Roland Curram (born 1932) is an English

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and novelist. Curram was educated at

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and has had a long film, television and theatre career. His appearances include

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's travelling companion in her Oscar-winning film '' Darling'' and expatriate Freddie in the BBC soap opera ''

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''. In 1979, he played Brian Pilbeam in the first series of ''

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''. 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. He was married from 1964 until 1985 to the actress

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, with whom he had two daughters, the actors Lou Gish (1967–2006) and Kay Curram (born 1974). Curram came out as gay in the early 1990s, and has since left acting to carve out a second career as a novelist.

Selected filmography

* ''

Up to His Neck ''Up to His Neck'' is a 1954 British comedy film directed by John Paddy Carstairs and starring Ronald Shiner as Jack Carter, Hattie Jacques as Rakiki and Anthony Newley as Tommy. It was shot at Pinewood Studios near London with sets designed by ...

'' (1954) * ''

The Admirable Crichton ''The Admirable Crichton'' is a comic stage play written in 1902 by J. M. Barrie. Origins Barrie took the title from the sobriquet of a fellow Scot, the polymath James Crichton, a 16th-century genius and athlete. The epigram-loving Ernest is p ...

'' (1957) * ''

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'' (1961) * '' Incident at Midnight'' (1963) * '' Darling'' (1965) * ''

I'll Never Forget What's'isname ''I'll Never Forget What's 'Isname'' (title on the original British posters and on the DVD cover) or ''I'LL NEVER FORGET WHAT'S 'iSNAME'' (title on the original print, trailer and soundtrack album) is a 1967 British comedy-drama film directed a ...

'' (1967) * '' Decline and Fall... of a Birdwatcher'' (1968) * ''

Every Home Should Have One ''Every Home Should Have One'' is a 1970 British comedy film directed by Jim Clark and starring Marty Feldman. It was released in the United States in theatres and on home video under the title ''Think Dirty''. The overall concept is in direct ...

'' (1970) * '' Ooh... You Are Awful'' (1972) * ''

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'' (1977) * ''

Let's Get Laid ''Let's Get Laid'' is a 1978 British comedy film directed by James Kenelm Clarke and starring Robin Askwith, Fiona Richmond and Anthony Steel. The screenplay concerns a man, Gordon Laid, who returns to London after being demobbed at the end of ...

'' (1978) * ''

Madame Sousatzka ''Madame Sousatzka'' is a 1988 drama film directed by John Schlesinger, with a screenplay by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala. It is based upon the 1962 novel of the same name by Bernice Rubens. __TOC__ Plot Bengali immigrant Sushila Sen (Shabana Azmi) l ...

'' (1988) * ''

Parting Shots ''Parting Shots'' is a 1999 British dark comedy film starring Chris Rea, Felicity Kendal, Oliver Reed, Bob Hoskins, Diana Rigg, Ben Kingsley, John Cleese and Joanna Lumley. It was the final film directed by Michael Winner. Upon release in the ...

'' (1999)

Bibliography

* ''Man on the Beach'' (2004) * ''The Rose Secateurs'' (2007) * ''Mother Loved Funerals'' (2009) * ''The Problem with Happiness'' (2012)

References

External links

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