James Bolam

James Bolam

Acting
Born Jun 16, 1935
From Sunderland, Tyne-and-Wear, England, UK

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

Filmography — Acting

The End of the Affair
6.6
1999

The End of the Affair

Mr. Savage

The Island on Bird Street
7.1
1997

The Island on Bird Street

Doctor Studjinsky

Murder Most Foul
7.1
1964

Murder Most Foul

Bill Hanson

H.M.S. Defiant
6.5
1962

H.M.S. Defiant

Midshipman (uncredited)

The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
7.2
1962

The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner

Mike

The Plague Dogs
7.9
1982

The Plague Dogs

The Tod (voice)

To Kill a King
5.8
2003

To Kill a King

Denzil Holles

O Lucky Man!
6.8
1973

O Lucky Man!

Attenborough/Examination Doctor

Otley
6.2
1969

Otley

Albert

The Last Days of Lehman Brothers
5.5
2009

The Last Days of Lehman Brothers

Ken Lewis

A Kind of Loving
7.0
1962

A Kind of Loving

Jeff

Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings
6.5
2000

Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings

Various Characters

Half a Sixpence
5.9
1967

Half a Sixpence

Mr Jones

Clockwork Mice
4.2
1995

Clockwork Mice

Wackey

Eleven Men Against Eleven
6.3
1995

Eleven Men Against Eleven

Ted Whitehead

Macbeth
6.4
1983

Macbeth

Porter

Straight On Till Morning
5.6
1972

Straight On Till Morning

Joey

As You Like It
8.0
1978

As You Like It

Touchstone

The Likely Lads
6.2
1976

The Likely Lads

Terry

British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves
5.7
2016

British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves

Terry Collier (archive footage) (uncredited)

Celebration
6.3
2007

Celebration

Matt

Dirty Tricks
5.3
2000

Dirty Tricks

Moss

In Celebration
5.1
1975

In Celebration

Colin Shaw

It Was an Accident
6.6
2000

It Was an Accident

Vernon Fitch

Harold Shipman: Doctor Death
6.7
2002

Harold Shipman: Doctor Death

Harold Shipman

Clash of Loyalties
5.0
1983

Clash of Loyalties

A.T. Wilson

1975

The Philanthropist

Don

The Missing Postman
5.0
1997

The Missing Postman

Clive Peacock

1978

The Limbo Connection

Mark Omney

Stella Does Tricks
6.4
1997

Stella Does Tricks

Mr. Peters

1963

For King and Country: Out There

Herbert Hudd

Sticky Wickets
1990

Sticky Wickets

Glyn

The Kitchen
7.0
1961

The Kitchen

Michael

1974

If You Could See What I Can See

Charlie

Crucible of Terror
4.9
1972

Crucible of Terror

John Davies

A Memory Owed
7.0
2025

A Memory Owed

Stan

The Stalker's Apprentice
3.7
1998

The Stalker's Apprentice

Helmut Kranze

The Plot Against Harold Wilson
2006

The Plot Against Harold Wilson

Harold Wilson

Making the Play
1973

Making the Play

Husband

Unconditional
6.0
2012

Unconditional

Hutch

Communicators From Hell
1989

Communicators From Hell

The Maze
1983

The Maze

Arthur Frode

Omnibus - Graham Greene: The Hunted Man
1968

Omnibus - Graham Greene: The Hunted Man

Pinkie

A Choice of Coward: Present Laughter
1964

A Choice of Coward: Present Laughter

Roland Maule

The Alex Ferguson Story
5.0
1998

The Alex Ferguson Story

Narrator

Wartime Christmas
2020

Wartime Christmas

Narrator

Tentboy
2011

Tentboy

Baz

Stormin' Norman
2000

Stormin' Norman

Norman