Acting
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
Holby City
Series · 1999
Eldorado
Series · 1992
Judith Krantz's Till We Meet Again
Series · 1989
Tandoori Nights
Series · 1985
The Stanley Baxter Hour
Film · 1982
Bird of Prey
Series · 1982
Artemis '81
Film · 1981
Big Jim and the Figaro Club
Series · 1981
Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
Film · 1980
Big Jim and the Figaro Club
Film · 1979
Terry and June
Series · 1979
Turning Year Tales
Series · 1979
Betzi
Film · 1978
Let's Get Laid
Film · 1978
The Crezz
Series · 1976
Bouquet of Barbed Wire
Series · 1976
Rime of the Ancient Mariner
Film · 1975
The Capone Investment
Film · 1974
Churchill's People
Series · 1974
The Eagle Has Landed
Film · 1973
Armchair 30
Series · 1973
Ooh...You Are Awful
Film · 1972
Late Night Theatre
Series · 1972
Late Night Theatre
Series · 1972
Every Home Should Have One
Film · 1970
The Misfit
Series · 1970
End of Story
Film · 1969
Decline and Fall ...of a Birdwatcher
Film · 1968
Nana
Series · 1968
I'll Never Forget What's'isname
Film · 1967
Second Childhood
Film · 1966
King of the River
Series · 1966
The Informer
Series · 1966
Darling
Film · 1965
Out of the Unknown
Series · 1965
Redcap
Series · 1964
The Wednesday Play
Series · 1964
The Silent Playground
Film · 1963
Incident at Midnight
Film · 1963
The Green Helmet
Film · 1961
The Avengers
Series · 1961
They Met in a City
Series · 1961
Peeping Tom
Film · 1960
Doctor in Love
Film · 1960
The Bulldog Breed
Film · 1960
Maigret
Series · 1960
The Captain's Table
Film · 1959
No Hiding Place
Series · 1959
Dunkirk
Film · 1958
The Admirable Crichton
Film · 1957
Armchair Theatre
Series · 1956
The Good Beginning
Film · 1953
Trouble in Store
Film · 1953