About James Grout
Lived 1927 – 2012 (aged 84). James Grout was a British television actor, film actor, dub actor and actor.
James David Grout (22 October 1927 – 24 June 2012) was an English actor of radio and television. He was best known for playing Chief Superintendent Strange in Inspector Morse. He trained to be an actor at RADA.
Career Grout's BBC Radio 4 appearances include Barliman Butterbur in the 1981 adaptation of The Lord of the Rings, headmaster Harry Beeston in all ten series of the Radio 4 comedy series King Street Junior (1985–1998), Professor Richard Whittingham in Andy Hamilton's Hell-based comedy Old Harry's Game (1995–2003), Rev. Timothy Carswell in The Secret Life of Rosewood Avenue (1991) and Any Other Business (1995). Noreen survived him.
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Who was James Grout?
English actor (1927–2012)
When was James Grout born?
James Grout was born on 22 October 1927 in London.
When did James Grout die?
James Grout died on 24 June 2012 in Purton.
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James Grout was a television actor, film actor, dub actor and actor.
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James Grout was British.
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