Acting · Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex, England, UK · Born January 5, 1935
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.
MovieMr. Turner
2014
as Footman
MovieAutomata
2014
as Dominic Hawk
MovieThe Tractate Middoth
2013
as Dr Thomas Rant
TVThe Village
2013
as Old Bert Middleton
MovieQuartet
2012
as Harry
TVCall the Midwife
2012
as Tommy Mills
MovieThe Broken Santa
2011
as Frank Morrison
TVTrollied
2011
MovieHysteria
2011
as Judge
MovieHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
2010
as Elphias Doge
MovieThe Robbers
2009
as Frank Morrison
TVCrooked House
2008
as Mr Paget
MovieCity of Ember
2008
as Chief Builder
TVBonekickers
2008
TVOutnumbered
2007
as Granddad
MovieClapham Junction
2007
as Vicar
MovieThe Worst Journey in the World
2007
as Curator
TVLewis
2007
as Mr. Cooper
MoviePickles: The Dog Who Won the World Cup
2006
as Meriweather
TVLe Grand Charles
2006
as Winston Churchill
MovieThe League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse
2005
as Tom Tit
MovieAround the World in 80 Days
2004
as Lord Salisbury
TVNew Tricks
2004
as Jasper Urquhart
Looking for Victoria
2003
as Henry James
MovieByron
2003
as Sir Ralph Milbanke
MovieBlackball
2003
as Giles Wilton
TVState of Play
2003
as Bob Coutts
MovieLucky Jim
2003
as Stanley
TVByron
2003
as Sir Ralph Milbanke
MovieTwo Men Went To War
2002
as Winston Churchill
TVFoyle's War
2002
as Dr. Henderson
TVUltimate Force
2002
MovieUnconditional Love
2002
as Funeral Director
MovieBertie and Elizabeth
2002
as Winston Churchill
MovieThe Cicerones
2002
as Figure in Pulpit
TVIn Deep
2001
as Denver
TVOliver Twist
1999
as Mr. Fang, magistrate
MovieMad Cows
1999
as Man outside Harrods
TVIn the Red
1998
as Max Parker
TVPlotlands
1997
as Harry Crowley
TVMidsomer Murders
1997
as Bob Moss
Black Eyes
1996
as Grandad
TVThe Legacy of Reginald Perrin
1996
MovieRestoration
1995
as Lord Bathurst
TVThe Final Cut
1995
as Sir Bruce Bullerby
TVJake's Progress
1995
as Alex Halliwell
MovieCarrington
1995
as Mayor
MovieMrs Hartley and the Growth Centre
1995
as Dr Simmonds
TVHamish Macbeth
1995
as Paul Jeffreys
MovieMilner
1994
as Dave Stiles
MovieFatherland
1994
as Administrator Kruger
MovieGiorgino
1994
as Professor Beaumont
MovieBlack Beauty
1994
as Carriagemaker
TVPie in the Sky
1994
as Jack Bolland
TVLaw and Disorder
1994
MovieThe Entertainer
1993
as Bill
TVTo Play the King
1993
as Sir Bruce Bullerby
TVGoodnight Sweetheart
1993
as Eric Elward
MovieJustice
1993
as englischer Minister
TVPeak Practice
1993
as Ben Jones
MovieShuttlecock
1993
as Pound
TVWitchcraft
1992
as Oxford Librarian
TVA Touch of Frost
1992
as Edward Cull
TVThe Borrowers
1992
as Crampfurl
MovieThe Secret Agent
1992
as Wurme
MovieRunning Late
1992
as Wicks
TVAnglo Saxon Attitudes
1992
as Frank Rammage
MovieRevolver
1992
as Aldo Testi
TVHeartbeat
1992
as Howard Dufton
MovieOne Against the Wind
1991
as Dumont, Mary's Lawyer
TVPerformance
1991
as Bill
MovieTruly Madly Deeply
1991
as George
TVPrime Suspect
1991
as Oscar Bream
TVFor the Greater Good
1991
as Jack Brooke
MovieThe Russia House
1990
as Colonial Type
MovieThe Saint: The Software Murders
1990
as Teal
MovieWho Bombed Birmingham?
1990
as Dr. Frank Skuse
TVPerfect Scoundrels
1990
as Vicar
TVThe Chief
1990
as Charlie Summers
MovieThe Woman in Black
1989
as Sweetman
About Face
1989
TVThe Paradise Club
1989
as Bishop Sykes
MovieNineteen96
1989
as Sir Cyril Llewellyn
MovieThe Saint: The Brazilian Connection
1989
as Teal
A Beginners Guide to Freud
1989
as Charcot
MovieWilt
1989
as Rev. Froude
TVSouth of the Border
1988
as Trevor Mitchell
TVThe River
1988
as Colonel Danvers
TVThe Return of Shelley
1988
TVJack the Ripper
1988
as Bowyer
Starlings
1988
as Mr James
TVThe Modern World: Ten Great Writers
1988
as Pastor Kroll
TVThe Ruth Rendell Mysteries
1987
as Bill
TVInspector Morse
1987
as Derek Whittaker
TVThe Singing Detective
1986
as Mr Hall
TVCasualty
1986
as Eddie Gash
TVLovejoy
1986
as Sam Cavendish
MovieBlake's 7: The Beginning
1985
as Selman
TVLytton's Diary
1985
as Norman
TVThe Bill
1984
TVSpyship
1983
TVReilly: Ace of Spies
1983
as Glass
TVNumber 10
1983
as Charles Fox
MovieFords on Water
1983
as Mister Jack
MovieWalter
1982
as Mr. Richards
On the Line
1982
as Charles Blanchard
MovieDrake's Venture
1980
as Sir Francis Wisingham
MovieThe Elephant Man
1980
as Man With Whores
Movie'Tis Pity She's a Whore
1980
as Richardetto
Dying Day
1980
as Lane
MovieDreams of Leaving
1980
as Drunk Journalist
TVMinder
1979
as Ashley Brown
MovieThe Knowledge
1979
as Titanic Walters
TVBless Me Father
1978
as Billy Buzzle
TVEnemy at the Door
1978
as Capt. Tom Foster-Smythe
TVBlake's 7
1978
as Selman
MovieBlack Joy
1977
as Butcher
TVThe Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin
1976
as Welton Ormsby
TVThe Legend of Robin Hood
1975
as Abbot of Grantham
The Aweful Mr Goodall
1974
as Dolman
TVThe Pallisers
1974
as Sextus Parker
TVCrown Court
1972
TVA Ghost Story for Christmas
1971
as Rant
MovieThe Dance of Death
1969
as Sentry
TVOne Pair of Eyes
1967
MovieMuch Ado About Nothing
1967
as The Sexton
TVHallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Dumont
