Known For
Acting
Known Credits
130
Gender
Male
Birthday
January 5, 1935 (91 years old)
Place of Birth
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.
| 2014 | Mr. Turneras Footman | |
| 2014 | Automataas Dominic Hawk | |
| 2013 | The Tractate Middothas Dr Thomas Rant | |
| 2013 | The Villageas Old Bert Middleton | |
| 2012 | Quartetas Harry | |
| 2012 | Call the Midwifeas Tommy Mills | |
| 2011 | The Broken Santaas Frank Morrison | |
| 2011 | Trolliedas | |
| 2011 | Hysteriaas Judge | |
| 2010 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1as Elphias Doge | |
| 2009 | The Robbersas Frank Morrison | |
| 2008 | Crooked Houseas Mr Paget | |
| 2008 | City of Emberas Chief Builder | |
| 2008 | Bonekickersas | |
| 2007 | Outnumberedas Granddad | |
| 2007 | Clapham Junctionas Vicar | |
| 2007 | The Worst Journey in the Worldas Curator | |
| 2007 | Lewisas Mr. Cooper | |
| 2006 | Pickles: The Dog Who Won the World Cupas Meriweather | |
| 2006 | Le Grand Charlesas Winston Churchill | |
| 2005 | The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypseas Tom Tit | |
| 2004 | Around the World in 80 Daysas Lord Salisbury | |
| 2004 | New Tricksas Jasper Urquhart | |
| 2003 | Looking for Victoriaas Henry James | |
| 2003 | Byronas Sir Ralph Milbanke | |
| 2003 | Blackballas Giles Wilton | |
| 2003 | State of Playas Bob Coutts | |
| 2003 | Lucky Jimas Stanley | |
| 2003 | Byronas Sir Ralph Milbanke | |
| 2002 | Two Men Went To Waras Winston Churchill | |
| 2002 | Foyle's Waras Dr. Henderson | |
| 2002 | Ultimate Forceas | |
| 2002 | Unconditional Loveas Funeral Director | |
| 2002 | Bertie and Elizabethas Winston Churchill | |
| 2002 | The Ciceronesas Figure in Pulpit | |
| 2001 | In Deepas Denver | |
| 1999 | Oliver Twistas Mr. Fang, magistrate | |
| 1999 | Mad Cowsas Man outside Harrods | |
| 1998 | In the Redas Max Parker | |
| 1997 | Plotlandsas Harry Crowley | |
| 1997 | Midsomer Murdersas Bob Moss | |
| 1996 | Black Eyesas Grandad | |
| 1996 | The Legacy of Reginald Perrinas | |
| 1995 | Restorationas Lord Bathurst | |
| 1995 | The Final Cutas Sir Bruce Bullerby | |
| 1995 | Jake's Progressas Alex Halliwell | |
| 1995 | Carringtonas Mayor | |
| 1995 | Mrs Hartley and the Growth Centreas Dr Simmonds | |
| 1995 | Hamish Macbethas Paul Jeffreys | |
| 1994 | Milneras Dave Stiles | |
| 1994 | Fatherlandas Administrator Kruger | |
| 1994 | Giorginoas Professor Beaumont | |
| 1994 | Black Beautyas Carriagemaker | |
| 1994 | Pie in the Skyas Jack Bolland | |
| 1994 | Law and Disorderas | |
| 1993 | The Entertaineras Bill | |
| 1993 | To Play the Kingas Sir Bruce Bullerby | |
| 1993 | Goodnight Sweetheartas Eric Elward | |
| 1993 | Justiceas englischer Minister | |
| 1993 | Peak Practiceas Ben Jones | |
| 1993 | Shuttlecockas Pound | |
| 1992 | Witchcraftas Oxford Librarian | |
| 1992 | A Touch of Frostas Edward Cull | |
| 1992 | The Borrowersas Crampfurl | |
| 1992 | The Secret Agentas Wurme | |
| 1992 | Running Lateas Wicks | |
| 1992 | Anglo Saxon Attitudesas Frank Rammage | |
| 1992 | Revolveras Aldo Testi | |
| 1992 | Heartbeatas Howard Dufton | |
| 1991 | One Against the Windas Dumont, Mary's Lawyer | |
| 1991 | Performanceas Bill | |
| 1991 | Truly Madly Deeplyas George | |
| 1991 | Prime Suspectas Oscar Bream | |
| 1991 | For the Greater Goodas Jack Brooke | |
| 1990 | The Russia Houseas Colonial Type | |
| 1990 | The Saint: The Software Murdersas Teal | |
| 1990 | Who Bombed Birmingham?as Dr. Frank Skuse | |
| 1990 | Perfect Scoundrelsas Vicar | |
| 1990 | The Chiefas Charlie Summers | |
| 1989 | The Woman in Blackas Sweetman | |
| 1989 | About Faceas | |
| 1989 | The Paradise Clubas Bishop Sykes | |
| 1989 | Nineteen96as Sir Cyril Llewellyn | |
| 1989 | The Saint: The Brazilian Connectionas Teal | |
| 1989 | A Beginners Guide to Freudas Charcot | |
| 1989 | Wiltas Rev. Froude | |
| 1988 | South of the Borderas Trevor Mitchell | |
| 1988 | The Riveras Colonel Danvers | |
| 1988 | The Return of Shelleyas | |
| 1988 | Jack the Ripperas Bowyer | |
| 1988 | Starlingsas Mr James | |
| 1988 | The Modern World: Ten Great Writersas Pastor Kroll | |
| 1987 | The Ruth Rendell Mysteriesas Bill | |
| 1987 | Inspector Morseas Derek Whittaker | |
| 1986 | The Singing Detectiveas Mr Hall | |
| 1986 | Casualtyas Dr. James Baker | |
| 1986 | Casualtyas Eddie Gash | |
| 1986 | Casualtyas Tom Harley | |
| 1986 | Lovejoyas Sam Cavendish | |
| 1985 | Blake's 7: The Beginningas Selman | |
| 1985 | Lytton's Diaryas Norman | |
| 1984 | The Billas | |
| 1983 | Spyshipas | |
| 1983 | Reilly: Ace of Spiesas Glass | |
| 1983 | Number 10as Charles Fox | |
| 1983 | Fords on Wateras Mister Jack | |
| 1982 | Walteras Mr. Richards | |
| 1980 | Drake's Ventureas Sir Francis Wisingham | |
| 1980 | The Elephant Manas Man With Whores | |
| 1980 | 'Tis Pity She's a Whoreas Richardetto | |
| 1980 | Dying Dayas Lane | |
| 1980 | Dreams of Leavingas Drunk Journalist | |
| 1979 | Minderas Ashley Brown | |
| 1979 | The Knowledgeas Titanic Walters | |
| 1978 | Bless Me Fatheras Billy Buzzle | |
| 1978 | Enemy at the Dooras Capt. Tom Foster-Smythe | |
| 1978 | Enemy at the Dooras Captain Tom Foster-Smythe | |
| 1978 | Blake's 7as Selman | |
| 1977 | Black Joyas Butcher | |
| 1976 | The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrinas Welton Ormsby | |
| 1975 | The Legend of Robin Hoodas Abbot of Grantham | |
| 1974 | The Aweful Mr Goodallas Dolman | |
| 1974 | The Pallisersas Sextus Parker | |
| 1972 | Crown Courtas | |
| 1972 | Crown Courtas Magnus Benjamin | |
| 1971 | A Ghost Story for Christmasas Rant | |
| 1969 | The Dance of Deathas Sentry | |
| 1967 | One Pair of Eyesas | |
| 1967 | Much Ado About Nothingas The Sexton | |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fameas Dumont |
