Julian Curry
Date of birth: 1937-12-08
Place of birth: Devon, England, UK
Known for: Acting
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).
Movie Credits
Mysteries of Egypt
1998-01-01
Filmed in IMAX, a young girl questions her grandfather about the alleged curse of King Tutankhamen.
The Mini-Affair
1967-01-01
A leading pop star is kidnapped in swinging London.
The Bronte Sisters
1979-05-09
In a small presbytery in Yorkshire, England, living under the watchful eyes of their aunt and father
Vanished! A Video Seance
1999-10-25
Vanished! A Video Seance is a true story. In 1932 elderly parents and their young daughter came to l
Baby: Secret of the Lost Legend
1985-03-29
A paleontologist and her husband discover a mother and baby brontosaurus in Africa, and try to prote
Reasonable Force
1988-03-27
In times of civil unrest, crack police units like Inspector Maclntyre 's get the job of keeping orde
Rasputin
1996-03-23
Into an era seething with war and revolution, a man comes with an incredible power to heal a nation.
Deadline
1988-01-01
In a small (fictional) emirate of the Persian Gulf a world-weary journalist is caught up in a coup w
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow
2004-09-17
When gigantic robots attack New York City, "Sky Captain" uses his private air force to fight them of
Death of a Son
1989-01-08
The true story of Pauline Williams, who struggled to bring the people who supplied her son with the
Hamlet
1970-11-07
Hamlet suspects his uncle has murdered his father to claim the throne of Denmark and the hand of Ham
7 Days to Live
2000-06-25
A grieving woman suffers terrifying visions of her own demise after she and her husband move into a
The Way of the World
1975-03-05
In order for Millamant and Mirabell to get married and receive Millamant's full dowry, Mirabell must
Bright Eyes
1982-04-20
1999: Examination of family life and political ideals in a war-ravaged future Europe, compared and c
The Midas Plague
1965-12-20
The Future. Robot labour and free energy make the creation of goods easy and automatic. Now people a
The Saliva Milkshake
1975-01-06
Howard Brenton's play, written for television, examines terrorism and the state's complex relationsh
Cause of Death
1997-07-09
A QED drama special, based upon a real-life case of medical negligence. Within four days of being ad
Big Wheels and Sailor
1979-10-05
Children of long distance lorry drivers, travelling with their fathers, become involved in attempted
The Missionary
1982-11-02
In 1905, after 10 years of missionary work in Africa, the Rev. Charles Fortesque is recalled to Engl
Loch Ness
1996-08-23
Dr. Dempsey, an American scientist, is sent to Scotland to disprove the existence of the Loch Ness M
Thatcher: The Final Days
1991-09-11
The re-creation of events leading up to Margaret Thatcher's defeat as party leader and Britain's Pri
Psy-Warriors
1981-07-17
Soldiers are captured and interrogated by terrorists: but is it real or only a sadistic form of psyc
The Vanishing Army
1978-11-29
"Why don't you keep that missus o' yours under control? She ain't exactly doin' you a packet o' good
King Lear
1982-09-19
An aging King invites disaster, when he abdicates to his corrupt, toadying daughters, and rejects hi
Escape to Victory
1981-06-17
A group of POWs in a German prison camp during World War II play the German National Soccer Team in
Gotcha / Campion's Interview
1977-04-12
Two stories about school. Gotcha by Barrie Keeffe: On his last day at school, a 'no hope' 16-year-ol
The Floater
1975-05-29
A comedy about the law - seen from the inside. All formality and procedure on the surface but not qu
Brassneck
1975-05-22
Through the story of a single family, Brassneck traces a history that parallels the Labour Party's a
Ghost Chase
1987-06-25
In an old Hollywood mansion, the spirit of an old family retainer inhabits an old grandfather clock.
When the Actors Come
1978-05-03
On a cold day in January 1850, a group of travelling actors arrive out of the snow at the remote cou