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.
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.
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Filmography (Movies)
Artemis '81
Character:Asrael
Release Date:29/12/1981
Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
Character:Poole
Release Date:20/11/1980
Big Jim and the Figaro Club
Character:Harold Perkins
Release Date:24/06/1979
Betzi
Character:Count Bertrand
Release Date:23/09/1978
Let's Get Laid
Character:Rupert Dorchester
Release Date:01/05/1978
Rime of the Ancient Mariner
Character:
Release Date:11/06/1975
The Capone Investment
Character:Bunty
Release Date:07/06/1974
The Eagle Has Landed
Character:Roger
Release Date:04/04/1973
Ooh...You Are Awful
Character:Vivian
Release Date:01/12/1972
Every Home Should Have One
Character:Arthur/Mario
Release Date:05/03/1970
End of Story
Character:Terence
Release Date:21/07/1969
Decline and Fall ...of a Birdwatcher
Character:Otto Silenus
Release Date:30/10/1968
I'll Never Forget What's'isname
Character:Eldrich
Release Date:18/12/1967
Darling
Character:Malcolm
Release Date:03/08/1965
The Silent Playground
Character:Simon Lacey
Release Date:31/12/1963
Incident at Midnight
Character:Soldier
Release Date:01/01/1963
The Green Helmet
Character:George
Release Date:20/04/1961
The Bulldog Breed
Character:Control Room Radio Operator (uncredited)
Release Date:13/12/1960
Doctor in Love
Character:Student Doctor (uncredited)
Release Date:12/07/1960
Peeping Tom
Character:Young Man in Sports Car (uncredited)
Release Date:07/04/1960
The Captain's Table
Character:Sailor in Kindergarten Room (uncredited)
Release Date:06/01/1959
Dunkirk
Character:Harper
Release Date:20/03/1958
The Admirable Crichton
Character:
Release Date:11/06/1957
Trouble in Store
Character:Sailor in Store Recording Studio (uncredited)
Release Date:14/12/1953
The Good Beginning
Character:Carpenter
Release Date:05/10/1953
Television Appearances
Holby City
Character:Ted Carver
Eldorado
Character:Freddie Martin
Bird of Prey
Character:Mr Adrian
Big Jim And The Figaro Club
Character:Perkins
Terry and June
Character:Brian Pillbeam
The Crezz
Character:
Bouquet of Barbed Wire
Character:Rupert Warner
Churchill's People
Character:Slave Buyer
Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em
Character:
The Misfit
Character:Vernon
Nana
Character:Fauchery
The Informer
Character:Peter Larosse
King of the River
Character:Western
Redcap
Character:
They Met in a City
Character:Georgie Price
The Avengers
Character:
Maigret
Character:
No Hiding Place
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