David Ryall
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- January 5, 1935
- Died
- December 25, 2014 (aged 79)
- Birthplace
- 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.
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Filmography
Automata
Movie · as Dominic Hawk
Mr. Turner
Movie · as Footman
The Tractate Middoth
Movie · as Dr Thomas Rant
The Village
TV · as Old Bert Middleton · 12 eps
Quartet
Movie · as Harry
Call the Midwife
TV · as Tommy Mills · 1 ep
Hysteria
Movie · as Judge
The Broken Santa
Movie · as Frank Morrison
Trollied
TV · 7 eps
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
Movie · as Elphias Doge
The Robbers
Movie · as Frank Morrison
City of Ember
Movie · as Chief Builder
Bonekickers
TV · 1 ep
Crooked House
TV · as Mr Paget · 1 ep
Clapham Junction
Movie · as Vicar
The Worst Journey in the World
Movie · as Curator
Lewis
TV · as Mr. Cooper · 1 ep
Outnumbered
TV · as Granddad · 19 eps
Pickles: The Dog Who Won the World Cup
Movie · as Meriweather
Le Grand Charles
TV · as Winston Churchill · 2 eps
The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse
Movie · as Tom Tit
Around the World in 80 Days
Movie · as Lord Salisbury
New Tricks
TV · as Jasper Urquhart · 1 ep
Byron
Movie · as Sir Ralph Milbanke
Lucky Jim
Movie · as Stanley
Blackball
Movie · as Giles Wilton
State of Play
TV · as Bob Coutts · 1 ep
Byron
TV · as Sir Ralph Milbanke · 2 eps
Looking for Victoria
TV · as Henry James · 1 ep
Two Men Went To War
Movie · as Winston Churchill
The Cicerones
Movie · as Figure in Pulpit
Bertie and Elizabeth
Movie · as Winston Churchill
Unconditional Love
Movie · as Funeral Director
Ultimate Force
TV · 1 ep
Foyle's War
TV · as Dr. Henderson · 1 ep
In Deep
TV · as Denver · 2 eps
Mad Cows
Movie · as Man outside Harrods
Oliver Twist
TV · as Mr. Fang, magistrate · 4 eps
In the Red
TV · as Max Parker · 3 eps
Plotlands
TV · as Harry Crowley · 6 eps
Midsomer Murders
TV · as Bob Moss · 1 ep
Black Eyes
Movie · as Grandad
The Legacy of Reginald Perrin
TV · as Welton Ormsby · 3 eps
Carrington
Movie · as Mayor
Mrs Hartley and the Growth Centre
Movie · as Dr Simmonds
Restoration
Movie · as Lord Bathurst
Jake's Progress
TV · as Alex Halliwell · 6 eps
Hamish Macbeth
TV · as Paul Jeffreys · 2 eps
The Final Cut
TV · as Sir Bruce Bullerby · 4 eps
Fatherland
Movie · as Administrator Kruger
Milner
Movie · as Dave Stiles
Black Beauty
Movie · as Carriagemaker
Giorgino
Movie · as Professor Beaumont
Law and Disorder
TV · 1 ep
Pie in the Sky
TV · as Jack Bolland · 1 ep
Justice
Movie · as englischer Minister
The Entertainer
Movie · as Brother Bill
Shuttlecock
Movie · as Pound
Goodnight Sweetheart
TV · as Eric Elward · 6 eps
Peak Practice
TV · as Ben Jones · 1 ep
To Play the King
TV · as Sir Bruce Bullerby · 4 eps
Running Late
Movie · as Wicks
Revolver
Movie · as Aldo Testi
The Secret Agent
Movie · as Wurme
A Touch of Frost
TV · as Edward Cull · 1 ep
Heartbeat
TV · as Howard Dufton · 1 ep
The Borrowers
TV · as Crampfurl · 6 eps
Witchcraft
TV · as Oxford Librarian · 2 eps
Anglo Saxon Attitudes
TV · as Frank Rammage · 3 eps
One Against the Wind
Movie · as Dumont, Mary's Lawyer
Truly Madly Deeply
Movie · as George
Prime Suspect
TV · as Oscar Bream · 2 eps
Performance
TV · as Bill · 1 ep
For the Greater Good
TV · as Jack Brooke · 2 eps
The Men's Room
TV · as Alan Pascoe · 5 eps
Who Bombed Birmingham?
Movie · as Dr. Frank Skuse
The Russia House
Movie · as Colonial Type
The Saint: The Software Murders
Movie · as Teal
Perfect Scoundrels
TV · as Vicar · 1 ep
The Chief
TV · as Charlie Summers · 4 eps
The Woman in Black
Movie · as Sweetman
Wilt
Movie · as Rev. Froude
The Saint: The Brazilian Connection
Movie · as Teal
Nineteen96
Movie · as Sir Cyril Llewellyn
A Beginners Guide to Freud
Movie · as Charcot
The Paradise Club
TV · as Bishop Sykes · 4 eps
About Face
TV · as Jason
Starlings
Movie · as Mr James
The River
TV · as Colonel Danvers · 6 eps
The Return of Shelley
TV · 32 eps
Jack the Ripper
TV · as Bowyer · 2 eps
South of the Border
TV · as Trevor Mitchell · 1 ep
The Modern World: Ten Great Writers
TV · as Pastor Kroll · 1 ep
Inspector Morse
TV · as Derek Whittaker · 1 ep
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
TV · as Bill · 1 ep
Lovejoy
TV · as Sam Cavendish · 2 eps
The Singing Detective
TV · as Mr Hall · 6 eps
Casualty
TV · as Eddie Gash, Tom Harley, Dr. James Baker · 1 ep
Blake's 7: The Beginning
Movie · as Selman
Lytton's Diary
TV · as Norman · 6 eps
The Bill
TV · 1 ep
Fords on Water
Movie · as Mister Jack
Spyship
TV · 6 eps
Reilly: Ace of Spies
TV · as Glass · 1 ep
Number 10
TV · as Charles Fox · 1 ep
Walter
Movie · as Mr. Richards
On the Line
TV · as Charles Blanchard · 13 eps
The Elephant Man
Movie · as Man With Whores
Drake's Venture
Movie · as Sir Francis Wisingham
Dreams of Leaving
Movie · as Drunk Journalist
'Tis Pity She's a Whore
Movie · as Richardetto
Dying Day
Movie · as Lane
The Knowledge
Movie · as Titanic Walters
Minder
TV · as Ashley Brown · 1 ep
Blake's 7
TV · as Selman · 1 ep
Bless Me Father
TV · as Billy Buzzle · 21 eps
Enemy at the Door
TV · as Capt. Tom Foster-Smythe, Captain Tom Foster-Smythe · 1 ep
Black Joy
Movie · as Butcher
Three Piece Suite
TV · as Stanley (segment "Celluloid Dreams") · 1 ep
The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin
TV · as Welton Ormsby · 3 eps
The Legend of Robin Hood
TV · as Abbot of Grantham · 2 eps
The Pallisers
TV · as Sextus Parker · 4 eps
The Aweful Mr Goodall
TV · as Dolman · 1 ep
The Fortunes of Nigel
TV · as Chevalier de Beaujeu · 2 eps
Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em
TV · as Mr. Rumford · 1 ep
Crown Court
TV · as Magnus Benjamin · 1 ep
A Ghost Story for Christmas
TV · as Rant · 1 ep
The Dance of Death
Movie · as Sentry
Much Ado About Nothing
Movie · as The Sexton
One Pair of Eyes
TV · 1 ep
Hallmark Hall of Fame
TV · as Dumont · 1 ep