David Ryall

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.

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Filmography

2014

Automata
Automata
as Dominic Hawk
Movie - Released: 10/9/2014
Mr. Turner
Mr. Turner
as Footman
Movie - Released: 10/31/2014

2013

The Tractate Middoth
The Tractate Middoth
as Rant
Movie - Released: 12/25/2013
The Village
The Village
as Old Bert Middleton
TV - Released: 3/31/2013

2012

Quartet
Quartet
as Harry
Movie - Released: 12/26/2012
Call the Midwife
Call the Midwife
as Tommy Mills
TV - Released: 1/15/2012

2011

Hysteria
Hysteria
as Judge
Movie - Released: 6/6/2011
Trollied
Trollied
TV - Released: 8/4/2011

2010

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
as Elphias Doge
Movie - Released: 11/17/2010

2008

City of Ember
City of Ember
as Chief Builder
Movie - Released: 10/7/2008
Bonekickers
Bonekickers
TV - Released: 7/8/2008
Crooked House
Crooked House
TV - Released: 12/22/2008

2007

Clapham Junction
Clapham Junction
as Vicar
Movie - Released: 7/22/2007
The Worst Journey in the World
The Worst Journey in the World
as Curator
Movie - Released: 4/29/2007
Lewis
Lewis
as Mr. Cooper
TV - Released: 2/18/2007
Outnumbered
Outnumbered
as Granddad
TV - Released: 8/28/2007

2006

Pickles: The Dog Who Won the World Cup
Pickles: The Dog Who Won the World Cup
as Meriweather
Movie - Released: 6/3/2006
Le Grand Charles
Le Grand Charles
as Winston Churchill
TV - Released: 3/27/2006

2004

Around the World in 80 Days
Around the World in 80 Days
as Lord Salisbury
Movie - Released: 6/16/2004
New Tricks
New Tricks
as Jasper Urquhart
TV - Released: 1/1/2004

2003

Byron
Byron
as Sir Ralph Milbanke
Movie - Released: 9/27/2003
Movie
Lucky Jim
as Stanley
Movie - Released: 4/11/2003
Blackball
Blackball
as Giles Wilton
Movie - Released: 5/18/2003
State of Play
State of Play
TV - Released: 5/18/2003
Byron
Byron
as Sir Ralph Milbanke
TV - Released: 1/1/2003

2002

Two Men Went To War
Two Men Went To War
as Winston Churchill
Movie - Released: 11/1/2002
Movie
The Cicerones
as Figure in Pulpit
Movie - Released: 1/1/2002
Bertie and Elizabeth
Bertie and Elizabeth
as Winston Churchill
Movie - Released: 6/4/2002
Unconditional Love
Unconditional Love
as Funeral Director
Movie - Released: 8/23/2002
Ultimate Force
Ultimate Force
TV - Released: 9/16/2002
Foyle's War
Foyle's War
TV - Released: 10/27/2002

2001

In Deep
In Deep
as Denver
TV - Released: 2/19/2001

1999

Mad Cows
Mad Cows
as Man outside Harrods
Movie - Released: 10/29/1999
Oliver Twist
Oliver Twist
as Mr. Fang, magistrate
TV - Released: 11/28/1999

1998

In the Red
In the Red
as Max Parker
TV - Released: 5/26/1998

1997

Plotlands
Plotlands
as Harry Crowley
TV - Released: 5/18/1997
Midsomer Murders
Midsomer Murders
as Bob Moss
TV - Released: 3/23/1997

1996

Movie
Black Eyes
as Grandad
Movie - Released: 10/10/1996
The Legacy of Reginald Perrin
The Legacy of Reginald Perrin
TV - Released: 9/22/1996

1995

Carrington
Carrington
as Mayor
Movie - Released: 5/25/1995
Mrs Hartley and the Growth Centre
Mrs Hartley and the Growth Centre
as Dr Simmonds
Movie - Released: 5/21/1995
Restoration
Restoration
as Lord Bathurst
Movie - Released: 12/29/1995
Jake's Progress
Jake's Progress
as Alex Halliwell
TV - Released: 10/12/1995
Hamish Macbeth
Hamish Macbeth
as Paul Jeffreys
TV - Released: 3/26/1995

1994

Fatherland
Fatherland
as Administrator Kruger
Movie - Released: 11/26/1994
Milner
Milner
as Dave Stiles
Movie - Released: 12/19/1994
Black Beauty
Black Beauty
as Carriagemaker
Movie - Released: 7/29/1994
Giorgino
Giorgino
as Professor Beaumont
Movie - Released: 10/5/1994
Law and Disorder
Law and Disorder
TV - Released: 1/17/1994
Pie in the Sky
Pie in the Sky
as Jack Bolland
TV - Released: 3/13/1994

1993

Justice
Justice
as englischer Minister
Movie - Released: 10/14/1993
The Entertainer
The Entertainer
as Bill
Movie - Released: 12/4/1993
Shuttlecock
Shuttlecock
as Pound
Movie - Released: 4/7/1993
Goodnight Sweetheart
Goodnight Sweetheart
as Eric Elward
TV - Released: 11/18/1993
Peak Practice
Peak Practice
as Ben Jones
TV - Released: 5/10/1993
To Play the King
To Play the King
as Sir Bruce Bullerby
TV - Released: 11/21/1993

1992

Running Late
Running Late
as Wicks
Movie - Released: 10/11/1992
Revolver
Revolver
as Aldo Testi
Movie - Released: 4/19/1992
The Secret Agent
The Secret Agent
as Wurme
Movie - Released: 10/28/1992
A Touch of Frost
A Touch of Frost
TV - Released: 12/6/1992
Heartbeat
Heartbeat
as Howard Dufton
TV - Released: 4/10/1992
The Borrowers
The Borrowers
as Crampfurl
TV - Released: 11/8/1992
Anglo Saxon Attitudes
Anglo Saxon Attitudes
as Frank Rammage
TV - Released: 5/12/1992
Witchcraft
Witchcraft
as Oxford Librarian
TV - Released: 12/14/1992

1991

One Against the Wind
One Against the Wind
as Dumont, Mary's Lawyer
Movie - Released: 12/1/1991
Truly Madly Deeply
Truly Madly Deeply
as George
Movie - Released: 5/3/1991
Prime Suspect
Prime Suspect
as Oscar Bream
TV - Released: 4/7/1991

1990

Who Bombed Birmingham?
Who Bombed Birmingham?
as Dr. Frank Skuse
Movie - Released: 4/22/1990
The Russia House
The Russia House
as Colonial Type
Movie - Released: 12/21/1990
The Saint: The Software Murders
The Saint: The Software Murders
as Teal
Movie - Released: 8/4/1990
Perfect Scoundrels
Perfect Scoundrels
as Vicar
TV - Released: 4/22/1990

1989

The Woman in Black
The Woman in Black
as Sweetman
Movie - Released: 12/24/1989
Wilt
Wilt
as Rev. Froude
Movie - Released: 5/12/1989
The Saint: The Brazilian Connection
The Saint: The Brazilian Connection
as Teal
Movie - Released: 9/2/1989
Nineteen96
Nineteen96
as Sir Cyril Llewellyn
Movie - Released: 9/17/1989
The Paradise Club
The Paradise Club
as Bishop Sykes
TV - Released: 9/19/1989
TV
About Face
TV - Released: 11/6/1989

1988

Movie
Starlings
as Mr James
Movie - Released: 9/28/1988
The River
The River
as Colonel Danvers
TV - Released: 10/20/1988
TV
The Return of Shelley
TV - Released: 10/11/1988
Jack the Ripper
Jack the Ripper
as Bowyer
TV - Released: 10/11/1988
South Of The Border
South Of The Border
as Trevor Mitchell
TV - Released: 10/25/1988
The Modern World: Ten Great Writers
The Modern World: Ten Great Writers
as Pastor Kroll
TV - Released: 1/10/1988

1987

Inspector Morse
Inspector Morse
as Derek Whittaker
TV - Released: 1/6/1987
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
as Bill
TV - Released: 8/2/1987

1986

Lovejoy
Lovejoy
as Sam Cavendish
TV - Released: 1/10/1986
The Singing Detective
The Singing Detective
as Mr. Hall
TV - Released: 11/16/1986
Casualty
Casualty
as Eddie Gash
TV - Released: 9/6/1986
Casualty
Casualty
as Tom Harley
TV - Released: 9/6/1986
Casualty
Casualty
as Dr. James Baker
TV - Released: 9/6/1986

1984

The Bill
The Bill
TV - Released: 10/16/1984

1983

Fords on Water
Fords on Water
as Mister Jack
Movie - Released: 1/1/1983
Number 10
Number 10
TV - Released: 2/13/1983
Spyship
Spyship
TV - Released: 11/9/1983
Reilly: Ace of Spies
Reilly: Ace of Spies
as Glass
TV - Released: 9/5/1983

1982

Walter
Walter
as Mr. Richards
Movie - Released: 11/2/1982

1980

The Elephant Man
The Elephant Man
as Man With Whores
Movie - Released: 10/9/1980
Drake's Venture
Drake's Venture
as Sir Francis Wisingham
Movie - Released: 12/28/1980
Dreams of Leaving
Dreams of Leaving
as Drunk Journalist
Movie - Released: 1/17/1980
'Tis Pity She's a Whore
'Tis Pity She's a Whore
as Richardetto
Movie - Released: 5/7/1980

1979

The Knowledge
The Knowledge
as Titanic Walters
Movie - Released: 1/1/1979
Minder
Minder
as Ashley Brown
TV - Released: 10/29/1979

1978

Blake's 7
Blake's 7
as Selman
TV - Released: 1/2/1978
Bless Me Father
Bless Me Father
as Billy Buzzle
TV - Released: 9/24/1978
Enemy at the Door
Enemy at the Door
as Capt. Tom Foster-Smythe
TV - Released: 1/28/1978
Enemy at the Door
Enemy at the Door
as Captain Tom Foster-Smythe
TV - Released: 1/28/1978

1977

Black Joy
Black Joy
as Butcher
Movie - Released: 11/6/1977

1975

The Legend of Robin Hood
The Legend of Robin Hood
TV - Released: 11/23/1975

1972

Crown Court
Crown Court
TV - Released: 10/11/1972

1969

The Dance of Death
The Dance of Death
as Sentry
Movie - Released: 1/1/1969

1967

Much Ado About Nothing
Much Ado About Nothing
as The Sexton
Movie - Released: 2/5/1967

1951

Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Dumont
TV - Released: 12/24/1951