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Roland Curram

Roland Curram

Actor · 1932–2025 · Brighton, East Sussex, England, UK

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Biography

Roland Curram was an actor and novelist. His most famous credits include Julie Christie's travelling companion in her Oscar-winning film Darling and expatriate Freddie in the BBC soap opera Eldorado. He was married from 1964 until 1985 to the actress Sheila Gish, with whom he had two daughters, the actors Lou Gish (1967–2006) and Kay Curram (b. 1974). Curram came out as gay in the early 1990s, ahead of his role as Freddie, a gay man who had previously been married and had a daughter. Curram left acting in the early 00s to commence a second career as an author with novels such as The Problem with Happiness, Mother Loved Funerals, Man on the Beach, and his memoir, Which Way to Love? He died, aged 93, in 2025.

Acted in 42

1980s

  1. 1989

    Judith Krantz's Till We Meet Again

    Marquis de St. Fraycourt · 2 episodes

  2. 1985

    Tandoori Nights

    Jack · 1 episode

  3. 1982

    The Stanley Baxter Hour

    Movie

  4. Bird of Prey

    Mr Adrian · 2 episodes

  5. 1981

    Artemis '81

    Asrael

  6. 1980

    Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde

    Poole

1970s

  1. 1979

    Terry and June

    Brian Pillbeam · 3 episodes

    64

  2. Big Jim and the Figaro Club

    Harold Perkins

  3. 1978

    Let's Get Laid

    Rupert Dorchester

  4. 1976

    The Crezz

    TV

  5. Bouquet of Barbed Wire

    Rupert Warner · 7 episodes

  6. 1975

    Rime of the Ancient Mariner

    Movie

  7. 1974

    Churchill's People

    Slave Buyer · 1 episode

  8. The Capone Investment

    Bunty

  9. 1973

    Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em

    Roland Quincey · 1 episode

  10. 1972

    Ooh...You Are Awful

    Vivian

  11. 1970

    Every Home Should Have One

    Arthur/Mario

  12. The Misfit

    Vernon · 1 episode

1960s

  1. 1968

    Decline and Fall ...of a Birdwatcher

    Otto Silenus

  2. 1967

    I'll Never Forget What's'isname

    Eldrich

  3. 1966

    Second Childhood

    Ronnie Cash

  4. The Informer

    Peter Larosse · 1 episode

  5. 1965

    Out of the Unknown

    Ronnie Cash · 1 episode

  6. Darling

    Malcolm

    69
  7. 1964

    Redcap

    TV

  8. The Wednesday Play

    Toby Oath · 1 episode

  9. 1963

    The Silent Playground

    Simon Lacey

  10. Incident at Midnight

    Soldier

  11. 1961

    The Green Helmet

    George

  12. The Avengers

    TV · 6 Seasons · Action · Adventure

    82
  13. 1960

    The Bulldog Breed

    Control Room Radio Operator (uncredited)

  14. Maigret

    TV · 4 Seasons · Crime · Drama

    76

  15. Doctor in Love

    Student Doctor (uncredited)

  16. Peeping Tom

    Young Man in Sports Car (uncredited)

    81

1950s

  1. 1959

    No Hiding Place

    TV · 10 Seasons · Crime · Drama

  2. The Captain's Table

    Sailor in Kindergarten Room (uncredited)

  3. 1958

    Dunkirk

    Harper

  4. 1957

    The Admirable Crichton

    Thomas, a footman at Loam Hall

    70
  5. 1956

    Armchair Theatre

    Pierre Gobert · 1 episode

  6. 1953

    Trouble in Store

    Sailor in Store Recording Studio (uncredited)

  7. The Good Beginning

    Carpenter