Acting
James Bolam
- Titles
- 48movies46TV shows
- Career
Active from 1962 to 2025, busiest in 2000 with 6 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 38top three billing
- Average score
68/100
- Highest rated
Celebration83/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 42 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical4.7average 2.6
- Situational Comedy4.3average 2.7
- Wit & Wordplay5.1average 3.7
- Nostalgia5.0average 3.6
- Wholesome4.3average 3.3
- Contemporary Realism6.2average 5.2
- Social Commentary5.8average 4.9
- Class & Capitalism4.0average 3.3
Rarely in their work
- Adrenaline3.2, average 5.1
- Violence2.7, average 4.3
- Scare1.5, average 2.6
- Pop Culture1.1, average 2.2
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Character-Driven 9
- Social Commentary 5
- British Sitcom 5
- Witty Dialogue 5
- Historical Drama 4
- Political Intrigue 4
- Character-Driven Humor 3
- Social Realism 3
- Everyday Life 3
- Working-Class Life 3
- Character-Driven Comedy 3
- Psychological Thriller 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Dick ClementDirectorWhatever Happened to the Likely Lads?, The Likely Lads, Otley, The Likely Lads
Ian La FrenaisWriterWhatever Happened to the Likely Lads?, The Likely Lads, Otley, The Likely Lads
Rodney BewesActorWhatever Happened to the Likely Lads?, The Likely Lads, The Likely Lads
Dudley SuttonActorThe Beiderbecke Affair, The Beiderbecke Connection, The Beiderbecke Tapes- KKeith SmithActorThe Beiderbecke Affair, The Beiderbecke Connection, The Beiderbecke Tapes
Barbara FlynnActorThe Beiderbecke Affair, The Beiderbecke Connection, The Beiderbecke Tapes
Alun ArmstrongActorNew Tricks, The Likely Lads, Sticky Wickets- PPeter JacksonCinematographerThe Beiderbecke Affair, The Beiderbecke Tapes, Harold Shipman: Doctor Death
- DDavid AspinallEditorThe Beiderbecke Affair, The Beiderbecke Connection, The Beiderbecke Tapes
- AAlan PlaterCreatorThe Beiderbecke Affair, The Beiderbecke Connection, The Beiderbecke Tapes
Alan DossorDirectorThe Missing Postman, The Missing Postman, Stormin' Norman- FFrank RicottiComposerThe Beiderbecke Affair, The Beiderbecke Connection, The Beiderbecke Tapes
Movies and TV shows
221960s
22 titles · average score 69
51
Otley (1969)
as Albert
W. Somerset Maugham (1969)
TV show · as Leslie Gaze
Inheritance (1967)
TV show · as David Oldroyd
72
Omnibus (1967)
TV show · as Pinkie
Boy Meets Girl (1967)
TV show · as McHenry
47
Half a Sixpence (1967)
as Mr Jones
83
Public Eye (1965)
TV show · as Alan Grove
Thirty-Minute Theatre (1965)
TV show · as Muggles
72
The Likely Lads (1964)
TV show · as Terry Collier
70
Murder Most Foul (1964)
as Bill Hanson
A Choice of Coward: Present Laughter (1964)
as Roland Maule
Thursday Theatre (1964)
TV show · as Magpie
A Choice of Coward (1964)
TV show · as Roland Maule
The Four Seasons of Rosie Carr (1964)
TV show · as Frank Lambert / Frank Lambert (voice)
It's Dark Outside (1964)
TV show · as Wilfred
For King and Country: Out There (1963)
as Herbert Hudd
72
A Kind of Loving (1962)
as Jeff
83
H.M.S. Defiant (1962)
as Midshipman (uncredited)
Drama 61-67 (1961)
TV show · as Nick
The Kitchen (1961)
as Michael