Roland Curram
Acting
1932-01-01 · 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
1999 · Series
Eldorado
1992 · Series
Judith Krantz's Till We Meet Again
1989 · Series
Tandoori Nights
1985 · Series
The Stanley Baxter Hour
1982 · Movie
Bird of Prey
1982 · Series
Artemis '81
1981 · Movie
Big Jim and the Figaro Club
1981 · Series
Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
1980 · Movie
Terry and June
1979 · Series
Turning Year Tales
1979 · Series
Big Jim and the Figaro Club
1979 · Movie
Betzi
1978 · Movie
Let's Get Laid
1978 · Movie
The Crezz
1976 · Series
Bouquet of Barbed Wire
1976 · Series
Rime of the Ancient Mariner
1975 · Movie
Churchill's People
1974 · Series
The Capone Investment
1974 · Movie
Armchair 30
1973 · Series
The Eagle Has Landed
1973 · Movie
Ooh...You Are Awful
1972 · Movie
Late Night Theatre
1972 · Series
Every Home Should Have One
1970 · Movie
The Misfit
1970 · Series
End of Story
1969 · Movie
Decline and Fall ...of a Birdwatcher
1968 · Movie
Nana
1968 · Series
I'll Never Forget What's'isname
1967 · Movie
Second Childhood
1966 · Movie
The Informer
1966 · Series
King of the River
1966 · Series
Out of the Unknown
1965 · Series
Darling
1965 · Movie
Redcap
1964 · Series
The Wednesday Play
1964 · Series
The Silent Playground
1963 · Movie
Incident at Midnight
1963 · Movie
The Green Helmet
1961 · Movie
They Met in a City
1961 · Series
The Avengers
1961 · Series
The Bulldog Breed
1960 · Movie
Maigret
1960 · Series
Doctor in Love
1960 · Movie
Peeping Tom
1960 · Movie
No Hiding Place
1959 · Series
The Captain's Table
1959 · Movie
Dunkirk
1958 · Movie
The Admirable Crichton
1957 · Movie
Armchair Theatre
1956 · Series
Trouble in Store
1953 · Movie
The Good Beginning
1953 · Movie