Roland Curram
Acting
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.
TV Shows(21)
Holby City
Ted Carver
1999
Eldorado
Freddie Martin
1992
Tandoori Nights
Jack
1985
Bird of Prey
Mr Adrian
1982
Big Jim and the Figaro Club
Perkins
1981
Terry and June
Brian Pillbeam
1979
The Crezz
1976
Bouquet of Barbed Wire
Rupert Warner
1976
Churchill's People
Slave Buyer
1974
Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em
1973
The Misfit
Vernon
1970
Nana
Fauchery
1968
The Informer
Peter Larosse
1966
King of the River
Western
1966
Out of the Unknown
Ronnie Cash
1965
Redcap
1964
They Met in a City
Georgie Price
1961
The Avengers
1961
Maigret
1960
No Hiding Place
1959
Armchair Theatre
Pierre Gobert
1956
Movies(27)
The Stanley Baxter Hour
1982
Artemis '81
Asrael
1981
Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
Poole
1980
Big Jim and the Figaro Club
Harold Perkins
1979
Betzi
Count Bertrand
1978
Let's Get Laid
Rupert Dorchester
1978
Rime of the Ancient Mariner
1975
The Capone Investment
Bunty
1974
The Eagle Has Landed
Roger
1973
Ooh...You Are Awful
Vivian
1972
Every Home Should Have One
Arthur/Mario
1970
End of Story
Terence
1969
Decline and Fall ...of a Birdwatcher
Otto Silenus
1968
I'll Never Forget What's'isname
Eldrich
1967
Second Childhood
Ronnie Cash
1966
Darling
Malcolm
1965
The Silent Playground
Simon Lacey
1963
Incident at Midnight
Soldier
1963
The Green Helmet
George
1961
The Bulldog Breed
Control Room Radio Operator (uncredited)
1960
Doctor in Love
Student Doctor (uncredited)
1960
Peeping Tom
Young Man in Sports Car (uncredited)
1960
The Captain's Table
Sailor in Kindergarten Room (uncredited)
1959
Dunkirk
Harper
1958
The Admirable Crichton
1957
Trouble in Store
Sailor in Store Recording Studio (uncredited)
1953
The Good Beginning
Carpenter
1953