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Roland Curram

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Roland Curram

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  • Born
    June 6, 1932 · Hove, East Sussex, England, UK
  • Died
    June 1, 2025 · UK
  • Birth name
    Roland Kingsford Bernard Curram

Biography

    • Roland Curram was born on June 6, 1932 in Hove, East Sussex, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Darling (1965), Eldorado (1992) and Bouquet of Barbed Wire (1976). He was married to Sheila Gish. He died on June 1, 2025 in the UK.

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  • Spouse
      Sheila Gish(December 12, 1964 - 1985) (divorced, 2 children)
  • Children
      Lou Gish
      Kay Curram

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  • Long married to British actress Sheila Gish, they eventually split up in the 1980s. She later married actor/director Denis Lawson and Roland came out of the closet. He subsequently met his longtime companion and they settled in Chiswick.
  • Best known for playing Julie Christie's gay traveling companion in her Oscar-winning movie Darling (1965), Roland went on to play one of the greatest homosexual characters in British soap, the expatriate Freddie in the BBC's shortlived series Eldorado (1992).
  • Father of actresses Lou Gish and Kay Curram.
  • Graduate of Bognor Regis Repertory Theatre, his acting peers there included Rosemary Harris and Michael Hawkins.
  • His aunt Gertrude Dickin appeared in his pal John Schlesinger's documentary with dramatic inserts Terminus (1961).

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