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According to foreign media reports, British actor Tim Curry died at his home in Los Angeles on Tuesday night local time at the age of 80. In addition to his work on stage, film and television, he has also worked on a number of video games and is best known to gamers for his role as Soviet Prime Minister Anatoly Cherdenko in Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3.
Tim Curry rose to fame as Dr. Frankfurt in the musical "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" and later reprized the role in the 1975 film version. He also appeared in films such as 1982's "Annie", 1985's "Dark Lord" and "The Pursuit of Evil."
His film credits also include "Home Alone 2: Lost in New York" in 1992 and "The Three Musketeers" in 1993. During the filming of the latter, Kerry was photographed holding his favorite Game Boy. In 1990, he played Pennywise in the miniseries "The Return of the Clown", a role that also won him widespread attention.
In the game field, Tim Curry voiced the protagonist of "The Witcher: Sins of the Fathers" in 1993, and later participated in "The Witcher 3: Holy and Cursed Blood" in 1999. He also lent his voice to 2009's Legend of the Beast and Dragon Age: Origins.
In 2008, Tim Curry participated in "Command and Conquer: Red Alert 3" as a live-action performance. One of his performances in the game has become a popular meme that has been widely circulated on the Internet in recent years, and has therefore become a highly recognizable scene in his game acting experience.
Tim Curry also played Dr. Frankenstein in the 1995 live-action video game "Frankenstein: Eyes of the Monster". The Emmy Award-winning actor suffered a massive stroke in 2012 and has since used a wheelchair and faced mobility and memory problems.
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