Cause of Actor Tim Curry’s Death Announced

Tim Curry died peacefully at his home in Los Angeles on Aug. 25, and Los Angeles County public-health records cited by People identify coronary artery disease as the cause of death.

The documents listed a history of stroke and kidney cancer as significant contributing conditions, but did not identify them as the cause of death. They also stated that Curry underwent no surgery for any of the conditions.

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I still can't walk, which is why I'm in this silly chair, and that's very limiting. So I'm not going to be singing or dancing anytime soon. I still have serious problems with my left leg.

His manager told People that the actor died at his home in Toluca Lake. Los Angeles police confirmed that officers had been called to a residence in North Hollywood that day, where they found a man believed to be about 80. Curry's death was pronounced at 11:18 p.m.

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I'm worried about you, I want to call an ambulance.

Curry suffered a serious stroke in 2012, which sharply reduced his public appearances and professional activity. In September 2025, he spoke about the lasting effects at a 50th-anniversary screening of The Rocky Horror Picture Show at the Academy Museum in Los Angeles.

"I still can't walk, which is why I'm in this silly chair, and that's very limiting. So I'm not going to be singing or dancing anytime soon. I still have serious problems with my left leg," he said. He also recalled that a massage therapist recognized something was wrong after Curry himself failed to understand what was happening and called an ambulance.

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This is so silly.