By SAMEER SURI, US SENIOR SHOWBUSINESS REPORTER and LAURA PARNABY, US SENIOR NEWS REPORTER
Published: 22:56 BST, 26 August 2026 | Updated: 23:57 BST, 26 August 2026
Tim Curry appeared frail on an outing in Los Angeles in April, four months before his death on Tuesday at 80.
Curry found stardom in 1975 as Dr Frank-N-Furter in The Rocky Horror Picture Show, which quickly made him an icon especially among the LBGTQ community.
Yet as his fame grew, the actor, who relocated to LA in 1988, never forgot his British roots.
And in what turned out to be one of his last public outings, he enjoyed a trip to a local store that specialized in food and tasty treats beloved by the Brits.
With the assistance of a caregiver, Curry, who was in a wheelchair, spent time inside the Friar Tuck Shoppe next to the popular Robin Hood British Pub in Sherman Oaks.
The star had with him a colorful floral bag from London's flagship department store Harrods in which to place his purchases.
Tim Curry, who died Tuesday age 80, appeared frail on a rare public outing in April this year after being left wheelchair-bound by a near-fatal stroke in 2012
With the assistance of a caregiver, Curry spent time inside the Friar Tuck Shoppe that specializes in British food and tasty treats in LA's Sherman Oaks neighborhood
Curry found stardom in 1975 as Dr Frank-N-Furter in The Rocky Horror Picture Show, which quickly made him an icon especially among the LBGTQ community
The Daily Mail has contacted Curry's representative for comment.
Tributes poured in following news of his passing, including one from his Clue co-star Michael McKean who gave an insight into Curry's final days.
'My last conversation with Tim Curry was about life and love and laughter,' McKean shared.
'The grim physical state he found himself in has now ended, a blessing,' he added. 'Our blessing was that we had Tim Curry in our lives. RIP, my friend.'
