David Ryall

Acting

David Ryall

Born January 5, 1935Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex, England, UK124 credits

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
2014Mr. Turner
as FootmanMovie
Automata
2014Automata
as Dominic HawkMovie
The Tractate Middoth
2013The Tractate Middoth
as Dr Thomas RantMovie
The Village
2013The Village
as Old Bert MiddletonTV
Quartet
2012Quartet
as HarryMovie
Call the Midwife
2012Call the Midwife
as Tommy MillsTV
The Broken Santa
2011The Broken Santa
as Frank MorrisonMovie
Hysteria
2011Hysteria
as JudgeMovie
The Robbers
2009The Robbers
as Frank MorrisonMovie
Crooked House
2008Crooked House
as Mr PagetTV
City of Ember
2008City of Ember
as Chief BuilderMovie
Outnumbered
2007Outnumbered
as GranddadTV
Lewis
2007Lewis
as Mr. CooperTV
Le Grand Charles
2006Le Grand Charles
as Winston ChurchillTV
Around the World in 80 Days
2004Around the World in 80 Days
as Lord SalisburyMovie
New Tricks
2004New Tricks
as Jasper UrquhartTV
Byron
2003Byron
as Sir Ralph MilbankeMovie
Blackball
2003Blackball
as Giles WiltonMovie
State of Play
2003State of Play
as Bob CouttsTV
Lucky Jim
2003Lucky Jim
as StanleyMovie
Byron
2003Byron
as Sir Ralph MilbankeTV
Two Men Went To War
2002Two Men Went To War
as Winston ChurchillMovie
Foyle's War
2002Foyle's War
as Dr. HendersonTV
Unconditional Love
2002Unconditional Love
as Funeral DirectorMovie
Bertie and Elizabeth
2002Bertie and Elizabeth
as Winston ChurchillMovie
The Cicerones
2002The Cicerones
as Figure in PulpitMovie
In Deep
2001In Deep
as DenverTV
Oliver Twist
1999Oliver Twist
as Mr. Fang, magistrateTV
Mad Cows
1999Mad Cows
as Man outside HarrodsMovie
In the Red
1998In the Red
as Max ParkerTV
Plotlands
1997Plotlands
as Harry CrowleyTV
B
1996Black Eyes
as GrandadMovie
Restoration
1995Restoration
as Lord BathurstMovie
The Final Cut
1995The Final Cut
as Sir Bruce BullerbyTV
Jake's Progress
1995Jake's Progress
as Alex HalliwellTV
Carrington
1995Carrington
as MayorMovie
Hamish Macbeth
1995Hamish Macbeth
as Paul JeffreysTV
Milner
1994Milner
as Dave StilesMovie
Fatherland
1994Fatherland
as Administrator KrugerMovie
Giorgino
1994Giorgino
as Professor BeaumontMovie
Black Beauty
1994Black Beauty
as CarriagemakerMovie
Pie in the Sky
1994Pie in the Sky
as Jack BollandTV
To Play the King
1993To Play the King
as Sir Bruce BullerbyTV
Goodnight Sweetheart
1993Goodnight Sweetheart
as Eric ElwardTV
Justice
1993Justice
as englischer MinisterMovie
Peak Practice
1993Peak Practice
as Ben JonesTV
Shuttlecock
1993Shuttlecock
as PoundMovie
Witchcraft
1992Witchcraft
as Oxford LibrarianTV
A Touch of Frost
1992A Touch of Frost
as Edward CullTV
The Borrowers
1992The Borrowers
as CrampfurlTV
Running Late
1992Running Late
as WicksMovie
Anglo Saxon Attitudes
1992Anglo Saxon Attitudes
as Frank RammageTV
Revolver
1992Revolver
as Aldo TestiMovie
Heartbeat
1992Heartbeat
as Howard DuftonTV
One Against the Wind
1991One Against the Wind
as Dumont, Mary's LawyerMovie
Prime Suspect
1991Prime Suspect
as Oscar BreamTV
For the Greater Good
1991For the Greater Good
as Jack BrookeTV
The Russia House
1990The Russia House
as Colonial TypeMovie
Who Bombed Birmingham?
1990Who Bombed Birmingham?
as Dr. Frank SkuseMovie
The Chief
1990The Chief
as Charlie SummersTV
The Woman in Black
1989The Woman in Black
as SweetmanMovie
The Paradise Club
1989The Paradise Club
as Bishop SykesTV
Nineteen96
1989Nineteen96
as Sir Cyril LlewellynMovie
Wilt
1989Wilt
as Rev. FroudeMovie
South of the Border
1988South of the Border
as Trevor MitchellTV
The River
1988The River
as Colonel DanversTV
S
1988Starlings
as Mr JamesMovie
Inspector Morse
1987Inspector Morse
as Derek WhittakerTV
Casualty
1986Casualty
as Eddie GashTV
Lovejoy
1986Lovejoy
as Sam CavendishTV
Number 10
1983Number 10
as Charles FoxTV
Fords on Water
1983Fords on Water
as Mister JackMovie
Walter
1982Walter
as Mr. RichardsMovie
Drake's Venture
1980Drake's Venture
as Sir Francis WisinghamMovie
The Elephant Man
1980The Elephant Man
as Man With WhoresMovie
'Tis Pity She's a Whore
1980'Tis Pity She's a Whore
as RichardettoMovie
D
1980Dying Day
as LaneMovie
Dreams of Leaving
1980Dreams of Leaving
as Drunk JournalistMovie
Minder
1979Minder
as Ashley BrownTV
The Knowledge
1979The Knowledge
as Titanic WaltersMovie
Bless Me Father
1978Bless Me Father
as Billy BuzzleTV
Enemy at the Door
1978Enemy at the Door
as Capt. Tom Foster-SmytheTV
Blake's 7
1978Blake's 7
as SelmanTV
Black Joy
1977Black Joy
as ButcherMovie
The Legend of Robin Hood
1975The Legend of Robin Hood
as Abbot of GranthamTV
The Pallisers
1974The Pallisers
as Sextus ParkerTV
Much Ado About Nothing
1967Much Ado About Nothing
as The SextonMovie