Roland Curram

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

Holby City

Ted Carver

The Avengers

No Hiding Place

Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em

Terry and June

Brian Pillbeam

Maigret

Redcap

Filmography

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

Year	TV Show	Role
1999	Holby City	Ted Carver
1992	Eldorado	Freddie Martin
1981	Big Jim And The Figaro Club	Perkins
1979	Terry and June	Brian Pillbeam
1976	The Crezz
1976	Bouquet of Barbed Wire	Rupert Warner
1973	Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em
1968	Nana
1964	Redcap
1961	The Avengers
1960	Maigret
1959	No Hiding Place
1958	The Sky Larks