David Ryall
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.
TV Shows(66)
The Village
Old Bert Middleton
2013
Call the Midwife
Tommy Mills
2012
Trollied
2011
Crooked House
Mr Paget
2008
Bonekickers
2008
Outnumbered
Granddad
2007
Lewis
Mr. Cooper
2007
Le Grand Charles
Winston Churchill
2006
New Tricks
Jasper Urquhart
2004
State of Play
Bob Coutts
2003
Byron
Sir Ralph Milbanke
2003
Foyle's War
Dr. Henderson
2002
Ultimate Force
2002
In Deep
Denver
2001
Oliver Twist
Mr. Fang, magistrate
1999
In the Red
Max Parker
1998
Plotlands
Harry Crowley
1997
Midsomer Murders
Bob Moss
1997
The Legacy of Reginald Perrin
1996
The Final Cut
Sir Bruce Bullerby
1995
Jake's Progress
Alex Halliwell
1995
Hamish Macbeth
Paul Jeffreys
1995
Pie in the Sky
Jack Bolland
1994
Law and Disorder
1994
To Play the King
Sir Bruce Bullerby
1993
Goodnight Sweetheart
Eric Elward
1993
Peak Practice
Ben Jones
1993
Witchcraft
Oxford Librarian
1992
A Touch of Frost
Edward Cull
1992
The Borrowers
Crampfurl
1992
Anglo Saxon Attitudes
Frank Rammage
1992
Heartbeat
Howard Dufton
1992
Performance
Bill
1991
Prime Suspect
Oscar Bream
1991
For the Greater Good
Jack Brooke
1991
Perfect Scoundrels
Vicar
1990
The Chief
Charlie Summers
1990
About Face
1989
The Paradise Club
Bishop Sykes
1989
South of the Border
Trevor Mitchell
1988
The River
Colonel Danvers
1988
The Return of Shelley
1988
Jack the Ripper
Bowyer
1988
The Modern World: Ten Great Writers
Pastor Kroll
1988
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
Bill
1987
Inspector Morse
Derek Whittaker
1987
The Singing Detective
Mr Hall
1986
Casualty
Eddie Gash
1986
Lovejoy
Sam Cavendish
1986
Lytton's Diary
Norman
1985
The Bill
1984
Spyship
1983
Reilly: Ace of Spies
Glass
1983
Number 10
Charles Fox
1983
Minder
Ashley Brown
1979
Bless Me Father
Billy Buzzle
1978
Enemy at the Door
Capt. Tom Foster-Smythe
1978
Blake's 7
Selman
1978
The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin
Welton Ormsby
1976
The Legend of Robin Hood
Abbot of Grantham
1975
The Aweful Mr Goodall
Dolman
1974
The Pallisers
Sextus Parker
1974
Crown Court
1972
A Ghost Story for Christmas
Rant
1971
One Pair of Eyes
1967
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Dumont
1951
Movies(59)
Mr. Turner
Footman
2014
Automata
Dominic Hawk
2014
The Tractate Middoth
Dr Thomas Rant
2013
Quartet
Harry
2012
The Broken Santa
Frank Morrison
2011
Hysteria
Judge
2011
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
Elphias Doge
2010
The Robbers
Frank Morrison
2009
City of Ember
Chief Builder
2008
Clapham Junction
Vicar
2007
The Worst Journey in the World
Curator
2007
Pickles: The Dog Who Won the World Cup
Meriweather
2006
The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse
Tom Tit
2005
Around the World in 80 Days
Lord Salisbury
2004
Byron
Sir Ralph Milbanke
2003
Blackball
Giles Wilton
2003
Lucky Jim
Stanley
2003
Two Men Went To War
Winston Churchill
2002
Unconditional Love
Funeral Director
2002
Bertie and Elizabeth
Winston Churchill
2002
The Cicerones
Figure in Pulpit
2002
Mad Cows
Man outside Harrods
1999
Black Eyes
Grandad
1996
Restoration
Lord Bathurst
1995
Carrington
Mayor
1995
Mrs Hartley and the Growth Centre
Dr Simmonds
1995
Milner
Dave Stiles
1994
Fatherland
Administrator Kruger
1994
Giorgino
Professor Beaumont
1994
Black Beauty
Carriagemaker
1994
The Entertainer
Bill
1993
Justice
englischer Minister
1993
Shuttlecock
Pound
1993
The Secret Agent
Wurme
1992
Running Late
Wicks
1992
Revolver
Aldo Testi
1992
One Against the Wind
Dumont, Mary's Lawyer
1991
Truly Madly Deeply
George
1991
The Russia House
Colonial Type
1990
The Saint: The Software Murders
Teal
1990
Who Bombed Birmingham?
Dr. Frank Skuse
1990
The Woman in Black
Sweetman
1989
Nineteen96
Sir Cyril Llewellyn
1989
The Saint: The Brazilian Connection
Teal
1989
A Beginners Guide to Freud
Charcot
1989
Wilt
Rev. Froude
1989
Starlings
Mr James
1988
Blake's 7: The Beginning
Selman
1985
Fords on Water
Mister Jack
1983
Walter
Mr. Richards
1982
Drake's Venture
Sir Francis Wisingham
1980
The Elephant Man
Man With Whores
1980
'Tis Pity She's a Whore
Richardetto
1980
Dying Day
Lane
1980
Dreams of Leaving
Drunk Journalist
1980
The Knowledge
Titanic Walters
1979
Black Joy
Butcher
1977
The Dance of Death
Sentry
1969
Much Ado About Nothing
The Sexton
1967