
Julian Curry
Known for Acting · 60 credits
- Born
- 1937-12-08
- Died
- 2020-06-27
- Place of birth
- Devon, England, UK
- Also known as
- Julian Burnlee Curry
Biography
Julian Burnlee Curry was an English actor best known for playing Claude Erskine-Browne in ITV's legal comedy-drama Rumpole of the Bailey.
The son of William Burnlee Curry (1900-1962), headmaster of Dartington Hall School from 1930 to 1957, and Marjorie Graham (née McIldowie), Curry was educated at Dartington Hall School and King's College, Cambridge
Curry made his first television appearance in 1965 in an episode of the series For Whom the Bell Tolls. Other TV appearances include roles in Pride and Prejudice (1967), Softly, Softly (1968), Nicholas Nickleby (1968), Z-Cars (1965 & 1975), The Floater (1975), The Way of the World (1975), Brassneck (1975), The Glittering Prizes (1976), Trilby (1976), The Onedin Line (1976), Campion's Interview (1977), Rumpole of the Bailey (1977–1992), The Life of Shakespeare (1978), Prince Regent (1979), The Vanishing Army (1980), Psy Warriors (1981), A Fine Romance (1982), the BBC Television Shakespeare production of King Lear (1982), The New Statesman (1984), Three Up, Two Down (1985), Lytton's Diary (1985–86), Death of a Son (1989), Around the World in 80 Days (1989), Sherlock Holmes (1991), Thatcher: The Final Days (1991), Inspector Morse (1993), Bugs – Assassins Inc (1995), It Might Be You (1995), Kavanagh QC (1997), The Wyvern Mystery (2000), Adrian Mole: The Cappuccino Years (2001), The Hunt (2001), Prince William (2002), Stig of the Dump (2002), Midsomer Murders (2004), The Brief (2005), and The Queen's Sister (2005)
Curry's film appearances included The Mini-Affair (1967), The Brontë Sisters (1979), Manions of America (1981), Escape to Victory (1981), The Missionary (1982), Baby: Secret of the Lost Legend (1985), Fall From Grace (1994), Loch Ness (1996), Rasputin: Dark Servant of Destiny (1996), Seven Days to Live [de] (2000), and Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004).
Known For
TV Shows (28)

Midsomer Murders
1997
as Ronald Burgess

Play for Today
1970
as Symington / Bill Rochester / Jeremy Butler / Campion / Hooper

Sherlock Holmes
1984
as Albert Shlessinger

BBC Play of the Month
1965
as Oronte

Screen Two
1985
as Commissioner / Professor Ray Spector

BBC2 Play of the Week
1977
as Count Botvay

Inspector Morse
1987
as Alan Cartwright

Thirty-Minute Theatre
1965
as Dr. Tim Izzard

Rumpole of the Bailey
1975
as Claude Erskine-Brown / Claude Erskine Brown

Centre Play
1973
as Raffety

Churchill's People
1974
as Hubert

Bugs
1995
as Admiral

Truth Seekers
2020
as Old Byron Berkeley

Around the World in 80 Days
1989
as Wilson
Life Begins at Forty
1978
as The Vicar

Lytton's Diary
1985
as Tim Beauchamp

Out of the Unknown
1965
as Edward

A Fine Romance
1981
as Charles Payne

Three Up, Two Down
1985
as Gerald

Oxbridge Blues
1984
as Tom
Buccaneer
1980
as Lord Champlieu
The Hanged Man
1975
as Simon Hatchett

Nicholas Nickleby
1968
as Lenville

Pride and Prejudice
1967
as Mr. Collins

Life of Shakespeare
1978
as Sir Robert Cecil

The Secret Servant
1984
as Sir Anthony Sladen

The Manions of America
1981
as Colonel Maitland
The New Statesman
1985
as Lecturer
Movies (32)

Escape to Victory
1981
as Shurlock

The Bronte Sisters
1979
as Mr. Smith

Loch Ness
1996
as Englishman

Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow
2004
as Dr. Vargas
The Hunt
2001
as Gerard Stephens

Peer Gynt
1972
as Bridegroom / Pen

7 Days to Live
2000
as Prof. Ed Saunders

The Missionary
1982
as Friend of Raggy Masterson

The Floater
1975
as Jeremy Butler

When the Actors Come
1978
as Count Botvay

Rasputin
1996
as Dr. Lazovert

Brassneck
1975

Baby: Secret of the Lost Legend
1985
as Etienne

The Saliva Milkshake
1975
as Rafferty

The Way of the World
1975
as Petulant

Ghost Chase
1987
as Lawyer

Vanished! A Video Seance
1999
as Father

King Lear
1982
as Duke of Cornwall

Big Wheels and Sailor
1979
as Dave Adams
Reasonable Force
1988
as Commissioner

Thatcher: The Final Days
1991
as David Harris

The Vanishing Army
1978
as Symington

Death of a Son
1989
as Prof. Ray Spector

Psy-Warriors
1981
as Hooper

Deadline
1988
as Stuart-Smith

The Midas Plague
1965
as Edward

Cause of Death
1997
as Dr. Blake

Gotcha / Campion's Interview
1977
as Campion

Hamlet
1970
as Horatio

Mysteries of Egypt
1998
as Carnarvon

Bright Eyes
1982
as Charvier

The Mini-Affair
1967
as Ronnie
About Julian Curry
Julian Burnlee Curry was an English actor best known for playing Claude Erskine-Browne in ITV's legal comedy-drama Rumpole of the Bailey. The son of William Burnlee Curry (1900-1962), headmaster of Dartington Hall School from 1930 to 1957, and Marjorie Graham (née McIldowie), Curry was educated at Dartington Hall School and King's College, Cambridge Curry made his first television appearance in 1965 in an episode of the series For Whom the Bell Tolls. Other TV appearances include roles in Pride and Prejudice (1967), Softly, Softly (1968), Nich… With 60 credits spanning from 1965 to 2020, Julian Curry has appeared in 32 films and 28 TV shows.
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Most Popular Julian Curry Movies
- Escape to Victory (1981) — as Shurlock
- The Bronte Sisters (1979) — as Mr. Smith
- Loch Ness (1996) — as Englishman
- Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004) — as Dr. Vargas
- The Hunt (2001) — as Gerard Stephens
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