James Bolam

Known for

Acting

Born

June 16, 1935 (age 91)

Birthplace

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?

Best known work

Midsomer Murders

1997

The Plague Dogs

1982

The End of the Affair

1999

The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner

1962

Murder Most Foul

1964

O Lucky Man!

1973

The Island on Bird Street

1997

To Kill a King

2003

New Tricks

2004

A Kind of Loving

1962

Filmography

2025
A Memory Owed
as Stan
2022
MarriageTV
as Gerry (4 episodes)
2022
Remembers…TV
as Self (1 episode)
2020
Wartime Christmas
as Narrator
2016
British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves
as Terry Collier (archive footage) (uncredited)
2012
Unconditional
as Hutch
2011
Tentboy
as Baz
2011
Celebrity Antiques Road TripTV
as Self - Participant (1 episode)
2009
The Last Days of Lehman Brothers
as Ken Lewis
2009
Grandpa in My PocketTV
2007
Celebration
as Matt
2006
The Plot Against Harold Wilson
as Harold Wilson
2004
He Knew He Was RightTV
as Mr Crump (1 episode)
2004
New TricksTV
as Jack Halford (87 episodes)
2003
To Kill a King
as Denzil Holles
2003
The Afternoon PlayTV
as Billy (1 episode)
2002
Harold Shipman: Doctor Death
as Harold Shipman
2002
Born and BredTV
as Dr. Arthur Gilder (21 episodes)
2000
Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings
as Various Characters
2000
Close and TrueTV
as Graham True (6 episodes)
2000
It Was an Accident
as Vernon Fitch
2000
Dirty Tricks
as Moss
2000
Pay and DisplayTV
as Sydney Street (6 episodes)
2000
Stormin' Norman
as Norman
1999
The End of the Affair
as Mr. Savage