ACTOR
James Bolam
Known for Midsomer Murders · Play for Today
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?
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- Born
- Jun 16, 1935
- Birthplace
- Sunderland, Tyne-and-Wear, England, UK
- Known For
- 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?
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Known For
Filmography
Movies
The KitchenMichael
1961
A Kind of LovingJeff
1962
H.M.S. DefiantMidshipman (uncredited)
1962
The Loneliness of the Long Distance RunnerMike
1962FK
For King and Country: Out ThereHerbert Hudd
1963
A Choice of Coward: Present LaughterRoland Maule
1964
Murder Most FoulBill Hanson
1964
Half a SixpenceMr Jones
1967
Omnibus - Graham Greene: The Hunted ManPinkie
1968
OtleyAlbert
1969
Crucible of TerrorJohn Davies
1972
Straight On Till MorningJoey
1972
Making the PlayHusband
1973
O Lucky Man!Attenborough/Examination Doctor
1973IY
If You Could See What I Can SeeCharlie
1974
In CelebrationColin Shaw
1975TP
The PhilanthropistDon
1975
The Likely LadsTerry
1976
As You Like ItTouchstone
1978TL
The Limbo ConnectionMark Omney
1978
Fish and ShipsNarrator
1979
The Plague DogsThe Tod (voice)
1982
Clash of LoyaltiesA.T. Wilson
1983
MacbethPorter
1983
The MazeArthur Frode
1983
Communicators From Hell
1989
Sticky WicketsGlyn
1990SK
Seaview KnightsMerlin
1994
Clockwork MiceWackey
1995
Eleven Men Against ElevenTed Whitehead
1995
Stella Does TricksMr. Peters
1997
The Island on Bird StreetDoctor Studjinsky
1997
The Missing PostmanClive Peacock
1997
The Alex Ferguson StoryNarrator
1998
The Stalker's ApprenticeHelmut Kranze
1998
The End of the AffairMr. Savage
1999
Dirty TricksMoss
2000
It Was an AccidentVernon Fitch
2000
Stormin' NormanNorman
2000
Victoria Wood with All the TrimmingsVarious Characters
2000
Harold Shipman: Doctor DeathHarold Shipman
2002
To Kill a KingDenzil Holles
2003
The Plot Against Harold WilsonHarold Wilson
2006
CelebrationMatt
2007
The Last Days of Lehman BrothersKen Lewis
2009
TentboyBaz
2011
UnconditionalHutch
2012
British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at OurselvesTerry Collier (archive footage) (uncredited)
2016
Wartime ChristmasNarrator
2020
A Memory OwedStan
2025Television
Armchair TheatreCharlie · 1 eps
1956
No Hiding Place1 eps
1959D6
Drama 61-671 eps
1961D6
Drama 61-67Nick · 1 eps
1961
A Choice of CowardRoland Maule · 1 eps
1964
It's Dark OutsideWilfred · 1 eps
1964TF
The Four Seasons of Rosie CarrFrank Lambert · 2 eps
1964TF
The Four Seasons of Rosie CarrFrank Lambert (voice) · 1 eps
1964
The Likely LadsTerry Collier · 20 eps
1964TT
Thursday TheatreMagpie · 1 eps
1964
Public EyeAlan Grove · 1 eps
1965
Thirty-Minute TheatreMuggles · 1 eps
1965
Boy Meets GirlMcHenry · 1 eps
1967I
InheritanceDavid Oldroyd · 10 eps
1967
OmnibusPinkie · 1 eps
1967WS
W. Somerset MaughamLeslie Gaze · 1 eps
1969
Play for TodayHusband · 1 eps
1970
BudgieWossname · 1 eps
1971BudgieWossname Walsh · 1 eps
1971
The Rivals of Sherlock HolmesRoberts · 1 eps
1971
The ProtectorsMax Toller · 1 eps
1972OA
Oranges and LemonsArthur · 1 eps
1973
Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?Terry Collier · 26 eps
1973
When the Boat Comes InJack Ford · 51 eps
1976
Armchair ThrillerMark Omney · 6 eps
1978
The BBC Television ShakespeareTouchstone · 1 eps
1978
Only When I LaughRoy Figgis · 29 eps
1979
ITV Christmas Comedy15 eps
1983
Shades of DarknessArthur Frode · 1 eps
1983
The Beiderbecke AffairTrevor Chaplin · 6 eps
1985RA
Room at the Bottom13 eps
1986
The Beiderbecke TapesTrevor Chaplin · 2 eps
1987
Andy CappAndy Capp · 6 eps
1988
The Beiderbecke ConnectionTrevor Chaplin · 4 eps
1988
Screen OneGlyn · 1 eps
1989
Second ThoughtsBill · 49 eps
1991
Dalziel and PascoeFather Leonard Tibbings · 1 eps
1996HY
Have Your Cake and Eat ItNat Oliver · 4 eps
1997
Midsomer MurdersRon Pringle · 1 eps
1997
The Missing PostmanClive Peacock · 2 eps
1997
Close and TrueGraham True · 6 eps
2000
Pay and DisplaySydney Street · 6 eps
2000
Born and BredDr. Arthur Gilder · 21 eps
2002
The Afternoon PlayBilly · 1 eps
2003
He Knew He Was RightMr Crump · 1 eps
2004
New TricksJack Halford · 87 eps
2004
Grandpa in My Pocket66 eps
2009
Celebrity Antiques Road TripSelf - Participant · 1 eps
2011
MarriageGerry · 4 eps
2022
Remembers…Self · 1 eps
2022Photos
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