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Roland Curram

Roland Curram

Actor · Born 1932-01-01 · 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.

Movies & TV Shows

  1. Peeping Tom (1960) — Young Man in Sports Car (uncredited)
  2. Darling (1965) — Malcolm
  3. The Avengers (1961)
  4. Dunkirk (1958) — Harper
  5. Holby City (1999) — Ted Carver
  6. The Admirable Crichton (1957)
  7. Trouble in Store (1953) — Sailor in Store Recording Studio (uncredited)
  8. Every Home Should Have One (1970) — Arthur/Mario
  9. Ooh...You Are Awful (1972) — Vivian
  10. The Bulldog Breed (1960) — Control Room Radio Operator (uncredited)
  11. Doctor in Love (1960) — Student Doctor (uncredited)
  12. I'll Never Forget What's'isname (1967) — Eldrich
  13. Maigret (1960)
  14. Terry and June (1979) — Brian Pillbeam
  15. Let's Get Laid (1978) — Rupert Dorchester
  16. Out of the Unknown (1965) — Ronnie Cash
  17. Artemis '81 (1981) — Asrael
  18. Eldorado (1992) — Freddie Martin
  19. The Captain's Table (1959) — Sailor in Kindergarten Room (uncredited)
  20. Armchair Theatre (1956) — Pierre Gobert
  21. Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (1980) — Poole
  22. The Capone Investment (1974) — Bunty
  23. The Wednesday Play (1964) — Toby Oath
  24. Decline and Fall ...of a Birdwatcher (1968) — Otto Silenus
  25. The Silent Playground (1963) — Simon Lacey
  26. No Hiding Place (1959)
  27. Bird of Prey (1982) — Mr Adrian
  28. Bouquet of Barbed Wire (1976) — Rupert Warner
  29. Tandoori Nights (1985) — Jack
  30. Rime of the Ancient Mariner (1975)
  31. Incident at Midnight (1963) — Soldier
  32. Redcap (1964)
  33. Churchill's People (1974) — Slave Buyer
  34. The Green Helmet (1961) — George
  35. The Good Beginning (1953) — Carpenter
  36. Betzi (1978) — Count Bertrand
  37. The Stanley Baxter Hour (1982)
  38. King of the River (1966) — Western
  39. The Misfit (1970) — Vernon
  40. They Met in a City (1961) — Georgie Price