James Bolam

James Bolam

Acting

1935-06-16

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?

Appears In

Midsomer Murders
⭐ 7.5
Midsomer Murders
1997

as Ron Pringle

Play for Today
⭐ 6.3
Play for Today
1970

as Husband

Omnibus
⭐ 7.2
Omnibus
1967

as Pinkie

New Tricks
⭐ 7.4
New Tricks
2004

as Jack Halford

Dalziel & Pascoe
⭐ 6.3
Dalziel & Pascoe
1996

as Father Leonard Tibbings

Public Eye
⭐ 7.8
Public Eye
1965

as Alan Grove

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
⭐ 5.0
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
2011

as Self - Participant

No Hiding Place
⭐ 3.7
No Hiding Place
1959
Dirty Tricks
⭐ 5.3
Dirty Tricks
2000

as Moss

The Protectors
⭐ 5.8
The Protectors
1972

as Max Toller

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
⭐ 7.4
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
1971

as Roberts

Clash of Loyalties
⭐ 5.0
Clash of Loyalties
1983

as A.T. Wilson

Celebration
⭐ 6.3
Celebration
2007

as Matt

The Afternoon Play
⭐ 0.0
The Afternoon Play
2003

as Billy

Half a Sixpence
⭐ 5.9
Half a Sixpence
1967

as Mr Jones

H.M.S. Defiant
⭐ 6.5
H.M.S. Defiant
1962

as Midshipman (uncredited)

Sticky Wickets
⭐ 0.0
Sticky Wickets
1990

as Glyn

Born and Bred
⭐ 8.5
Born and Bred
2002

as Dr. Arthur Gilder

The Maze
⭐ 0.0
The Maze
1983

as Arthur Frode

Budgie
⭐ 7.0
Budgie
1971

as Wossname

Budgie
⭐ 7.0
Budgie
1971

as Wossname Walsh

Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?
⭐ 7.7
Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?
1973

as Terry Collier

The Kitchen
⭐ 7.0
The Kitchen
1961

as Michael

Macbeth
⭐ 6.4
Macbeth
1983

as Porter

In Celebration
⭐ 4.8
In Celebration
1975

as Colin Shaw

To Kill a King
⭐ 5.7
To Kill a King
2003

as Denzil Holles

Armchair Thriller
⭐ 4.2
Armchair Thriller
1978

as Mark Omney

He Knew He Was Right
⭐ 7.6
He Knew He Was Right
2004

as Mr. Crump

The End of the Affair
⭐ 6.6
The End of the Affair
1999

as Mr. Savage

The Likely Lads
⭐ 7.2
The Likely Lads
1964

as Terry Collier

Marriage
⭐ 6.5
Marriage
2022

as Gerry

The Plague Dogs
⭐ 7.9
The Plague Dogs
1982

as The Tod (voice)

Unconditional
⭐ 6.0
Unconditional
2012

as Hutch

The Island on Bird Street
⭐ 7.2
The Island on Bird Street
1997

as Doctor Studjinsky

Murder Most Foul
⭐ 7.1
Murder Most Foul
1964

as Bill Hanson

Only When I Laugh
⭐ 6.7
Only When I Laugh
1979

as Roy Figgis

It's Dark Outside
⭐ 0.0
It's Dark Outside
1964

as Wilfred

When the Boat Comes In
⭐ 6.5
When the Boat Comes In
1976

as Jack Ford

Otley
⭐ 6.2
Otley
1969

as Albert

Close and True
⭐ 10.0
Close and True
2000

as Graham True

The Last Days of Lehman Brothers
⭐ 5.5
The Last Days of Lehman Brothers
2009

as Ken Lewis

The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
⭐ 7.2
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
1962

as Mike

Andy Capp
⭐ 5.2
Andy Capp
1988

as Andy Capp

O Lucky Man!
⭐ 6.8
O Lucky Man!
1973

as Attenborough/Examination Doctor

Second Thoughts
⭐ 6.6
Second Thoughts
1991

as Bill

The Beiderbecke Affair
⭐ 7.8
The Beiderbecke Affair
1985

as Trevor Chaplin

Grandpa in My Pocket
⭐ 7.5
Grandpa in My Pocket
2009
As You Like It
⭐ 8.0
As You Like It
1978

as Touchstone

A Kind of Loving
⭐ 7.0
A Kind of Loving
1962

as Jeff

A Choice of Coward
⭐ 7.0
A Choice of Coward
1964

as Roland Maule

It Was an Accident
⭐ 6.6
It Was an Accident
2000

as Vernon Fitch

The Missing Postman
⭐ 5.0
The Missing Postman
1997

as Clive Peacock

ITV Christmas Comedy
⭐ 0.0
ITV Christmas Comedy
1983
The Beiderbecke Connection
⭐ 7.3
The Beiderbecke Connection
1988

as Trevor Chaplin

Crucible of Terror
⭐ 4.9
Crucible of Terror
1972

as John Davies

Omnibus - Graham Greene: The Hunted Man
⭐ 0.0
Omnibus - Graham Greene: The Hunted Man
1968

as Pinkie

The Missing Postman
⭐ 6.7
The Missing Postman
1997

as Clive Peacock

The Likely Lads
⭐ 6.2
The Likely Lads
1976

as Terry

The Beiderbecke Tapes
⭐ 6.6
The Beiderbecke Tapes
1987

as Trevor Chaplin

Harold Shipman: Doctor Death
⭐ 6.7
Harold Shipman: Doctor Death
2002

as Harold Shipman

Tentboy
⭐ 0.0
Tentboy
2011

as Baz

British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves
⭐ 5.7
British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves
2016

as Terry Collier (archive footage) (uncredited)

Clockwork Mice
⭐ 4.2
Clockwork Mice
1995

as Wackey

Pay and Display
⭐ 0.0
Pay and Display
2000
Straight On Till Morning
⭐ 5.7
Straight On Till Morning
1972

as Joey

Communicators From Hell
⭐ 0.0
Communicators From Hell
1989
Stella Does Tricks
⭐ 6.4
Stella Does Tricks
1997

as Mr. Peters

A Memory Owed
⭐ 0.0
A Memory Owed
2025

as Stan

Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings
⭐ 6.5
Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings
2000

as Various Characters

Eleven Men Against Eleven
⭐ 6.3
Eleven Men Against Eleven
1995

as Ted Whitehead

The Plot Against Harold Wilson
⭐ 0.0
The Plot Against Harold Wilson
2006

as Harold Wilson

The Alex Ferguson Story
⭐ 5.0
The Alex Ferguson Story
1998

as Narrator

The Stalker's Apprentice
⭐ 3.7
The Stalker's Apprentice
1998

as Helmut Kranze

A Choice of Coward: Present Laughter
⭐ 0.0
A Choice of Coward: Present Laughter
1964

as Roland Maule

Making the Play
⭐ 0.0
Making the Play
1973

as Husband

Stormin' Norman
⭐ 0.0
Stormin' Norman
2000

as Norman

Wartime Christmas
⭐ 0.0
Wartime Christmas
2020

as Narrator