Julian Curry

Julian Curry

Known for
Acting
Born
December 8, 1937
Died
June 27, 2020 (aged 82)
Birthplace
Devon, England, UK

Biography

Julian Burnlee Curry was an English actor best known for playing Claude Erskine-Browne in ITV's legal comedy-drama Rumpole of the Bailey. The son of William Burnlee Curry (1900-1962), headmaster of Dartington Hall School from 1930 to 1957, and Marjorie Graham (née McIldowie), Curry was educated at Dartington Hall School and King's College, Cambridge Curry made his first television appearance in 1965 in an episode of the series For Whom the Bell Tolls. Other TV appearances include roles in Pride and Prejudice (1967), Softly, Softly (1968), Nicholas Nickleby (1968), Z-Cars (1965 & 1975), The Floater (1975), The Way of the World (1975), Brassneck (1975), The Glittering Prizes (1976), Trilby (1976), The Onedin Line (1976), Campion's Interview (1977), Rumpole of the Bailey (1977–1992), The Life of Shakespeare (1978), Prince Regent (1979), The Vanishing Army (1980), Psy Warriors (1981), A Fine Romance (1982), the BBC Television Shakespeare production of King Lear (1982), The New Statesman (1984), Three Up, Two Down (1985), Lytton's Diary (1985–86), Death of a Son (1989), Around the World in 80 Days (1989), Sherlock Holmes (1991), Thatcher: The Final Days (1991), Inspector Morse (1993), Bugs – Assassins Inc (1995), It Might Be You (1995), Kavanagh QC (1997), The Wyvern Mystery (2000), Adrian Mole: The Cappuccino Years (2001), The Hunt (2001), Prince William (2002), Stig of the Dump (2002), Midsomer Murders (2004), The Brief (2005), and The Queen's Sister (2005) Curry's film appearances included The Mini-Affair (1967), The Brontë Sisters (1979), Manions of America (1981), Escape to Victory (1981), The Missionary (1982), Baby: Secret of the Lost Legend (1985), Fall From Grace (1994), Loch Ness (1996), Rasputin: Dark Servant of Destiny (1996), Seven Days to Live [de] (2000), and Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004).

Known For

Filmography

2020
Truth Seekers poster

Truth Seekers

TV · as Old Byron Berkeley · 1 ep

2004
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow poster

Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow

Movie · as Dr. Vargas

2002
Prince William poster

Prince William

Movie · as Prince Philip

2001
The Hunt

The Hunt

Movie · as Gerard Stephens

2000
7 Days to Live poster

7 Days to Live

Movie · as Prof. Ed Saunders

1999
Vanished! A Video Seance poster

Vanished! A Video Seance

Movie · as Father

1999
Ruth Ellis: A Life for a Life

Ruth Ellis: A Life for a Life

Movie · as Mr. Justice Havers

1998
Mysteries of Egypt poster

Mysteries of Egypt

Movie · as Carnarvon

1997
Cause of Death poster

Cause of Death

Movie · as Dr. Blake

1997
Midsomer Murders poster

Midsomer Murders

TV · as Ronald Burgess · 1 ep

1996
Rasputin poster

Rasputin

Movie · as Dr. Lazovert

1996
Loch Ness poster

Loch Ness

Movie · as Englishman

1995
Bugs poster

Bugs

TV · as Admiral · 1 ep

1995
Kavanagh Q.C. poster

Kavanagh Q.C.

TV · as Michael Faraday QC · 1 ep

1991
Thatcher: The Final Days poster

Thatcher: The Final Days

Movie · as David Harris

1989
Death of a Son poster

Death of a Son

Movie · as Prof. Ray Spector

1989
Around the World in 80 Days poster

Around the World in 80 Days

TV · as Wilson · 3 eps

1988
Reasonable Force

Reasonable Force

Movie · as Commissioner

1988
Deadline poster

Deadline

Movie · as Stuart-Smith

1987
Ghost Chase poster

Ghost Chase

Movie · as Lawyer

1987
Inspector Morse poster

Inspector Morse

TV · as Alan Cartwright · 1 ep

1985
Baby: Secret of the Lost Legend poster

Baby: Secret of the Lost Legend

Movie · as Etienne

1985
The New Statesman

The New Statesman

TV · as Lecturer · 2 eps

1985
Three Up, Two Down poster

Three Up, Two Down

TV · as Gerald · 1 ep

1985
Screen Two poster

Screen Two

TV · as Commissioner, Professor Ray Spector · 1 ep

1985
Lytton's Diary poster

Lytton's Diary

TV · as Tim Beauchamp · 2 eps

1984
Oxbridge Blues poster

Oxbridge Blues

TV · as Tom · 1 ep

1984
Sherlock Holmes poster

Sherlock Holmes

TV · as Albert Shlessinger · 1 ep

1984
The Secret Servant poster

The Secret Servant

TV · as Sir Anthony Sladen · 3 eps

1982
Bright Eyes poster

Bright Eyes

Movie · as Charvier

1982
The Missionary poster

The Missionary

Movie · as Friend of Raggy Masterson

1982
King Lear poster

King Lear

Movie · as Duke of Cornwall

1981
Psy-Warriors poster

Psy-Warriors

Movie · as Hooper

1981
Escape to Victory poster

Escape to Victory

Movie · as Shurlock

1981
A Fine Romance poster

A Fine Romance

TV · as Charles Payne · 1 ep

1981
The Manions of America poster

The Manions of America

TV · as Colonel Maitland · 1 ep

1980
Buccaneer

Buccaneer

TV · as Lord Champlieu · 2 eps

1979
The Bronte Sisters poster

The Bronte Sisters

Movie · as Mr. Smith

1979
Big Wheels and Sailor poster

Big Wheels and Sailor

Movie · as Dave Adams

1978
The Vanishing Army poster

The Vanishing Army

Movie · as Symington

1978
When the Actors Come poster

When the Actors Come

Movie · as Count Botvay

1978
Life Begins at Forty poster

Life Begins at Forty

TV · as The Vicar · 2 eps

1977
Gotcha / Campion's Interview poster

Gotcha / Campion's Interview

Movie · as Campion

1977
BBC2 Play of the Week poster

BBC2 Play of the Week

TV · as Count Botvay · 1 ep

1975
The Way of the World poster

The Way of the World

Movie · as Petulant

1975
The Saliva Milkshake poster

The Saliva Milkshake

Movie · as Rafferty

1975
The Floater poster

The Floater

Movie · as Jeremy Butler

1975
Brassneck poster

Brassneck

Movie

1975
Rumpole of the Bailey poster

Rumpole of the Bailey

TV · as Claude Erskine-Brown · 35 eps

1975
The Hanged Man

The Hanged Man

TV · as Simon Hatchett · 1 ep

1974
Churchill's People poster

Churchill's People

TV · as Hubert · 1 ep

1973
Centre Play poster

Centre Play

TV · as Raffety · 1 ep

1972
Peer Gynt poster

Peer Gynt

Movie · as Bridegroom / Pen

1970
Hamlet poster

Hamlet

Movie · as Horatio

1970
Play for Today poster

Play for Today

TV · as Symington, Bill Rochester, Jeremy Butler, Campion, Hooper · 1 ep

1968
Nicholas Nickleby poster

Nicholas Nickleby

TV · as Lenville · 2 eps

1967
The Mini-Affair poster

The Mini-Affair

Movie · as Ronnie

1967
Pride and Prejudice poster

Pride and Prejudice

TV · as Mr. Collins · 2 eps

1965
The Midas Plague poster

The Midas Plague

Movie · as Edward

1965
Thirty-Minute Theatre poster

Thirty-Minute Theatre

TV · as Dr. Tim Izzard · 1 ep

1965
BBC Play of the Month poster

BBC Play of the Month

TV · as Oronte · 1 ep

1965
Out of the Unknown poster

Out of the Unknown

TV · as Edward · 1 ep