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James Bolam

James Bolam

Known for: Acting

Born 16/06/1935
Place of birth 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?

Filmography

Midsomer Murders Series ★ 7,5

Midsomer Murders

Ron Pringle

1997

Play for Today Series ★ 6,6

Play for Today

Husband

1970

Omnibus Series ★ 7,2

Omnibus

Pinkie

1967

New Tricks Series ★ 7,3

New Tricks

Jack Halford

2004

No Hiding Place Series ★ 4,8

No Hiding Place

1959

Thirty-Minute Theatre Series ★ 4,2

Thirty-Minute Theatre

Muggles

1965

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip Series ★ 6,0

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip

Self - Participant

2011

Dalziel and Pascoe Series ★ 6,4

Dalziel and Pascoe

Father Leonard Tibbings

1996

The Protectors Series ★ 6,1

The Protectors

Max Toller

1972

Remembers… Series ★ 7,5

Remembers…

Self

2022

The BBC Television Shakespeare Series ★ 6,0

The BBC Television Shakespeare

Touchstone

1978

Public Eye Series ★ 8,3

Public Eye

Alan Grove

1965

Screen One Series ★ 7,2

Screen One

Glyn

1989

Series

Drama 61-67

1961

Series

Drama 61-67

Nick

1961

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes Series ★ 7,5

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

Roberts

1971

Born and Bred Series ★ 9,0

Born and Bred

Dr. Arthur Gilder

2002

When the Boat Comes In Series ★ 7,7

When the Boat Comes In

Jack Ford

1976

Budgie Series ★ 7,2

Budgie

Wossname

1971

Budgie Series ★ 7,2

Budgie

Wossname Walsh

1971

Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? Series ★ 7,7

Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?

Terry Collier

1973

The Afternoon Play Series ★ 6,5

The Afternoon Play

Billy

2003

Only When I Laugh Series ★ 6,7

Only When I Laugh

Roy Figgis

1979

The Likely Lads Series ★ 7,3

The Likely Lads

Terry Collier

1964

Second Thoughts Series ★ 6,7

Second Thoughts

Bill

1991

Series

Thursday Theatre

Magpie

1964

Boy Meets Girl Series

Boy Meets Girl

McHenry

1967

Series

W. Somerset Maugham

Leslie Gaze

1969

Armchair Thriller Series ★ 4,7

Armchair Thriller

Mark Omney

1978

The End of the Affair Film ★ 6,5

The End of the Affair

Mr. Savage

1999

Grandpa in My Pocket Series ★ 7,5

Grandpa in My Pocket

2009

It's Dark Outside Series

It's Dark Outside

Wilfred

1964

He Knew He Was Right Series ★ 7,6

He Knew He Was Right

Mr Crump

2004

Armchair Theatre Series ★ 6,0

Armchair Theatre

Charlie

1956

Marriage Series ★ 6,2

Marriage

Gerry

2022

ITV Christmas Comedy Series

ITV Christmas Comedy

1983

The Beiderbecke Affair Series ★ 7,9

The Beiderbecke Affair

Trevor Chaplin

1985

Series ★ 6,0

Inheritance

David Oldroyd

1967

The Plague Dogs Film ★ 7,8

The Plague Dogs

The Tod (voice)

1982

Series

Oranges and Lemons

Arthur

1973

The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner Film ★ 7,2

The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner

Mike

1962

Shades of Darkness Series ★ 7,7

Shades of Darkness

Arthur Frode

1983

Series ★ 5,0

Room at the Bottom

1986

The Beiderbecke Tapes Series ★ 6,8

The Beiderbecke Tapes

Trevor Chaplin

1987

Andy Capp Series ★ 6,0

Andy Capp

Andy Capp

1988

To Kill a King Film ★ 5,8

To Kill a King

Denzil Holles

2003

Close and True Series ★ 8,5

Close and True

Graham True

2000

The Missing Postman Series ★ 7,5

The Missing Postman

Clive Peacock

1997

Murder Most Foul Film ★ 7,1

Murder Most Foul

Bill Hanson

1964

The Beiderbecke Connection Series ★ 7,8

The Beiderbecke Connection

Trevor Chaplin

1988

A Choice of Coward Series ★ 7,0

A Choice of Coward

Roland Maule

1964

H.M.S. Defiant Film ★ 6,6

H.M.S. Defiant

Midshipman (uncredited)

1962

The Island on Bird Street Film ★ 7,3

The Island on Bird Street

Doctor Studjinsky

1997

Series

The Four Seasons of Rosie Carr

Frank Lambert

1964

Series

The Four Seasons of Rosie Carr

Frank Lambert (voice)

1964

O Lucky Man! Film ★ 6,8

O Lucky Man!

Attenborough/Examination Doctor

1973

The Last Days of Lehman Brothers Film ★ 5,5

The Last Days of Lehman Brothers

Ken Lewis

2009

Straight On Till Morning Film ★ 5,6

Straight On Till Morning

Joey

1972

Pay and Display Series ★ 8,0

Pay and Display

Sydney Street

2000

A Kind of Loving Film ★ 7,1

A Kind of Loving

Jeff

1962

Otley Film ★ 6,3

Otley

Albert

1969

As You Like It Film ★ 8,2

As You Like It

Touchstone

1978

Film

For King and Country: Out There

Herbert Hudd

1963

British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves Film ★ 5,7

British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves

Terry Collier (archive footage) (uncredited)

2016

It Was an Accident Film ★ 6,7

It Was an Accident

Vernon Fitch

2000

Great Comedy Moments Film

Great Comedy Moments

Terry Collier (archive footage)

2001

Harold Shipman: Doctor Death Film ★ 7,0

Harold Shipman: Doctor Death

Harold Shipman

2002

Tentboy Film

Tentboy

Baz

2011

Macbeth Film ★ 6,4

Macbeth

Porter

1983

Series

Have Your Cake and Eat It

Nat Oliver

1997

Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings Film ★ 7,0

Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings

Various Characters

2000

The Alex Ferguson Story Film ★ 5,0

The Alex Ferguson Story

Narrator

1998

Half a Sixpence Film ★ 6,0

Half a Sixpence

Mr Jones

1967

Crucible of Terror Film ★ 5,1

Crucible of Terror

John Davies

1972

Unconditional Film ★ 6,0

Unconditional

Hutch

2012

The Likely Lads Film ★ 6,3

The Likely Lads

Terry

1976

Eleven Men Against Eleven Film ★ 7,2

Eleven Men Against Eleven

Ted Whitehead

1995

Clockwork Mice Film ★ 4,6

Clockwork Mice

Wackey

1995

Stella Does Tricks Film ★ 6,5

Stella Does Tricks

Mr. Peters

1997

The Stalker's Apprentice Film ★ 4,6

The Stalker's Apprentice

Helmut Kranze

1998

Omnibus - Graham Greene: The Hunted Man Film

Omnibus - Graham Greene: The Hunted Man

Pinkie

1968

In Celebration Film ★ 5,2

In Celebration

Colin Shaw

1975

Communicators From Hell Film

Communicators From Hell

1989

The Kitchen Film ★ 7,2

The Kitchen

Michael

1961

Dirty Tricks Film ★ 5,5

Dirty Tricks

Moss

2000

A Choice of Coward: Present Laughter Film ★ 8,0

A Choice of Coward: Present Laughter

Roland Maule

1964

Film ★ 7,0

Seaview Knights

Merlin

1994

Film ★ 8,0

The Philanthropist

Don

1975

Clash of Loyalties Film ★ 7,5

Clash of Loyalties

A.T. Wilson

1983

Sticky Wickets Film

Sticky Wickets

Glyn

1990

The Missing Postman Film ★ 5,0

The Missing Postman

Clive Peacock

1997

The Maze Film

The Maze

Arthur Frode

1983

The Plot Against Harold Wilson Film

The Plot Against Harold Wilson

Harold Wilson

2006

Film

If You Could See What I Can See

Charlie

1974

Stormin' Norman Film

Stormin' Norman

Norman

2000

Celebration Film ★ 6,3

Celebration

Matt

2007

Fish and Ships Film

Fish and Ships

Narrator

1979

A Memory Owed Film ★ 7,0

A Memory Owed

Stan

2025

Making the Play Film

Making the Play

Husband

1973

Wartime Christmas Film

Wartime Christmas

Narrator

2020

Film ★ 8,0

The Limbo Connection

Mark Omney

1978