Tim Curry, the singular British actor who turned camp, menace and charisma into a five-decade career, has died at 80. His longtime manager and publicist confirmed he died peacefully at his home in the Toluca Lake neighborhood of Los Angeles this week, according to NBC News and CBS News. A cause of death has not been made public.

Curry became a cultural fixture almost overnight when he originated Dr. Frank-N-Furter in the 1975 cult classic "The Rocky Horror Picture Show," a role he'd first played on the London stage before it hit film. He went on to terrify a generation as the shapeshifting clown Pennywise in the 1990 TV adaptation of Stephen King's "It," then swung into pure comedy as the frantic butler Wadsworth in "Clue" and the villainous Ozzie in "Home Alone 2: Lost in New York." His voice work, stage roles in "Amadeus" and "Spamalot," and a string of Emmy, Grammy and Tony nominations rounded out a career that never settled into one lane.

Born in Cheshire, England, in 1946 to a military family, Curry made his stage debut in London's West End production of "Hair" in 1968 before Frank-N-Furter made him a household name. He kept working for decades after a major stroke in 2012 left him partially paralyzed and reliant on a wheelchair, continuing to do voice roles and public appearances. He published a memoir, "Vagabond," last October, and told CBS Sunday Morning around that time that his most famous character "gave a lot of teenagers permission to be different."

Co-stars remember him

Tributes came fast from people who worked alongside him. Susan Sarandon, his "Rocky Horror" co-star, wrote on Instagram that even after his stroke he remained "so sweet and generous with his fans." Barry Bostwick, who played Brad Majors opposite him, quoted the film's own closing lyrics in his tribute. Patricia Quinn, another original cast member, told Entertainment Weekly she was "in shock and utterly saddened and heartbroken." Carol Burnett, his co-star in "Annie," said "nobody could play lovable villains better than he could," while Rob Schneider, Michael McKean and Luke Evans — the actor currently playing Frank-N-Furter in Broadway's "Rocky Horror Show" revival — all posted personal remembrances, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

"A force, a bright fierce flame, an exquisite charm and that rich vocal tone." — Luke Evans

No memorial service details have been announced. Curry's death lands just under a year after "Rocky Horror" marked its 50th anniversary, an occasion he attended via a filmed Q&A appearance, and as Broadway's current revival continues its run — meaning tributes to the actor are likely to keep surfacing at both.