
Actor
Julian Curry
Born December 8, 1937 in Devon, England, UK
Died June 27, 202031 films
Julian Burnlee Curry was an English actor best known for playing Claude Erskine-Browne in ITV's legal comedy-drama Rumpole of the Bailey.
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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).
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First watchEscape to Victory19816.9as ShurlockA supporting role in one of the best-rated films of their career.A group of POWs in a German prison camp during World War II play the German National Soccer Team in this powerful film depicting the role of prisoners during wartime.View filmEssential films
Ranked by role, acclaim and reachFilmography
31 films as actor- 2004Sky Captain and the World of TomorrowDr. Vargas
- 2002Prince WilliamPrince Philip
- 2001The HuntGerard Stephens
- 20007 Days to LiveProf. Ed Saunders
- 1999Vanished! A Video SeanceFather
- 1996Loch NessEnglishman
- 1996RasputinDr. Lazovert
- 1991Thatcher: The Final DaysDavid Harris
- 1989Death of a SonProf. Ray Spector
- 1988Reasonable ForceCommissioner
- 1988DeadlineStuart-Smith
- 1987Ghost ChaseLawyer
- 1985Baby: Secret of the Lost LegendEtienne
- 1982The MissionaryFriend of Raggy Masterson
- 1982King LearDuke of Cornwall
- 1982Bright EyesCharvier
- 1981Psy-WarriorsHooper
- 1981Escape to VictoryShurlock
- 1979Big Wheels and SailorDave Adams
- 1979The Bronte SistersMr. Smith
- 1978The Vanishing ArmySymington
- 1978When the Actors ComeCount Botvay
- 1977Gotcha / Campion's InterviewCampion
- 1975The FloaterJeremy Butler
- 1975Brassneck
- 1975The Way of the WorldPetulant
- 1975The Saliva MilkshakeRafferty
- 1972Peer GyntBridegroom / Pen
- 1970HamletHoratio
- 1967The Mini-AffairRonnie
- 1965The Midas PlagueEdward



