Charles Curran (television executive)

Charles Curran
8th Director-General of the BBC
In office
1969–1977
Preceded bySir Hugh Greene
Succeeded bySir Ian Trethowan
Personal details
Born(1921-10-13)13 October 1921
Dublin, Ireland
Died9 January 1980(1980-01-09) (aged 58)
EducationWath Grammar School
Alma materMagdalene College, Cambridge

Sir Charles John Curran (13 October 1921 – 9 January 1980) was an Irish-born British television executive and Director-General of the BBC from 1969 to 1977.