James Bolam

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Known For

Acting

Born

1935-06-16

Place of Birth

Sunderland, Tyne-and-Wear, England, UK

James Bolam

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?

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Acting History

2025
A Memory Owed as Stan
2022
Marriage as Gerry
2016
British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves as Terry Collier (archive footage) (uncredited)
2012
Unconditional as Hutch
2011
Tentboy as Baz
2011
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip as Self - Participant
2009
The Last Days of Lehman Brothers as Ken Lewis
2009
Grandpa in My Pocket
2007
Celebration as Matt
2006
The Plot Against Harold Wilson as Harold Wilson
2004
He Knew He Was Right as Mr. Crump
2004
New Tricks as Jack Halford
2003
To Kill a King as Denzil Holles
2003
The Afternoon Play as Billy
2002
Harold Shipman: Doctor Death as Harold Shipman
2002
Born and Bred as Dr. Arthur Gilder
2000
Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings as Various Characters
2000
Close and True as Graham True
2000
It Was an Accident as Vernon Fitch
2000
Dirty Tricks as Moss
2000
Pay and Display
2000
Stormin' Norman as Norman
1999
The End of the Affair as Mr. Savage
1998
The Alex Ferguson Story as Narrator
1998
The Stalker's Apprentice as Helmut Kranze
1997
Stella Does Tricks as Mr. Peters
1997
The Island on Bird Street as Doctor Studjinsky
1997
The Missing Postman as Clive Peacock
1997
The Missing Postman as Clive Peacock
1997
Midsomer Murders as Ron Pringle
1996
Dalziel & Pascoe as Father Leonard Tibbings
1995
Eleven Men Against Eleven as Ted Whitehead
1995
Clockwork Mice as Wackey
1991
Second Thoughts as Bill
1990
Sticky Wickets as Glyn
1989
Communicators From Hell
1988
The Beiderbecke Connection as Trevor Chaplin
1988
Andy Capp as Andy Capp
1987
The Beiderbecke Tapes as Trevor Chaplin
1986
Room at the Bottom
1985
The Beiderbecke Affair as Trevor Chaplin
1983
Macbeth as Porter
1983
ITV Christmas Comedy
1983
The Maze as Arthur Frode
1983
Clash of Loyalties as A.T. Wilson
1982
The Plague Dogs as The Tod (voice)
1979
Only When I Laugh as Roy Figgis
1978
As You Like It as Touchstone
1978
The Limbo Connection as Mark Omney
1978
Armchair Thriller as Mark Omney
1976
The Likely Lads as Terry
1976
When the Boat Comes In as Jack Ford
1975
The Philanthropist as Don
1975
In Celebration as Colin Shaw
1974
If You Could See What I Can See as Charlie
1973
Making the Play as Husband
1973
O Lucky Man! as Attenborough/Examination Doctor
1973
Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? as Terry Collier
1972
The Protectors as Max Toller
1972
Straight On Till Morning as Joey
1972
Crucible of Terror as John Davies
1971
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes as Roberts
1971
Budgie as Wossname
1971
Budgie as Wossname Walsh
1970
Play for Today as Husband
1969
Otley as Albert
1967
Half a Sixpence as Mr Jones
1967
Omnibus as Pinkie
1967
Inheritance as David Oldroyd
1965
Public Eye as Alan Grove
1964
The Likely Lads as Terry Collier
1964
A Choice of Coward: Present Laughter as Roland Maule
1964
A Choice of Coward as Roland Maule
1964
Murder Most Foul as Bill Hanson
1964
It's Dark Outside as Wilfred
1963
For King and Country: Out There as Herbert Hudd
1962
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner as Mike
1962
H.M.S. Defiant as Midshipman (uncredited)
1962
A Kind of Loving as Jeff
1961
The Kitchen as Michael
1959
No Hiding Place