Editing Tim Curry (section)

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Curry started his career with small roles in television series, such as Eugene in ''[[Napoleon and Love]]'' (1974), and guest roles in ''[[Armchair Theatre]]'' and the [[BBC]]'s ''[[Play for Today]]'' including as Glen in [[Dennis Potter]]'s ''Schmoedipus'' (1974).<ref>{{cite news |title=Play for Today: Schmoedipus |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p032kjfh |access-date=23 November 2024 |publisher=BBC}}</ref> He played [[William Shakespeare]] in the [[John Mortimer]]-scripted six part mini-series ''[[Will Shakespeare (TV series)|Will Shakespeare]]'' (1978). Broadcast on [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] in the UK and distributed internationally by [[ITC Entertainment|ITC]], it traces the bard's life from 1590 until his death.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.screenonline.org.uk/tv/id/1140675/index.html |title=Will Shakespeare (1978) |access-date=23 November 2024 |author=Michael Brooke |publisher=[[British Film Institute]]}}</ref> Curry had further roles in British television throughout the 1970s and 1980s, including the lead in [[Stephen Frears]]' 1975 adaptation of ''[[Three Men in a Boat (1975 film)|Three Men in a Boat]]'', playing [[Bill Sikes]] in ''[[Oliver Twist (1982 TV film)|Oliver Twist]]'' (1982), playing aspiring actor-singer Larry Gormley in ''[[Blue Money (1985 film)|Blue Money]]'' (1985), and starring as the Grand Wizard in the children's [[Halloween]] film ''[[The Worst Witch (film)|The Worst Witch]]'' (1986).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gilbert |first=Sophie |date=30 October 2015 |title='The Worst Witch': An Appreciation of the Best/Worst Halloween Movie in 30 Years |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2015/10/the-worst-witch-a-halloween-appreciation/413251/ |access-date=8 December 2024 |website=[[The Atlantic]] |language=en}}</ref>

He appeared in the "Dead Dog Records" storyline of the television series [[crime drama]] ''[[Wiseguy (TV series)|Wiseguy]]'' (1989), as Winston Newquay and was nominated for a [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series]] for portraying all three members of a deranged family in ''[[Tales from the Crypt (TV series)|Tales from the Crypt]]'' (1993). He also had recurring roles on the short-lived [[science fiction]] television series ''[[Earth 2 (TV series)|Earth 2]]'' (1994) and the sitcom ''[[Rude Awakening (TV series)|Rude Awakening]]'' (1999–2000). Although Curry has appeared in numerous television series throughout his career, he has only had lead roles in two live-action series: ''[[Over the Top (TV series)|Over the Top]]'' (1997), a [[sitcom]] that he also produced, and the revival series of ''[[Family Affair (2002 TV series)|Family Affair]]'' (2002–2003). Both were cancelled after one season. He returned to working on British television in the late 2000s, with the miniseries adaptation of ''[[Terry Pratchett's The Colour of Magic]]'' (2008), a guest appearance on the long-running ''[[Agatha Christie's Poirot]]'' (2008) and the miniseries ''[[Return to Cranford]]'' (2009). His final episodic television role was in 2010 on ''[[Criminal Minds]]'', portraying unsub Billy Flynn in two episodes.

One of Curry's best known television roles is as [[It (character)|Pennywise the Clown]] in the [[Horror fiction|horror]] miniseries ''[[Stephen King's It]]'' (1990). Aside from one ''[[Fangoria]]'' interview in 1990, Curry never publicly acknowledged his involvement in ''It'' until an interview with [[Moviefone]] in 2015, where he called the role of Pennywise "a wonderful part".