James Bolam

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James Bolam

Acting

Born 1935-06-16

1

Sunderland, Tyne-and-Wear, England, UK

Biography

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

86 credits across movies and TV

The End of the Affair

The End of the Affair

1999 · Mr. Savage

Dirty Tricks

Dirty Tricks

2000 · Moss

The Plague Dogs

The Plague Dogs

1982 · The Tod (voice)

A Kind of Loving

A Kind of Loving

1962 · Jeff

Straight On Till Morning

Straight On Till Morning

1972 · Joey

Stormin' Norman

Stormin' Norman

2000 · Norman

Clockwork Mice

Clockwork Mice

1995 · Wackey

The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner

The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner

1962 · Mike

Sticky Wickets

Sticky Wickets

1990 · Glyn

The Island on Bird Street

The Island on Bird Street

1997 · Doctor Studjinsky

To Kill a King

To Kill a King

2003 · Denzil Holles

The Likely Lads

The Likely Lads

1976 · Terry

H.M.S. Defiant

H.M.S. Defiant

1962 · Midshipman (uncredited)

Crucible of Terror

Crucible of Terror

1972 · John Davies

Unconditional

Unconditional

2012 · Hutch

In Celebration

In Celebration

1975 · Colin Shaw

Celebration

Celebration

2007 · Matt

Eleven Men Against Eleven

Eleven Men Against Eleven

1995 · Ted Whitehead

The Plot Against Harold Wilson

The Plot Against Harold Wilson

2006 · Harold Wilson

It Was an Accident

It Was an Accident

2000 · Vernon Fitch

Harold Shipman: Doctor Death

Harold Shipman: Doctor Death

2002 · Harold Shipman

The Kitchen

The Kitchen

1961 · Michael

Tentboy

Tentboy

2011 · Baz

The Philanthropist

The Philanthropist

1975 · Don

The Maze

The Maze

1983 · Arthur Frode

If You Could See What I Can See

If You Could See What I Can See

1974 · Charlie

The Missing Postman

The Missing Postman

1997 · Clive Peacock

Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings

Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings

2000 · Various Characters

Clash of Loyalties

Clash of Loyalties

1983 · A.T. Wilson

The Last Days of Lehman Brothers

The Last Days of Lehman Brothers

2009 · Ken Lewis

The Stalker's Apprentice

The Stalker's Apprentice

1998 · Helmut Kranze

Stella Does Tricks

Stella Does Tricks

1997 · Mr. Peters

British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves

British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves

2016 · Terry Collier (archive footage) (uncredited)

Otley

Otley

1969 · Albert

Murder Most Foul

Murder Most Foul

1964 · Bill Hanson

As You Like It

As You Like It

1978 · Touchstone

O Lucky Man!

O Lucky Man!

1973 · Attenborough/Examination Doctor

Macbeth

Macbeth

1983 · Porter

The Alex Ferguson Story

The Alex Ferguson Story

1998 · Narrator

Making the Play

Making the Play

1973 · Husband

Half a Sixpence

Half a Sixpence

1967 · Mr Jones

Communicators From Hell

Communicators From Hell

1989

A Choice of Coward: Present Laughter

A Choice of Coward: Present Laughter

1964 · Roland Maule

A Memory Owed

A Memory Owed

2025 · Stan

The Limbo Connection

The Limbo Connection

1978 · Mark Omney

For King and Country: Out There

For King and Country: Out There

1963 · Herbert Hudd

Omnibus - Graham Greene: The Hunted Man

Omnibus - Graham Greene: The Hunted Man

1968 · Pinkie

Wartime Christmas

Wartime Christmas

2020 · Narrator

Midsomer Murders

Midsomer Murders

1997 · Ron Pringle

Budgie

Budgie

1971 · Wossname

Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?

Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?

1973 · Terry Collier

Second Thoughts

Second Thoughts

1991 · Bill

Pay and Display

Pay and Display

2000 · Sydney Street

The Likely Lads

The Likely Lads

1964 · Terry Collier

The Beiderbecke Connection

The Beiderbecke Connection

1988 · Trevor Chaplin

The Beiderbecke Tapes

The Beiderbecke Tapes

1987 · Trevor Chaplin

The Beiderbecke Affair

The Beiderbecke Affair

1985 · Trevor Chaplin

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

1971 · Roberts

No Hiding Place

No Hiding Place

1959

Play for Today

Play for Today

1970 · Husband

New Tricks

New Tricks

2004 · Jack Halford

The Missing Postman

The Missing Postman

1997 · Clive Peacock

Grandpa in My Pocket

Grandpa in My Pocket

2009

Room at the Bottom

Room at the Bottom

1986

Close and True

2000 · Graham True

ITV Christmas Comedy

ITV Christmas Comedy

1983

Public Eye

Public Eye

1965 · Alan Grove

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip

2011 · Self - Participant

Armchair Thriller

Armchair Thriller

1978 · Mark Omney

Marriage

Marriage

2022 · Gerry

The Protectors

The Protectors

1972 · Max Toller

A Choice of Coward

A Choice of Coward

1964 · Roland Maule

Dalziel & Pascoe

Dalziel & Pascoe

1996 · Father Leonard Tibbings

Omnibus

Omnibus

1967 · Pinkie

Inheritance

Inheritance

1967 · David Oldroyd

Budgie

Budgie

1971 · Wossname Walsh

Andy Capp

Andy Capp

1988 · Andy Capp

Born and Bred

Born and Bred

2002 · Dr. Arthur Gilder

It's Dark Outside

It's Dark Outside

1964 · Wilfred

Only When I Laugh

Only When I Laugh

1979 · Roy Figgis

The Afternoon Play

The Afternoon Play

2003 · Billy

When the Boat Comes In

When the Boat Comes In

1976 · Jack Ford

Drama 61-67

Drama 61-67

1961

Drama 61-67

Drama 61-67

1961 · Nick

Remembers…

Remembers…

2022 · Self

Armchair Theatre

Armchair Theatre

1956 · Charlie