
Roland Curram
Known for department: Acting
Birthday: 1932-01-01 – 2025-06-01
Place of birth: Brighton, East Sussex, England, UK
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

Darling
1965Malcolm
Artemis '81
1981Asrael
Decline and Fall ...of a Birdwatcher
1968Otto Silenus
Ooh...You Are Awful
1972Vivian
I'll Never Forget What's'isname
1967Eldrich
The Green Helmet
1961George
The Good Beginning
1953Carpenter
Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
1980Poole
The Silent Playground
1963Simon Lacey
Rime of the Ancient Mariner
1975
The Admirable Crichton
1957End of Story
1969TerenceThe Eagle Has Landed
1973Roger
Dunkirk
1958HarperBetzi
1978Count Bertrand
Big Jim and the Figaro Club
1979Harold Perkins
The Capone Investment
1974Bunty
Every Home Should Have One
1970Arthur/Mario
Peeping Tom
1960Young Man in Sports Car (uncredited)