David Ryall
Known for Acting · 127 credits
- Born
- 1935-01-05
- Died
- 2014-12-25
- Place of birth
- Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex, England, UK
- Also known 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.
Known For
TV Shows (68)
Midsomer Murders
1997
as Bob Moss
Casualty
1986
as Eddie Gash / Tom Harley / Dr. James Baker
Crown Court
1972
as Magnus Benjamin
The Bill
1984
Call the Midwife
2012
as Tommy Mills
Peak Practice
1993
as Ben Jones
Heartbeat
1992
as Howard Dufton
A Touch of Frost
1992
as Edward Cull
New Tricks
2004
as Jasper Urquhart
Minder
1979
as Ashley Brown
Foyle's War
2002
as Dr. Henderson
Inspector Morse
1987
as Derek Whittaker
Blake's 7
1978
as Selman
Lewis
2007
as Mr. Cooper
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
1987
as Bill
Pie in the Sky
1994
as Jack Bolland
Prime Suspect
1991
as Oscar Bream
Lovejoy
1986
as Sam Cavendish
The Pallisers
1974
as Sextus Parker
The Chief
1990
as Charlie Summers
Trollied
2011
State of Play
2003
as Bob Coutts
Performance
1991
as Bill
Goodnight Sweetheart
1993
as Eric Elward
Reilly: Ace of Spies
1983
as Glass
Enemy at the Door
1978
as Capt. Tom Foster-Smythe / Captain Tom Foster-Smythe
Hamish Macbeth
1995
as Paul Jeffreys
The Village
2013
as Old Bert Middleton
Outnumbered
2007
as Granddad
The Paradise Club
1989
as Bishop Sykes
Ultimate Force
2002
A Ghost Story for Christmas
1971
as Rant
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Dumont
The Modern World: Ten Great Writers
1988
as Pastor Kroll
The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin
1976
as Welton Ormsby
In Deep
2001
as Denver
The Singing Detective
1986
as Mr Hall
One Pair of Eyes
1967
Jack the Ripper
1988
as Bowyer
Perfect Scoundrels
1990
as Vicar
South of the Border
1988
as Trevor Mitchell
Oliver Twist
1999
as Mr. Fang, magistrate
The Legend of Robin Hood
1975
as Abbot of Grantham
Number 10
1983
as Charles Fox
Lytton's Diary
1985
as Norman
Crooked House
2008
as Mr Paget
In the Red
1998
as Max Parker
The Final Cut
1995
as Sir Bruce Bullerby
The Borrowers
1992
as Crampfurl
Bonekickers
2008
To Play the King
1993
as Sir Bruce Bullerby
Anglo Saxon Attitudes
1992
as Frank Rammage
The River
1988
as Colonel Danvers
The Return of Shelley
1988
Plotlands
1997
as Harry Crowley
Bless Me Father
1978
as Billy Buzzle
Jake's Progress
1995
as Alex Halliwell
On the Line
1982
as Charles Blanchard
For the Greater Good
1991
as Jack Brooke
About Face
1989
Movies (59)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
2010
as Elphias Doge
The Elephant Man
1980
as Man With Whores
City of Ember
2008
as Chief Builder
Around the World in 80 Days
2004
as Lord Salisbury
Automata
2014
as Dominic Hawk
Fatherland
1994
as Administrator Kruger
The Russia House
1990
as Colonial Type
Mr. Turner
2014
as Footman
Hysteria
2011
as Judge
Quartet
2012
as Harry
Black Beauty
1994
as Carriagemaker
Two Men Went To War
2002
as Winston Churchill
Restoration
1995
as Lord Bathurst
The Entertainer
1993
as Bill
Giorgino
1994
as Professor Beaumont
Unconditional Love
2002
as Funeral Director
Blackball
2003
as Giles Wilton
Clapham Junction
2007
as Vicar
Truly Madly Deeply
1991
as George
The Woman in Black
1989
as Sweetman
One Against the Wind
1991
as Dumont, Mary's Lawyer
Bertie and Elizabeth
2002
as Winston Churchill
Much Ado About Nothing
1967
as The Sexton
Milner
1994
as Dave Stiles
Byron
2003
as Sir Ralph Milbanke
Blake's 7: The Beginning
1985
as Selman
'Tis Pity She's a Whore
1980
as Richardetto
Drake's Venture
1980
as Sir Francis Wisingham
The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse
2005
as Tom Tit
Carrington
1995
as Mayor
Mrs Hartley and the Growth Centre
1995
as Dr Simmonds
The Tractate Middoth
2013
as Dr Thomas Rant
Who Bombed Birmingham?
1990
as Dr. Frank Skuse
Walter
1982
as Mr. Richards
The Knowledge
1979
as Titanic Walters
Fords on Water
1983
as Mister Jack
Revolver
1992
as Aldo Testi
The Secret Agent
1992
as Wurme
The Broken Santa
2011
as Frank Morrison
Dreams of Leaving
1980
as Drunk Journalist
The Cicerones
2002
as Figure in Pulpit
Shuttlecock
1993
as Pound
The Saint: The Software Murders
1990
as Teal
The Worst Journey in the World
2007
as Curator
Lucky Jim
2003
as Stanley
Dying Day
1980
as Lane
A Beginners Guide to Freud
1989
as Charcot
The Dance of Death
1969
as Sentry
Running Late
1992
as Wicks
The Robbers
2009
as Frank Morrison
Justice
1993
as englischer Minister
Pickles: The Dog Who Won the World Cup
2006
as Meriweather
Wilt
1989
as Rev. Froude
Mad Cows
1999
as Man outside Harrods
Nineteen96
1989
as Sir Cyril Llewellyn
The Saint: The Brazilian Connection
1989
as Teal
Black Eyes
1996
as Grandad
Black Joy
1977
as Butcher
Starlings
1988
as Mr James
About David Ryall
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. With 127 credits spanning from 1951 to 2014, David Ryall has appeared in 59 films and 68 TV shows.
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- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010) — as Elphias Doge
- The Elephant Man (1980) — as Man With Whores
- City of Ember (2008) — as Chief Builder
- Around the World in 80 Days (2004) — as Lord Salisbury
- Automata (2014) — as Dominic Hawk
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