David Ryall

Personal Info

Birthday

January 5, 1935

Day of Death

2014-12-25

(79 years old)

Place of Birth

Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex, England, UK

Also Known As

David John Ryall

David Ryall

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

Midsomer Murders

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1

Foyle's War

Call the Midwife

Minder

Casualty

Heartbeat

Prime Suspect

Filmography

2014
Mr. Turner
as Footman
Automata
as Dominic Hawk
2013
The Tractate Middoth
as Rant
2012
Quartet
as Harry
2011
The Broken Santa
as Frank Morrison
Hysteria
as Judge
2010
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
as Elphias Doge
2009
The Robbers
as Frank Morrison
2008
City of Ember
as Chief Builder
2007
Clapham Junction
as Vicar
The Worst Journey in the World
as Curator
2006
Pickles: The Dog Who Won the World Cup
as Meriweather
2004
Around the World in 80 Days
as Lord Salisbury
2003
Byron
as Sir Ralph Milbanke
Blackball
as Giles Wilton
Lucky Jim
as Stanley
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
1999
Mad Cows
as Man outside Harrods
1996
Black Eyes
as Grandad
1995
Restoration
as Lord Bathurst
Carrington
as Mayor
Mrs Hartley and the Growth Centre
as Dr Simmonds
1994
Milner
as Dave Stiles
Fatherland
as Administrator Kruger
Giorgino
as Professor Beaumont
Black Beauty
as Carriagemaker
1993
The Entertainer
as Bill
Justice
as englischer Minister
Shuttlecock
as Pound
1992
The Secret Agent
as Wurme
Running Late
as Wicks
Revolver
as Aldo Testi
1991
One Against the Wind
as Dumont, Mary's Lawyer
Truly Madly Deeply
as George
1990
The Russia House
as Colonial Type
The Saint: The Software Murders
as Teal
Who Bombed Birmingham?
as Dr. Frank Skuse
1989
The Woman in Black
as Sweetman
Nineteen96
as Sir Cyril Llewellyn
The Saint: The Brazilian Connection
as Teal
A Beginners Guide to Freud
as Charcot
Wilt
as Rev. Froude
1988
Starlings
as Mr James
1983
Fords on Water
as Mister Jack
1982
Walter
as Mr. Richards
1980
Drake's Venture
as Sir Francis Wisingham
The Elephant Man
as Man With Whores
'Tis Pity She's a Whore
as Richardetto
Dying Day
as Lane
Dreams of Leaving
as Drunk Journalist
1979
The Knowledge
as Titanic Walters
1977
Black Joy
as Butcher
1969
The Dance of Death
as Sentry
1967
Much Ado About Nothing
as The Sexton