Julian Curry
Born
December 8, 1937
Died
June 27, 2020 (82 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Devon, England, UK
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
Truth Seekers
Old Byron Berkeley · (1 episode)
2020
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow
Dr. Vargas
2004
Seven Days to Live
Prof. Ed Saunders
2000
Vanished! A Video Seance
Father
1999
Mysteries of Egypt
Carnarvon
1998
Cause of Death
Dr. Blake
1997
Midsomer Murders
Ronald Burgess · (1 episode)
1997
Loch Ness
Englishman
1996
Rasputin
Dr. Lazovert
1996
Bugs
Admiral · (1 episode)
1995
Thatcher: The Final Days
David Harris
1991
Around the World in 80 Days
Wilson · (3 episodes)
1989
Death of a Son
Prof. Ray Spector
1989
Reasonable Force
Commissioner
1988
Deadline
Stuart-Smith
1988
Ghost Chase
Lawyer
1987
Inspector Morse
Alan Cartwright · (1 episode)
1987
The New Statesman
Lecturer · (2 episodes)
1985
Three Up, Two Down
Gerald · (1 episode)
1985
Baby: Secret of the Lost Legend
Etienne
1985
Lytton's Diary
Tim Beauchamp · (2 episodes)
1985
Screen Two
Commissioner · (1 episode)
1985
Screen Two
Professor Ray Spector · (1 episode)
1985
Oxbridge Blues
Tom · (1 episode)
1984
Sherlock Holmes
Albert Shlessinger · (1 episode)
1984
The Missionary
Friend of Raggy Masterson
1982
King Lear
Duke of Cornwall
1982
Bright Eyes
Charvier
1982
A Fine Romance
Charles Payne · (1 episode)
1981
The Manions of America
Colonel Maitland · (1 episode)
1981
Psy-Warriors
Hooper
1981
Escape to Victory
Shurlock
1981
Buccaneer
Lord Champlieu · (2 episodes)
1980
Big Wheels and Sailor
Dave Adams
1979
The Bronte Sisters
Mr. Smith
1979
The Vanishing Army
Symington
1978
Life of Shakespeare
Sir Robert Cecil · (2 episodes)
1978
Life Begins at Forty
The Vicar · (2 episodes)
1978
When the Actors Come
Count Botvay
1978
BBC2 Play of the Week
Count Botvay · (1 episode)
1977
Gotcha / Campion's Interview
Campion
1977
Rumpole of the Bailey
Claude Erskine-Brown · (42 episodes)
1975
The Floater
Jeremy Butler
1975
Brassneck
1975
The Way of the World
Petulant
1975
The Hanged Man
Simon Hatchett · (1 episode)
1975
The Saliva Milkshake
Rafferty
1975
Hamlet
Horatio
1970
Play for Today
Symington · (1 episode)
1970
Play for Today
Bill Rochester · (1 episode)
1970
Play for Today
Jeremy Butler · (1 episode)
1970
Play for Today
Campion · (1 episode)
1970
Play for Today
Hooper · (1 episode)
1970
Nicholas Nickleby
Lenville · (2 episodes)
1968
Pride and Prejudice
Mr. Collins · (2 episodes)
1967
The Mini-Affair
Ronnie
1967
The Midas Plague
Edward
1965
BBC Play of the Month
Oronte · (1 episode)
1965
Thirty-Minute Theatre
Dr. Tim Izzard · (1 episode)
1965