James Bolam

Credits

• 
  A Memory Owed 2025

  Stan

  ★ NR
• 
  Marriage 2022

  Gerry

  ★ 6.6
• 
  British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves 2016

  Terry Collier (archive footage) (uncredited)

  ★ 5.7
• 
  Unconditional 2012

  Hutch

  ★ 6
• 
  Tentboy 2011

  Baz

  ★ NR
• 
  The Last Days of Lehman Brothers 2009

  Ken Lewis

  ★ 5.5
• 
  Grandpa in My Pocket 2009

  ★ 7.5
• 
  Celebration 2007

  Matt

  ★ 6.3
• 
  The Plot Against Harold Wilson 2006

  Harold Wilson

  ★ NR
• 
  He Knew He Was Right 2004

  Mr. Crump

  ★ 7.6
• 
  New Tricks 2004

  Jack Halford

  ★ 7.4
• 
  To Kill a King 2003

  Denzil Holles

  ★ 5.7
• 
  The Afternoon Play 2003

  Billy

  ★ NR
• 
  Harold Shipman: Doctor Death 2002

  Harold Shipman

  ★ 6.7
• 
  Born and Bred 2002

  Dr. Arthur Gilder

  ★ 8.5
• 
  Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings 2000

  Various Characters

  ★ 6.5
• 
  Close and True 2000

  Graham True

  ★ 10
• 
  It Was an Accident 2000

  Vernon Fitch

  ★ 6.6
• 
  Dirty Tricks 2000

  Moss

  ★ 5.3
• 
  Pay and Display 2000

  ★ NR
• 
  Stormin' Norman 2000

  Norman

  ★ NR
• 
  The End of the Affair 1999

  Mr. Savage

  ★ 6.6
• 
  The Alex Ferguson Story 1998

  Narrator

  ★ 5
• 
  The Stalker's Apprentice 1998

  Helmut Kranze

  ★ 3.7
• 
  Stella Does Tricks 1997

  Mr. Peters

  ★ 6.4
• 
  The Island on Bird Street 1997

  Doctor Studjinsky

  ★ 7.1
• 
  The Missing Postman 1997

  Clive Peacock

  ★ 5
• 
  Midsomer Murders 1997

  Ron Pringle

  ★ 7.5
• 
  Dalziel & Pascoe 1996

  Father Leonard Tibbings

  ★ 6.3
• 
  Eleven Men Against Eleven 1995

  Ted Whitehead

  ★ 6.3
• 
  Clockwork Mice 1995

  Wackey

  ★ 4.2
• 
  Second Thoughts 1991

  Bill

  ★ 6.6
• 
  Sticky Wickets 1990

  Glyn

  ★ NR
• 
  Communicators From Hell 1989

  ★ NR
• 
  The Beiderbecke Connection 1988

  Trevor Chaplin

  ★ 7.3
• 
  Andy Capp 1988

  Andy Capp

  ★ 5.2
• 
  The Beiderbecke Tapes 1987

  Trevor Chaplin

  ★ 6.6
• 
  Room at the Bottom 1986

  ★ 5
• 
  The Beiderbecke Affair 1985

  Trevor Chaplin

  ★ 7.8
• 
  Macbeth 1983

  Porter

  ★ 6.4
• 
  ITV Christmas Comedy 1983

  ★ NR
• 
  The Maze 1983

  Arthur Frode

  ★ NR
• 
  Clash of Loyalties 1983

  A.T. Wilson

  ★ 5
• 
  The Plague Dogs 1982

  The Tod (voice)

  ★ 7.9
• 
  Only When I Laugh 1979

  Roy Figgis

  ★ 6.7
• 
  As You Like It 1978

  Touchstone

  ★ 8
• 
  The Limbo Connection 1978

  Mark Omney

  ★ NR
• 
  Armchair Thriller 1978

  Mark Omney

  ★ 4.2
• 
  The Likely Lads 1976

  Terry

  ★ 6.1
• 
  When the Boat Comes In 1976

  Jack Ford

  ★ 6.5
• 
  The Philanthropist 1975

  Don

  ★ NR
• 
  In Celebration 1975

  Colin Shaw

  ★ 4.8
• 
  If You Could See What I Can See 1974

  Charlie

  ★ NR
• 
  Making the Play 1973

  Husband

  ★ NR
• 
  O Lucky Man! 1973

  Attenborough/Examination Doctor

  ★ 6.8
• 
  Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? 1973

  Terry Collier

  ★ 7.7
• 
  The Protectors 1972

  Max Toller

  ★ 5.6
• 
  Straight On Till Morning 1972

  Joey

  ★ 5.7
• 
  Crucible of Terror 1972

  John Davies

  ★ 4.9
• 
  The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes 1971

  Roberts

  ★ 7.4
• 
  Budgie 1971

  Wossname

  ★ 7
• 
  Play for Today 1970

  Husband

  ★ 6.3
• 
  Otley 1969

  Albert

  ★ 6.2
• 
  Half a Sixpence 1967

  Mr Jones

  ★ 5.9
• 
  Omnibus 1967

  Pinkie

  ★ 7.2
• 
  Inheritance 1967

  David Oldroyd

  ★ 5
• 
  Public Eye 1965

  Alan Grove

  ★ 7.8
• 
  A Choice of Coward: Present Laughter 1964

  Roland Maule

  ★ NR
• 
  A Choice of Coward 1964

  Roland Maule

  ★ 7
• 
  Murder Most Foul 1964

  Bill Hanson

  ★ 7
• 
  It's Dark Outside 1964

  Wilfred

  ★ NR
• 
  For King and Country: Out There 1963

  Herbert Hudd

  ★ NR
• 
  The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner 1962

  Mike

  ★ 7.2
• 
  H.M.S. Defiant 1962

  Midshipman (uncredited)

  ★ 6.5
• 
  A Kind of Loving 1962

  Jeff

  ★ 7
• 
  The Kitchen 1961

  Michael

  ★ 7
• 
  No Hiding Place 1959

  ★ 3.7