Tim Curry 911 call reveals moment first responders rush to actor’s Hollywood home for ‘death investigation’

NEWLY released 911 audio has revealed the moment first responders rushed to Tim Curry’s Hollywood home for a “death investigation”. The legendary English actor died on Tuesday at his £1.5million home in Toluca Lake, Los Angeles, aged 80. Emergency services audio revealed the moments first responders rushed to the scene Credit: Getty Legendary English actor Curry was found dead on Tuesday Credit: Getty A recording of the emergency call has revealed how medics responded just before the Rocky Horror Picture Show star was found dead. Dispatchers could be heard repeatedly confirming the beloved actor’s address and calling it an “ambulance death investigation“. Sign up for the Showbiz newsletter Thank you! Los Angeles fire authorities also confirmed they responded to a medical call around 11.23pm to an address believed to be Curry’s on the night he died. In the call, dispatchers can be heard saying: “Any North Hollywood unit, ambulance investigation.” He became a cult icon playing Dr. Frank-N-Furter in Rocky Horror Picture Show Credit: Alamy The celebrated actor died on Tuesday at his Hollywood home Emergency workers reply “roger” and “responding” as they rush to the scene. First responders found the star at his home and he was tragically pronounced dead at the scene. Curry’s cause of death has not yet been established – but he had previously battled serious health complications for more than a decade following a stroke that left him unable to walk in 2012. It meant he was forced to take an extended break from acting after appearing in numerous films – including Clue and Muppet Treasure Island. Most read in Showbiz Tim Curry in Home Alone 2 Credit: Alamy Tim Curry in Scary Movie 2 Credit: Buena Vista International British-born Curry opened up about his health problems in his memoir Vagabond – recalling the moment he collapsed at his home while he was having a massage. He wrote: “I did not fade to black. I did not even feel out of sorts, or like something was very wrong. In fact, I had no idea that anything was off at all.” Curry revealed the masseuse noticed something was wrong and called an ambulance – even though the actor told him not to. At the time, though, Curry brushed off the seriousness of the situation as it was happening and believed it was a “ridiculous and unnecessary exercise”. He underwent invasive brain surgery and later had to relearn how to speak during his gruelling rehabilitation. The actor had used a wheelchair since the stroke and increasingly turned to voice acting as his mobility became restricted. Curry was famed for his part as Dr Frank-N-Furter, the “sweet transvestite from transsexual Transylvania” in Rocky Horror Picture Show. The performance transformed him into a cult icon and launched a career spanning film, television and theatre. He later terrified audiences as Pennywise the Dancing Clown in the 1990 adaptation of Stephen King’s It. Tim also appeared in Home Alone 2, Scary Movie and The Three Musketeers, among a string of other major roles. He later returned to the big screen in 2024 with a role in horror film Stream, marking his first feature film role in 14 years. Just months before his death, Curry had appeared at a screening in Los Angeles marking 50 years since Rocky Horror hit theatres, opening up candidly about his health. He received a standing ovation as he took to the stage at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles. Tim gave fans a heartbreaking insight into the lasting impact of his stroke as he spoke openly about his health. The actor admitted the stroke left him with permanent damage, more than 14 years on from the frightening ordeal. “I still can’t walk, which is why I’m in this silly chair, and that’s very limiting,” he said. “So I won’t be singing and I won’t be dancing very soon. I still have real problems with my left leg.” Comment now