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
The Avengers
Holby City
Ted Carver
The Wednesday Play
Toby Oath
No Hiding Place
Maigret
Churchill's People
Slave Buyer
Out of the Unknown
Ronnie Cash
Terry and June
Brian Pillbeam
Bird of Prey
Mr Adrian
Redcap
Peeping Tom
Young Man in Sports Car (uncredited)
Darling
Malcolm
The Informer
Peter Larosse
Second Childhood
Ronnie Cash
Dunkirk
Harper
The Misfit
Vernon
Tandoori Nights
Jack
Bouquet of Barbed Wire
Rupert Warner
The Admirable Crichton
Armchair Theatre
Pierre Gobert
Every Home Should Have One
Arthur/Mario
The Crezz
The Stanley Baxter Hour
The Bulldog Breed
Control Room Radio Operator (uncredited)
Let's Get Laid
Rupert Dorchester
The Good Beginning
Carpenter
The Captain's Table
Sailor in Kindergarten Room (uncredited)
I'll Never Forget What's'isname
Eldrich
Ooh...You Are Awful
Vivian
Trouble in Store
Sailor in Store Recording Studio (uncredited)
Rime of the Ancient Mariner
Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
Poole