David Ryall
Birthday
1935/01/05
Day of death
2014/12/25 (80 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex, England, UK
Also know as
David John 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.
Acting
(2004) Around the World in 80 Days
as Lord Salisbury
(1969) The Dance of Death
as Sentry
(2010) Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
as Elphias Doge
(2008) City of Ember
as Chief Builder
(1983) Fords on Water
as Mister Jack
(1989) The Woman in Black
as Sweetman
(1991) One Against the Wind
as Dumont, Mary's Lawyer
(1992) Running Late
as Wicks
(1988) Starlings
as Mr James
(2002) Two Men Went To War
as Winston Churchill
(1982) Walter
as Mr. Richards
(2006) Pickles: The Dog Who Won the World Cup
as Meriweather
(2013) The Tractate Middoth
as Rant
(1993) Justice
as englischer Minister
(2014) Automata
as Dominic Hawk
(2007) Clapham Junction
as Vicar
(1979) The Knowledge
as Titanic Walters
(1994) Fatherland
as Administrator Kruger
(1990) Who Bombed Birmingham?
as Dr. Frank Skuse
(1990) The Russia House
as Colonial Type
(1980) The Elephant Man
as Man With Whores
(1996) Black Eyes
as Grandad
(1991) Truly Madly Deeply
as George
(2003) Byron
as Sir Ralph Milbanke
(2002) The Cicerones
as Figure in Pulpit
(2003) Lucky Jim
as Stanley
(2002) Bertie and Elizabeth
as Winston Churchill
(1995) Carrington
as Mayor
(1989) Wilt
as Rev. Froude
(2007) The Worst Journey in the World
as Curator
(2014) Mr. Turner
as Footman
(2012) Quartet
as Harry
(1994) Milner
as Dave Stiles
(1980) Drake's Venture
as Sir Francis Wisingham
(1980) Dreams of Leaving
as Drunk Journalist
(1995) Mrs Hartley and the Growth Centre
as Dr Simmonds
(1980) 'Tis Pity She's a Whore
as Richardetto
(1994) Black Beauty
as Carriagemaker
(1995) Restoration
as Lord Bathurst
(2011) Hysteria
as Judge
(2003) Blackball
as Giles Wilton
(1999) Mad Cows
as Man outside Harrods
(1977) Black Joy
as Butcher
(1993) The Entertainer
as Bill
(2002) Unconditional Love
as Funeral Director
(1989) The Saint: The Brazilian Connection
as Teal
(1990) The Saint: The Software Murders
as Teal
(1992) Revolver
as Aldo Testi
(1993) Shuttlecock
as Pound
(1989) Nineteen96
as Sir Cyril Llewellyn
(1992) The Secret Agent
as Wurme
(2002) Ultimate Force
as ---
(1984) The Bill
as ---
(1978) Blake's 7
as Selman
(2007) Lewis
as Mr. Cooper
(1992) A Touch of Frost
as ---
(1991) Prime Suspect
as Oscar Bream
(1992) Heartbeat
as Howard Dufton
(1987) Inspector Morse
as Derek Whittaker
(2003) State of Play
as ---
(1972) Crown Court
as ---
(2002) Foyle's War
as ---
(1993) Goodnight Sweetheart
as Eric Elward
(1986) Lovejoy
as Sam Cavendish
(1951) Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Dumont
(2008) Bonekickers
as ---
(2007) Outnumbered
as Granddad
(1988) The River
as Colonel Danvers
(1975) The Legend of Robin Hood
as ---
(2008) Crooked House
as ---
(1997) Plotlands
as Harry Crowley
(1988) The Return of Shelley
as ---
(1996) The Legacy of Reginald Perrin
as ---
(1989) The Paradise Club
as Bishop Sykes
(1992) The Borrowers
as Crampfurl
(1990) Perfect Scoundrels
as Vicar
(2013) The Village
as Old Bert Middleton
(2004) New Tricks
as Jasper Urquhart
(1992) Anglo Saxon Attitudes
as Frank Rammage
(1987) The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
as Bill
(2001) In Deep
as Denver
(1998) In the Red
as Max Parker
(1988) Jack the Ripper
as Bowyer
(2011) Trollied
as ---
(1983) Number 10
as ---
(1986) The Singing Detective
as Mr. Hall
(1993) Peak Practice
as Ben Jones
(1989) About Face
as ---
(1979) Minder
as Ashley Brown
(1986) Casualty
as Eddie Gash
(1986) Casualty
as Tom Harley
(1994) Law and Disorder
as ---
(1988) South Of The Border
as Trevor Mitchell
(1986) Casualty
as Dr. James Baker
(1999) Oliver Twist
as Mr. Fang, magistrate
(1983) Spyship
as ---
(2003) Byron
as Sir Ralph Milbanke
(1994) Pie in the Sky
as Jack Bolland
(1995) Jake's Progress
as Alex Halliwell
(1993) To Play the King
as Sir Bruce Bullerby
(1992) Witchcraft
as Oxford Librarian
(1978) Bless Me Father
as Billy Buzzle
(2012) Call the Midwife
as Tommy Mills
(2006) Le Grand Charles
as Winston Churchill
(1997) Midsomer Murders
as Bob Moss
(1988) The Modern World: Ten Great Writers
as Pastor Kroll
(1983) Reilly: Ace of Spies
as Glass
(1978) Enemy at the Door
as Capt. Tom Foster-Smythe
(1995) Hamish Macbeth
as Paul Jeffreys
(1978) Enemy at the Door
as Captain Tom Foster-Smythe