Roland Curram
Actor
Born January 1, 1932 in 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.
Filmography
Holby City
Ted Carver
Tandoori Nights
Jack
The Stanley Baxter Hour
Bird of Prey
Mr Adrian
Artemis '81
Asrael
Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
Poole
Terry and June
Brian Pillbeam
Big Jim and the Figaro Club
Harold Perkins
Let's Get Laid
Rupert Dorchester
The Crezz
Bouquet of Barbed Wire
Rupert Warner
Rime of the Ancient Mariner
Churchill's People
Slave Buyer
The Capone Investment
Bunty
Ooh...You Are Awful
Vivian
Every Home Should Have One
Arthur/Mario
The Misfit
Vernon
Decline and Fall ...of a Birdwatcher
Otto Silenus
I'll Never Forget What's'isname
Eldrich
Second Childhood
Ronnie Cash
The Informer
Peter Larosse
Out of the Unknown
Ronnie Cash
Darling
Malcolm
Redcap
The Wednesday Play
Toby Oath
The Silent Playground
Simon Lacey
Incident at Midnight
Soldier
The Green Helmet
George
The Avengers
The Bulldog Breed
Control Room Radio Operator (uncredited)
Maigret
Doctor in Love
Student Doctor (uncredited)
Peeping Tom
Young Man in Sports Car (uncredited)
No Hiding Place
The Captain's Table
Sailor in Kindergarten Room (uncredited)
Dunkirk
Harper
The Admirable Crichton
Armchair Theatre
Pierre Gobert
Trouble in Store
Sailor in Store Recording Studio (uncredited)
The Good Beginning
Carpenter