James Garbutt (12 September 1925 – 6 April 2020) was a British actor who was active on television from the 1960s. Born in Houghton-le-Spring, County Durham in 1925, James was an RAF pilot and was trained in the United States and stationed in Africa during the second world war. After the war he then became an Art Teacher during this time, and he became a key member of the People's Theatre, Newcastle upon Tyne, during the 1950s and 1960s. He died in April 2020 at the age of 94.