Julian 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

Play for Today

Sherlock Holmes

Rumpole of the Bailey

All Movies (32)

Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow2004 · as Dr. Vargas
The Hunt2001 · as Gerard Stephens
7 Days to Live2000 · as Prof. Ed Saunders
Vanished! A Video Seance1999 · as Father
Mysteries of Egypt1998 · as Carnarvon
Cause of Death1997 · as Dr. Blake
Loch Ness1996 · as Englishman
Rasputin1996 · as Dr. Lazovert
Thatcher: The Final Days1991 · as David Harris
Death of a Son1989 · as Prof. Ray Spector
Reasonable Force1988 · as Commissioner
Deadline1988 · as Stuart-Smith
Ghost Chase1987 · as Lawyer
Baby: Secret of the Lost Legend1985 · as Etienne
The Missionary1982 · as Friend of Raggy Masterson
King Lear1982 · as Duke of Cornwall
Bright Eyes1982 · as Charvier
Psy-Warriors1981 · as Hooper
Escape to Victory1981 · as Shurlock
Big Wheels and Sailor1979 · as Dave Adams
The Bronte Sisters1979 · as Mr. Smith
The Vanishing Army1978 · as Symington
When the Actors Come1978 · as Count Botvay
Gotcha / Campion's Interview1977 · as Campion
The Floater1975 · as Jeremy Butler
Brassneck1975
The Way of the World1975 · as Petulant
The Saliva Milkshake1975 · as Rafferty
Peer Gynt1972 · as Bridegroom / Pen
Hamlet1970 · as Horatio
The Mini-Affair1967 · as Ronnie
The Midas Plague1965 · as Edward

All TV Shows (34)

Truth Seekers2020 · as Old Byron Berkeley
Midsomer Murders1997 · as Ronald Burgess
Bugs1995 · as Admiral
Around the World in 80 Days1989 · as Wilson
Inspector Morse1987 · as Alan Cartwright
The New Statesman1985 · as Lecturer
Three Up, Two Down1985 · as Gerald
Lytton's Diary1985 · as Tim Beauchamp
Screen Two1985 · as Commissioner
Screen Two1985 · as Professor Ray Spector
The Secret Servant1984 · as Sir Anthony Sladen
Oxbridge Blues1984 · as Tom
Sherlock Holmes1984 · as Albert Shlessinger
A Fine Romance1981 · as Charles Payne
The Manions of America1981 · as Colonel Maitland
Buccaneer1980 · as Lord Champlieu
Life of Shakespeare1978 · as Sir Robert Cecil
Life Begins at Forty1978 · as The Vicar
BBC2 Play of the Week1977 · as Count Botvay
Rumpole of the Bailey1975 · as Claude Erskine-Brown
Rumpole of the Bailey1975 · as Claude Erskine Brown
The Hanged Man1975 · as Simon Hatchett
Churchill's People1974 · as Hubert
Centre Play1973 · as Raffety
Play for Today1970 · as Symington
Play for Today1970 · as Bill Rochester
Play for Today1970 · as Jeremy Butler
Play for Today1970 · as Campion
Play for Today1970 · as Hooper
Nicholas Nickleby1968 · as Lenville
Pride and Prejudice1967 · as Mr. Collins
BBC Play of the Month1965 · as Oronte
Thirty-Minute Theatre1965 · as Dr. Tim Izzard
Out of the Unknown1965 · as Edward