Roland Curram
Acting
Born: 1932-01-01 in 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.
Known For
Peeping Tom
Young Man in Sports Car (uncredited)
Darling
Malcolm
The Avengers
Dunkirk
Harper
Holby City
Ted Carver
The Admirable Crichton
Thomas, a footman at Loam Hall
Trouble in Store
Sailor in Store Recording Studio (uncredited)
Every Home Should Have One
Arthur/Mario
Ooh...You Are Awful
Vivian
The Bulldog Breed
Control Room Radio Operator (uncredited)
Doctor in Love
Student Doctor (uncredited)
I'll Never Forget What's'isname
Eldrich
Maigret
Terry and June
Brian Pillbeam
Let's Get Laid
Rupert Dorchester
Out of the Unknown
Ronnie Cash
Artemis '81
Asrael
The Captain's Table
Sailor in Kindergarten Room (uncredited)
Armchair Theatre
Pierre Gobert
Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
Poole
The Capone Investment
Bunty
The Wednesday Play
Toby Oath
Decline and Fall ...of a Birdwatcher
Otto Silenus
The Silent Playground
Simon Lacey
No Hiding Place
Bird of Prey
Mr Adrian
Bouquet of Barbed Wire
Rupert Warner
Tandoori Nights
Jack
Rime of the Ancient Mariner
Incident at Midnight
Soldier
Redcap
Churchill's People
Slave Buyer
Judith Krantz's Till We Meet Again
Marquis de St. Fraycourt
The Green Helmet
George
The Good Beginning
Carpenter
The Stanley Baxter Hour
The Misfit
Vernon