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• Curry first played the role on stage before the film version, released in 1975.
• The actor also played fearsome clown Pennywise in the 1990 TV version of Stephen King's It, and was Long John Silver in 1996's Muppet Treasure Island.
• His other films included Annie, The Hunt for Red October and Home Alone 2, and he was nominated for three Tony Awards on Broadway.
• He had a major stroke in 2012 and had to use a wheelchair.
• He published his memoir, titled Vagabond, last year.