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James Christopher Bolam, is an English actor, 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.
Born
Sunday, 16 June 1935
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Marriage | Gerry | 2022 |
| All Creatures Great and Small | Mr Dakin | 2020 |
| Sanditon | Rowleigh Pryce | 2019 |
| The Comedy Years | Self / Roy Figgis | 2019 |
| Get Your Act Together | Self - Contestant | 2015 |
| Unconditional Love | Hutch | 2012 |
| Celebrity Antiques Road Trip | Self | 2011 |
| The Many Faces of... | Figgis | 2009 |
| The Last Days of Lehman Brothers | Ken Lewis | 2009 |
| CBeebies Bedtime Story | Self - Storyteller | 2009 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Marriage | Gerry | 2022 |
| All Creatures Great and Small | Mr Dakin | 2020 |
| Sanditon | Rowleigh Pryce | 2019 |
| The Comedy Years | Self / Roy Figgis | 2019 |
| Get Your Act Together | Self - Contestant | 2015 |
| Unconditional Love | Hutch | 2012 |
| Celebrity Antiques Road Trip | Self | 2011 |
| The Many Faces of... | Figgis | 2009 |
| The Last Days of Lehman Brothers | Ken Lewis | 2009 |
| CBeebies Bedtime Story | Self - Storyteller | 2009 |
| Grandpa in My Pocket | Grandpa | 2009 |
| Celebration | Matt | 2007 |
| The Comedy Map of Britain | Terry Collier | 2007 |
| The Plot Against Harold Wilson | Harold Wilson | 2006 |
| Comedy Connections | Acting Role | 2003 |
| To Kill a King | Denzil Holles | 2003 |
| The Afternoon Play | Billy | 2003 |
| New Tricks | Jack Halford | 2003 |
| Harold Shipman: Doctor Death | Dr. Harold Shipman / Harold Shipman | 2002 |
| Born and Bred | Dr. Arthur Gilder | 2002 |
| Bedtime | Ronnie | 2001 |
| Victoria Wood: With All the Trimmings | Various Characters | 2000 |
| Close & True | Graham True | 2000 |
| It Was an Accident | Vernon Fitch | 2000 |
| A History of Britain | (voice) | 2000 |
| Dirty Tricks | Moss | 2000 |
| The End of the Affair | Mr. Savage | 1999 |
| The Stalker's Apprentice | Helmut Kranze | 1998 |
| Stella Does Tricks | Mr. Peters / pimp | 1997 |
| The Island on Bird Street | Doctor Studjinsky | 1997 |
| Cold Feet | Harry Matthews | 1997 |
| The Missing Postman | Clive Peacock | 1997 |
| Midsomer Murders | Ron Pringle | 1997 |
| Have Your Cake and Eat It | Nat Oliver | 1997 |
| Out of Sight | Kevin Higgins | 1996 |
| Dalziel and Pascoe | Father Leonard Tibbings | 1996 |
| Eleven Men Against Eleven | Ted Whitehead | 1995 |
| Clockwork Mice | Wackey | 1995 |
| An Audience with Jimmy Tarbuck | Self - Audience Member | 1994 |
| Seaview Knights | Merlin | 1994 |
| Second Thoughts | Bill | 1991 |
| Screen One | Glyn | 1989 |
| The Beiderbecke Connection | Trevor Chaplin | 1988 |
| Andy Capp | Andy Capp | 1988 |
| The Beiderbecke Tapes | Trevor Chaplin | 1987 |
| Father Matthew's Daughter | Father Matthew | 1987 |
| The Beiderbecke Affair | Trevor Chaplin | 1985 |
| Aspel & Company | Self | 1984 |
| Macbeth | Porter | 1983 |
| Shades of Darkness | Arthur Frode | 1983 |
| Clash of Loyalties | A. T. Wilson | 1983 |
| The Plague Dogs | The Tod (voice) / The Tod | 1982 |
| Only When I Laugh | Figgis / Roy Figgis | 1979 |
| As You Like It | Touchstone | 1978 |
| Armchair Thriller | Mark Omney | 1978 |
| The Likely Lads | Terry Collier / Terry | 1976 |
| When the Boat Comes In | Jack Ford | 1976 |
| In Celebration | Colin Shaw | 1975 |
| Oranges and Lemons | Arthur | 1973 |
| O Lucky Man! | Attenborough / Examination Doctor / Attenborough/Examination Doctor | 1973 |
| Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? | Terry Collier | 1973 |
| Jackanory Playhouse | Sam Pongo | 1972 |
| The Protectors | Max Toller | 1972 |
| Straight on Till Morning | Joey | 1972 |
| The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes | Roberts | 1971 |
| Budgie | Wossname / Wossname Walsh | 1971 |
| Crucible of Terror | John Davies | 1971 |
| Play for Today | Husband | 1970 |
| ITV Saturday Night Theatre | Jack Todd | 1969 |
| Otley | Albert | 1968 |
| Inside George Webley | Policeman | 1968 |
| Tickertape | Self | 1968 |
| Half a Sixpence | Mr. Jones / Mr Jones | 1967 |
| The Sandwich Man | Navvy with cap - in trench | 1966 |
| Call My Bluff | Self | 1965 |
| Thirty-Minute Theatre | Muggles | 1965 |
| Public Eye | Alan Grove | 1965 |
| The Likely Lads | Terry Collier | 1964 |
| Murder Most Foul | Bill Hanson | 1964 |
| It's Dark Outside | Wilfred | 1964 |
| Love Story | Charlie Mitchell | 1963 |
| Loneliness Of The Long Distance Runner, The | Mike | 1962 |
| The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner | Mike | 1962 |
| Damn the Defiant! | Midshipman Assisting in Operation / Midshipman | 1962 |
| A Kind of Loving | Jeff | 1962 |
| The Kitchen | Michael | 1961 |
| Drama 61-67 | Nick | 1961 |
| The Odd Man | Juke Justice | 1960 |
| No Hiding Place | George Holmes | 1959 |
| Probation Officer | Alan Pendle | 1959 |
| Armchair Theatre | Charlie | 1956 |
| ITV Play of the Week | Hec Hammond / Herbert Hudd / Johnny / Roland Maule | 1955 |
| ITV Television Playhouse | Sam Weller / Bert | 1955 |
| This Is Your Life | Self | 1955 |
