Roland Curram
Born January 01, 1932 (Age: 94)
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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.
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.
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Filmography
The Stanley Baxter Hour
1982
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as
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Age: 50
Big Jim and the Figaro Club
1979
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as Harold Perkins
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Age: 47
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Betzi
1978
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as Count Bertrand
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Age: 46
Rime of the Ancient Mariner
1975
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as
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Age: 43
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End of Story
1969
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as Terence
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Age: 37
Second Childhood
1966
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as Ronnie Cash
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Age: 34
The Silent Playground
1963
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as Simon Lacey
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Age: 31
Peeping Tom
1960
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as Young Man in Sports Car (uncredited)
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Age: 28
The Captain's Table
1959
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as Sailor in Kindergarten Room (uncredited)
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Age: 27