Curry received further acclaim for his film and television roles, including Rooster Hannigan in the film adaptation of "Annie" (1982), Darkness in "Legend" (1985), Wadsworth in "Clue" (1985), Pennywise the Dancing Clown in the miniseries "It" (1990), the Concierge in ' (1992), Cardinal Richelieu in "The Three Musketeers" (1993), and Long John Silver in "Muppet Treasure Island" (1996). He has also gained acclaim for his voice acting roles, including his Daytime Emmy Award winning performance as Captain Hook on the Fox's "Peter Pan & the Pirates" (1990–1991), Hexxus in the film ' (1992), Sir Nigel Thornberry on "The Wild Thornberrys" (1998–2004), and Palpatine on "" (2012–2014).