Acting · Brighton, East Sussex, England, UK · Born January 1, 1932
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.
TVHolby City
1999
as Ted Carver
Eldorado
1992
as Freddie Martin
TVTandoori Nights
1985
as Jack
MovieThe Stanley Baxter Hour
1982
TVBird of Prey
1982
as Mr Adrian
MovieArtemis '81
1981
as Asrael
Big Jim and the Figaro Club
1981
as Perkins
MovieDr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
1980
as Poole
TVTerry and June
1979
as Brian Pillbeam
MovieBig Jim and the Figaro Club
1979
as Harold Perkins
Betzi
1978
as Count Bertrand
MovieLet's Get Laid
1978
as Rupert Dorchester
TVThe Crezz
1976
TVBouquet of Barbed Wire
1976
as Rupert Warner
MovieRime of the Ancient Mariner
1975
TVChurchill's People
1974
as Slave Buyer
MovieThe Capone Investment
1974
as Bunty
Armchair 30
1973
as Barry Strap
The Eagle Has Landed
1973
as Roger
MovieOoh...You Are Awful
1972
as Vivian
Late Night Theatre
1972
as Husband
MovieEvery Home Should Have One
1970
as Arthur/Mario
TVThe Misfit
1970
as Vernon
End of Story
1969
as Terence
MovieDecline and Fall ...of a Birdwatcher
1968
as Otto Silenus
Nana
1968
as Fauchery
MovieI'll Never Forget What's'isname
1967
as Eldrich
MovieSecond Childhood
1966
as Ronnie Cash
TVThe Informer
1966
as Peter Larosse
King of the River
1966
as Western
TVOut of the Unknown
1965
as Ronnie Cash
MovieDarling
1965
as Malcolm
TVRedcap
1964
TVThe Wednesday Play
1964
as Toby Oath
MovieThe Silent Playground
1963
as Simon Lacey
MovieIncident at Midnight
1963
as Soldier
MovieThe Green Helmet
1961
as George
They Met in a City
1961
as Georgie Price
TVThe Avengers
1961
MovieThe Bulldog Breed
1960
as Control Room Radio Operator (uncredited)
TVMaigret
1960
MovieDoctor in Love
1960
as Student Doctor (uncredited)
MoviePeeping Tom
1960
as Young Man in Sports Car (uncredited)
TVNo Hiding Place
1959
MovieThe Captain's Table
1959
as Sailor in Kindergarten Room (uncredited)
MovieDunkirk
1958
as Harper
MovieThe Admirable Crichton
1957
TVArmchair Theatre
1956
as Pierre Gobert
MovieTrouble in Store
1953
as Sailor in Store Recording Studio (uncredited)
MovieThe Good Beginning
1953
as Carpenter
