Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
January 5, 1935
Place of Birth:
Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex, England, UK
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David Ryall
Biography
David John Ryall (January 5, 1935 – December 25, 2014) was an English stage, film and television character actor. He had leading roles in Lytton's Diary and Goodnight Sweetheart, as well as memorable roles in Dennis Potter's The Singing Detective and Andrew Davies's adaptation of To Play the King. He also portrayed Billy Buzzle in the ITV sitcom Bless Me, Father and Frank in the BBC sitcom Outnumbered.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Automata | Dominic Hawk |
| 2014 | Mr. Turner | Footman |
| 2013 | The Tractate Middoth | Rant |
| 2012 | Quartet | Harry |
| 2011 | Hysteria | Judge |
| 2011 | The Broken Santa | Frank Morrison |
| 2010 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 | Elphias Doge |
| 2009 | The Robbers | Frank Morrison |
| 2008 | City of Ember | Chief Builder |
| 2007 | Clapham Junction | Vicar |
| 2007 | The Worst Journey in the World | Curator |
| 2006 | Pickles: The Dog Who Won the World Cup | Meriweather |
| 2004 | Around the World in 80 Days | Lord Salisbury |
| 2003 | Byron | Sir Ralph Milbanke |
| 2003 | Lucky Jim | Stanley |
| 2003 | Blackball | Giles Wilton |
| 2002 | Two Men Went To War | Winston Churchill |
| 2002 | The Cicerones | Figure in Pulpit |
| 2002 | Bertie and Elizabeth | Winston Churchill |
| 2002 | Unconditional Love | Funeral Director |
| 1999 | Mad Cows | Man outside Harrods |
| 1996 | Black Eyes | Grandad |
| 1995 | Carrington | Mayor |
| 1995 | Mrs Hartley and the Growth Centre | Dr Simmonds |
| 1995 | Restoration | Lord Bathurst |
| 1994 | Fatherland | Administrator Kruger |
| 1994 | Milner | Dave Stiles |
| 1994 | Black Beauty | Carriagemaker |
| 1994 | Giorgino | Professor Beaumont |
| 1993 | Justice | englischer Minister |
| 1993 | The Entertainer | Bill |
| 1993 | Shuttlecock | Pound |
| 1992 | Running Late | Wicks |
| 1992 | Revolver | Aldo Testi |
| 1992 | The Secret Agent | Wurme |
| 1991 | One Against the Wind | Dumont, Mary's Lawyer |
| 1991 | Truly Madly Deeply | George |
| 1990 | Who Bombed Birmingham? | Dr. Frank Skuse |
| 1990 | The Russia House | Colonial Type |
| 1990 | The Saint: The Software Murders | Teal |
| 1989 | The Woman in Black | Sweetman |
| 1989 | Wilt | Rev. Froude |
| 1989 | The Saint: The Brazilian Connection | Teal |
| 1989 | Nineteen96 | Sir Cyril Llewellyn |
| 1988 | Starlings | Mr James |
| 1983 | Fords on Water | Mister Jack |
| 1982 | Walter | Mr. Richards |
| 1980 | The Elephant Man | Man With Whores |
| 1980 | Drake's Venture | Sir Francis Wisingham |
| 1980 | Dreams of Leaving | Drunk Journalist |
| 1980 | 'Tis Pity She's a Whore | Richardetto |
| 1979 | The Knowledge | Titanic Walters |
| 1977 | Black Joy | Butcher |
| 1969 | The Dance of Death | Sentry |
| 1967 | Much Ado About Nothing | The Sexton |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | The Village | Old Bert Middleton |
| 2012 | Call the Midwife | Tommy Mills |
| 2011 | Trollied | |
| 2008 | Bonekickers | |
| 2008 | Crooked House | |
| 2007 | Lewis | Mr. Cooper |
| 2007 | Outnumbered | Granddad |
| 2006 | Le Grand Charles | Winston Churchill |
| 2004 | New Tricks | Jasper Urquhart |
| 2003 | State of Play | |
| 2003 | Byron | Sir Ralph Milbanke |
| 2002 | Ultimate Force | |
| 2002 | Foyle's War | Dr. Henderson |
| 2001 | In Deep | Denver |
| 1999 | Oliver Twist | Mr. Fang, magistrate |
| 1998 | In the Red | Max Parker |
| 1997 | Plotlands | Harry Crowley |
| 1997 | Midsomer Murders | Bob Moss |
| 1996 | The Legacy of Reginald Perrin | |
| 1995 | Jake's Progress | Alex Halliwell |
| 1995 | Hamish Macbeth | Paul Jeffreys |
| 1994 | Law and Disorder | |
| 1994 | Pie in the Sky | Jack Bolland |
| 1993 | Goodnight Sweetheart | Eric Elward |
| 1993 | Peak Practice | Ben Jones |
| 1993 | To Play the King | Sir Bruce Bullerby |
| 1992 | A Touch of Frost | |
| 1992 | Heartbeat | Howard Dufton |
| 1992 | The Borrowers | Crampfurl |
| 1992 | Anglo Saxon Attitudes | Frank Rammage |
| 1992 | Witchcraft | Oxford Librarian |
| 1991 | Prime Suspect | Oscar Bream |
| 1990 | Perfect Scoundrels | Vicar |
| 1989 | The Paradise Club | Bishop Sykes |
| 1989 | About Face | |
| 1988 | The River | Colonel Danvers |
| 1988 | The Return of Shelley | |
| 1988 | Jack the Ripper | Bowyer |
| 1988 | South Of The Border | Trevor Mitchell |
| 1988 | The Modern World: Ten Great Writers | Pastor Kroll |
| 1987 | Inspector Morse | Derek Whittaker |
| 1987 | The Ruth Rendell Mysteries | Bill |
| 1986 | Lovejoy | Sam Cavendish |
| 1986 | The Singing Detective | Mr. Hall |
| 1986 | Casualty | Eddie Gash |
| 1986 | Casualty | Tom Harley |
| 1986 | Casualty | Dr. James Baker |
| 1984 | The Bill | |
| 1983 | Number 10 | |
| 1983 | Spyship | |
| 1983 | Reilly: Ace of Spies | Glass |
| 1979 | Minder | Ashley Brown |
| 1978 | Blake's 7 | Selman |
| 1978 | Bless Me Father | Billy Buzzle |
| 1978 | Enemy at the Door | Capt. Tom Foster-Smythe |
| 1978 | Enemy at the Door | Captain Tom Foster-Smythe |
| 1975 | The Legend of Robin Hood | |
| 1972 | Crown Court | |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Dumont |