Tim Curry’s Cause of Death Revealed

9/2/2026 The actor died at age 80 on Aug. 25. LOS ANGELES, CA - OCTOBER 28: (EXCLUSIVE COVERAGE) Actor Tim Curry attends The Rocky Horror Picture Show 35th anniversary to benefit The Painted Turtle at The Wiltern on October 28, 2010 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for The Painted Turtle) Kevin Winter Tim Curry‘s cause of death has been revealed in public health records obtained by People. The publication reported Wednesday (Sept. 2) that the Rocky Horror Picture Show star died of coronary artery disease. The Los Angeles Department of Public Health document also apparently cited his stroke and a battle with kidney cancer as contributing factors to his death, though they were not the underlying cause. According to Mayo Clinic, coronary artery disease impacts t