James Bolam

Acting

James Bolam

Born June 16, 1935Sunderland, Tyne-and-Wear, England, UK84 credits

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?

Known For

A Memory Owed
7.0

A Memory Owed

Movie

2025

Marriage
6.2

Marriage

TV

2022

Remembers…

Remembers…

TV

2022

Wartime Christmas

Wartime Christmas

Movie

2020

British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves
5.7

British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves

Movie

2016

Unconditional
6.0

Unconditional

Movie

2012

Filmography

A Memory Owed
2025A Memory Owedas StanMovie
Marriage
2022Marriageas GerryTV
Remembers…
2022Remembers…as SelfTV
Wartime Christmas
2020Wartime Christmasas NarratorMovie
British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves
2016British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselvesas Terry Collier (archive footage) (uncredited)Movie
Unconditional
2012Unconditionalas HutchMovie
Tentboy
2011Tentboyas BazMovie
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
2011Celebrity Antiques Road Tripas Self - ParticipantTV
The Last Days of Lehman Brothers
2009The Last Days of Lehman Brothersas Ken LewisMovie
Grandpa in My Pocket
2009Grandpa in My PocketTV
Celebration
2007Celebrationas MattMovie
The Plot Against Harold Wilson
2006The Plot Against Harold Wilsonas Harold WilsonMovie
New Tricks
2004New Tricksas Jack HalfordTV
To Kill a King
2003To Kill a Kingas Denzil HollesMovie
The Afternoon Play
2003The Afternoon Playas BillyTV
Harold Shipman: Doctor Death
2002Harold Shipman: Doctor Deathas Harold ShipmanMovie
Born and Bred
2002Born and Bredas Dr. Arthur GilderTV
Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings
2000Victoria Wood with All the Trimmingsas Various CharactersMovie
Close and True
2000Close and Trueas Graham TrueTV
It Was an Accident
2000It Was an Accidentas Vernon FitchMovie
Dirty Tricks
2000Dirty Tricksas MossMovie
Pay and Display
2000Pay and Displayas Sydney StreetTV
Stormin' Norman
2000Stormin' Normanas NormanMovie
The End of the Affair
1999The End of the Affairas Mr. SavageMovie
The Alex Ferguson Story
1998The Alex Ferguson Storyas NarratorMovie
The Stalker's Apprentice
1998The Stalker's Apprenticeas Helmut KranzeMovie
Stella Does Tricks
1997Stella Does Tricksas Mr. PetersMovie
The Island on Bird Street
1997The Island on Bird Streetas Doctor StudjinskyMovie
The Missing Postman
1997The Missing Postmanas Clive PeacockTV
The Missing Postman
1997The Missing Postmanas Clive PeacockMovie
Midsomer Murders
1997Midsomer Murdersas Ron PringleTV
Dalziel & Pascoe
1996Dalziel & Pascoeas Father Leonard TibbingsTV
Eleven Men Against Eleven
1995Eleven Men Against Elevenas Ted WhiteheadMovie
Clockwork Mice
1995Clockwork Miceas WackeyMovie
Second Thoughts
1991Second Thoughtsas BillTV
Sticky Wickets
1990Sticky Wicketsas GlynMovie
Communicators From Hell
1989Communicators From HellMovie
The Beiderbecke Connection
1988The Beiderbecke Connectionas Trevor ChaplinTV
Andy Capp
1988Andy Cappas Andy CappTV
The Beiderbecke Tapes
1987The Beiderbecke Tapesas Trevor ChaplinTV
R
1986Room at the BottomTV
The Beiderbecke Affair
1985The Beiderbecke Affairas Trevor ChaplinTV
Macbeth
1983Macbethas PorterMovie
ITV Christmas Comedy
1983ITV Christmas ComedyTV
The Maze
1983The Mazeas Arthur FrodeMovie
Clash of Loyalties
1983Clash of Loyaltiesas A.T. WilsonMovie
The Plague Dogs
1982The Plague Dogsas The Tod (voice)Movie
Only When I Laugh
1979Only When I Laughas Roy FiggisTV
As You Like It
1978As You Like Itas TouchstoneMovie
T
1978The Limbo Connectionas Mark OmneyMovie
Armchair Thriller
1978Armchair Thrilleras Mark OmneyTV
The Likely Lads
1976The Likely Ladsas TerryMovie
When the Boat Comes In
1976When the Boat Comes Inas Jack FordTV
T
1975The Philanthropistas DonMovie
In Celebration
1975In Celebrationas Colin ShawMovie
I
1974If You Could See What I Can Seeas CharlieMovie
Making the Play
1973Making the Playas HusbandMovie
O Lucky Man!
1973O Lucky Man!as Attenborough/Examination DoctorMovie
Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?
1973Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?as Terry CollierTV
The Protectors
1972The Protectorsas Max TollerTV
Straight On Till Morning
1972Straight On Till Morningas JoeyMovie
Crucible of Terror
1972Crucible of Terroras John DaviesMovie
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
1971The Rivals of Sherlock Holmesas RobertsTV
Budgie
1971Budgieas WossnameTV
Play for Today
1970Play for Todayas HusbandTV
Otley
1969Otleyas AlbertMovie
Omnibus - Graham Greene: The Hunted Man
1968Omnibus - Graham Greene: The Hunted Manas PinkieMovie
Half a Sixpence
1967Half a Sixpenceas Mr JonesMovie
Omnibus
1967Omnibusas PinkieTV
I
1967Inheritanceas David OldroydTV
Public Eye
1965Public Eyeas Alan GroveTV
The Likely Lads
1964The Likely Ladsas Terry CollierTV
A Choice of Coward: Present Laughter
1964A Choice of Coward: Present Laughteras Roland MauleMovie
A Choice of Coward
1964A Choice of Cowardas Roland MauleTV
Murder Most Foul
1964Murder Most Foulas Bill HansonMovie
It's Dark Outside
1964It's Dark Outsideas WilfredTV
F
1963For King and Country: Out Thereas Herbert HuddMovie
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
1962The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runneras MikeMovie
H.M.S. Defiant
1962H.M.S. Defiantas Midshipman (uncredited)Movie
A Kind of Loving
1962A Kind of Lovingas JeffMovie
The Kitchen
1961The Kitchenas MichaelMovie
D
1961Drama 61-67TV
No Hiding Place
1959No Hiding PlaceTV
Armchair Theatre
1956Armchair Theatreas CharlieTV