James Grout

Acting

James Grout

Born 1927-10-22 · London, England, UK

Acting credits

The Abominable Dr. Phibes poster
7.0

After a team of surgeons botches his beloved wife's operation, the distraught Dr. Phibes unleashes a score of Old-Testament atrocities on his enemies.

The Abominable Dr. Phibes

1971

The Ruling Class poster
6.4

When the Earl of Gurney dies in a cross-dressing accident, his schizophrenic son, Jack, inherits the Gurney estate. Jack is not the average nobleman; he sings and dances across the estate and thinks he is Jesus reincarnated. Believing that Jack is mentally unfit to own the estate, the Gurney family plots to steal Jack's inheritance. As their outrageous schemes fail, the family strives to cure Jack of his bizarre behavior, with disastrous results.

The Ruling Class

1972

Loophole poster
6.3

When architect Stephen Booker loses his partnership, he finds jobs hard to come by, and with money in short supply, he unwittingly becomes involved in a daring scheme to rob one of London's biggest bank vaults.

Loophole

1981

No artwork available
NR

Macbeth, the Thane of Glamis, receives a prophecy from a trio of witches that one day he will become King of Scotland. Consumed by ambition and spurred to action by his wife, Macbeth murders his king and takes the throne for himself.

Macbeth

1966

Rachel and the Roarettes poster
NR

A musical about female rebels in the 18th and 20th centuries.

Rachel and the Roarettes

1985

No artwork available
NR

The USA have created a deadly gas known as Omega. Britain have countered with it's antidote Omega Minor. Lawyer Philip Skelton is recruited to join a secret Cell called Gauntlet and they must stop Dr. Maurice Owen before he passes it on.

Codename: Portcullis

1969

No artwork available
1.0

Set in a cemetery, the film tells the story of a young man whom a blind man wrongly imagines to be black, and explores the nature of human prejudice.

If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them

1974

The Falklands Factor poster
7.0

Is there nothing new under the sun? 1770. The South Atlantic. A fleet sets sail from Buenos Aires to expel the British forces and reconquer the Falkland Islands. A major international crisis explodes. What follows may sound strangely familiar, but is firmly based on the historical record and the actual speeches and writings of the time.

The Falklands Factor

1983

Ackerman, Dougall & Harker poster
NR

A salesman learns a few lessons from the locals when he goes to Yorkshire for a business course.

Ackerman, Dougall & Harker

1972

Mrs. Acland's Ghosts poster
9.0

Mr Mockler and Mrs Acland have never met, but gradually Mrs Acland 's ghosts begin to take over Mr Mockler 's life.

Mrs. Acland's Ghosts

1975

No artwork available
NR

Four former inmates of a hospital for the mentally handicapped, move in next door to a middle aged couple in suburbia.

Why Here?

1977

Death of a Salesman poster
6.2

Willy Loman, an aging, failing salesman, struggles to accept reality and his failure to achieve the American Dream.

Death of a Salesman

1996

Fairies poster
10.0

'I'd stake my reputation on it. These photographs are not faked.' But how could photographs, taken on a simple camera by two Yorkshire village girls, have momentous implications for man's understanding of the world?

Fairies

1978

A Hymn from Jim poster
NR

When a clean-cut young pop-star gets in trouble, he calls his manager. The call sets in motion a unusual series of events.

A Hymn from Jim

1977

A Man of Morality poster
10.0

A moral philosopher at a university finds his own morals under scrutiny.

A Man of Morality

1976

Jumbo poster
NR

"1975 was the year of the disaster movie, yeah? So what stops 1976 being the year of the disastrous disaster movie?"

Jumbo

1976

Broken Glass poster
NR

A private detective caring for his wife who is suffering from dementia investigates the disappearance of a young girl. Soon, however, he begins digging up the girl's dark family secrets.

Broken Glass

1982

Mrs. Warren's Profession poster
9.0

Performed in 1902, after being banned by the censor for eight years, Shaw's indictment of the hypocrisy surrounding prostitution still shocked its audiences. Mrs. Warren has graduated from prostitution to opening and operating a chain of brothels throughout Europe. When her educated daughter Vivie discovers the truth about her mother's profession her reactions affect everyone around her.

Mrs. Warren's Profession

1972

The Old Devils poster
NR

An adaptation of the novel by Kingsley Amis about a group of university friends reunited in retirement. Alun Weaver has found success as a celebrated London-based writer. After returning home to Wales with his alluring wife Rhiannon he reunites with old friends who chose to remain in the valleys. Long dormant romance are rekindled and rivalries resurrected in this turbulent story of ageing, friendship, lust, nostalgia and nationalism.

The Old Devils

1992

Man and Superman poster
9.0

An adaptation of George Bernard Shaw's play.

Man and Superman

1982

The Hunting of Lionel Crane poster
8.0

An army deserter hides out on a country estate but falls foul of the gamekeeper.

The Hunting of Lionel Crane

1970

Jenny Can't Work Any Faster poster
NR

Jenny is an autistic teenager. Her father is concerned about her being withdrawn and hopes that employing her in his own business will bring her out of her shell. He also employs a new young assistant called Brian.

Jenny Can't Work Any Faster

1975

A Passage to Inverness poster
7.0

A striptease artist is prosecuted for indecency. Meanwhile, his aunt wants him to visit her, before she dies.

A Passage to Inverness

1977