David Ryall
January 5, 1935 (89 years old) in Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex, England, UK
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
Credits
- 2014 · Mr. Turner as Footman
- 2014 · Automata as Dominic Hawk
- 2013 · The Tractate Middoth as Rant
- 2013 · The Village as Old Bert Middleton
- 2012 · Quartet as Harry
- 2012 · Call the Midwife as Tommy Mills
- 2011 · Trollied as
- 2011 · Hysteria as Judge
- 2010 · Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 as Elphias Doge
- 2008 · Crooked House as
- 2008 · City of Ember as Chief Builder
- 2008 · Bonekickers as
- 2007 · Outnumbered as Granddad
- 2007 · Clapham Junction as Vicar
- 2007 · The Worst Journey in the World as Curator
- 2007 · Lewis as Mr. Cooper
- 2006 · Pickles: The Dog Who Won the World Cup as Meriweather
- 2006 · Le Grand Charles as Winston Churchill
- 2004 · Around the World in 80 Days as Lord Salisbury
- 2004 · New Tricks as Jasper Urquhart
- 2003 · Byron as Sir Ralph Milbanke
- 2003 · State of Play as
- 2003 · Blackball as Giles Wilton
- 2003 · Lucky Jim as Stanley
- 2003 · Byron as Sir Ralph Milbanke
- 2002 · Two Men Went To War as Winston Churchill
- 2002 · Foyle's War as
- 2002 · Ultimate Force as
- 2002 · Unconditional Love as Funeral Director
- 2002 · Bertie and Elizabeth as Winston Churchill
- 2002 · The Cicerones as Figure in Pulpit
- 2001 · In Deep as Denver
- 1999 · Oliver Twist as Mr. Fang, magistrate
- 1999 · Mad Cows as Man outside Harrods
- 1998 · In the Red as Max Parker
- 1997 · Plotlands as Harry Crowley
- 1997 · Midsomer Murders as Bob Moss
- 1996 · Black Eyes as Grandad
- 1996 · The Legacy of Reginald Perrin as
- 1995 · Restoration as Lord Bathurst
- 1995 · Jake's Progress as Alex Halliwell
- 1995 · Carrington as Mayor
- 1995 · Mrs Hartley and the Growth Centre as Dr Simmonds
- 1995 · Hamish Macbeth as Paul Jeffreys
- 1994 · Milner as Dave Stiles
- 1994 · Fatherland as Administrator Kruger
- 1994 · Black Beauty as Carriagemaker
- 1994 · Pie in the Sky as Jack Bolland
- 1994 · Law and Disorder as
- 1993 · The Entertainer as Bill
- 1993 · The Borrowers as Crampfurl
- 1993 · To Play the King as Sir Bruce Bullerby
- 1993 · Goodnight Sweetheart as Eric Elward
- 1993 · Justice as englischer Minister
- 1993 · Peak Practice as Ben Jones
- 1993 · Shuttlecock as Pound
- 1992 · Witchcraft as Oxford Librarian
- 1992 · A Touch of Frost as
- 1992 · The Borrowers as Crampfurl
- 1992 · The Secret Agent as Wurme
- 1992 · Running Late as Wicks
- 1992 · Anglo Saxon Attitudes as Frank Rammage
- 1992 · Revolver as Aldo Testi
- 1992 · Heartbeat as Howard Dufton
- 1991 · One Against the Wind as Dumont, Mary's Lawyer
- 1991 · Truly Madly Deeply as George
- 1991 · Prime Suspect as Oscar Bream
- 1990 · The Russia House as Colonial Type
- 1990 · The Saint: The Software Murders as Teal
- 1990 · Perfect Scoundrels as Vicar
- 1990 · Who Bombed Birmingham? as Dr. Frank Skuse
- 1989 · The Woman in Black as Sweetman
- 1989 · About Face as
- 1989 · The Paradise Club as Bishop Sykes
- 1989 · Nineteen96 as Sir Cyril Llewellyn
- 1989 · The Saint: The Brazilian Connection as Teal
- 1989 · Wilt as Rev. Froude
- 1988 · South Of The Border as Trevor Mitchell
- 1988 · The River as Colonel Danvers
- 1988 · Jack the Ripper as Bowyer
- 1988 · The Return of Shelley as
- 1988 · Starlings as Mr James
- 1988 · The Modern World: Ten Great Writers as Pastor Kroll
- 1987 · The Ruth Rendell Mysteries as Bill
- 1987 · Inspector Morse as Derek Whittaker
- 1986 · The Singing Detective as Mr. Hall
- 1986 · Casualty as Eddie Gash
- 1986 · Casualty as Tom Harley
- 1986 · Casualty as Dr. James Baker
- 1986 · Lovejoy as Sam Cavendish
- 1984 · The Bill as
- 1983 · Spyship as
- 1983 · Reilly: Ace of Spies as Glass
- 1983 · Number 10 as
- 1983 · Fords on Water as Mister Jack
- 1982 · Walter as Mr. Richards
- 1980 · Drake's Venture as Sir Francis Wisingham
- 1980 · The Elephant Man as Man With Whores
- 1980 · 'Tis Pity She's a Whore as Richardetto
- 1980 · Dreams of Leaving as Drunk Journalist
- 1979 · Minder as Ashley Brown
- 1979 · The Knowledge as Titanic Walters
- 1978 · Bless Me Father as Billy Buzzle
- 1978 · Enemy at the Door as Capt. Tom Foster-Smythe
- 1978 · Enemy at the Door as Captain Tom Foster-Smythe
- 1978 · Blake's 7 as Selman
- 1977 · Black Joy as Butcher
- 1975 · The Legend of Robin Hood as
- 1972 · Crown Court as
- 1969 · The Dance of Death as Sentry
- 1951 · Hallmark Hall of Fame as Dumont