- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- January 1, 1932
- Place of Birth
- Brighton, East Sussex, England, UK
- Died
- June 1, 2025
Roland Curram
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
tvHolby City
1999 · Ted Carver
Eldorado
tvEldorado
1992 · Freddie Martin
tvTandoori Nights
1985 · Jack
movieThe Stanley Baxter Hour
1982
tvBird of Prey
1982 · Mr Adrian
movieArtemis '81
1981 · Asrael
Big Jim and the Figaro Club
tvBig Jim and the Figaro Club
1981 · Perkins
movieDr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
1980 · Poole
tvTerry and June
1979 · Brian Pillbeam
movieBig Jim and the Figaro Club
1979 · Harold Perkins
Betzi
movieBetzi
1978 · Count Bertrand
movieLet's Get Laid
1978 · Rupert Dorchester
tvThe Crezz
1976
tvBouquet of Barbed Wire
1976 · Rupert Warner
movieRime of the Ancient Mariner
1975
tvChurchill's People
1974 · Slave Buyer
movieThe Capone Investment
1974 · Bunty
Armchair 30
tvArmchair 30
1973 · Barry Strap
The Eagle Has Landed
movieThe Eagle Has Landed
1973 · Roger
movieOoh...You Are Awful
1972 · Vivian
Late Night Theatre
tvLate Night Theatre
1972 · Husband, Rog
movieEvery Home Should Have One
1970 · Arthur/Mario
tvThe Misfit
1970 · Vernon
End of Story
movieEnd of Story
1969 · Terence
movieDecline and Fall ...of a Birdwatcher
1968 · Otto Silenus
Nana
tvNana
1968 · Fauchery
movieI'll Never Forget What's'isname
1967 · Eldrich
movieSecond Childhood
1966 · Ronnie Cash
tvThe Informer
1966 · Peter Larosse
King of the River
tvKing of the River
1966 · Western
tvOut of the Unknown
1965 · Ronnie Cash
movieDarling
1965 · Malcolm
tvRedcap
1964
tvThe Wednesday Play
1964 · Toby Oath
movieThe Silent Playground
1963 · Simon Lacey
movieIncident at Midnight
1963 · Soldier
movieThe Green Helmet
1961 · George
They Met in a City
tvThey Met in a City
1961 · Georgie Price
tvThe Avengers
1961
movieThe Bulldog Breed
1960 · Control Room Radio Operator (uncredited)
tvMaigret
1960
movieDoctor in Love
1960 · Student Doctor (uncredited)
moviePeeping Tom
1960 · Young Man in Sports Car (uncredited)
tvNo Hiding Place
1959
movieThe Captain's Table
1959 · Sailor in Kindergarten Room (uncredited)
movieDunkirk
1958 · Harper
movieThe Admirable Crichton
1957
tvArmchair Theatre
1956 · Pierre Gobert
movieTrouble in Store
1953 · Sailor in Store Recording Studio (uncredited)
movieThe Good Beginning
1953 · Carpenter