James Grout: movies and TV shows
James Grout has 82 credits in the archive: 23 films and 59 TV series, from 1955 to 1999. Highest rated: A Very Peculiar Practice (8.2/10).
Career timeline
1955 – 1999 · busiest year: 1977 (8 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | David Copperfield | Mr. Spenlow | TV | 7.1 | 71 |
| 1996 | Death of a Salesman | Charley | Film | 6.2 | 68 |
| 1995 | Down to Earth | Douglas | TV | 7.5 | 67 |
| 1993 | Goodnight Sweetheart | Mr Rutley | TV | 7.2 | 65 |
| 1993 | Cyberzone | Thesp | TV | 6.5 | 65 |
| 1992 | Shakespeare: The Animated Tales | Catesby / Ely (voice) | TV | 6.4 | 64 |
| 1992 | The Old Devils | Peter Thomas | Film | — | 64 |
| 1991 | Performance | Silence | TV | 6.3 | 63 |
| 1988 | The Return of Shelley | TV | — | 60 | |
| 1987 | Inspector Morse | Chief Superintendent Strange | TV | 7.9 | 59 |
| 1987 | Late Expectations | Dr. John Anderson | TV | 8.0 | 59 |
| 1986 | A Very Peculiar Practice | Professor George Bunn | TV | 8.2 | 58 |
| 1985 | The Beiderbecke Affair | Mr McAllister | TV | 7.9 | 57 |
| 1985 | Rachel and the Roarettes | Judge | Film | — | 57 |
| 1984 | The Box of Delights | Inspector | TV | 8.0 | 56 |
| 1984 | Cockles | Arthur Dumpton | TV | 7.5 | 56 |
| 1983 | Natural World | Narrator | TV | 7.4 | 55 |
| 1983 | Number 10 | Mortimer | TV | 7.0 | 55 |
| 1983 | The Falklands Factor | William Strahan | Film | 7.0 | 55 |
| 1982 | The Agatha Christie Hour | William Rowland | TV | 6.8 | 54 |
| 1982 | The Bounder | Det. Sgt. Evans | TV | 7.0 | 54 |
| 1982 | Saturday Night Thriller | Nicholas Petrie | TV | — | 54 |
| 1982 | Man and Superman | Roebuck Ramsden | Film | 9.0 | 54 |
| 1982 | Broken Glass | Nicholas Petrie | Film | — | 54 |
| 1981 | Loophole | Fairbrother | Film | 6.3 | 53 |
| 1981 | Honky Tonk Heroes | Big Hal | TV | — | 53 |
| 1979 | Turtle's Progress | Superintendent Rafferty | TV | 6.3 | 51 |
| 1979 | Malice Aforethought | CI Russell | TV | 6.0 | 51 |
| 1979 | The Diary of a Nobody | Gowing | TV | 8.0 | 51 |
| 1978 | All Creatures Great and Small | Granville Bennett | TV | 7.8 | 50 |
| 1978 | Born and Bred | Frank Benge | TV | 6.0 | 50 |
| 1978 | Fairies | Sir Arthur Conan Doyle | Film | 10.0 | 50 |
| 1977 | BBC2 Play of the Week | Sir Arthur Conan Doyle | TV | 7.0 | 49 |
| 1977 | The Sunday Drama | Mr Lomax | TV | 5.0 | 49 |
| 1977 | Romance | Henry | TV | — | 49 |
| 1977 | Murder Most English: A Flaxborough Chronicle | Jonas Bradlaw | TV | 6.5 | 49 |
| 1977 | The Velvet Glove | Joseph Fry | TV | — | 49 |
| 1977 | A Hymn from Jim | Det Insp Bead | Film | — | 49 |
| 1977 | A Passage to Inverness | Queen's Counsel | Film | 7.0 | 49 |
| 1977 | Why Here? | Mr. Lomax | Film | — | 49 |
| 1976 | Cakes and Ale | Lord George Kemp | TV | 8.0 | 48 |
| 1976 | Jumbo | Harry S. Bloomburger | Film | — | 48 |
| 1976 | A Man of Morality | James Johns | Film | 10.0 | 48 |
| 1975 | Rumpole of the Bailey | TV | 7.1 | 47 | |
| 1975 | Rumpole of the Bailey | Mr. Justice Ollie Oliphant | TV | 7.1 | 47 |
| 1975 | The Hanged Man | Sam McGuire | TV | 7.0 | 47 |
| 1975 | Looking for Clancy | Dai Owen (voice) | TV | — | 47 |
| 1975 | Looking for Clancy | Dai Owen | TV | — | 47 |
| 1975 | Mrs. Acland's Ghosts | Dr. Friendman | Film | 9.0 | 47 |
| 1975 | Jenny Can't Work Any Faster | Robert | Film | — | 47 |
| 1974 | Playhouse | Dr. Friendman | TV | 7.0 | 46 |
| 1974 | Playhouse | Harry S. Bloomberger | TV | 7.0 | 46 |
| 1974 | Microbes and Men | Robert Koch | TV | 6.0 | 46 |
| 1974 | If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them | Film | 1.0 | 46 | |
| 1973 | Thriller | Supt. Cramer | TV | 7.0 | 45 |
| 1973 | Centre Play | James Johns | TV | 7.0 | 45 |
| 1973 | Centre Play | Queen's Counsel | TV | 7.0 | 45 |
| 1973 | Orson Welles' Great Mysteries | Sgt. Fred Mullins | TV | 6.8 | 45 |
| 1972 | Crown Court | Superintendent Carson | TV | 5.7 | 44 |
| 1972 | Van der Valk | Kolmaar | TV | 6.2 | 44 |
| 1972 | The Ruling Class | Inspector Brockett | Film | 6.5 | 44 |
| 1972 | Mrs. Warren's Profession | Sir George Crofts | Film | 9.0 | 44 |
| 1972 | Ackerman, Dougall & Harker | Sinclair | Film | — | 44 |
| 1971 | Budgie | Major Hawkins | TV | 7.2 | 43 |
| 1971 | Jason King | TV | 7.8 | 43 | |
| 1971 | The Ten Commandments | Angus | TV | — | 43 |
| 1971 | The Guardians | Hobbs | TV | 6.0 | 43 |
| 1971 | The Abominable Dr. Phibes | Sergeant | Film | 7.0 | 43 |
| 1971 | Stage 2 | Sir George Crofts | TV | — | 43 |
| 1970 | The Misfit | PC Thorpe | TV | 9.0 | 42 |
| 1970 | The Hunting of Lionel Crane | Squire | Film | 8.0 | 42 |
| 1969 | Codename: Portcullis | Dr. Maurice Owen | Film | — | 41 |
| 1968 | The First Lady | George Kingston | TV | 10.0 | 40 |
| 1967 | Man in a Suitcase | TV | 7.2 | 39 | |
| 1966 | Macbeth | Banquo | Film | — | 38 |
| 1965 | BBC Play of the Month | Sparta | TV | 5.3 | 37 |
| 1964 | The Wednesday Play | Squire | TV | 5.2 | 36 |
| 1964 | Theatre 625 | Town Crier | TV | 7.2 | 36 |
| 1964 | Theatre 625 | Cheeseman | TV | 7.2 | 36 |
| 1962 | Suspense | Dr. Charles Lloyd | TV | 6.7 | 34 |
| 1956 | The Adventures of Sir Lancelot | Petroc | TV | 7.0 | 28 |
| 1955 | Dixon of Dock Green | Chief Insp. Prescott | TV | 6.0 | 27 |