David Ryall
Acting1935Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex, England, UK
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
Acting History
2015
Call the Midwife
TVas Tommy Mills• 1 eps
2014
Automata
as Dominic Hawk
Mr. Turner
as Footman
2013
The Tractate Middoth
as Dr Thomas Rant
The Village
TVas Old Bert Middleton• 12 eps
2012
Quartet
as Harry
2011
2010
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
as Elphias Doge
New Tricks
TVas Jasper Urquhart• 1 eps
2009
Midsomer Murders
TVas Bob Moss• 1 eps
2008
City of Ember
as Chief Builder
Lewis
TVas Mr. Cooper• 1 eps
2007
2005
The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse
as Tom Tit
2004
Around the World in 80 Days
as Lord Salisbury
Heartbeat
TVas Howard Dufton• 1 eps
2003
Byron
as Sir Ralph Milbanke
Blackball
as Giles Wilton
Lucky Jim
as Stanley
State of Play
TVas Bob Coutts• 1 eps
Foyle's War
TVas Dr. Henderson• 1 eps
2002
Two Men Went To War
as Winston Churchill
Unconditional Love
as Funeral Director
Bertie and Elizabeth
as Winston Churchill
The Cicerones
as Figure in Pulpit
2001
In Deep
TVas Denver
1999
Mad Cows
as Man outside Harrods
Peak Practice
TVas Ben Jones• 1 eps
1996
1995
Restoration
as Lord Bathurst
Carrington
as Mayor
Mrs Hartley and the Growth Centre
as Dr Simmonds
Hamish Macbeth
TVas Paul Jeffreys
1994
Fatherland
as Administrator Kruger
Giorgino
as Professor Beaumont
Black Beauty
as Carriagemaker
Milner
as Dave Stiles
Lovejoy
TVas Sam Cavendish• 2 eps
1993
Shuttlecock
as Pound
Justice
as englischer Minister
The Entertainer
as Bill
Performance
TVas Bill• 1 eps
Goodnight Sweetheart
TVas Eric Elward
To Play the King
TVas Sir Bruce Bullerby
1992
Running Late
as Wicks
Revolver
as Aldo Testi
Prime Suspect
TVas Oscar Bream• 3 eps
Witchcraft
TVas Oxford Librarian• 2 eps
1991
Truly Madly Deeply
as George
One Against the Wind
as Dumont, Mary's Lawyer
Minder
TVas Ashley Brown• 1 eps
1990
The Russia House
as Colonial Type
The Investigation: Inside a Terrorist Bombing
as Dr. Frank Skuse
Inspector Morse
TVas Derek Whittaker• 1 eps
The Chief
TVas Charlie Summers
1989
A Beginners Guide to Freud
as Charcot
The Woman in Black
as Sweetman
Wilt
as Rev. Froude
The Paradise Club
TVas Bishop Sykes
1988
1986
The Singing Detective
TVas Mr Hall• 6 eps
Casualty
TVas Tom Harley / Dr. James Baker / Eddie Gash
1985
Lytton's Diary
TVas Norman
1984
1983
Number 10
TVas Charles Fox• 1 eps
Reilly: Ace of Spies
TVas Glass
1982
Walter
as Mr. Richards
1980
The Elephant Man
as Man With Whores
Drake's Venture
as Sir Francis Wisingham
Dreams of Leaving
as Drunk Journalist
'Tis Pity She's a Whore
as Richardetto
1979
The Knowledge
as Titanic Walters
1978
Blake's 7
TVas Selman• 1 eps
Enemy at the Door
TVas Captain Tom Foster-Smythe / Capt. Tom Foster-Smythe
Bless Me Father
TVas Billy Buzzle• 21 eps
1977
Black Joy
as Butcher
1974
1971
A Ghost Story for Christmas
TVas Rant
1969
The Dance of Death
as Sentry
1967
Much Ado About Nothing
as The Sexton