James Bolam

actor • miscellaneous • soundtrack

Born: June 16, 1935 in Sunderland, Tyne-and-Wear, England, UK (age 90)

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Known For

6.9

New Tricks

Movies & TV Credits

79 total credits across film and television

Title	Rating	Job	Role(s)	Year
A Memory Owed Short Film	—	Actor	Stan	2025
Marriage TV Show	6.3	Actor	Gerry(4 Episodes)	2022
The Cleaner TV Show	7.0	Actor	Dad(1 Episode)	2021
British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves Movie	6.6	Actor	Terry Collier (archive footage) (uncredited)	2016
Unconditional Movie	6.5	Actor	Hutch	2012
Tentboy Movie	—	Actor	Baz	2011
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip TV Show	6.6	Actor	Self - Participant(1 Episode)	2011
Grandpa in My Pocket TV Show	5.3	Actor	—(66 Episodes)	2009
The Last Days of Lehman Brothers Movie	5.9	Actor	Ken Lewis	2009
Celebration Movie	6.6	Actor	Matt	2007
The Plot Against Harold Wilson Movie	7.8	Actor	Harold Wilson	2006
He Knew He Was Right Limited Series	6.7	Actor	Mr. Crump(4 Episodes)	2004
To Kill a King Movie	6.0	Actor	Denzil Holles	2003
New Tricks TV Show	7.8	Actor	Jack Halford(87 Episodes)	2003
Born and Bred TV Show	7.3	Actor	Dr. Arthur Gilder(25 Episodes)	2002
Harold Shipman: Doctor Death Movie	6.7	Actor	Harold Shipman	2002
It Was an Accident Movie	5.5	Actor	Vernon Fitch	2000
Stormin' Norman Movie	—	Actor	Norman	2000
Pay and Display TV Show	7.0	Actor	—(6 Episodes)	2000
Dirty Tricks Movie	6.4	Actor	Moss	2000
Close & True Limited Series	7.4	Actor	Graham True(6 Episodes)	2000
Victoria Wood: With All the Trimmings TV Special	7.5	Actor	Various Characters	2000
The End of the Affair Movie	6.9	Actor	Mr. Savage	1999
The Alex Ferguson Story Movie	—	Actor	Narrator	1998
The Stalker's Apprentice Movie	5.1	Actor	Helmut Kranze	1998
The Island on Bird Street Movie	7.2	Actor	Doctor Studjinsky	1997
Stella Does Tricks Movie	6.1	Actor	Mr. Peters	1997
Midsomer Murders TV Show	7.7	Actor	Ron Pringle(1 Episode)	1997
The Missing Postman Movie	7.4	Actor	Clive Peacock(2 Episodes)	1997
Dalziel and Pascoe TV Show	7.2	Actor	Father Leonard Tibbings(1 Episode)	1996
Clockwork Mice Movie	6.1	Actor	Wackey	1995
Eleven Men Against Eleven Movie	7.9	Actor	Ted Whitehead	1995
Second Thoughts TV Show	6.5	Actor	Bill(49 Episodes)	1991
Sticky Wickets Movie	7.2	Actor	Glyn	1990
Communicators From Hell Movie	—	Actor	—	1989
Andy Capp TV Show	5.6	Actor	—(6 Episodes)	1988
The Beiderbecke Connection Limited Series	8.2	Actor	Trevor Chaplin(4 Episodes)	1988
The Beiderbecke Tapes Limited Series	8.2	Actor	Trevor Chaplin(2 Episodes)	1987
Room at the Bottom TV Show	6.7	Actor	—(13 Episodes)	1986
The Beiderbecke Affair Limited Series	8.4	Actor	Trevor Chaplin(6 Episodes)	1985
Clash of Loyalties Movie	6.6	Actor	A.T. Wilson	1983
The Maze Movie	—	Actor	Arthur Frode	1983
ITV Christmas Comedy TV Show	—	Actor	—(15 Episodes)	1983
Macbeth Movie	6.7	Actor	Porter	1983
The Plague Dogs Movie	7.9	Actor	The Tod (voice)	1982
Only When I Laugh TV Show	6.6	Actor	—(29 Episodes)	1979
Armchair Thriller TV Show	7.1	Actor	Mark Omney(6 Episodes)	1978
The BBC Television Shakespeare TV Show	8.1	Actor	Touchstone(1 Episode)	1978
The BBC Television Shakespeare TV Show	8.1	Actor	Porter(1 Episode)	1978
As You Like It Movie	6.9	Actor	Touchstone	1978
The Likely Lads Movie	6.7	Actor	Terry	1976
When the Boat Comes In TV Show	8.2	Actor	Jack Ford(51 Episodes)	1976
In Celebration Movie	6.8	Actor	Colin Shaw	1975
The Philanthropist Movie	6.9	Actor	Don	1975
If You Could See What I Can See Movie	—	Actor	Charlie	1974
O Lucky Man! Movie	7.4	Actor	Attenborough/Examination Doctor	1973
Making the Play Movie	—	Actor	Husband	1973
Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? TV Show	7.6	Actor	Terry Collier(26 Episodes)	1973
Crucible of Terror Movie	4.2	Actor	John Davies	1972
Straight On Till Morning Movie	5.5	Actor	Joey	1972
The Protectors TV Show	6.4	Actor	Max Toller(1 Episode)	1972
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes TV Show	7.0	Actor	Roberts(1 Episode)	1971
Budgie TV Show	7.4	Actor	Wossname Walsh(1 Episode)	1971
Budgie TV Show	7.4	Actor	Wossname(1 Episode)	1971
Play for Today TV Show	7.6	Actor	Husband(1 Episode)	1970
Otley Movie	5.9	Actor	Albert	1969
Half a Sixpence Movie	6.2	Actor	Mr Jones	1967
Inheritance TV Show	8.7	Actor	David Oldroyd(10 Episodes)	1967
Omnibus TV Show	7.0	Actor	Pinkie(1 Episode)	1967
Public Eye TV Show	8.3	Actor	Alan Grove(1 Episode)	1965
Murder Most Foul Movie	7.2	Actor	Bill Hanson	1964
A Choice of Coward: Present Laughter Movie	6.3	Actor	Roland Maule	1964
The Likely Lads TV Show	6.9	Actor	Terry Collier(20 Episodes)	1964
A Choice of Coward TV Show	6.3	Actor	Roland Maule(1 Episode)	1964
H.M.S. Defiant Movie	6.9	Actor	Midshipman (uncredited)	1962
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner Movie	7.6	Actor	Mike	1962
A Kind of Loving Movie	7.1	Actor	Jeff	1962
The Kitchen Movie	6.4	Actor	Michael	1961
No Hiding Place TV Show	7.2	Actor	—(1 Episode)	1959

James Bolam

Known For

The End of the Affair

The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner

The Plague Dogs

New Tricks

Movies & TV Credits