Roland Curram
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 (50 titles)
5.8ShowHolby City
Ted Carver · 1999
Eldorado
Freddie Martin · 1992
6.3ShowTandoori Nights
Jack · 1985
6.0MovieThe Stanley Baxter Hour
1982
7.3ShowBird of Prey
Mr Adrian · 1982
4.1MovieArtemis '81
Asrael · 1981
Big Jim and the Figaro Club
Perkins · 1981
6.2MovieDr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
Poole · 1980
6.5ShowTerry and June
Brian Pillbeam · 1979
MovieBig Jim and the Figaro Club
Harold Perkins · 1979
Betzi
Count Bertrand · 1978
3.6MovieLet's Get Laid
Rupert Dorchester · 1978
ShowThe Crezz
1976
8.3ShowBouquet of Barbed Wire
Rupert Warner · 1976
7.5MovieRime of the Ancient Mariner
1975
5.0ShowChurchill's People
Slave Buyer · 1974
6.2MovieThe Capone Investment
Bunty · 1974
Armchair 30
Barry Strap · 1973
The Eagle Has Landed
Roger · 1973
4.8MovieOoh...You Are Awful
Vivian · 1972
Late Night Theatre
Husband · 1972
4.9MovieEvery Home Should Have One
Arthur/Mario · 1970
9.0ShowThe Misfit
Vernon · 1970
End of Story
Terence · 1969
6.0MovieDecline and Fall ...of a Birdwatcher
Otto Silenus · 1968
Nana
Fauchery · 1968
5.4MovieI'll Never Forget What's'isname
Eldrich · 1967
MovieSecond Childhood
Ronnie Cash · 1966
ShowThe Informer
Peter Larosse · 1966
King of the River
Western · 1966