James Bolam
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.
Acted in
Marriage
2022
as Gerry
The Cleaner
2021
as Dad
British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves
2016
as Terry Collier (archive footage) (uncredited)
Unconditional
2012
as Hutch
Tentboy
2011
as Baz
The Last Days of Lehman Brothers
2009
as Ken Lewis
Grandpa in My Pocket
2009
Celebration
2007
as Matt
The Plot Against Harold Wilson
2006
as Harold Wilson
He Knew He Was Right
2004
as Mr. Crump
New Tricks
2004
as Jack Halford
To Kill a King
2003
as Denzil Holles
Harold Shipman: Doctor Death
2002
as Harold Shipman
Born and Bred
2002
as Dr. Arthur Gilder
Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings
2000
as Various Characters
Close and True
2000
as Graham True
It Was an Accident
2000
as Vernon Fitch
Dirty Tricks
2000
as Moss
Pay and Display
2000
Stormin' Norman
2000
as Norman
The End of the Affair
1999
as Mr. Savage
The Alex Ferguson Story
1998
as Narrator
The Stalker's Apprentice
1998
as Helmut Kranze
Stella Does Tricks
1997
as Mr. Peters
The Island on Bird Street
1997
as Doctor Studjinsky
The Missing Postman
1997
as Clive Peacock
The Missing Postman
1997
as Clive Peacock
Midsomer Murders
1997
as Ron Pringle
Dalziel & Pascoe
1996
Eleven Men Against Eleven
1995
as Ted Whitehead
Clockwork Mice
1995
as Wackey
Second Thoughts
1991
as Bill
Sticky Wickets
1990
as Glyn
Communicators From Hell
1989
The Beiderbecke Connection
1988
as Trevor Chaplin
Andy Capp
1988
The Beiderbecke Tapes
1987
as Trevor Chaplin
Room at the Bottom
1986
The Beiderbecke Affair
1985
as Trevor Chaplin
Macbeth
1983
as Porter
ITV Christmas Comedy
1983
The Maze
1983
as Arthur Frode
Clash of Loyalties
1983
as A.T. Wilson
The Plague Dogs
1982
as The Tod (voice)
Only When I Laugh
1979
As You Like It
1978
as Touchstone
BBC Television Shakespeare
1978
Armchair Thriller
1978
as Mark Omney
The Likely Lads
1976
as Terry
When the Boat Comes In
1976
as Jack Ford
The Philanthropist
1975
as Don
In Celebration
1975
as Colin Shaw
If You Could See What I Can See
1974
as Charlie
Making the Play
1973
as Husband
O Lucky Man!
1973
as Attenborough/Examination Doctor
Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?
1973
as Terry Collier
The Protectors
1972
as Max Toller
Straight On Till Morning
1972
as Joey
Crucible of Terror
1972
as John Davies
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
1971
as Roberts
Budgie
1971
Play for Today
1970
as Husband
Otley
1969
as Albert
Half a Sixpence
1967
as Mr Jones
Thirty-Minute Theatre
1965
Public Eye
1965
as Alan Grove
The Likely Lads
1964
as Terry Collier
Murder Most Foul
1964
as Bill Hanson
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
1962
as Mike
H.M.S. Defiant
1962
as Midshipman (uncredited)
A Kind of Loving
1962
as Jeff
The Kitchen
1961
as Michael
No Hiding Place
1959
