Acting credits
78
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
James Bolam
Acting
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Movies: 44Series: 34
TMDB ID: 79357
IMDb ID: nm0092639
Known for: Acting
Born: June 16, 1935
Age: 90
Place of birth: Sunderland, Tyne-and-Wear, England, UK
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1956 - 2025
Years active: 70
Average TMDB rating: 6.83
Wikidata: Q4355131
Also known as
Джеймс Болэм
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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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with James Bolam.
7.0
A Memory Owed
as Stan
2025 Movie
Wartime Christmas
as Narrator
2020 Movie
5.7
British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves
as Terry Collier (archive footage) (uncredited)
2016 Movie
6.0
Unconditional
as Hutch
2012 Movie
Tentboy
as Baz
2011 Movie
5.5
The Last Days of Lehman Brothers
as Ken Lewis
2009 Movie
6.3
Celebration
as Matt
2007 Movie
The Plot Against Harold Wilson
as Harold Wilson
2006 Movie
5.7
To Kill a King
as Denzil Holles
2003 Movie
6.7
Harold Shipman: Doctor Death
as Harold Shipman
2002 Movie
6.5
Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings
as Various Characters
2000 Movie
6.6
It Was an Accident
as Vernon Fitch
2000 Movie
5.3
Dirty Tricks
as Moss
2000 Movie
Stormin' Norman
as Norman
2000 Movie
6.6
The End of the Affair
as Mr. Savage
1999 Movie
5.0
The Alex Ferguson Story
as Narrator
1998 Movie
3.7
The Stalker's Apprentice
as Helmut Kranze
1998 Movie
6.4
Stella Does Tricks
as Mr. Peters
1997 Movie
7.1
The Island on Bird Street
as Doctor Studjinsky
1997 Movie
5.0
The Missing Postman
as Clive Peacock
1997 Movie
6.3
Eleven Men Against Eleven
as Ted Whitehead
1995 Movie
4.2
Clockwork Mice
as Wackey
1995 Movie
Sticky Wickets
as Glyn
1990 Movie
Communicators From Hell
1989 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with James Bolam.
6.5
Marriage
as Gerry • 4 eps
2022 Series
Remembers…
as Self • 1 eps
2022 Series
6.0
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
as Self - Participant • 1 eps
2011 Series
7.5
Grandpa in My Pocket
66 eps
2009 Series
7.6
He Knew He Was Right
as Mr. Crump • 4 eps
2004 Series
7.3
New Tricks
as Jack Halford • 87 eps
2004 Series
The Afternoon Play
as Billy • 1 eps
2003 Series
8.5
Born and Bred
as Dr. Arthur Gilder • 21 eps
2002 Series
10.0
Close and True
as Graham True • 6 eps
2000 Series
Pay and Display
as Sydney Street • 6 eps
2000 Series
6.7
The Missing Postman
as Clive Peacock • 2 eps
1997 Series
7.5
Midsomer Murders
as Ron Pringle • 1 eps
1997 Series
6.3
Dalziel & Pascoe
as Father Leonard Tibbings • 1 eps
1996 Series
6.6
Second Thoughts
as Bill • 49 eps
1991 Series
7.3
The Beiderbecke Connection
as Trevor Chaplin • 4 eps
1988 Series
5.2
Andy Capp
as Andy Capp • 6 eps
1988 Series
6.6
The Beiderbecke Tapes
as Trevor Chaplin • 2 eps
1987 Series
7.8
The Beiderbecke Affair
as Trevor Chaplin • 6 eps
1985 Series
ITV Christmas Comedy
15 eps
1983 Series
6.7
Only When I Laugh
as Roy Figgis • 29 eps
1979 Series
4.2
Armchair Thriller
as Mark Omney • 6 eps
1978 Series
6.5
When the Boat Comes In
as Jack Ford • 51 eps
1976 Series
7.7
Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?
as Terry Collier • 26 eps
1973 Series
5.8
The Protectors
as Max Toller • 1 eps
1972 Series