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David Ryall

David Ryall

Born: 1935-01-05 • Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex, England, UK

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.

Filmography
Mr. Turner poster
Mr. Turner
2014 • Footman
Automata poster
Automata
2014 • Dominic Hawk
The Tractate Middoth poster
The Tractate Middoth
2013 • Dr Thomas Rant
Quartet poster
Quartet
2012 • Harry
The Broken Santa poster
The Broken Santa
2011 • Frank Morrison
Hysteria poster
Hysteria
2011 • Judge
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 poster
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
2010 • Elphias Doge
The Robbers poster
The Robbers
2009 • Frank Morrison
City of Ember poster
City of Ember
2008 • Chief Builder
Clapham Junction poster
Clapham Junction
2007 • Vicar
The Worst Journey in the World poster
The Worst Journey in the World
2007 • Curator
Pickles: The Dog Who Won the World Cup poster
Pickles: The Dog Who Won the World Cup
2006 • Meriweather
The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse poster
The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse
2005 • Tom Tit
Around the World in 80 Days poster
Around the World in 80 Days
2004 • Lord Salisbury
Byron poster
Byron
2003 • Sir Ralph Milbanke
Blackball poster
Blackball
2003 • Giles Wilton
Lucky Jim poster
Lucky Jim
2003 • Stanley
Two Men Went To War poster
Two Men Went To War
2002 • Winston Churchill
Unconditional Love poster
Unconditional Love
2002 • Funeral Director
Bertie and Elizabeth poster
Bertie and Elizabeth
2002 • Winston Churchill
The Cicerones poster
The Cicerones
2002 • Figure in Pulpit
Mad Cows poster
Mad Cows
1999 • Man outside Harrods
No Image
Black Eyes
1996 • Grandad
Restoration poster
Restoration
1995 • Lord Bathurst
Carrington poster
Carrington
1995 • Mayor
Mrs Hartley and the Growth Centre poster
Mrs Hartley and the Growth Centre
1995 • Dr Simmonds
Milner poster
Milner
1994 • Dave Stiles
Fatherland poster
Fatherland
1994 • Administrator Kruger
Giorgino poster
Giorgino
1994 • Professor Beaumont
Black Beauty poster
Black Beauty
1994 • Carriagemaker
The Entertainer poster
The Entertainer
1993 • Bill
Justice poster
Justice
1993 • englischer Minister
Shuttlecock poster
Shuttlecock
1993 • Pound
The Secret Agent poster
The Secret Agent
1992 • Wurme
Running Late poster
Running Late
1992 • Wicks
Revolver poster
Revolver
1992 • Aldo Testi
One Against the Wind poster
One Against the Wind
1991 • Dumont, Mary's Lawyer
Truly Madly Deeply poster
Truly Madly Deeply
1991 • George
The Russia House poster
The Russia House
1990 • Colonial Type
The Saint: The Software Murders poster
The Saint: The Software Murders
1990 • Teal
Who Bombed Birmingham? poster
Who Bombed Birmingham?
1990 • Dr. Frank Skuse
The Woman in Black poster
The Woman in Black
1989 • Sweetman
Nineteen96 poster
Nineteen96
1989 • Sir Cyril Llewellyn
The Saint: The Brazilian Connection poster
The Saint: The Brazilian Connection
1989 • Teal
No Image
A Beginners Guide to Freud
1989 • Charcot
Wilt poster
Wilt
1989 • Rev. Froude
No Image
Starlings
1988 • Mr James
Blake's 7: The Beginning poster
Blake's 7: The Beginning
1985 • Selman
Fords on Water poster
Fords on Water
1983 • Mister Jack
Walter poster
Walter
1982 • Mr. Richards
Drake's Venture poster
Drake's Venture
1980 • Sir Francis Wisingham
The Elephant Man poster
The Elephant Man
1980 • Man With Whores
'Tis Pity She's a Whore poster
'Tis Pity She's a Whore
1980 • Richardetto
No Image
Dying Day
1980 • Lane
Dreams of Leaving poster
Dreams of Leaving
1980 • Drunk Journalist
The Knowledge poster
The Knowledge
1979 • Titanic Walters
Black Joy poster
Black Joy
1977 • Butcher
The Dance of Death poster
The Dance of Death
1969 • Sentry
Much Ado About Nothing poster
Much Ado About Nothing
1967 • The Sexton