
David Ryall
Known for Acting · 126 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 (67)

Midsomer Murders
1997
as Bob Moss

Casualty
1986
as Eddie Gash / Tom Harley / Dr. James Baker

Call the Midwife
2012
as Tommy Mills

Crown Court
1972
as Magnus Benjamin

Minder
1979
as Ashley Brown

Heartbeat
1992
as Howard Dufton

Peak Practice
1993
as Ben Jones

Foyle's War
2002
as Dr. Henderson

The Bill
1984

Lewis
2007
as Mr. Cooper

A Touch of Frost
1992
as Edward Cull

Inspector Morse
1987
as Derek Whittaker

New Tricks
2004
as Jasper Urquhart

Blake's 7
1978
as Selman

Prime Suspect
1991
as Oscar Bream

The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
1987
as Bill

Pie in the Sky
1994
as Jack Bolland

Lovejoy
1986
as Sam Cavendish

Performance
1991
as Bill

The Chief
1990
as Charlie Summers

Trollied
2011

Hamish Macbeth
1995
as Paul Jeffreys

Enemy at the Door
1978
as Capt. Tom Foster-Smythe / Captain Tom Foster-Smythe

The Paradise Club
1989
as Bishop Sykes

Goodnight Sweetheart
1993
as Eric Elward

Reilly: Ace of Spies
1983
as Glass

A Ghost Story for Christmas
1971
as Rant

Ultimate Force
2002

The Pallisers
1974
as Sextus Parker

The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin
1976
as Welton Ormsby

The Village
2013
as Old Bert Middleton

Outnumbered
2007
as Granddad

The Modern World: Ten Great Writers
1988
as Pastor Kroll

Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Dumont

Jack the Ripper
1988
as Bowyer

State of Play
2003
as Bob Coutts

In Deep
2001
as Denver

Oliver Twist
1999
as Mr. Fang, magistrate

South of the Border
1988
as Trevor Mitchell

The Borrowers
1992
as Crampfurl

Lytton's Diary
1985
as Norman

Bonekickers
2008

The Singing Detective
1986
as Mr Hall

Perfect Scoundrels
1990
as Vicar

The Final Cut
1995
as Sir Bruce Bullerby
About Face
1989

Bless Me Father
1978
as Billy Buzzle

The Legend of Robin Hood
1975
as Abbot of Grantham

To Play the King
1993
as Sir Bruce Bullerby

Le Grand Charles
2006
as Winston Churchill

Number 10
1983
as Charles Fox

Anglo Saxon Attitudes
1992
as Frank Rammage

Crooked House
2008
as Mr Paget

Plotlands
1997
as Harry Crowley

Byron
2003
as Sir Ralph Milbanke

In the Red
1998
as Max Parker

Spyship
1983

One Pair of Eyes
1967

For the Greater Good
1991
as Jack Brooke
The Aweful Mr Goodall
1974
as Dolman
Movies (59)

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
2010
as Elphias Doge

Automata
2014
as Dominic Hawk

The Elephant Man
1980
as Man With Whores

Around the World in 80 Days
2004
as Lord Salisbury

City of Ember
2008
as Chief Builder

Restoration
1995
as Lord Bathurst

Shuttlecock
1993
as Pound

Hysteria
2011
as Judge

Black Beauty
1994
as Carriagemaker

Quartet
2012
as Harry

Byron
2003
as Sir Ralph Milbanke

Unconditional Love
2002
as Funeral Director

Mad Cows
1999
as Man outside Harrods

The Russia House
1990
as Colonial Type

Fatherland
1994
as Administrator Kruger

Mr. Turner
2014
as Footman

The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse
2005
as Tom Tit

Truly Madly Deeply
1991
as George

Carrington
1995
as Mayor

Clapham Junction
2007
as Vicar

Blackball
2003
as Giles Wilton

The Woman in Black
1989
as Sweetman

Two Men Went To War
2002
as Winston Churchill

One Against the Wind
1991
as Dumont, Mary's Lawyer

Wilt
1989
as Rev. Froude

Lucky Jim
2003
as Stanley

Black Joy
1977
as Butcher

Justice
1993
as englischer Minister

The Dance of Death
1969
as Sentry

Much Ado About Nothing
1967
as The Sexton

Dreams of Leaving
1980
as Drunk Journalist

Pickles: The Dog Who Won the World Cup
2006
as Meriweather

Who Bombed Birmingham?
1990
as Dr. Frank Skuse

Milner
1994
as Dave Stiles

The Knowledge
1979
as Titanic Walters

Running Late
1992
as Wicks

Giorgino
1994
as Professor Beaumont

Bertie and Elizabeth
2002
as Winston Churchill
Starlings
1988
as Mr James

The Tractate Middoth
2013
as Dr Thomas Rant

The Secret Agent
1992
as Wurme

Walter
1982
as Mr. Richards

The Worst Journey in the World
2007
as Curator

'Tis Pity She's a Whore
1980
as Richardetto

The Saint: The Software Murders
1990
as Teal

Nineteen96
1989
as Sir Cyril Llewellyn

The Robbers
2009
as Frank Morrison

Blake's 7: The Beginning
1985
as Selman

Drake's Venture
1980
as Sir Francis Wisingham
Dying Day
1980
as Lane

Revolver
1992
as Aldo Testi

Fords on Water
1983
as Mister Jack

The Cicerones
2002
as Figure in Pulpit

The Entertainer
1993
as Bill

The Saint: The Brazilian Connection
1989
as Teal
A Beginners Guide to Freud
1989
as Charcot

Mrs Hartley and the Growth Centre
1995
as Dr Simmonds
Black Eyes
1996
as Grandad

The Broken Santa
2011
as Frank Morrison
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 126 credits spanning from 1951 to 2014, David Ryall has appeared in 59 films and 67 TV shows.
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- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010) — as Elphias Doge
- Automata (2014) — as Dominic Hawk
- The Elephant Man (1980) — as Man With Whores
- Around the World in 80 Days (2004) — as Lord Salisbury
- City of Ember (2008) — as Chief Builder
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