Roland Curram
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- January 1, 1932
- Died
- June 1, 2025 (aged 93)
- Birthplace
- Brighton, East Sussex, England, UK
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.
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Filmography
Holby City
TV · as Ted Carver · 1 ep
Eldorado
TV · as Freddie Martin · 158 eps
Judith Krantz's Till We Meet Again
TV · as Marquis de St. Fraycourt · 2 eps
Tandoori Nights
TV · as Jack · 1 ep
The Stanley Baxter Hour
Movie
Bird of Prey
TV · as Mr Adrian · 2 eps
Artemis '81
Movie · as Asrael
Big Jim and the Figaro Club
TV · as Perkins · 5 eps
Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
Movie · as Poole
Big Jim and the Figaro Club
Movie · as Harold Perkins
Terry and June
TV · as Brian Pillbeam · 3 eps
Turning Year Tales
TV · as Harold Perkins · 1 ep
Betzi
Movie · as Count Bertrand
Let's Get Laid
Movie · as Rupert Dorchester
The Crezz
TV · 1 ep
Bouquet of Barbed Wire
TV · as Rupert Warner · 7 eps
Rime of the Ancient Mariner
Movie
The Capone Investment
Movie · as Bunty
Churchill's People
TV · as Slave Buyer · 1 ep
The Eagle Has Landed
Movie · as Roger
Armchair 30
TV · as Barry Strap · 1 ep
Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em
TV · as Roland Quincey · 1 ep
Ooh...You Are Awful
Movie · as Vivian
Late Night Theatre
TV · as Husband, Rog · 1 ep
Every Home Should Have One
Movie · as Arthur/Mario
The Misfit
TV · as Vernon · 1 ep
End of Story
Movie · as Terence
Decline and Fall ...of a Birdwatcher
Movie · as Otto Silenus
Nana
TV · as Fauchery · 5 eps
I'll Never Forget What's'isname
Movie · as Eldrich
Second Childhood
Movie · as Ronnie Cash
King of the River
TV · as Western · 1 ep
The Informer
TV · as Peter Larosse · 1 ep
Darling
Movie · as Malcolm
Out of the Unknown
TV · as Ronnie Cash · 1 ep
Redcap
TV · 1 ep
The Wednesday Play
TV · as Toby Oath · 1 ep
The Silent Playground
Movie · as Simon Lacey
Incident at Midnight
Movie · as Soldier
The Green Helmet
Movie · as George
The Avengers
TV · 1 ep
They Met in a City
TV · as Georgie Price · 1 ep
Peeping Tom
Movie · as Young Man in Sports Car (uncredited)
Doctor in Love
Movie · as Student Doctor (uncredited)
The Bulldog Breed
Movie · as Control Room Radio Operator (uncredited)
Maigret
TV · 1 ep
The Captain's Table
Movie · as Sailor in Kindergarten Room (uncredited)
No Hiding Place
TV · 1 ep
Dunkirk
Movie · as Harper
The Admirable Crichton
Movie · as Thomas, a footman at Loam Hall
Armchair Theatre
TV · as Pierre Gobert · 1 ep
The Good Beginning
Movie · as Carpenter
Trouble in Store
Movie · as Sailor in Store Recording Studio (uncredited)