David Ryall
- Acting
- January 5, 1935 · Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex, England, UK
- December 25, 2014
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
- Mr. Turner · Footman
- Automata · Dominic Hawk
- The Tractate Middoth · Dr Thomas Rant
- The Village · Old Bert Middleton
- Quartet · Harry
- Call the Midwife · Tommy Mills
- The Broken Santa · Frank Morrison
- Trollied
- Hysteria · Judge
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 · Elphias Doge
- The Robbers · Frank Morrison
- Crooked House · Mr Paget
- City of Ember · Chief Builder
- Bonekickers
- Outnumbered · Granddad
- Clapham Junction · Vicar
- The Worst Journey in the World · Curator
- Lewis · Mr. Cooper
- Pickles: The Dog Who Won the World Cup · Meriweather
- Le Grand Charles · Winston Churchill
- The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse · Tom Tit
- Around the World in 80 Days · Lord Salisbury
- New Tricks · Jasper Urquhart
- Looking for Victoria · Henry James
- Byron · Sir Ralph Milbanke
- Blackball · Giles Wilton
- State of Play · Bob Coutts
- Lucky Jim · Stanley
- Byron · Sir Ralph Milbanke
- Two Men Went To War · Winston Churchill
- Foyle's War · Dr. Henderson
- Ultimate Force
- Unconditional Love · Funeral Director
- Bertie and Elizabeth · Winston Churchill
- The Cicerones · Figure in Pulpit
- In Deep · Denver
- Oliver Twist · Mr. Fang, magistrate
- Mad Cows · Man outside Harrods
- In the Red · Max Parker
- Plotlands · Harry Crowley
- Midsomer Murders · Bob Moss
- Black Eyes · Grandad
- The Legacy of Reginald Perrin · Welton Ormsby
- Restoration · Lord Bathurst
- The Final Cut · Sir Bruce Bullerby
- Jake's Progress · Alex Halliwell
- Carrington · Mayor
- Mrs Hartley and the Growth Centre · Dr Simmonds
- Hamish Macbeth · Paul Jeffreys
- Milner · Dave Stiles
- Fatherland · Administrator Kruger
- Giorgino · Professor Beaumont
- Black Beauty · Carriagemaker
- Pie in the Sky · Jack Bolland
- Law and Disorder
- The Entertainer · Brother Bill
- To Play the King · Sir Bruce Bullerby
- Goodnight Sweetheart · Eric Elward
- Justice · englischer Minister
- Peak Practice · Ben Jones
- Shuttlecock · Pound
- Witchcraft · Oxford Librarian
- A Touch of Frost · Edward Cull
- The Borrowers · Crampfurl
- The Secret Agent · Wurme
- Running Late · Wicks
- Anglo Saxon Attitudes · Frank Rammage
- Revolver · Aldo Testi
- Heartbeat · Howard Dufton
- One Against the Wind · Dumont, Mary's Lawyer
- Performance · Bill
- The Men's Room · Alan Pascoe
- Truly Madly Deeply · George
- Prime Suspect · Oscar Bream
- For the Greater Good · Jack Brooke
- The Russia House · Colonial Type
- The Saint: The Software Murders · Teal
- Who Bombed Birmingham? · Dr. Frank Skuse
- Perfect Scoundrels · Vicar
- The Chief · Charlie Summers