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James Bolam
★ Acting

James Bolam

Born 1935 · Sunderland, Tyne-and-Wear, England, UK · Active 1956–2025

James Bolam, an English actor born in 1935, is known for his compelling performances in various genres. In Crucible of Terror (1971), he delivers a memorable portrayal that adds depth to the film's exploration of psychological horror. His career, which began in the 1960s, encompasses a range of roles that highlight his versatility, yet it is his work in cult cinema that resonates with fans of the genre. Bolam's ability to navigate complex characters makes him a noteworthy figure in the landscape of exploitation films.

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Crucible of Terror

Crucible of Terror

1971 ★ 3.9
as John Davies

An obsessed sculptor kills a young woman to make a perfect bronze sculpture of her. Years later at his secluded home a number of people become trapped in a web of revenge, murder and horror.

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Filmography

90 credits
2020s 4 credits
2025
Movie ★ 7.0
2022
Marriage as Gerry
TV ★ 6.2
2022
TV
2020
Movie
2010s 4 credits
2016
British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves as Terry Collier (archive footage) (uncredited)
Movie ★ 5.7
2012
Movie ★ 6.0
2011
Tentboy as Baz
Movie
2011
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip as Self - Participant
TV ★ 6.0
2000s 16 credits
2009
Movie ★ 5.5
2009
TV ★ 7.5
2007
Movie ★ 6.3
2006
Movie
2004
New Tricks as Jack Halford
TV ★ 7.3
2004
TV ★ 7.6
2003
To Kill a King as Denzil Holles
Movie ★ 5.8
2003
TV ★ 7.0
2002
Movie ★ 6.7
2002
Born and Bred as Dr. Arthur Gilder
TV ★ 9.0
2000
Movie ★ 5.5
2000
Movie
2000
It Was an Accident as Vernon Fitch
Movie ★ 6.7
2000
Movie ★ 7.0
2000
Pay and Display as Sydney Street
TV ★ 8.0
2000
Close and True as Graham True
TV ★ 8.5
1990s 12 credits
1999
Movie ★ 6.6
1998
Movie ★ 4.6
1998
Movie ★ 5.0
1997
The Island on Bird Street as Doctor Studjinsky
Movie ★ 7.2
1997
The Missing Postman as Clive Peacock
Movie ★ 5.0
1997
Stella Does Tricks as Mr. Peters
Movie ★ 6.5
1997
Midsomer Murders as Ron Pringle
TV ★ 7.5
1997
The Missing Postman as Clive Peacock
TV ★ 7.5
1995
Movie ★ 4.6
1995
Movie ★ 7.3
1991
TV ★ 6.7
1990
Movie
1980s 13 credits
1989
Screen One as Glyn
TV ★ 7.2
1988
TV ★ 7.8
1988
Andy Capp as Andy Capp
TV ★ 6.0
1987
The Beiderbecke Tapes as Trevor Chaplin
TV ★ 6.8
1986
TV ★ 5.0
1985
The Beiderbecke Affair as Trevor Chaplin
TV ★ 7.9
1983
The Maze as Arthur Frode
Movie
1983
Clash of Loyalties as A.T. Wilson
Movie ★ 7.5
1983
Macbeth as Porter
Movie ★ 6.4
1983
Shades of Darkness as Arthur Frode
TV ★ 7.7
1982
The Plague Dogs as The Tod (voice)
Movie ★ 7.8
1970s 19 credits
1979
Only When I Laugh as Roy Figgis
TV ★ 6.7
1978
As You Like It as Touchstone
Movie ★ 8.2
1978
Movie ★ 9.0
1978
Armchair Thriller as Mark Omney
TV ★ 4.2
1976
Movie ★ 6.3
1976
TV ★ 7.7
1975
In Celebration as Colin Shaw
Movie ★ 5.2
1975
Movie ★ 8.0
1974
Movie
1973
O Lucky Man! as Attenborough/Examination Doctor
Movie ★ 6.8
1973
Movie
1973
TV ★ 7.7
1972
Movie ★ 5.7
1972
Movie ★ 5.1
1972
The Protectors as Max Toller
TV ★ 6.1
1971
Budgie as Wossname
TV ★ 7.2
1971
TV ★ 7.5
1971
Budgie as Wossname Walsh
TV ★ 7.2
1970
Play for Today as Husband
TV ★ 6.6
1960s 20 credits
1969
Otley as Albert
Movie ★ 6.3
1969
W. Somerset Maugham as Leslie Gaze
TV
1967
Half a Sixpence as Mr Jones
Movie ★ 6.0
1967
Omnibus as Pinkie
TV ★ 7.2
1967
Inheritance as David Oldroyd
TV ★ 6.0
1965
Public Eye as Alan Grove
TV ★ 8.2
1964
Murder Most Foul as Bill Hanson
Movie ★ 7.1
1964
Movie ★ 8.0
1964
The Likely Lads as Terry Collier
TV ★ 7.3
1964
TV
1964
A Choice of Coward as Roland Maule
TV ★ 7.0
1964
TV
1963
Movie
1962
Movie ★ 7.1
1962
H.M.S. Defiant as Midshipman (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.5
1961
The Kitchen as Michael
Movie ★ 7.3
1961
TV
1950s 2 credits
1959
TV ★ 4.8
1956
TV ★ 6.0