Portrait of James Bolam

Acting

James Bolam

Titles
45movies38TV shows
Career

Active from 1962 to 2022, busiest in 2000 with 6 main titles.

Leading roles
36
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score68/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Beiderbecke Affair
The Beiderbecke Affair
GoodWatch score81/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 35 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.3 versus catalog average 4.8EnergyHeart: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.7WorldCraft: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.4CraftStyle: 5.5 versus catalog average 6.0Style
James Bolam Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Adrenaline
    3.3, average 5.1
  • Violence
    2.7, average 4.3
  • Pop Culture
    0.9, average 2.2
  • Scare
    1.5, average 2.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 10
  • Social Commentary 5
  • British Sitcom 5
  • Witty Dialogue 4
  • Political Intrigue 4
  • Historical Drama 3
  • Working-Class Life 3
  • Everyday Life 3
  • British Period Drama 2
  • Social Realism 2
  • Character Study 2
  • Comfort Watch 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

36
TypeAllMovies45TV shows36
RoleAnyActing36Appearances2
ScoreAny60+70+80+
DecadeAny1950s11960s71970s101980s61990s42000s62020s1Upcoming1
GenreAnyDrama25Comedy16Crime6Mystery3Documentary2Family1Kids1Action & Adventure1
Group by
DecadesScores
Newest firstOldest first

Upcoming

1 title

2020s

1 title · average score 75
GoodWatch75
Poster for Marriage

TV show · as Gerry

2000s

6 titles · average score 74
GoodWatch77
Poster for New Tricks

TV show · as Jack Halford

GoodWatch73
Poster for He Knew He Was Right

TV show · as Mr. Crump

GoodWatch80
Poster for Born and Bred

TV show · as Dr. Arthur Gilder

Poster for Close and True

TV show · as Graham True

1990s

4 titles · average score 74
GoodWatch71
Poster for The Missing Postman

TV show · as Clive Peacock

GoodWatch77
Poster for Midsomer Murders

TV show · as Ron Pringle

Poster for Dalziel and Pascoe

TV show · as Father Leonard Tibbings

Poster for Second Thoughts

TV show · as Bill

1980s

6 titles · average score 78
GoodWatch78
Poster for The Beiderbecke Connection

TV show · as Trevor Chaplin

GoodWatch75
Poster for The Beiderbecke Tapes

TV show · as Trevor Chaplin

GoodWatch81
Poster for The Beiderbecke Affair

TV show · as Trevor Chaplin

1970s

10 titles · average score 69
Poster for The BBC Television Shakespeare

TV show · as Porter / Touchstone

GoodWatch57
Poster for Armchair Thriller

TV show · as Mark Omney

GoodWatch74
Poster for When the Boat Comes In

TV show · as Jack Ford

Poster for Oranges and Lemons

TV show · as Arthur

GoodWatch61
Poster for The Protectors

TV show · as Max Toller

GoodWatch73
Poster for Budgie

TV show · as Wossname / Wossname Walsh

GoodWatch70
Poster for Play for Today

TV show · as Husband

1960s

7 titles · average score 75
Poster for Inheritance

TV show · as David Oldroyd

GoodWatch72
Poster for Omnibus

TV show · as Pinkie

Poster for Boy Meets Girl

TV show · as McHenry

GoodWatch81
Poster for Public Eye

TV show · as Alan Grove

GoodWatch71
Poster for The Likely Lads

TV show · as Terry Collier

Poster for A Choice of Coward

TV show · as Roland Maule

Poster for The Four Seasons of Rosie Carr

TV show · as Frank Lambert (voice) / Frank Lambert

1950s

1 title
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