James Bolam

James Bolam

🎂 16th June 1935 (90 yrs) 📍 Sunderland, Tyne-and-Wear, England, UK

Known For

The Plague Dogs

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?

James Bolam

Movies Featuring James Bolam

A Memory Owed

A Memory Owed (2025)

as Stan
Wartime Christmas

Wartime Christmas (2020)

as Narrator
British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves

British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves (2016)

as Terry Collier (archive footage) (uncredited)
Unconditional

Unconditional (2012)

as Hutch
Tentboy

Tentboy (2011)

as Baz
The Last Days of Lehman Brothers

The Last Days of Lehman Brothers (2009)

as Ken Lewis
Celebration

Celebration (2007)

as Matt
The Plot Against Harold Wilson

The Plot Against Harold Wilson (2006)

as Harold Wilson
To Kill a King

To Kill a King (2003)

as Denzil Holles
Harold Shipman: Doctor Death

Harold Shipman: Doctor Death (2002)

as Harold Shipman
Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings

Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings (2000)

as Various Characters
It Was an Accident

It Was an Accident (2000)

as Vernon Fitch
Dirty Tricks

Dirty Tricks (2000)

as Moss
Stormin' Norman

Stormin' Norman (2000)

as Norman
The End of the Affair

The End of the Affair (1999)

as Mr. Savage
The Alex Ferguson Story

The Alex Ferguson Story (1998)

as Narrator
The Stalker's Apprentice

The Stalker's Apprentice (1998)

as Helmut Kranze
Stella Does Tricks

Stella Does Tricks (1997)

as Mr. Peters
The Island on Bird Street

The Island on Bird Street (1997)

as Doctor Studjinsky
The Missing Postman

The Missing Postman (1997)

as Clive Peacock
Eleven Men Against Eleven

Eleven Men Against Eleven (1995)

as Ted Whitehead
Clockwork Mice

Clockwork Mice (1995)

as Wackey
Sticky Wickets

Sticky Wickets (1990)

as Glyn
Communicators From Hell

Communicators From Hell (1989)

Macbeth

Macbeth (1983)

as Porter
The Maze

The Maze (1983)

as Arthur Frode
Clash of Loyalties

Clash of Loyalties (1983)

as A.T. Wilson
The Plague Dogs

The Plague Dogs (1982)

as The Tod (voice)
As You Like It

As You Like It (1978)

as Touchstone
No Image

The Limbo Connection (1978)

as Mark Omney
The Likely Lads

The Likely Lads (1976)

as Terry
No Image

The Philanthropist (1975)

as Don
In Celebration

In Celebration (1975)

as Colin Shaw
No Image

If You Could See What I Can See (1974)

as Charlie
Making the Play

Making the Play (1973)

as Husband
O Lucky Man!

O Lucky Man! (1973)

as Attenborough/Examination Doctor
Straight On Till Morning

Straight On Till Morning (1972)

as Joey
Crucible of Terror

Crucible of Terror (1972)

as John Davies
Otley

Otley (1969)

as Albert
Omnibus - Graham Greene: The Hunted Man

Omnibus - Graham Greene: The Hunted Man (1968)

as Pinkie
Half a Sixpence

Half a Sixpence (1967)

as Mr Jones
A Choice of Coward: Present Laughter

A Choice of Coward: Present Laughter (1964)

as Roland Maule
Murder Most Foul

Murder Most Foul (1964)

as Bill Hanson
No Image

For King and Country: Out There (1963)

as Herbert Hudd
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner

The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (1962)

as Mike
H.M.S. Defiant

H.M.S. Defiant (1962)

as Midshipman (uncredited)
A Kind of Loving

A Kind of Loving (1962)

as Jeff
The Kitchen

The Kitchen (1961)

as Michael