Roland Curram
Acting
- Born:
- 1932-01-01
- Died:
- 2025-06-01
- Place of birth:
- 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
Filmography
Holby City
Eldorado
Judith Krantz's Till We Meet Again
Tandoori Nights
The Stanley Baxter Hour
Bird of Prey
Artemis '81
Big Jim and the Figaro Club
Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
Terry and June
Big Jim and the Figaro Club
Turning Year Tales
Betzi
Let's Get Laid
The Crezz
Bouquet of Barbed Wire
Rime of the Ancient Mariner
Churchill's People
The Capone Investment
Armchair 30
The Eagle Has Landed
Ooh...You Are Awful
Late Night Theatre
Every Home Should Have One
The Misfit
End of Story
Decline and Fall ...of a Birdwatcher
Nana
I'll Never Forget What's'isname
Second Childhood
The Informer
King of the River
Out of the Unknown
Darling
Redcap
The Wednesday Play
The Silent Playground
Incident at Midnight
The Green Helmet
They Met in a City
The Avengers
The Bulldog Breed
Maigret
Doctor in Love
Peeping Tom
No Hiding Place
The Captain's Table
Dunkirk
The Admirable Crichton
Armchair Theatre
Trouble in Store
The Good Beginning