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James Bolam

Actor | * 06/16/1935 (88) | Sunderland (United Kingdom (UK))
James Christopher Bolam (born 16 June 1935) 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?, Jack Ford in When the Boat Comes In, Roy Figgis in Only When I Laugh, Trevor Chaplin in The Beiderbecke Trilogy, Arthur Gilder in Born and Bred, Jack Halford in New Tricks and the title character of Grandpa in the CBeebies programme Grandpa in My Pocket. ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Crime

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A rebellious youth sentenced to a reformatory for robbing a bakery rises through the ranks of the institution through his prowess as a long distance runner. During his solitary runs, reveries of his l ...

The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner

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1962 | 3.6/5 | 1h 44min
Drama
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With the destruction of their previous neighbourhood has inevitably come the destruction of the lads’ favoured watering hole The Fat Ox. Again, it’s Bob rather than Terry who is visibly distressed ...

The Likely Lads

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1976 | 3.1/5 | 1h 30min
Comedy
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A former Army sergeant returns home to an economically depressed Gallowshields in Tyneside at the end of World War One. But this sergeant always lands on his feet... ...

When the Boat Comes In

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1976 | 3.3/5 | 1h per episode
Drama
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New Tricks is a British comedy-drama that follows the work of the fictional Unsolved Crime and Open Case Squad of the Metropolitan Police Service. Originally led by Detective Superintendent Sandra Pul ...

New Tricks

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2004 | 3.6/5 | 1h per episode
Drama, Comedy
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Awards & Nominations for James Bolam

Member of The Order of The British Empire
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Movies with James Bolam as Actor(36)

as Terry Collier (archive footage) (uncredited)2016 British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves
as Hutch2012 Unconditional
as Ken Lewis2009 The Last Days of Lehman Brothers
as Matt2007 Celebration
as Harold Wilson2006 The Plot Against Harold Wilson
as Denzil Holles2003 To Kill a King
as Harold Shipman2002 Harold Shipman: Doctor Death
2000 Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings
as Moss2000 Dirty Tricks
as Vernon Fitch2000 It Was an Accident
as Mr. Savage1999 The End of the Affair
as Helmut Kranze1998 The Stalker's Apprentice
as Doctor Studjinsky1997 The Island on Bird Street
as Clive Peacock1997 The Missing Postman
as Mr. Peters1997 Stella Does Tricks
as Ted Whitehead1995 Eleven Men Against Eleven
as Wackey1995 Clockwork Mice
as Glyn1990 Sticky Wickets
as Porter1983 Macbeth
1983 Clash of Loyalties
as The Tod (voice)1982 The Plague Dogs
as Touchstone1978 As You Like It
as Terry1976 The Likely Lads
as Colin Shaw1975 In Celebration
1975 The Philanthropist
as Attenborough/Examination Doctor1973 O Lucky Man!
as Husband1973 Making the Play
as Joey1972 Straight On Till Morning
as John Davies1971 Crucible of Terror
as Albert1969 Otley
as Mr Jones1967 Half a Sixpence
as Bill Hanson1964 Murder Most Foul
as Jeff1962 A Kind of Loving
as Midshipman1962 H.M.S. Defiant
as Mike1962 The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
as Michael1961 The Kitchen

TV Shows/Series with James Bolam as Actor(24)

as Gerry2022 Marriage
as Dad2021 The Cleaner
2009 Grandpa in My Pocket
as Jack Halford2004 New Tricks
as Dr. Arthur Gilder2002 Born and Bred
2000 Pay and Display
as Ron Pringle1997 Midsomer Murders
1996 Dalziel & Pascoe
as Bill1991 Second Thoughts
1988 Andy Capp
as Trevor Chaplin1988 The Beiderbecke Connection
as Trevor Chaplin1987 The Beiderbecke Tapes
as Trevor Chaplin1985 The Beiderbecke Affair
1979 Only When I Laugh
as Jack Ford1976 When the Boat Comes In
1973 Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?
as Max Toller1972 The Protectors
as Roberts1971 The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
1971 Budgie
1970 Play for Today
1965 Thirty-Minute Theatre
as Alan Grove1965 Public Eye
1964 The Likely Lads
1959 No Hiding Place

Full Name: James Bolam
Citizenship: United Kingdom (UK)
Born: Sunday, 06/16 1935 (June) in Sunderland (United Kingdom (UK)) (current age: 88 years + 313 days)
Zodiac sign: Gemini (Chinese zodiac sign: Pig)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: Central School of Speech and Drama, The Bemrose School
Spouses (current/former): Sue Jameson
Other names for James Bolam (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Джеймс Болэм"
James Bolam frequently works together with these people:
Alan Plater (8x, Crew)
Kenneth Colley (7x, Actor)
Raj Awasti (7x, Actor)
Peter Cellier (6x, Actor)
John Nettleton (6x, Actor)
Terence Rigby (6x, Actor)
Joss Ackland (5x, Actor)
Tony Haygarth (5x, Actor)
Maggie Steed (5x, Actress)
Peter Eyre (5x, Actor)
Geoffrey Whitehead (5x, Actor)
Lindsay Anderson (4x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:318533, Added: 08/13/2018, Last updated: 04/11/2024