Roland Curram

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

Holby City 1999 ★ 5.8
Tandoori Nights 1985 ★ 6.3
Bird of Prey 1982 ★ 7.3
Terry and June 1979 ★ 6.5
Bouquet of Barbed Wire 1976 ★ 8.3
The Crezz 1976
Churchill's People 1974 ★ 5.0
The Misfit 1970 ★ 9.0
I'll Never Forget What's'isname 1967 ★ 5.4
The Informer 1966
Second Childhood 1966
Out of the Unknown 1965 ★ 7.1
Darling 1965 ★ 6.8
The Wednesday Play 1964 ★ 5.2
Redcap 1964 ★ 8.0
The Avengers 1961 ★ 7.8
Maigret 1960 ★ 7.1
Peeping Tom 1960 ★ 7.5
The Bulldog Breed 1960 ★ 6.1
No Hiding Place 1959 ★ 4.8
The Captain's Table 1959 ★ 6.0
Dunkirk 1958 ★ 6.8
The Admirable Crichton 1957 ★ 6.9
Armchair Theatre 1956 ★ 6.0