Roland Curram

Birthday: 1932-01-01
Birthplace: Brighton, East Sussex, England, UK
Gender: Male
Owned By: Unowned

Roland Curram is 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?

Credits

Year Title Character
1981-12-29 Artemis '81 Asrael
1980-11-20 Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde Poole
1979-06-24 Big Jim and the Figaro Club Harold Perkins
1978-09-23 Betzi Count Bertrand
1978-05-01 Let's Get Laid Rupert Dorchester
1975-06-11 Rime of the Ancient Mariner
1974-06-07 The Capone Investment Bunty
1973-04-04 The Eagle Has Landed Roger
1972-12-01 Ooh...You Are Awful Vivian
1970-03-05 Every Home Should Have One Arthur/Mario
1969-07-21 End of Story Terence
1968-10-30 Decline and Fall ...of a Birdwatcher Otto Silenus
1967-12-18 I'll Never Forget What's'isname Eldrich
1965-08-03 Darling Malcolm
1963-12-31 The Silent Playground Simon Lacey
1961-04-20 The Green Helmet George
1960-07-12 Doctor in Love Student Doctor (uncredited)
1960-05-16 Peeping Tom Young Man in Sports Car (uncredited)
1958-03-20 Dunkirk Harper
1957-06-11 The Admirable Crichton
1953-10-05 The Good Beginning Carpenter