Julian Curry
Known for Acting · 59 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
Midsomer Murders
1997
as Ronald Burgess
Play for Today
1970
as Symington / Bill Rochester / Jeremy Butler / Campion / Hooper
BBC Play of the Month
1965
as Oronte
Sherlock Holmes
1984
as Albert Shlessinger
Rumpole of the Bailey
1975
as Claude Erskine-Brown / Claude Erskine Brown
Inspector Morse
1987
as Alan Cartwright
TV Shows (28)
Midsomer Murders
1997
as Ronald Burgess
Play for Today
1970
as Symington / Bill Rochester / Jeremy Butler / Campion / Hooper
BBC Play of the Month
1965
as Oronte
Sherlock Holmes
1984
as Albert Shlessinger
Rumpole of the Bailey
1975
as Claude Erskine-Brown / Claude Erskine Brown
Inspector Morse
1987
as Alan Cartwright
Screen Two
1985
as Commissioner / Professor Ray Spector
Thirty-Minute Theatre
1965
as Dr. Tim Izzard
BBC2 Play of the Week
1977
as Count Botvay
Bugs
1995
as Admiral
Out of the Unknown
1965
as Edward
Churchill's People
1974
as Hubert
Centre Play
1973
as Raffety
Truth Seekers
2020
as Old Byron Berkeley
Around the World in 80 Days
1989
as Wilson
Lytton's Diary
1985
as Tim Beauchamp
Three Up, Two Down
1985
as Gerald
Nicholas Nickleby
1968
as Lenville
Buccaneer
1980
as Lord Champlieu
The Hanged Man
1975
as Simon Hatchett
A Fine Romance
1981
as Charles Payne
Oxbridge Blues
1984
as Tom
Life of Shakespeare
1978
as Sir Robert Cecil
Life Begins at Forty
1978
as The Vicar
The Manions of America
1981
as Colonel Maitland
Pride and Prejudice
1967
as Mr. Collins
The New Statesman
1985
as Lecturer
The Secret Servant
1984
as Sir Anthony Sladen
Movies (31)
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow
2004
as Dr. Vargas
Escape to Victory
1981
as Shurlock
The Missionary
1982
as Friend of Raggy Masterson
The Bronte Sisters
1979
as Mr. Smith
Loch Ness
1996
as Englishman
Rasputin
1996
as Dr. Lazovert
Baby: Secret of the Lost Legend
1985
as Etienne
King Lear
1982
as Duke of Cornwall
Ghost Chase
1987
as Lawyer
Brassneck
1975
7 Days to Live
2000
as Prof. Ed Saunders
Deadline
1988
as Stuart-Smith
Death of a Son
1989
as Prof. Ray Spector
The Vanishing Army
1978
as Symington
Mysteries of Egypt
1998
as Carnarvon
Reasonable Force
1988
as Commissioner
When the Actors Come
1978
as Count Botvay
The Saliva Milkshake
1975
as Rafferty
Thatcher: The Final Days
1991
as David Harris
Gotcha / Campion's Interview
1977
as Campion
Cause of Death
1997
as Dr. Blake
The Way of the World
1975
as Petulant
Psy-Warriors
1981
as Hooper
Hamlet
1970
as Horatio
The Mini-Affair
1967
as Ronnie
The Floater
1975
as Jeremy Butler
Big Wheels and Sailor
1979
as Dave Adams
The Midas Plague
1965
as Edward
Bright Eyes
1982
as Charvier
Vanished! A Video Seance
1999
as Father
Peer Gynt
1972
as Bridegroom / Pen
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 59 credits spanning from 1965 to 2020, Julian Curry has appeared in 31 films and 28 TV shows.
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Most Popular Julian Curry Movies
- Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004) — as Dr. Vargas
- Escape to Victory (1981) — as Shurlock
- The Missionary (1982) — as Friend of Raggy Masterson
- The Bronte Sisters (1979) — as Mr. Smith
- Loch Ness (1996) — as Englishman
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