Portrait of James Bolam

James Bolam

Acting

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?

Born: June 16, 1935

Place of Birth: Sunderland, Tyne-and-Wear, England, UK

Filmography

2025
2022
Marriage

as Gerry

2016
British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves

as Terry Collier (archive footage) (uncredited)

2012
2011
Tentboy

as Baz

2011
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip

as Self - Participant

2007
2006
2004
2004
New Tricks

as Jack Halford

2003
To Kill a King

as Denzil Holles

2003
2002
2002
Born and Bred

as Dr. Arthur Gilder

2000
2000
Close and True

as Graham True

2000
It Was an Accident

as Vernon Fitch

2000
2000
1999
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
1991
1990
1988
1988
Andy Capp

as Andy Capp

1987
The Beiderbecke Tapes

as Trevor Chaplin

1985
The Beiderbecke Affair

as Trevor Chaplin

1983
Macbeth

as Porter

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
Armchair Thriller

as Mark Omney

1976
1976
1975
In Celebration

as Colin Shaw

1973
Making the Play

as Husband

1973
O Lucky Man!

as Attenborough/Examination Doctor

1972
The Protectors

as Max Toller

1972
Crucible of Terror

as John Davies

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

as Roland Maule

1964
Murder Most Foul

as Bill Hanson

1964
1962
H.M.S. Defiant

as Midshipman (uncredited)

1962
1961
The Kitchen

as Michael