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James Bolam is a Actor British born on 16 june 1935 at Sunderland (United-kingdom)

James Bolam

James Bolam
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Birth name James Christopher Bolam
Nationality United-kingdom
Birth 16 june 1935 (89 years) at Sunderland (United-kingdom)
Awards Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire

James Christopher Bolam, MBE (born 16 June 1935) is an English actor, best known for his roles as Jack Ford in When the Boat Comes In, Trevor Chaplin in The Beiderbecke Trilogy, Terry Collier in The Likely Lads and its sequel Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?, Roy Figgis in Only When I Laugh, Dr Arthur Gilder in Born and Bred, Jack Halford in New Tricks and the title character of Grandpa in the children's BBC programme Grandpa in My Pocket.

Biography

James Bolam lives in Wisborough Green near Billingshurst, West Sussex and Chiswick, London with his wife, the actress Susan Jameson (who co-starred with him in the TV series When the Boat Comes In, New Tricks, 'Close and True' and Grandpa in My Pocket). They have a daughter, Lucy, and two grandchildren.

Bolam has appeared in a video protesting against oil drilling near the village of Wisborough Green in West Sussex.

Best films

The End of the Affair (1999)
(Actor)

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Source : Wikidata

Filmography of James Bolam (25 films)

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Actor

Crucible of Terror, 1h31
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Horror
Actors Mary Maude, James Bolam, Ronald Lacey, Betty Alberge, John Arnatt, Judy Matheson
Roles John Davies
Rating43% 2.1684952.1684952.1684952.1684952.168495
Jack Davies, an art dealer from London, does a deal with a friend of his Michael Clare, the son of a gifted artist Victor Clare. Michael smuggles out some of his father's works and Davies sells them for a large sum at his gallery, splitting the profit between them. Davies and Michael Clare are both in need of more money and realising that Victor Clare's works are worth a fortune they decide to acquire some more. Unfortunately, Victor Clare is a recluse, who lives in isolation above an abandoned tin mine in Cornwall.
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Straight On Till Morning, 1h36
Directed by Peter Collinson
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Thriller
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about psychiatry
Actors Rita Tushingham, Shane Briant, James Bolam, Katya Wyeth, Annie Ross, Claire Kelly
Roles Joey
Rating57% 2.8529052.8529052.8529052.8529052.852905
Brenda is a plain young woman who lives at home with her mother in Liverpool and enjoys writing fairy tales for children. One day she tells her mother that she is leaving home and moving to London in order to find a father for her yet unborn baby.
Straight On Till Morning, 1h36
Directed by Peter Collinson
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Thriller
Actors Rita Tushingham, Shane Briant, Katya Wyeth, Annie Ross, Tom Bell, Claire Kelly
Roles Joey
Rating57% 2.8529052.8529052.8529052.8529052.852905
Brenda Thompson est une jeune femme rêveuse et timide qui cherche l'homme de sa vie. Quittant Liverpool pour la capitale, elle trouve un travail de vendeuse dans une boutique et devient co-locataire auprès de Caroline, qui décide de la prendre sous son aile. Elle fait alors la connaissance de Peter Clive, un étrange jeune homme qui s'avère être un psychopathe ...
Otley
Otley (1969)

Directed by Dick Clement
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy, Action
Themes Spy films
Actors Tom Courtenay, Romy Schneider, Alan Badel, James Villiers, Leonard Rossiter, Freddie Jones
Roles Albert
Rating60% 3.0495553.0495553.0495553.0495553.049555
Gerald Otley est un petit voyou amateur à la nonchalance étudiée et décontractée, qui s'est fait une règle de ne jamais dormir deux nuits au même endroit. À un ami qui l'héberge, il dérobe une petite boîte à tabac, sans s'apercevoir que l'objet contient une bande magnétique. Le lendemain, son hôte est retrouvé mort. Otley, soupçonné d'en savoir plus long sur les activités du défunt que ce qu'il veut bien avouer aux enquêteurs, est bientôt entraîné à son corps défendant dans les démêlés entre services d'espionnage rivaux.
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Half a Sixpence, 2h23
Directed by George Sidney
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films, Films based on plays
Actors Tommy Steele, Julia Foster, Cyril Ritchard, Elaine Taylor, Grover Dale, Pamela Brown
Roles Mr Jones
Rating63% 3.1950053.1950053.1950053.1950053.195005
Dans l'Angleterre victorienne, un jeune orphelin, Arthur Kipps, découvre une pièce de six pences alors qu’il marche le long d’un ruisseau avec sa jeune amie, Ann. Il coupe la pièce en deux et en donne une moitié à Ann en tant que symbole de leur amour. Kipps se rend ensuite dans une ville voisine pour travailler en tant qu'apprenti chez un drapier. Le temps passe et il devient un homme. Il se lie d'amitié avec Harry Chitterlow, acteur et dramaturge, qui découvre que Kipps est l'héritier d'une fortune qui lui a été laissée par son grand-père.
Murder Most Foul, 1h30
Directed by George Pollock
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Thriller, Comedy, Comedy thriller, Crime
Actors Margaret Rutherford, Stringer Davis, Ron Moody, Bud Tingwell, Dennis Price, Ralph Michael
Roles Bill Hanson
Rating70% 3.5472153.5472153.5472153.5472153.547215
Margaret McGinty, a barmaid and former actress, is found hanged, and her lodger, Harold Taylor, caught at the scene, seems plainly guilty. Everyone believes it to be an open-and-shut case ... except for Miss Marple. She is the lone holdout in the jury that tries him, leading to a mistrial.
H.M.S. Defiant, 1h41
Directed by Lewis Gilbert
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, War, Action, Adventure, Historical
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Political films, Histoire de France, Napoleonic Wars films
Actors Alec Guinness, Dirk Bogarde, Anthony Quayle, Maurice Denham, Nigel Stock, Richard Carpenter
Roles Midshipman (uncredited)
Rating70% 3.5437153.5437153.5437153.5437153.543715
The humane Captain Crawford (Guinness) is in command of the warship HMS Defiant during the French Revolutionary Wars. He soon finds himself in a battle of wills with his first officer, the sadistic and supercilious first lieutenant, Mr. Scott-Padget (Bogarde). The Lieutenant believes that Crawford is too soft on his crew, and also disagrees with the captain's decision to proceed with orders to sail to Corsica despite word that Napoleon has overrun much of Italy. Scott-Padget has powerful family connections, which he has used in the past to "beach" two previous commanding officers with whom he disagreed.
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The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner, 1h44
Directed by Tony Richardson
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama
Themes Prison films, Sports films, Athletics films
Actors Tom Courtenay, Michael Redgrave, James Bolam, Ray Austin, John Thaw, James Fox
Roles Mike
Rating74% 3.7463453.7463453.7463453.7463453.746345
The film opens with Colin Smith (Tom Courtenay) running, alone, along a bleak country road somewhere in rural England. In a brief voiceover, Colin tells us that running is the way his family has always coped with the world's troubles, but that in the end, the runner is always alone and cut off from spectators, left to deal with life on his own.
A Kind of Loving, 1h47
Directed by John Schlesinger
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Alan Bates, June Ritchie, Dame Thora Hird, James Bolam, Jack Smethurst, Patsy Rowlands
Roles Jeff
Rating72% 3.6434253.6434253.6434253.6434253.643425
Victor 'Vic' Brown (Bates) is a draughtsman in a Manchester factory who sleeps with a typist called Ingrid Rothwell (Ritchie) who also works there. She falls for him but he is less enamoured of her. When he learns he has made her pregnant Vic proposes marriage and the couple move in with Ingrid's domineering mother, Mrs Rothwell (Thora Hird), who disapproves of the match. Ingrid has a miscarriage, Vic has regrets and comes home drunk. The couple then consider the possibility of making do with 'a kind of loving'.