After this, Curry began to be cast in more comedy roles throughout the late 1980s and '90s such as Rev. Ray Porter in "Pass the Ammo", Dr. Thornton Poole in "Oscar", the suspicious Plaza Hotel concierge in "", Jigsaw in "Loaded Weapon 1" and as Long John Silver in "Muppet Treasure Island". Although he featured in mostly comedies throughout the '90s, he did appear in some action films, such as the thriller "The Hunt for Red October" as Dr. Yevgeniy Petrov, the 1993 adaptation of "The Three Musketeers" as Cardinal Richelieu, in the superhero film "The Shadow" as Farley Claymore, and as Herkermer Homolka in the 1995 action adventure "Congo". He also starred in the 1998 direct-to-video film "Addams Family Reunion" playing the role of Gomez Addams.