Born: May 1839 in Newcastle, England; Died: 29 August 1930 in St Helen's, Drumchapel, Dumbartonshire, Scotland
Was roommates with Marc Bolan in the 60s.
Was the true inspiration for Marc Bolan s name, not Bob Dylan as reported.
He was awarded the MBE in the 2009 Queens Birthday Honours list for his services to Drama.
According to Monica Dickens autobiography "An Open Book", James Bolam, who was a keen horseman, brought her novel "Cobblers Dream" to the attention of Yorkshire Television, leading to the TV series "Follyfoot" .
His father died when he was young.
His family left the North east when he was age 12 and moved to Derby.
He trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama.
(June 2009) Billinghurst, West Sussex, England
While being married to Susan Jameson in real life in the television series New Tricks, in which they both appeared, she played the wife of Brian Lane played by Alun Armstrong.
In the episode "Guess Whos Coming To Dinner", several references are made to Terry (James Bolam) resembling "Andy Capp" (a popular newspaper comic strip about a gambling, drinking layabout and his long suffering wife). 15 years later, Bolam would play Andy Capp in a short-lived ITV sit-com.
All one thinks at a time like this is their families and my thoughts,are with them and my sympathies and I just wish them well. .
