Roland Curram

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Roland Curram

Acting January 1, 1932

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…

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Holby City

Holby City

5.8 1999 TV Show
Peeping Tom

Peeping Tom

7.5 1960 Movie
The Avengers

The Avengers

7.8 1961 TV Show
The Wednesday Play

The Wednesday Play

5.2 1964 TV Show
No Hiding Place

No Hiding Place

4.8 1959 TV Show
Darling

Darling

6.7 1965 Movie
Maigret

Maigret

7.1 1960 TV Show
Out of the Unknown

Out of the Unknown

7.1 1965 TV Show
Churchill's People

Churchill's People

5.0 1974 TV Show
Dunkirk

Dunkirk

6.9 1958 Movie
Terry and June

Terry and June

6.5 1979 TV Show
Redcap

Redcap

8.0 1964 TV Show

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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.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 1999
    Holby City

    TV show Ted Carver

  2. 1992
    Eldorado

    TV show Freddie Martin

  3. 1985
    Tandoori Nights

    TV show Jack

  4. 1982
    The Stanley Baxter Hour

    Movie

  5. 1982
    Bird of Prey

    TV show Mr Adrian

  6. 1981
    Artemis '81

    Movie Asrael

  7. 1981
    Big Jim and the Figaro Club

    TV show Perkins

  8. 1980
    Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde

    Movie Poole

  9. 1979
    Terry and June

    TV show Brian Pillbeam

  10. 1979
    Turning Year Tales

    TV show Harold Perkins

  11. 1979
    Big Jim and the Figaro Club

    Movie Harold Perkins

  12. 1978
    Betzi

    Movie Count Bertrand

  13. 1978
    Let's Get Laid

    Movie Rupert Dorchester

  14. 1976
    The Crezz

    TV show

  15. 1976
    Bouquet of Barbed Wire

    TV show Rupert Warner

  16. 1975
    Rime of the Ancient Mariner

    Movie

More credits
  1. 1974
    Churchill's People

    TV show Slave Buyer

  2. 1974
    The Capone Investment

    Movie Bunty

  3. 1973
    Armchair 30

    TV show Barry Strap

  4. 1973
    The Eagle Has Landed

    Movie Roger

  5. 1972
    Ooh...You Are Awful

    Movie Vivian

  6. 1972
    Late Night Theatre

    TV show Husband

  7. 1970
    Every Home Should Have One

    Movie Arthur/Mario

  8. 1970
    The Misfit

    TV show Vernon

  9. 1969
    End of Story

    Movie Terence

  10. 1968
    Decline and Fall ...of a Birdwatcher

    Movie Otto Silenus

  11. 1968
    Nana

    TV show Fauchery

  12. 1967
    I'll Never Forget What's'isname

    Movie Eldrich

  13. 1966
    Second Childhood

    Movie Ronnie Cash

  14. 1966
    The Informer

    TV show Peter Larosse

  15. 1966
    King of the River

    TV show Western

  16. 1965
    Out of the Unknown

    TV show Ronnie Cash

  17. 1965
    Darling

    Movie Malcolm

  18. 1964
    Redcap

    TV show

  19. 1964
    The Wednesday Play

    TV show Toby Oath

  20. 1963
    The Silent Playground

    Movie Simon Lacey

  21. 1963
    Incident at Midnight

    Movie Soldier

  22. 1961
    The Green Helmet

    Movie George

  23. 1961
    They Met in a City

    TV show Georgie Price

  24. 1961
    The Avengers

    TV show