Person
James Bolam
Acting · Born 1935-06-16 · Sunderland, Tyne-and-Wear, England, UK
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?
Known for
Midsomer Murders
Ron Pringle
Play for Today
Husband
Omnibus
Pinkie
New Tricks
Jack Halford
Remembers…
Self
Thirty-Minute Theatre
Muggles
No Hiding Place
1959
The Protectors
Max Toller
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
Self - Participant
Screen One
Glyn
Filmography
- 2025A Memory OwedStan
- 2022MarriageGerry
- 2022Remembers…Self
- 2020Wartime ChristmasNarrator
- 2016British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at OurselvesTerry Collier (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2012UnconditionalHutch
- 2011TentboyBaz
- 2011Celebrity Antiques Road TripSelf - Participant
- 2009The Last Days of Lehman BrothersKen Lewis
- 2009Grandpa in My Pocket
- 2007CelebrationMatt
- 2006The Plot Against Harold WilsonHarold Wilson
- 2004He Knew He Was RightMr Crump
- 2004New TricksJack Halford
- 2003To Kill a KingDenzil Holles
- 2003The Afternoon PlayBilly
- 2002Harold Shipman: Doctor DeathHarold Shipman
- 2002Born and BredDr. Arthur Gilder
- 2000Victoria Wood with All the TrimmingsVarious Characters
- 2000Close and TrueGraham True
- 2000It Was an AccidentVernon Fitch
- 2000Dirty TricksMoss
- 2000Pay and DisplaySydney Street
- 2000Stormin' NormanNorman
- 1999The End of the AffairMr. Savage
- 1998The Alex Ferguson StoryNarrator
- 1998The Stalker's ApprenticeHelmut Kranze
- 1997Stella Does TricksMr. Peters
- 1997The Island on Bird StreetDoctor Studjinsky
- 1997The Missing PostmanClive Peacock
- 1997The Missing PostmanClive Peacock
- 1997Midsomer MurdersRon Pringle
- 1995Eleven Men Against ElevenTed Whitehead
- 1995Clockwork MiceWackey
- 1991Second ThoughtsBill
- 1990Sticky WicketsGlyn
- 1989Screen OneGlyn
- 1989Communicators From Hell
- 1988The Beiderbecke ConnectionTrevor Chaplin
- 1988Andy CappAndy Capp
- 1987The Beiderbecke TapesTrevor Chaplin
- 1986Room at the Bottom
- 1985The Beiderbecke AffairTrevor Chaplin
- 1983MacbethPorter
- 1983Shades of DarknessArthur Frode
- 1983ITV Christmas Comedy
- 1983The MazeArthur Frode
- 1983Clash of LoyaltiesA.T. Wilson
- 1982The Plague DogsThe Tod (voice)
- 1979Only When I LaughRoy Figgis
- 1978As You Like ItTouchstone
- 1978The BBC Television ShakespeareTouchstone
- 1978The Limbo ConnectionMark Omney
- 1978Armchair ThrillerMark Omney
- 1976The Likely LadsTerry
- 1976When the Boat Comes InJack Ford
- 1975The PhilanthropistDon
- 1975In CelebrationColin Shaw
- 1974If You Could See What I Can SeeCharlie
- 1973Oranges and LemonsArthur
- 1973Making the PlayHusband
- 1973O Lucky Man!Attenborough/Examination Doctor
- 1973Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?Terry Collier
- 1972The ProtectorsMax Toller
- 1972Straight On Till MorningJoey
- 1972Crucible of TerrorJohn Davies
- 1971The Rivals of Sherlock HolmesRoberts
- 1971BudgieWossname
- 1970Play for TodayHusband
- 1969W. Somerset MaughamLeslie Gaze
- 1969OtleyAlbert
- 1968Omnibus - Graham Greene: The Hunted ManPinkie
- 1967Half a SixpenceMr Jones
- 1967OmnibusPinkie
- 1967InheritanceDavid Oldroyd
- 1967Boy Meets GirlMcHenry
- 1965Thirty-Minute TheatreMuggles
- 1965Public EyeAlan Grove
- 1964The Likely LadsTerry Collier
- 1964Thursday TheatreMagpie
- 1964A Choice of Coward: Present LaughterRoland Maule
- 1964A Choice of CowardRoland Maule
- 1964Murder Most FoulBill Hanson
- 1964It's Dark OutsideWilfred
- 1963For King and Country: Out ThereHerbert Hudd
- 1962The Loneliness of the Long Distance RunnerMike
- 1962H.M.S. DefiantMidshipman (uncredited)
- 1962A Kind of LovingJeff
- 1961The KitchenMichael
- 1961Drama 61-67
- 1959No Hiding Place
- 1956Armchair TheatreCharlie
Follow their work on Vescene
Rate films and shows on two axes — quality and fun — and share taste with friends.