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?
James Bolam
Acting
Sunderland, Tyne-and-Wear, England, UK
Born
Movies
A Memory Owed· 2025
Stan
Wartime Christmas· 2020
Narrator
British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves· 2016
Terry Collier (archive footage) (uncredited)
Unconditional· 2012
Hutch
Tentboy· 2011
Baz
The Last Days of Lehman Brothers· 2009
Ken Lewis
Celebration· 2007
Matt
The Plot Against Harold Wilson· 2006
Harold Wilson
To Kill a King· 2003
Denzil Holles
Harold Shipman: Doctor Death· 2002
Harold Shipman
Dirty Tricks· 2000
Moss
It Was an Accident· 2000
Vernon Fitch
Stormin' Norman· 2000
Norman
Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings· 2000
Various Characters
The End of the Affair· 1999
Mr. Savage
The Alex Ferguson Story· 1998
Narrator
The Stalker's Apprentice· 1998
Helmut Kranze
Stella Does Tricks· 1997
Mr. Peters
The Island on Bird Street· 1997
Doctor Studjinsky
The Missing Postman· 1997
Clive Peacock
Clockwork Mice· 1995
Wackey
Eleven Men Against Eleven· 1995
Ted Whitehead
Sticky Wickets· 1990
Glyn
Communicators From Hell· 1989
Clash of Loyalties· 1983
A.T. Wilson
Macbeth· 1983
Porter
The Maze· 1983
Arthur Frode
The Plague Dogs· 1982
The Tod (voice)
As You Like It· 1978
Touchstone
The Limbo Connection· 1978
Mark Omney
The Likely Lads· 1976
Terry
In Celebration· 1975
Colin Shaw
The Philanthropist· 1975
Don
If You Could See What I Can See· 1974
Charlie
Making the Play· 1973
Husband
O Lucky Man!· 1973
Attenborough/Examination Doctor
Crucible of Terror· 1972
John Davies
Straight On Till Morning· 1972
Joey
Otley· 1969
Albert
Omnibus - Graham Greene: The Hunted Man· 1968
Pinkie
Half a Sixpence· 1967
Mr Jones
A Choice of Coward: Present Laughter· 1964
Roland Maule
Murder Most Foul· 1964
Bill Hanson
For King and Country: Out There· 1963
Herbert Hudd
A Kind of Loving· 1962
Jeff
H.M.S. Defiant· 1962
Midshipman (uncredited)
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner· 1962
Mike
The Kitchen· 1961
Michael
TV shows
Pay and Display· 2000
Sydney Street
Midsomer Murders· 1997
Ron Pringle
Second Thoughts· 1991
Bill
The Beiderbecke Connection· 1988
Trevor Chaplin
The Beiderbecke Tapes· 1987
Trevor Chaplin
The Beiderbecke Affair· 1985
Trevor Chaplin
Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?· 1973
Terry Collier
Budgie· 1971
Wossname
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes· 1971
Roberts
Play for Today· 1970
Husband
The Likely Lads· 1964
Terry Collier
No Hiding Place· 1959