Roland Curram
Known for: Acting
Born: January 1, 1932
Died: June 1, 2025
Place of birth: Brighton, East Sussex, England, UK
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
27 movies · 23 TV shows, newest first
5.8
Holby City
19995.4
Eldorado
1992
6.3
Tandoori Nights
1985
6.0
The Stanley Baxter Hour
1982
7.3
Bird of Prey
1982
4.1
Artemis '81
1981NR
Big Jim and the Figaro Club
1981
6.2
Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
1980
6.5
Terry and June
1979
NR
Big Jim and the Figaro Club
19798.0
Betzi
1978
3.6
Let's Get Laid
1978
NR
The Crezz
1976
8.3
Bouquet of Barbed Wire
1976
7.5
Rime of the Ancient Mariner
1975
5.0
Churchill's People
1974
6.2
The Capone Investment
1974NR
Armchair 30
1973NR
The Eagle Has Landed
1973
4.8
Ooh...You Are Awful
1972NR
Late Night Theatre
1972
4.9
Every Home Should Have One
1970
9.0
The Misfit
1970NR
End of Story
1969
6.0
Decline and Fall ...of a Birdwatcher
1968NR
Nana
1968
5.4
I'll Never Forget What's'isname
1967
NR
Second Childhood
1966
NR
The Informer
19667.0
King of the River
1966
7.1
Out of the Unknown
1965
6.8
Darling
1965
8.0
Redcap
1964
5.2
The Wednesday Play
1964
5.3
The Silent Playground
1963
7.0
Incident at Midnight
1963
9.0
The Green Helmet
19617.0
They Met in a City
1961
7.8
The Avengers
1961
6.1
The Bulldog Breed
1960
7.1
Maigret
1960
5.5
Doctor in Love
1960
7.5
Peeping Tom
1960
4.8
No Hiding Place
1959
6.0
The Captain's Table
1959
6.8
Dunkirk
1958
6.9
The Admirable Crichton
1957
6.0
Armchair Theatre
1956
6.1
Trouble in Store
1953
10.0
The Good Beginning
1953