Actor profile

David Ryall

5th January 1935 Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex, England, UK Acting

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.

59 Movies 66 TV Shows 125 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Mr. Turner poster

Mr. Turner 31st October 2014 as Footman

Automata poster

Automata 9th October 2014 as Dominic Hawk

The Tractate Middoth poster

The Tractate Middoth 25th December 2013 as Dr Thomas Rant

Quartet poster

Quartet 26th December 2012 as Harry

The Broken Santa poster

The Broken Santa 24th December 2011 as Frank Morrison

Hysteria poster

Hysteria 6th June 2011 as Judge

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 poster

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 17th November 2010 as Elphias Doge

The Robbers poster

The Robbers 27th December 2009 as Frank Morrison

City of Ember poster

City of Ember 7th October 2008 as Chief Builder

Clapham Junction poster

Clapham Junction 22nd July 2007 as Vicar

The Worst Journey in the World poster

The Worst Journey in the World 29th April 2007 as Curator

Pickles: The Dog Who Won the World Cup poster

Pickles: The Dog Who Won the World Cup 3rd June 2006 as Meriweather

The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse poster

The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse 3rd June 2005 as Tom Tit

Around the World in 80 Days poster

Around the World in 80 Days 16th June 2004 as Lord Salisbury

Byron poster

Byron 27th September 2003 as Sir Ralph Milbanke

Blackball poster

Blackball 18th May 2003 as Giles Wilton

Lucky Jim poster

Lucky Jim 11th April 2003 as Stanley

Two Men Went To War poster

Two Men Went To War 1st November 2002 as Winston Churchill

Unconditional Love poster

Unconditional Love 23rd August 2002 as Funeral Director

Bertie and Elizabeth poster

Bertie and Elizabeth 4th June 2002 as Winston Churchill

The Cicerones poster

The Cicerones 1st January 2002 as Figure in Pulpit

Mad Cows poster

Mad Cows 29th October 1999 as Man outside Harrods

Black Eyes 10th October 1996 as Grandad

Restoration poster

Restoration 29th December 1995 as Lord Bathurst

Carrington poster

Carrington 25th May 1995 as Mayor

Mrs Hartley and the Growth Centre poster

Mrs Hartley and the Growth Centre 21st May 1995 as Dr Simmonds

Milner poster

Milner 19th December 1994 as Dave Stiles

Fatherland poster

Fatherland 26th November 1994 as Administrator Kruger

Giorgino poster

Giorgino 5th October 1994 as Professor Beaumont

Black Beauty poster

Black Beauty 29th July 1994 as Carriagemaker

The Entertainer poster

The Entertainer 4th December 1993 as Bill

Justice poster

Justice 14th October 1993 as englischer Minister

Shuttlecock poster

Shuttlecock 7th April 1993 as Pound

The Secret Agent poster

The Secret Agent 28th October 1992 as Wurme

Running Late poster

Running Late 11th October 1992 as Wicks

Revolver poster

Revolver 19th April 1992 as Aldo Testi

One Against the Wind poster

One Against the Wind 1st December 1991 as Dumont, Mary's Lawyer

Truly Madly Deeply poster

Truly Madly Deeply 3rd May 1991 as George

The Russia House poster

The Russia House 21st December 1990 as Colonial Type

The Saint: The Software Murders poster

The Saint: The Software Murders 4th August 1990 as Teal

Who Bombed Birmingham? poster

Who Bombed Birmingham? 22nd April 1990 as Dr. Frank Skuse

The Woman in Black poster

The Woman in Black 24th December 1989 as Sweetman

Nineteen96 poster

Nineteen96 17th September 1989 as Sir Cyril Llewellyn

The Saint: The Brazilian Connection poster

The Saint: The Brazilian Connection 2nd September 1989 as Teal

A Beginners Guide to Freud 23rd May 1989 as Charcot

Wilt poster

Wilt 12th May 1989 as Rev. Froude

Starlings 28th September 1988 as Mr James

Blake's 7: The Beginning poster

Blake's 7: The Beginning 9th September 1985 as Selman

Fords on Water poster

Fords on Water 1st January 1983 as Mister Jack

Walter poster

Walter 2nd November 1982 as Mr. Richards

Drake's Venture poster

Drake's Venture 28th December 1980 as Sir Francis Wisingham

The Elephant Man poster

The Elephant Man 9th October 1980 as Man With Whores

'Tis Pity She's a Whore poster

'Tis Pity She's a Whore 7th May 1980 as Richardetto

Dying Day 12th February 1980 as Lane

Dreams of Leaving poster

Dreams of Leaving 17th January 1980 as Drunk Journalist

The Knowledge poster

The Knowledge 1st January 1979 as Titanic Walters

Black Joy poster

Black Joy 6th November 1977 as Butcher

The Dance of Death poster

The Dance of Death 1st August 1969 as Sentry

Much Ado About Nothing poster

Much Ado About Nothing 5th February 1967 as The Sexton

The Village poster

The Village 31st March 2013 as Old Bert Middleton

Call the Midwife poster

Call the Midwife 15th January 2012 as Tommy Mills

Trollied poster

Trollied 4th August 2011

Crooked House poster

Crooked House 22nd December 2008 as Mr Paget

Bonekickers poster

Bonekickers 8th July 2008

Outnumbered poster

Outnumbered 28th August 2007 as Granddad

Lewis poster

Lewis 18th February 2007 as Mr. Cooper

Le Grand Charles poster

Le Grand Charles 27th March 2006 as Winston Churchill

New Tricks poster

New Tricks 1st January 2004 as Jasper Urquhart

State of Play poster

State of Play 18th May 2003 as Bob Coutts

Byron poster

Byron 1st January 2003 as Sir Ralph Milbanke

Foyle's War poster

Foyle's War 27th October 2002 as Dr. Henderson

Ultimate Force poster

Ultimate Force 16th September 2002

In Deep poster

In Deep 19th February 2001 as Denver

Oliver Twist poster

Oliver Twist 28th November 1999 as Mr. Fang, magistrate

In the Red poster

In the Red 26th May 1998 as Max Parker

Plotlands poster

Plotlands 18th May 1997 as Harry Crowley

Midsomer Murders poster

Midsomer Murders 23rd March 1997 as Bob Moss

The Legacy of Reginald Perrin poster

The Legacy of Reginald Perrin 22nd September 1996

The Final Cut poster

The Final Cut 5th November 1995 as Sir Bruce Bullerby

Jake's Progress poster

Jake's Progress 12th October 1995 as Alex Halliwell

Hamish Macbeth poster

Hamish Macbeth 26th March 1995 as Paul Jeffreys

Pie in the Sky poster

Pie in the Sky 13th March 1994 as Jack Bolland

Law and Disorder poster

Law and Disorder 17th January 1994

To Play the King poster

To Play the King 21st November 1993 as Sir Bruce Bullerby

Goodnight Sweetheart poster

Goodnight Sweetheart 18th November 1993 as Eric Elward

Peak Practice poster

Peak Practice 10th May 1993 as Ben Jones

Witchcraft poster

Witchcraft 14th December 1992 as Oxford Librarian

A Touch of Frost poster

A Touch of Frost 6th December 1992 as Edward Cull

The Borrowers poster

The Borrowers 8th November 1992 as Crampfurl

Anglo Saxon Attitudes poster

Anglo Saxon Attitudes 12th May 1992 as Frank Rammage

Heartbeat poster

Heartbeat 10th April 1992 as Howard Dufton

Performance poster

Performance 5th October 1991 as Bill

Prime Suspect poster

Prime Suspect 7th April 1991 as Oscar Bream

For the Greater Good poster

For the Greater Good 20th March 1991 as Jack Brooke

Perfect Scoundrels poster

Perfect Scoundrels 22nd April 1990 as Vicar

The Chief poster

The Chief 20th April 1990 as Charlie Summers

About Face 6th November 1989

The Paradise Club poster

The Paradise Club 19th September 1989 as Bishop Sykes

South of the Border poster

South of the Border 25th October 1988 as Trevor Mitchell

The River poster

The River 20th October 1988 as Colonel Danvers

Jack the Ripper poster

Jack the Ripper 11th October 1988 as Bowyer

The Return of Shelley poster

The Return of Shelley 11th October 1988

The Modern World: Ten Great Writers poster

The Modern World: Ten Great Writers 10th January 1988 as Pastor Kroll

The Ruth Rendell Mysteries poster

The Ruth Rendell Mysteries 2nd August 1987 as Bill

Inspector Morse poster

Inspector Morse 6th January 1987 as Derek Whittaker

The Singing Detective poster

The Singing Detective 16th November 1986 as Mr Hall

Casualty poster

Casualty 6th September 1986 as Dr. James Baker

Lovejoy poster

Lovejoy 10th January 1986 as Sam Cavendish

Lytton's Diary poster

Lytton's Diary 9th January 1985 as Norman

The Bill poster

The Bill 16th October 1984

Spyship poster

Spyship 9th November 1983

Reilly: Ace of Spies poster

Reilly: Ace of Spies 5th September 1983 as Glass

Number 10 poster

Number 10 13th February 1983 as Charles Fox

Minder poster

Minder 29th October 1979 as Ashley Brown

Bless Me Father poster

Bless Me Father 24th September 1978 as Billy Buzzle

Enemy at the Door poster

Enemy at the Door 28th January 1978 as Captain Tom Foster-Smythe

Blake's 7 poster

Blake's 7 2nd January 1978 as Selman

The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin poster

The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin 8th September 1976 as Welton Ormsby

The Legend of Robin Hood poster

The Legend of Robin Hood 23rd November 1975 as Abbot of Grantham

The Aweful Mr Goodall 5th April 1974 as Dolman

The Pallisers poster

The Pallisers 19th January 1974 as Sextus Parker

Crown Court poster

Crown Court 11th October 1972 as Magnus Benjamin

A Ghost Story for Christmas poster

A Ghost Story for Christmas 24th December 1971 as Rant

One Pair of Eyes poster

One Pair of Eyes 6th May 1967

Hallmark Hall of Fame poster

Hallmark Hall of Fame 24th December 1951 as Dumont