Autographs of James Grout
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.
Grout was born in Edmonton, London, the son of Beatrice Anne and William Grout. He trained to be an actor at RADA.
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).
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Traded items with a signature of James Grout
The most expensive item with a signature of James Grout (James Grout Signed Photo) was sold in December 2025 for £63.52 while the cheapest item (JAMES GROUT ( Actor ) Original Signed Cutting.) found a new owner for £0.99 in March 2013. The month with the most items sold (2) was October 2013 with an average selling price of £4.09 for an autographed item of James Grout. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in December 2025 with £63.52 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £0.99 was March 2013. In average, an autographed item from James Grout is worth £6.74.
Most recently, these items with a signature of James Grout were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | INDEPENDENT TELEVISION First Day Cover 2005 CERTIFIED SIGNED JAMES GROUT | £5.99 |  |
| INDEPENDENT TELEVISION First Day Cover 2005 CERTIFIED SIGNED JAMES GROUT Morse | £5.99 | |
| Inspector Morse FDC Hand Signed Colin Dexter James Grout Hillwood Whately Holman | £19.99 | |
| JAMES GROUT (1927-2012) Inspector Morse, Yes Minister etc Signed page | £2.75 | |
| JAMES GROUT - INSPECTOR MORSE - 12x8 PAPER PHOTO SIGNED | £3.00 | |
| James Grout actor 5x3.5 colour signed autographed photograph | £10.00 | |
| James Grout Actor Inspector Morse Etc Signed White Card Autographed | £3.00 | |
| James Grout Autograph - Inspector Morse Etc. | £6.99 | |
| James Grout Hand Signed Photograph 5 x 3 | £50.00 | |
 | JAMES GROUT INSPECTOR MORSE DR PHIBES RUMPOLE PHOTO signed autograph POW#99 | £8.28 | |
| JAMES GROUT RARE TWO HAND SIGNED PHOTO PAPER BRITISH TV ACTOR INSPECTOR MORSE | £8.50 | |
| James Grout Signed Photo | £63.52 | |
| James Grout vintage signed card AFTAL#145 | £6.50 | |
| Millennium Classics Cover 2000 CERTIFIED SIGNED JAMES GROUT, only 1 produced | £5.99 | |
| ORIGINAL AUTOGRAPH JAMES GROUT Inspector Morse | £4.49 | |
