Roland Curram
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- January 1, 1932
- Died
- June 1, 2025
- Birthplace
- Brighton, East Sussex, England, UK
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.
Filmography
The Stanley Baxter Hour 1982
Actor
Artemis '81 1981
as Asrael
Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde 1980
as Poole
Big Jim and the Figaro Club 1979
as Harold Perkins
- Betzi
Betzi 1978
as Count Bertrand
Let's Get Laid 1978
as Rupert Dorchester
Rime of the Ancient Mariner 1975
Actor
The Capone Investment 1974
as Bunty
- The Eagle Has Landed
The Eagle Has Landed 1973
as Roger
Ooh...You Are Awful 1972
as Vivian
Every Home Should Have One 1970
as Arthur/Mario
- End of Story
End of Story 1969
as Terence
Decline and Fall ...of a Birdwatcher 1968
as Otto Silenus
I'll Never Forget What's'isname 1967
as Eldrich
Second Childhood 1966
as Ronnie Cash
Darling 1965
as Malcolm
The Silent Playground 1963
as Simon Lacey
Incident at Midnight 1963
as Soldier
The Green Helmet 1961
as George
The Bulldog Breed 1960
as Control Room Radio Operator (uncredited)
Doctor in Love 1960
as Student Doctor (uncredited)
Peeping Tom 1960
as Young Man in Sports Car (uncredited)
The Captain's Table 1959
as Sailor in Kindergarten Room (uncredited)
Dunkirk 1958
as Harper
The Admirable Crichton 1957
as Thomas, a footman at Loam Hall
Trouble in Store 1953
as Sailor in Store Recording Studio (uncredited)
The Good Beginning 1953
as Carpenter
Credits from TMDB.