Roland Curram

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Roland Curram
Born1932 (age 9192)
London, England
Occupation(s)Actor, novelist
Years active1952–present
Spouse
(m. 1964;div. 1985)
Children2, including Lou Gish

Roland Curram (born 1932) is an English actor and novelist.

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Career

Curram was educated at Brighton College and has had a long film, television and theatre career. [1] [2] [3] His appearances include Julie Christie's travelling companion in her Oscar-winning film Darling and expatriate Freddie in the BBC soap opera Eldorado . [4] [5] In 1979, he played Brian Pilbeam in the first series of Terry and June . [6] The Pilbeams were Terry and June's annoying neighbours until the Sprys moved in.

He also starred as Harold Perkins in the acclaimed BBC TV series Big Jim and the Figaro Club which was broadcast in July and August 1981. [7]

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). [8] [9] Curram came out as gay in the early 1990s, and has since left acting to carve out a second career as a novelist. [10]

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  10. Paton, Maureen (19 June 2005). "'Ma's spirit is still all around the place'" via www.telegraph.co.uk.