for his later roles. He even recorded a few rock albums in the late 1970s/early 1980s in the wake of its success, and he's done more than a few musicals since, usually animated ones. He's British, [[EvilBrit which is also convenient]] because most of the heroes he plays against have American accents (even in movies such as ''[[Film/TheThreeMusketeers1993 The Three Musketeers]]'', which is set in France, or ''WesternAnimation/{{FernGully}}'', which is set in an Australian rainforest. Even the ''goanna'' in that movie managed to be from South-Central L.A.). He played Captain James Hook in the TV series ''WesternAnimation/PeterPanAndThePirates'', a role for which he won the Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Performer in a Children's Series.
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14	Tim Curry has also done extensive voice work for video games; a memorable (live-action) role is as Premier Anatoly Cherdenko in ''VideoGame/CommandAndConquerRedAlert3'', in which he once again plays a Magnificent Evil Deadpan Snarking Bastard... but strangely not a British one, though it doesn't make the role any less effective or awesome.
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16	Sports a BeardOfEvil, for convenience.
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18	A little known fact is that Tim Curry was originally cast to be the Joker for ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'', but was replaced by Creator/MarkHamill. The DVDCommentary stated that Curry was ''too'' creepy (keep in mind his performance as Pennywise) and the role was threatening to damage his throat.[[note]]Allegedly, a recording of Curry's laugh for the Joker survives in the DreamSequence in [[Recap/BatmanTheAnimatedSeriesE8TheForgotten "The Forgotten"]][[/note]] He was also the actor chosen to play [[Series/DoctorWho the Doctor]] in the 1996 TV movie, but he suggested Creator/PaulMcGann for the role instead due to a scheduling conflict.
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20	He returned to the forefront for his work in ''WesternAnimation/TheWildThornberrys'' as Nigel Thornberry (who [[PlayingAgainstType for once]] is not an EvilBrit), due to the [[MemeticMutation various memes]] surrounding the character.
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22	[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g7bwBGEWoEg His voice is rather distinctive in the animation roles he's performed]], but not always. ''WesternAnimation/DarkwingDuck'' fans might be surprised to learn that the Spanish ([[WhatTheHellIsThatAccent or is it Russian]]?) accented Taurus Bulba is actually Curry. Nor does his role as Zimbo (the one-legged fly who is often seen around the Snorch) on ''WesternAnimation/AaahhRealMonsters'', which he, according to an interview, based on an "Argentinian gigolo".
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24	Curry's acting career has slowed down considerably after a near-fatal stroke in 2012 left him wheelchair-bound, with some facial paralysis, and only able to speak slowly and deliberately. Despite his paralysis gradually worsening (though his speech has recovered a bit since then), he's managed to [[TheShowMustGoOn continue acting and make public appearances]], most famously as the Criminologist in the 2016 [[Film/TheRockyHorrorPictureShowLetsDoTheTimeWarpAgain TV movie remake]] of ''The Rocky Horror Picture Show''.
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26	!! In person, Tim Curry has appeared in:
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28	* ''Film/TheRockyHorrorPictureShow'' (1975) as Dr. Frank N. Furter.
29	** ''Film/TheRockyHorrorPictureShowLetsDoTheTimeWarpAgain'' (2016) as The Criminologist.
30	* ''Film/TheShout'' (1978) as Robert Graves
31	* ''Film/TimesSquare'' (1980) Johnny La Guardia
32	* ''Film/{{Annie\|1982}}'' (1982) as Rooster Hannigan.
33	* ''Literature/OliverTwist'' (1982 TV) as Bill Sikes
34	* ''Film/{{Clue}}'' (1985) as Wadsworth [[spoiler:aka Mr. Boddy in the 3rd ending]].
35	* ''Film/{{Legend\|1985}}'' (1985) as Darkness.
36	* ''Literature/TheWorstWitch'' television movie (1986) as the Grand Wizard.
37	* ''{{Series/Wiseguy}}'' (1989) as Winston Newquay.
38	* ''Film/TheHuntForRedOctober'' (1990) as Dr. Yevgeniy Petrov.
39	* ''Film/{{It\|1990}}'' (1990) as Pennywise.
40	** It must be noted that as a method actor, Tim Curry [[MethodActing stayed in character]] as Pennywise for much of the shoot, which ''greatly'' unnerved many of his fellow actors.
41	* ''Music/TheWall - Live in Berlin'' (1990) as the Prosecutor.
42	* ''Film/{{Oscar\|1991}}'' (1991) as Dr. Thornton Poole.
43	* ''Film/HomeAlone2LostInNewYork'' (1992) as Mr. Hector, the Concierge.
44	* ''Film/LoadedWeapon1'' (1993) as Mr. Jigsaw.
45	* ''Film/{{The Three Musketeers\|1993}}'' (1993) as UsefulNotes/CardinalRichelieu.
46	* ''Film/TheShadow'' (1994) as Farley Claymore.
47	* ''Film/{{Congo}}'' (1995) as Herkermer Homolka.
48	* ''Film/MuppetTreasureIsland'' (1996) as Long John Silver.
49	* ''Series/{{Titanic\|1996}}'' (1996) as Simon Doonan.
50	* ''Film/AddamsFamilyReunion'' (1998) as Gomez Addams (replacing Creator/RaulJulia).
51	* ''[[Film/CharliesAngels2000 Charlie's Angels]]'' (2000) as Roger Corwin.
52	* ''Series/{{Attila}}'' (2001) as Emperor Theodosius II.
53	* ''Film/ScaryMovie2'' (2001) as the Professor.
54	* ''Film/{{Kinsey}}'' (2004) as Thurman Rice.
55	* ''Film/BaileysBillions'' (2005) as Caspar Pennington.
56	* ''Film/TheColourOfMagic'' (2008) as Trymon.
57	* ''VideoGame/CommandAndConquerRedAlert3'' (2008) as Premier Anatoly Cherdenko (live-action cutscenes).
58	* ''Film/BurkeAndHare'' (2010) as Prof. Alexander Monro.
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60	!!Tim Curry's voice has appeared in:
61	* ''WesternAnimation/AbelsIsland'' (1989) as Abel.
62	* ''[[WesternAnimation/PeterPanAndThePirates Peter Pan and the Pirates]]'' (1990-1991) as Captain James Hook.
63	* ''Series/{{Dinosaurs}}'' (1990-1994) as Fox Coat, The Devil, Henri and others.
64	* ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfPrinceValiant'' (1991-1993) as Sir Gawain.
65	* ''WesternAnimation/FernGullyTheLastRainforest'' (1992) as Hexxus.
66	* ''WesternAnimation/{{The Little Mermaid\|1992}}'' (1992-1994) as the Evil Manta.
67	* ''WesternAnimation/MightyMax'' (1993-1994) as Skullmaster.
68	* ''[[WesternAnimation/SonicTheHedgehogSatAM Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' (1993-1994) as King Acorn.
69	* ''VideoGame/GabrielKnight'' (first and third games) (1993, 1999) as Gabriel.
70	* ''Series/SuperhumanSamuraiSyberSquad'' (1994) as Kilokahn.
71	* ''WesternAnimation/AladdinTheSeries'' (1994-1995) as Caliph Kapok and Amok Mon-Ra.
72	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Gargoyles}}'' (1994-1996) as Dr. Anton Sevarius.
73	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Duckman}}'' (1994-1997) as recurring villain King Chicken.
74	* ''WesternAnimation/AaahhRealMonsters'' (1994-1999) as Zimbo.
75	* ''VideoGame/WingCommander III: Heart of the Tiger'' (1994) as Melek nar Kiranka.
76	* ''WesternAnimation/TheStorykeepers'' (1995) as UsefulNotes/{{Nero}}.
77	* ''VideoGame/{{Toonstruck}}'' (1996) as Count Nefarious.
78	* ''WesternAnimation/QuackPack'' (1996) as Moltoc.
79	* ''WesternAnimation/TheStoryOfSantaClaus'' (1996) as Nostros.
80	* ''WesternAnimation/MightyDucksTheAnimatedSeries'' (1996-1997) as Lord Dragaunus.
81	* ''WesternAnimation/{{A Christmas Carol\|1997}}'' (1997) as Ebenezer Scrooge.
82	* ''WesternAnimation/BeautyAndTheBeastTheEnchantedChristmas'' (1997) as Maestro Forte.
83	* ''WesternAnimation/WhereOnEarthIsCarmenSandiego'' (1998) as Dr. Gunnar Maelstrom.
84	* ''WesternAnimation/LavenderCastle'' (1998-2000) as Short Fred Ledd (USA version).
85	* ''WesternAnimation/VoltronTheThirdDimension'' (1998-2000) as Prince Lotor.
86	* ''WesternAnimation/TheWildThornberrys'' (1998-2004) as Nigel Thornberry.
87	* ''WesternAnimation/Xyber9NewDawn'' (1999) as Renard.
88	* ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooAndTheWitchsGhost'' (1999) as Ben Ravencroft.
89	* ''WesternAnimation/BigGuyAndRustyTheBoyRobot'' (1999-2000) as Dr. Neugog.
90	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Redwall}}'': ''Mattimeo'' (2000) as Slagar the Cruel.
91	* ''VideoGame/{{Sacrifice}}'' (2000) as Stratos, the god of air.
92	* ''WesternAnimation/BarbieInTheNutcracker'' (2001) as the Mouse King.
93	* ''Anime/TheCatReturns'' (2002) as the Cat King (English dub).
94	* ''WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfJimmyNeutronBoyGenius'' (2002-2006) as Professor Finbarr Calamitous.
95	* ''WesternAnimation/ChalkZone'' (2002-2008) as the pumpkin-headed singer Jacko.
96	* ''WesternAnimation/BarbieAndTheThreeMusketeers'' as Phillipe.
97	* ''VideoGame/DragonAgeOrigins'' (2009) as Arl Rendon Howe.
98	* ''VideoGame/BrutalLegend'' (2009) as Doviculus.
99	* ''WesternAnimation/RandyCunninghamNinthGradeNinja'' (2012) as The Sorcerer.
100	* ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice'' (Starting in Season 2, 2012-2013) as G. Gordon Godfrey/[[spoiler:Glorious Godfrey]].
101	* ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars'' (2013, Season 6) (replacing Creator/IanAbercrombie as [[Characters/StarWarsEmperorPalpatine Chancellor Palpatine/Darth Sidious]]; due to recovering from his stroke, he was unable to reprise this role for the final season, which used archived audio of Creator/IanMcDiarmid from ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith'').
102	* ''WesternAnimation/OverTheGardenWall'' (2014) as Auntie Whispers, a monstrous [[spoiler:good]] witch.
103	* ''Film/LongDriveHome'' (2017) as the enigmatic radio caller Monster Head.
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105	!!Tim Curry's characters provide examples of the following tropes:
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107	* AffablyEvil: While he's generally known for playing jerks or FauxAffablyEvil characters, he did a great job as the charming AntiVillain John Long Silver in ''Film/MuppetTreasureIsland'' where he practically oozes charisma.
108	* AxCrazy: ''Many'' of the villains he's played can be considered completely and utterly insane. Played painfully (and literally) straight with Dr. Frank N. Furter.
109	* BondageIsBad: His role as [[BigBad Emperor Doviculus]] in ''VideoGame/BrutalLegend''.
110	* CastingGag:
111	** His guest-star appearance on ''Series/WillAndGrace''. Let's see - flirts with the other characters, makes references to cross-dressing, has effeminate traits (the character he plays is named "Marion"), the character's last name begins with the letter "F" (IE: Marion Finster), and he even tries to get one of the characters' fiancee to sleep with him. [[Film/TheRockyHorrorPictureShow Now, why does that sound so familiar?]]
112	** Likewise, an episode of the short-lived 1997 sitcom ''Series/OverTheTop'' featured Tim in drag. Keep in mind that this was during the years in which he was still quite reluctant to talk about his role in ''Rocky Horror''.
113	** The PC and UsefulNotes/SegaSaturn game ''Franchise/{{Frankenstein}}: Through the Eyes of the Monster'' brings it full circle by casting him as the character [[Film/TheRockyHorrorPictureShow Dr. Frank-N-Furter]] originally parodied.
114	** And in an episode of ''WesternAnimation/RegularShow'', he voiced an evil talking ''[[IncrediblyLamePun frank]]''[[IncrediblyLamePun furter]].
115	** His appearance in ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb'' was partially due to the creators being ''Rocky Horror'' fans and having used Creator/RichardOBrien and Creator/BarryBostwick before.
116	* CheshireCatGrin: Often gives one of these to show when a character he plays is up to something devious. Interestingly enough, one of his nicknames is "Cheshire Cat". This is greatly downplayed nowadays as the facial paralysis resulting from his near-fatal stroke has made it harder for him to appear more lively.
117	** Most notable example: ''Film/HomeAlone2LostInNewYork'', combined in a MatchCut with a similar smile from the animated ''WesternAnimation/HowTheGrinchStoleChristmas''.
118	* CreatorBacklash: For years, he was '''very''' reluctant to talk about his role in ''Film/TheRockyHorrorPictureShow'' due to some not-very-good memories about his more rabid fans. He's more open to talking about it in recent years and reprised the role of Dr. Frank N Furter briefly for a theater skit. He even once told VH-1 that he grew "chubby and plain" in order to escape the fame of the role. It didn't work.
119	* CreepyMonotone: He's as good at this as he is at its [[EvilIsHammy opposite]], just check out his role as [[CrossdressingVoices Auntie Whispers]] in ''WesternAnimation/OverTheGardenWall''.
120	* DeadpanSnarker: Often plays this kind of character.
121	* EvilBrit: He mostly plays these types of characters.
122	* EvilIsHammy: A ''lot'' of his villainous roles are quite hammy.
123	** Surprisingly averted with Arl Howe in ''VideoGame/DragonAgeOrigins'', who is more subtly evil and detestable as opposed to over-the-top.
124	* EvilLaugh: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHvYWif7czE Is quite fond of them.]]
125	* EvilSoundsDeep: Comes with having a baritone voice.
126	* FauxAffablyEvil: He's a master at pairing his near inhuman levels of charisma with sinister intent and sadism just beneath the surface. The results are often terrifying and compelling in roughly equal measure as his performance as Pennywise illustrates.
127	* GenreBlindness: His character in ''Scooby-Doo! and the Witch's Ghost'', Ben Ravencroft, who missed the memo about how SealedEvilInACan [[EvilIsNotAToy does not automatically do your bidding just because you freed it]].
128	* HeadTiltinglyKinky: He plays [[BigBad Doviculus]] in ''VideoGame/BrutalLegend'', who's basically a kinky version of his role in ''Film/{{Legend 1985}}''. Creator/TimSchafer sought him out specifically for this role.
129	* HumanoidAbomination: His role as [[Film/{{It1990}} Pennywise]], and, in turn, one of his most well-known.
130	* {{Jerkass}}: Most of his characters. Even many of the relatively few who aren't actually villains ''are'' complete and total jerks.
131	* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: His pop albums were never released on compact disk and wouldn't see a digital release until 2020.
132	* KnightOfCerebus: Many of his villainous roles have darkened the tone on some rather lighthearted works.
133	* LargeHam: Often overlapping with EvilIsHammy. Heck, it's probably easier to count the roles that ''don't'' fall under this trope.
134	* MadScientist: Has played several over the years. The most well-known being Dr. Calamitous from ''[[WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfJimmyNeutronBoyGenius The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron]]'' ([[MassiveMultiplayerCrossover and, by extension]], the ''VideoGame/NicktoonsUnite'' series) and, of course, [[Film/TheRockyHorrorPictureShow Dr. Frank N Furter]].
135	* MoneyDearBoy: Much like the late Creator/ChristopherLee, Mr. Curry isn't particularly picky about the roles he plays, especially in cartoons, as he's been in ''hundreds'' of them. While he usually plays the roles quite well, a great many of these works are not well-known for being very good.
136	* MonsterClown: His version of Pennywise the Dancing Clown in the miniseries ''Film/It1990''. Funnily enough, he actually suffers from severe coulrophobia (fear of clowns) in real life, to the point of demanding that he never have to see his own reflection while in make-up.
137	* OohMeAccentsSlipping: Accents aren't exactly his strong suit. Then again, why in the world would you hire this man to speak differently in the first place?
138	* PlayingAgainstType[=/=]PlayingWithCharacterType:
139	** Happens frequently with his VA work when he plays non-villainous roles. [[WesternAnimation/TheWildThornberrys Nigel Thornberry]] and [[WesternAnimation/SonicTheHedgehogSatAM King Acorn]] certainly qualify.
140	** There's his role as "Mr. French", the butler from the 2002 version of ''Series/FamilyAffair'' who's essentially a DeadpanSnarker JerkWithAHeartOfGold.
141	** Dr. Thornton Poole from ''Oscar'', who's about as far from Frank as can be. His idea of being forward is complimenting Lisa (Marisa Tomei) on her diction and any innuendos are perfectly innocent. Well, to ''him'', at any rate.
142	** He also played Myth/KingArthur in the original Broadway cast of ''Theatre/{{Spamalot}}''.
143	** His role as Simon Ferguson in ''Series/OverTheTop''. While Simon is a jerk, he's not the villain and does have HiddenHeartOfGold moments.
144	** In ''Film/{{Congo}}'', he plays Herkimer Homolka, a "Romanian philanthropist" who is "[[VampireVords Travelink de vorld and doink goot!]]" The part that's against type? He's a complete ''[[IneffectualSympatheticVillain wuss]]''.
145	** [[VideoGame/DragonAgeOrigins Arl Howe]] is probably one of his most downplayed villainous characters; sure, Howe is a ''monster'' in every possible way while still being human, but the portrayal focuses much more on subtlety and less on overt hamminess. Howe is one of the most despicable villains that he's ever played because of it.
146	** He also played the kind, loving, and compassionate King Acorn on ''WesternAnimation/SonicTheHedgehogSatAM''.
147	** Dr. Petrov in ''Film/TheHuntForRedOctober''. He first seems kind of weaselly and cowardly, and also quite chatty and goofy, but shows a strong concern for the well-being of the crew. The only thing he really had going against him was the fact that he was a [[MyCountryRightOrWrong loyalist to the Communist Party]] and Captain Ramius and the rest of the senior crew were not. [[spoiler: As a result, Petrov wasn't let in on Ramius' conspiracy to defect.]]
148	** The JerkWithAHeartOfGold hero VideoGame/GabrielKnight in the first and third games.
149	** [[SycophanticServant Farley Claymore]] in ''Film/TheShadow'' (1994).
150	** He originated the role of [[Music/WolfgangAmadeusMozart Mozart]] in the original Broadway production (but not the earlier London production) of ''Film/{{Amadeus}}''.
151	** And he played a sympathetic disc jockey in ''Times Square''.
152	** Sir Gawain in ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfPrinceValiant''.
153	** In one episode of ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb'', he plays Stubbings, the butler. He's more LawfulNeutral than anything.
154	*** Although he did voice a villainous character on a later episode. [[spoiler:Subverted when it turns out that he was just [[ThoseTwoGuys Buford and Baljeet]] in a costume.]]
155	** Likewise, Marion Finster on ''Series/WillAndGrace'', not evil as much as a DepravedBisexual.
156	** Wadsworth in ''Film/{{Clue}}'' is a bit complex, in that he plays to type... in one of the [[MultipleEndings three endings]]. In the other two, he isn't really bad, or even that much of a jerk. [[spoiler:It all depends on whether he's an FBI agent or a murderer.]]
157	** In ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice'', he plays TalkShow host G. Gordon Godfrey. The character claims on his show that [[FantasticRacism aliens]] and [[BewareTheSuperman the Justice League]] are untrustworthy, but he's not exactly evil. [[spoiler:On the other hand, his original comic book counterpart was an alias of [[DarkMessiah Glorious]] [[ComicBook/NewGods Godfrey]], an agent of {{ComicBook/Darkseid}}, so this might be subverted in the long run.]]
158	*** [[spoiler: As of Endgame, he ''is'' working for Darkseid.]]
159	** Melek in ''VideoGame/WingCommander'' is the toady that the villain has around to have someone to talk to for CharacterDevelopment... until the end of the third game (the first game where Tim Curry voiced him), where he ends up in charge (through no fault of his own) [[OnlySaneMan and promptly surrenders]].
160	** Along with playing BigBad Prince Lotor in ''WesternAnimation/VoltronTheThirdDimension'', Tim also voices the ghost of good King Alfor.
161	** He is a PunchClockVillain in ''Film/HomeAlone2LostInNewYork'', but his character is still a [[SmugSnake smug jerk]] who seemingly wants to have Kevin arrested, just for the hell of it.
162	** He plays a CorruptCorporateExecutive in ''Film/CharliesAngels2000'', but he turned out to be a RedHerring.
163	** In ''Series/CriminalMinds'' his depiction of Billy Flynn, a prolific SerialKiller. While he's villainous, he's also unpleasant, uneducated, kind of stupid, slovenly, thoroughly repulsive, and ''utterly terrifying'', with none of the cool or sexy aspects usually present in Tim Curry villains.
164	** In a case of CrossDressingVoices, he plays Auntie Whispers in WesternAnimation/OverTheGardenWall, a low-key CreepyMonotone governess who keeps her charge Lorna constantly at work [[spoiler: in order to prevent the [[ImAHumanitarian man-eating]] [[DemonicPossession evil spirit possessing]] Lorna from killing again.]]
165	** Played with in his appearance in ''Series/{{Psych}}'' as CausticCritic talent show judge Nigel St. Nigel, who is not the villain but ''is'' a complete dick.
166	** Heck, he even played Creator/WilliamShakespeare, of all people!
167	* PromotedFanboy: Reportedly, he's a huge ''Franchise/ScoobyDoo'' fan (he appeared in ''The Witch's Ghost'', ''The Goblin King'', and the ''Night of 100 Frights'' video game).
168	* SlasherSmile: He uses these when the CheshireCatGrin isn't evil enough. Most notably in the ''Film/TheRockyHorrorPictureShow'', right before [[spoiler:Frank hacks Eddie to pieces with a pick axe.]]
169	* SmugSnake: If he's not one of the above, he's one of these. And he plays them ''well''.
170	* TheButlerDidIt: ''Film/{{Clue}}''. Subverted in that [[spoiler:he's actually the ''real'' Mr. Boddy]], depending on the [[MultipleEndings ending]].
171	* VillainSong: He's performed several over the years, and he is ''talented'' at them:
172	** "Sweet Transvestite", "I Can Make You a Man", "Planet Schmanet Janet", "Don't Dream It", and "Wild and Untamed Thing" from ''Film/TheRockyHorrorPictureShow''
173	** "Easy Street" alongside Creator/CarolBurnett and Creator/BernadettePeters from ''Film/{{Annie\|1982}}''
174	** "Toxic Love" from ''WesternAnimation/FerngullyTheLastRainforest''
175	** "Don't Make Me Laugh" from ''WesternAnimation/ThePebbleAndThePenguin''
176	** "Professional Pirate" from ''Film/MuppetTreasureIsland''
177	** "Don't Fall in Love" from ''WesternAnimation/BeautyAndTheBeastTheEnchantedChristmas''
178	** "Nick O'Teen" from ''WesternAnimation/OzzyAndDrix''
179	** "Just Like Me" from ''WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid1992''
180	** "I Wanna Bury You" from ''WesternAnimation/ChalkZone''
181	** "Dance For Me" from The Steadfast Tin Soldier
182	** "Glory Be To Me" from ''WesternAnimation/TheStoryKeepers''
183	* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
184	** He was the first choice for the role of the [[Characters/DoctorWhoEighthDoctor Eighth Doctor]] in ''[[Recap/DoctorWhoTVMTheTVMovie Doctor Who: The Movie]]'' before the casting of Creator/PaulMcGann. While he expressed interest in the part as he was open to the idea of [[Main/{{Typecasting}} portraying a character that wasn't a villain]], he turned down the offer due to scheduling commitments to ''Film/MuppetTreasureIsland''.
185	** He was originally chosen to voice the [[Comicbook/TheJoker Joker]] in ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'' before Creator/MarkHamill was cast. However, he was replaced from the role due to him coming down with bronchitis, his voice being too similar to Captain Hook in ''WesternAnimation/PeterPanAndThePirates'', and being considered '''TOO''' scary for younger viewers. He was also Creator/StevenSpielberg's choice for the role in his own version of what eventually became ''Film/Batman1989''.
186	** He was offered the part of Scar in ''{{WesternAnimation/The Lion King\|1994}}'' before the casting of Creator/JeremyIrons. However, he turned it down due to scheduling conflicts with ''Film/HomeAlone2LostInNewYork''.
187	** He auditioned for the role of Judge Doom in ''Film/WhoFramedRogerRabbit'' before Creator/ChristopherLloyd was cast. However, similar to [[Comicbook/TheJoker Joker]] in ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'', he was turned down due to being considered ''too'' terrifying by Creator/RobertZemeckis, Creator/StevenSpielberg, [[Creator/DreamWorksAnimation Jeffrey Katzenberg]], and [[Creator/{{Disney}} Michael Eisner]].
188	** He was a favorite choice for the role of either Ford Prefect or Zaphod Beeblebrox in earlier attempts to film ''Literature/TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy''. They narrowed it down to Zaphod due to Tim Curry having too much physical resemblance to David Dixon who had portrayed Ford in the [[Series/TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy1981 1981 TV series]]. By the time the [[Film/TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy2005 eventual film adaptation got out of DevelopmentHell]], he had aged out of consideration for the roles.
189	* WhatTheHellIsThatAccent: The bizarre Czech-Jamaican voice he sings with in "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9BPnR8otSx4 I Do The Rock]]."
190	** His single appearance on ''WesternAnimation/BatmanBeyond'' as Mutro Botha has him do what is probably supposed to be a South African Afrikaans accent, but instead he slips repeatedly between French, English, and Australian.
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