James Grout English actor (1927–2012)
James Grout
Born James David Grout
(1927-10-22 ) 22 October 1927Died 24 June 2012(2012-06-24) (aged 84) Occupation Actor Spouse Noreen
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 [ 1]
Early life
Grout was born in Edmonton, London , the son of Beatrice Anne and William Grout.[ 2] RADA .[ 3]
Career
Grout's BBC Radio 4 appearances include Barliman Butterbur in the 1981 adaptation of The Lord of the Rings King Street Junior Andy Hamilton 's Hell -based comedy Old Harry's Game The Secret Life of Rosewood Avenue Any Other Business [ 3]
Grout's television credits include Chief Inspector Prescott in Waste Land (series 17, episode 1 of Dixon of Dock Green Looking for Clancy Murder Most English (1977), Superintendent Rafferty in Turtle's Progress Juliet Bravo Shelley The Beiderbecke Affair The Box of Delights A Very Peculiar Practice All Creatures Great and Small Chief Superintendent Strange in Inspector Morse Rumpole of the Bailey Yes Minister [ 1] The Girl on the Train in The Agatha Christie Hour Tony Award for Best Supporting or Featured Actor (musical) for Half a Sixpence
Grout's other television roles include George Batt in Mother Love David Copperfield [ 1] [ 3]
Personal life
Grout married Noreen, a schooldays' sweetheart. In 1977, they moved on a whim from west London to Malmesbury , Wiltshire, where he contributed a column to the local paper, the Wiltshire Gazette and Herald [ 1] [ 3]
Grout died on 24 June 2012, aged 84, at the Ashgrove nursing home in Purton , Wiltshire, after a long illness.[ 1] [ 3] [ 4] [ 1]
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