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David Ryall

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

Jan 5, 1935 (91 years old)

Place of Birth

Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex, England, UK

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

Acting
2014AutomataDominic Hawk
2014Mr. TurnerFootman
2013The Tractate MiddothDr Thomas Rant
2013The VillageOld Bert Middleton
2012QuartetHarry
2012Call the MidwifeTommy Mills
2011HysteriaJudge
2011The Broken SantaFrank Morrison
2011Trollied
2010Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1Elphias Doge
2009The RobbersFrank Morrison
2008City of EmberChief Builder
2008Bonekickers
2008Crooked HouseMr Paget
2007Clapham JunctionVicar
2007The Worst Journey in the WorldCurator
2007LewisMr. Cooper
2007OutnumberedGranddad
2006Pickles: The Dog Who Won the World CupMeriweather
2006Le Grand CharlesWinston Churchill
2005The League of Gentlemen's ApocalypseTom Tit
2004Around the World in 80 DaysLord Salisbury
2004New TricksJasper Urquhart
2003ByronSir Ralph Milbanke
2003Lucky JimStanley
2003BlackballGiles Wilton
2003State of PlayBob Coutts
2003ByronSir Ralph Milbanke
2002Two Men Went To WarWinston Churchill
2002The CiceronesFigure in Pulpit
2002Bertie and ElizabethWinston Churchill
2002Unconditional LoveFuneral Director
2002Ultimate Force
2002Foyle's WarDr. Henderson
2001In DeepDenver
1999Mad CowsMan outside Harrods
1999Oliver TwistMr. Fang, magistrate
1998In the RedMax Parker
1997PlotlandsHarry Crowley
1997Midsomer MurdersBob Moss
1996Black EyesGrandad
1996The Legacy of Reginald Perrin
1995CarringtonMayor
1995Mrs Hartley and the Growth CentreDr Simmonds
1995RestorationLord Bathurst
1995Jake's ProgressAlex Halliwell
1995Hamish MacbethPaul Jeffreys
1995The Final CutSir Bruce Bullerby
1994FatherlandAdministrator Kruger
1994MilnerDave Stiles
1994Black BeautyCarriagemaker
1994GiorginoProfessor Beaumont
1994Law and Disorder
1994Pie in the SkyJack Bolland
1993Justiceenglischer Minister
1993The EntertainerBill
1993ShuttlecockPound
1993Goodnight SweetheartEric Elward
1993Peak PracticeBen Jones
1993To Play the KingSir Bruce Bullerby
1992Running LateWicks
1992RevolverAldo Testi
1992The Secret AgentWurme
1992A Touch of FrostEdward Cull
1992HeartbeatHoward Dufton
1992The BorrowersCrampfurl
1992WitchcraftOxford Librarian
1992Anglo Saxon AttitudesFrank Rammage
1991One Against the WindDumont, Mary's Lawyer
1991Truly Madly DeeplyGeorge
1991Prime SuspectOscar Bream
1991PerformanceBill
1991For the Greater GoodJack Brooke
1990Who Bombed Birmingham?Dr. Frank Skuse
1990The Russia HouseColonial Type
1990The Saint: The Software MurdersTeal
1990Perfect ScoundrelsVicar
1990The ChiefCharlie Summers
1989The Woman in BlackSweetman
1989WiltRev. Froude
1989The Saint: The Brazilian ConnectionTeal
1989Nineteen96Sir Cyril Llewellyn
1989A Beginners Guide to FreudCharcot
1989The Paradise ClubBishop Sykes
1989About Face
1988StarlingsMr James
1988The RiverColonel Danvers
1988The Return of Shelley
1988Jack the RipperBowyer
1988South of the BorderTrevor Mitchell
1988The Modern World: Ten Great WritersPastor Kroll
1987Inspector MorseDerek Whittaker
1987The Ruth Rendell MysteriesBill
1986LovejoySam Cavendish
1986The Singing DetectiveMr Hall
1986CasualtyEddie Gash
1986CasualtyTom Harley
1986CasualtyDr. James Baker
1985Blake's 7: The BeginningSelman
1985Lytton's DiaryNorman
1984The Bill
1983Fords on WaterMister Jack
1983Number 10Charles Fox
1983Spyship
1983Reilly: Ace of SpiesGlass
1982WalterMr. Richards
1980The Elephant ManMan With Whores
1980Drake's VentureSir Francis Wisingham
1980Dreams of LeavingDrunk Journalist
1980'Tis Pity She's a WhoreRichardetto
1980Dying DayLane
1979The KnowledgeTitanic Walters
1979MinderAshley Brown
1978Blake's 7Selman
1978Bless Me FatherBilly Buzzle
1978Enemy at the DoorCapt. Tom Foster-Smythe
1978Enemy at the DoorCaptain Tom Foster-Smythe
1977Black JoyButcher
1975The Legend of Robin HoodAbbot of Grantham
1974The PallisersSextus Parker
1974The Aweful Mr GoodallDolman
1972Crown Court
1971A Ghost Story for ChristmasRant
1969The Dance of DeathSentry
1967Much Ado About NothingThe Sexton
1967One Pair of Eyes
1951Hallmark Hall of FameDumont