93
Age
27
Movies
20
TV Shows
6.6
Rating
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.
93
Died at
27
Movies
20
TV Shows
6.6
Avg Rating
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.
1959
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.
Gender
Male
Birthday
January 1, 1932
Died
June 1, 2025
Birthplace
Brighton, East Sussex, England, UK
Peeping Tom
1960
Dunkirk
1958
Darling
1965
Betzi
1978
The Admirable Crichton
1957
Every Home Should Have One
1970
The Bulldog Breed
1960
Doctor in Love
1960
Let's Get Laid
1978
Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
1980
The Good Beginning
1953
I'll Never Forget What's'isname
1967
The Captain's Table
1959
Decline and Fall ...of a Birdwatcher
1968
Incident at Midnight
1963
The Green Helmet
1961
Trouble in Store
1953
The Silent Playground
1963
Artemis '81
1981
Rime of the Ancient Mariner
1975
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Holby City
1999
The Avengers
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No Hiding Place
1959
Maigret
1960
Eldorado
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Churchill's People
1974
Redcap
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Out of the Unknown
1965
Terry and June
1979
The Informer
1966
King of the River
1966
The Misfit
1970
Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em
1973
Nana
1968
Bouquet of Barbed Wire
1976
Bird of Prey
1982
They Met in a City
1961
The Crezz
1976
Tandoori Nights
1985
Big Jim And The Figaro Club
1981
