David Ryall
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Acting Credits
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
Automata
2014
as Dominic Hawk
Mr. Turner
2014
as Footman
The Tractate Middoth
2013
as Dr Thomas Rant
The Village
2013
as Old Bert Middleton
Quartet
2012
as Harry
Call the Midwife
2012
as Tommy Mills
Hysteria
2011
as Judge
The Broken Santa
2011
as Frank Morrison
Trollied
2011
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
2010
as Elphias Doge
The Robbers
2009
as Frank Morrison
City of Ember
2008
as Chief Builder
Bonekickers
2008
Crooked House
2008
as Mr Paget
Clapham Junction
2007
as Vicar
The Worst Journey in the World
2007
as Curator
Lewis
2007
as Mr. Cooper
Outnumbered
2007
as Granddad
Pickles: The Dog Who Won the World Cup
2006
as Meriweather
Le Grand Charles
2006
as Winston Churchill
The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse
2005
as Tom Tit
Around the World in 80 Days
2004
as Lord Salisbury
New Tricks
2004
as Jasper Urquhart
Byron
2003
as Sir Ralph Milbanke
Lucky Jim
2003
as Stanley
Blackball
2003
as Giles Wilton
State of Play
2003
as Bob Coutts
Byron
2003
as Sir Ralph Milbanke
Looking for Victoria
2003
as Henry James
Two Men Went To War
2002
as Winston Churchill
The Cicerones
2002
as Figure in Pulpit
Bertie and Elizabeth
2002
as Winston Churchill
Unconditional Love
2002
as Funeral Director
Ultimate Force
2002
Foyle's War
2002
as Dr. Henderson
In Deep
2001
as Denver
Mad Cows
1999
as Man outside Harrods
Oliver Twist
1999
as Mr. Fang, magistrate
In the Red
1998
as Max Parker
Plotlands
1997
as Harry Crowley
Midsomer Murders
1997
as Bob Moss
Black Eyes
1996
as Grandad
The Legacy of Reginald Perrin
1996
as Welton Ormsby
Carrington
1995
as Mayor
Mrs Hartley and the Growth Centre
1995
as Dr Simmonds
Restoration
1995
as Lord Bathurst
Jake's Progress
1995
as Alex Halliwell
Hamish Macbeth
1995
as Paul Jeffreys
The Final Cut
1995
as Sir Bruce Bullerby
Fatherland
1994
as Administrator Kruger
Milner
1994
as Dave Stiles
Black Beauty
1994
as Carriagemaker
Giorgino
1994
as Professor Beaumont
Law and Disorder
1994
Pie in the Sky
1994
as Jack Bolland
Justice
1993
as englischer Minister
The Entertainer
1993
as Brother Bill
Shuttlecock
1993
as Pound
Goodnight Sweetheart
1993
as Eric Elward
Peak Practice
1993
as Ben Jones
To Play the King
1993
as Sir Bruce Bullerby
Running Late
1992
as Wicks
Revolver
1992
as Aldo Testi
The Secret Agent
1992
as Wurme
A Touch of Frost
1992
as Edward Cull
Heartbeat
1992
as Howard Dufton
The Borrowers
1992
as Crampfurl
Witchcraft
1992
as Oxford Librarian
Anglo Saxon Attitudes
1992
as Frank Rammage
One Against the Wind
1991
as Dumont, Mary's Lawyer
Truly Madly Deeply
1991
as George
Prime Suspect
1991
as Oscar Bream
Performance
1991
as Bill
For the Greater Good
1991
as Jack Brooke
The Men's Room
1991
as Alan Pascoe
Who Bombed Birmingham?
1990
as Dr. Frank Skuse
The Russia House
1990
as Colonial Type
The Saint: The Software Murders
1990
as Teal
Perfect Scoundrels
1990
as Vicar
The Chief
1990
as Charlie Summers
The Woman in Black
1989
as Sweetman
Wilt
1989
as Rev. Froude
The Saint: The Brazilian Connection
1989
as Teal
Nineteen96
1989
as Sir Cyril Llewellyn
A Beginners Guide to Freud
1989
as Charcot
The Paradise Club
1989
as Bishop Sykes
About Face
1989
Starlings
1988
as Mr James
The River
1988
as Colonel Danvers
The Return of Shelley
1988
Jack the Ripper
1988
as Bowyer
South of the Border
1988
as Trevor Mitchell
The Modern World: Ten Great Writers
1988
as Pastor Kroll
Inspector Morse
1987
as Derek Whittaker
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
1987
as Bill
Lovejoy
1986
as Sam Cavendish
The Singing Detective
1986
as Mr Hall
Casualty
1986
as Eddie Gash
Casualty
1986
as Tom Harley
Casualty
1986
as Dr. James Baker
Blake's 7: The Beginning
1985
as Selman
Lytton's Diary
1985
as Norman
The Bill
1984
Fords on Water
1983
as Mister Jack
Spyship
1983
Reilly: Ace of Spies
1983
as Glass
Number 10
1983
as Charles Fox
Walter
1982
as Mr. Richards
On the Line
1982
as Charles Blanchard
The Elephant Man
1980
as Man With Whores
Drake's Venture
1980
as Sir Francis Wisingham
Dreams of Leaving
1980
as Drunk Journalist
'Tis Pity She's a Whore
1980
as Richardetto
Dying Day
1980
as Lane
The Knowledge
1979
as Titanic Walters
Minder
1979
as Ashley Brown
Blake's 7
1978
as Selman
Bless Me Father
1978
as Billy Buzzle
Enemy at the Door
1978
as Capt. Tom Foster-Smythe
Enemy at the Door
1978
as Captain Tom Foster-Smythe
Black Joy
1977
as Butcher
The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin
1976
as Welton Ormsby
The Legend of Robin Hood
1975
as Abbot of Grantham
The Pallisers
1974
as Sextus Parker
The Aweful Mr Goodall
1974
as Dolman
The Fortunes of Nigel
1974
as Chevalier de Beaujeu
Crown Court
1972
Crown Court
1972
as Magnus Benjamin
A Ghost Story for Christmas
1971
as Rant
The Dance of Death
1969
as Sentry
Much Ado About Nothing
1967
as The Sexton
One Pair of Eyes
1967
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Dumont