Tim Curry
Tim Curry
When it comes to Tim Curry, the question isn't what Bad Guy Roles could
he play. It's what Bad Guy Roles couldn't he play. Because he's played
just about all of them, up to and including the Voice of Satan in the
video game Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. Because of his wide variety
of Bad Guys, there simply isn't the space to discuss all of them, so
we're just going to touch on some of his Villainous Highlights.
In 1982, Mr. Curry played kidnapper/attempted murderer Rooster in the film version of Annie. Yeah. That's right. Singing and Dancing aside, Rooster, the evil then semi-good Miss Hannigan's brother, tried to kill Little Orphan Annie by flinging the kid into the river. Thank Goodness Punjab was around to save her life. Did you get that? He Tried To Kill An Orphan For Money. Nice. A Hard Knock Life, indeed.
He then tried to plan the murder of King Louis in his portrayal of Super Bad Guy Cardinal Richelieu in The Three Musketeers. With those dashing Cardinal's robes and that cute little yarmulke thing, Mr. Curry played Cool Religious Villain to the hilt. It didn't hurt that he had Hot Bad Guy Michael Wincott doing his bidding, either. Alas, his will was thwarted by Hot Bad Guys Kiefer Sutherland and Charlie Sheen, as well as Potential Hot Bad Guy Oliver Platt and Wanna Be Hot Bad Guy Chris O'Donnell, but still as Historical Villains go, this one was one of the best.
Mr. Curry later cemented his place in the Bad Guy Roles by threatening muppets as Long John Silver in Muppet Treasure Island. Yeah. Muppets. Everyone's favorite furry pals threatened by Scary Tim Curry. That's pretty Bad.
There are many other Bad Guy Roles on Tim Curry's resume: the voices of Lotar and King Alfor in Voltron: The Third Dimension, the voice of Ebenezer Scrooge in A Christmas Carol, Pennywise the Dancing Clown in It, and, of course, The Lord of Darkness in Legend. Best of all, there's a film coming out next year called The Chosen One, in which Mr. Curry gets to play Lucifer. It's nice to see that's he's sticking with what he knows.
it doesn't get much cooler than Cardinal Richelieu
yeah, Satan
sorry, but we've seen Rocky Horror
Princess
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