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James Bolam

Actor

James Bolam

Born June 16, 1935 in Sunderland, Tyne-and-Wear, England, UK43 films

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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The Plague Dogs posterFirst watchThe Plague Dogs19827.8as The Tod (voice)Two dogs, Rowf and Snitter, struggle to survive in the countryside after escaping from an animal research laboratory.View film

Essential films

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The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner poster7.2The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner1962The End of the Affair poster6.6The End of the Affair1999Murder Most Foul poster7.1Murder Most Foul1964O Lucky Man! poster6.8O Lucky Man!1973The Island on Bird Street poster7.3The Island on Bird Street1997A Kind of Loving poster7.1A Kind of Loving1962H.M.S. Defiant poster6.5H.M.S. Defiant1962To Kill a King poster5.8To Kill a King2003

Filmography

43 films as actor
  1. 2025A Memory OwedStan
  2. 2012UnconditionalHutch
  3. 2011TentboyBaz
  4. 2009The Last Days of Lehman BrothersKen Lewis
  5. 2007CelebrationMatt
  6. 2003To Kill a KingDenzil Holles
  7. 2002Harold Shipman: Doctor DeathHarold Shipman
  8. 2000Victoria Wood with All the TrimmingsVarious Characters
  9. 2000It Was an AccidentVernon Fitch
  10. 2000Dirty TricksMoss
  11. 2000Stormin' NormanNorman
  12. 1999The End of the AffairMr. Savage
  13. 1998The Stalker's ApprenticeHelmut Kranze
  14. 1997Stella Does TricksMr. Peters
  15. 1997The Island on Bird StreetDoctor Studjinsky
  16. 1997The Missing PostmanClive Peacock
  17. 1995Eleven Men Against ElevenTed Whitehead
  18. 1995Clockwork MiceWackey
  19. 1990Sticky WicketsGlyn
  20. 1989Communicators From Hell
  21. 1983MacbethPorter
  22. 1983The MazeArthur Frode
  23. 1983Clash of LoyaltiesA.T. Wilson
  24. 1982The Plague DogsThe Tod (voice)
  25. 1978As You Like ItTouchstone
  26. 1978The Limbo ConnectionMark Omney
  27. 1976The Likely LadsTerry
  28. 1975The PhilanthropistDon
  29. 1975In CelebrationColin Shaw
  30. 1974If You Could See What I Can SeeCharlie
  31. 1973Making the PlayHusband
  32. 1973O Lucky Man!Attenborough/Examination Doctor
  33. 1972Straight On Till MorningJoey
  34. 1972Crucible of TerrorJohn Davies
  35. 1969OtleyAlbert
  36. 1967Half a SixpenceMr Jones
  37. 1964A Choice of Coward: Present LaughterRoland Maule
  38. 1964Murder Most FoulBill Hanson
  39. 1963For King and Country: Out ThereHerbert Hudd
  40. 1962The Loneliness of the Long Distance RunnerMike
  41. 1962H.M.S. DefiantMidshipman (uncredited)
  42. 1962A Kind of LovingJeff
  43. 1961The KitchenMichael