James Bolam

Person

James Bolam

Acting 91 June 16, 1935

Sunderland, Tyne-and-Wear, England, UK

James Christopher Bolam is an English actor. He is best known for his roles as Terry Collier in The Likely Lads and its sequel Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?

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Known for

Popular titles

Midsomer Murders

Midsomer Murders

7.5 1997 TV Show
Play for Today

Play for Today

6.6 1970 TV Show
The BBC Television Shakespeare

The BBC Television Shakespeare

6.0 1978 TV Show
New Tricks

New Tricks

7.3 2004 TV Show
The Plague Dogs

The Plague Dogs

7.8 1982 Movie
The End of the Affair

The End of the Affair

6.6 1999 Movie
Omnibus

Omnibus

7.2 1967 TV Show
Dalziel and Pascoe

Dalziel and Pascoe

6.4 1996 TV Show
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip

6.0 2011 TV Show
Thirty-Minute Theatre

Thirty-Minute Theatre

4.3 1965 TV Show
Murder Most Foul

Murder Most Foul

7.1 1964 Movie
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner

The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner

7.2 1962 Movie

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2025
    A Memory Owed

    Movie Stan

  2. 2022
    Marriage

    TV show Gerry

  3. 2022
    Remembers…

    TV show Self

  4. 2020
    Wartime Christmas

    Movie Narrator

  5. 2016
    British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves

    Movie Terry Collier (archive footage) (uncredited)

  6. 2012
    Unconditional

    Movie Hutch

  7. 2011
    Tentboy

    Movie Baz

  8. 2011
    Celebrity Antiques Road Trip

    TV show Self - Participant

  9. 2009
    The Last Days of Lehman Brothers

    Movie Ken Lewis

  10. 2009
    Grandpa in My Pocket

    TV show

  11. 2007
    Celebration

    Movie Matt

  12. 2006
    The Plot Against Harold Wilson

    Movie Harold Wilson

  13. 2004
    He Knew He Was Right

    TV show Mr Crump

  14. 2004
    New Tricks

    TV show Jack Halford

  15. 2003
    To Kill a King

    Movie Denzil Holles

  16. 2003
    The Afternoon Play

    TV show Billy

More credits
  1. 2002
    Harold Shipman: Doctor Death

    Movie Harold Shipman

  2. 2002
    Born and Bred

    TV show Dr. Arthur Gilder

  3. 2000
    Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings

    Movie Various Characters

  4. 2000
    Close and True

    TV show Graham True

  5. 2000
    It Was an Accident

    Movie Vernon Fitch

  6. 2000
    Dirty Tricks

    Movie Moss

  7. 2000
    Pay and Display

    TV show Sydney Street

  8. 2000
    Stormin' Norman

    Movie Norman

  9. 1999
    The End of the Affair

    Movie Mr. Savage

  10. 1998
    The Alex Ferguson Story

    Movie Narrator

  11. 1998
    The Stalker's Apprentice

    Movie Helmut Kranze

  12. 1997
    Stella Does Tricks

    Movie Mr. Peters

  13. 1997
    The Island on Bird Street

    Movie Doctor Studjinsky

  14. 1997
    The Missing Postman

    TV show Clive Peacock

  15. 1997
    The Missing Postman

    Movie Clive Peacock

  16. 1997
    Midsomer Murders

    TV show Ron Pringle

  17. 1996
    Dalziel and Pascoe

    TV show Father Leonard Tibbings

  18. 1995
    Eleven Men Against Eleven

    Movie Ted Whitehead

  19. 1995
    Clockwork Mice

    Movie Wackey

  20. 1991
    Second Thoughts

    TV show Bill

  21. 1990
    Sticky Wickets

    Movie Glyn

  22. 1989
    Screen One

    TV show Glyn

  23. 1989
    Communicators From Hell

    Movie

  24. 1988
    The Beiderbecke Connection

    TV show Trevor Chaplin