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David Ryall

Actor
Born January 5, 1935Died December 25, 2014 (79 years)
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.

Movies & Shows on Plex

  • Automata
  • Midsomer Murders
  • Doc Martin
  • Black Beauty
  • Prime Suspect
  • A Touch of Frost
  • Heartbeat
  • Boon
  • Two Men Went to War
  • The Borrowers
  • Peak Practice
  • Diana: Her True Story

Known For

  • City of Ember
  • Around the World in 80 Days
  • Automata
  • Quartet
  • Outnumbered
  • Truly Madly Deeply
  • The Woman in Black
  • The Village (2013)
  • The Singing Detective
  • Goodnight Sweetheart
  • Blackball
  • The Misadventures of Mr. Wilt
  • Giorgino
  • The Borrowers
  • In The Red
  • One Against the Wind
  • Walter
  • The Knowledge
  • Bless Me, Father

Filmography

2014
Mr. Turner · as Footman
2014
Automata · as Dominic Hawk
2013
2013
Love and Marriage (2013) (TV Series) · as Frank Holdaway
2013
The Village (2013) (TV Series) · as Old Bert Middleton
2013
Our Girl · as George
2013
2013
2013
2012
Quartet · as Harry
2012
Call the Midwife (TV Series) · as Tommy Mills
2011
Hysteria · as Judge
2011
Trollied (TV Series)
2010
2008
Crooked House (TV Series)
2008
City of Ember · as Chief Builder
2008
Bonekickers (TV Series)
2007
Outnumbered (TV Series) · as Granddad
2007
Clapham Junction · as Vicar
2007
2006
Charles De Gaulle (TV Series) · as Winston Churchill
2006
Lewis (TV Series) · as Mr. Cooper
2005
A Ghost Story for Christmas (TV Series) · as Dr. Rant
2005
2004
Around the World in 80 Days · as Lord Salisbury
2004
Doc Martin (TV Series) · as The Reverend
2003
Byron · as Sir Ralph Milbanke
2003
Blackball · as Giles Wilton
2003
State of Play (TV Series)
2003
Lucky Jim · as Stanley
2003
New Tricks (TV Series) · as Jasper Urquhart
2003
Byron (TV Series) · as Sir Ralph Milbanke
2002
Two Men Went to War · as Winston Churchill
2002
Foyle's War (TV Series)
2002
Ultimate Force (TV Series)
2002
Unconditional Love · as Funeral Director
2002
Bertie and Elizabeth · as Winston Churchill
2001
In Deep (TV Series) · as Denver
2000
Down to Earth (TV Series) · as Donald Muxworthy
2000
2000
Doctors (TV Series) · as Dr. Howard Mills
1999
Oliver Twist (1999) (TV Series) · as Mr. Fang, Magistrate
1999
Mad Cows · as Man Outside Harrods
1999
Holby City (TV Series) · as Alfred Stewart
1998
In The Red (TV Series) · as Max Parker
1997
Midsomer Murders (TV Series) · as Bob Moss
1996
1995
Restoration · as Lord Bathurst
1995
The Final Cut (TV Series) · as Sir Bruce Bullerby
1995
Jake's Progress (TV Series) · as Alex Halliwell
1995
1995
Carrington · as Mayor
1995
1995
Hamish Macbeth (TV Series) · as Paul Jeffreys
1994
Fatherland · as Administrator Kruger
1994
Giorgino · as Professor Beaumont
1994
Black Beauty · as Carriagemaker
1994
Moving Story (TV Series) · as Mr. Thorpe
1994
Pie in the Sky (TV Series) · as Jack Bolland
1993
To Play the King (TV Series) · as Sir Bruce Bullerby
1993
Goodnight Sweetheart (TV Series) · as Eric Elward
1993
Justiz · as Englischer Minister
1993
Peak Practice (TV Series) · as Ben Jones
1993
1992
Witchcraft (TV Series) · as Oxford Librarian
1992
1992
The Borrowers (TV Series) · as Crampfurl
1992
The Secret Agent (TV Series) · as Wurme
1992
The Secret Agent · as Wurme
1992
Anglo Saxon Attitudes (TV Series) · as Frank Rammage
1992
Revolver · as Aldo Testi
1992
Heartbeat (TV Series) · as Howard Dufton
1991
Shuttlecock · as Pound
1991
One Against the Wind · as Dumont, Mary's Lawyer
1991
Performance (TV Series) · as Bill
1991
The Men's Room (TV Series) · as Alan Pascoe
1991
Prime Suspect (TV Series) · as Oscar Bream
1990
The Russia House · as Colonial Type
1990
House of Cards (TV Series) · as Sir Bruce Bullerby
1990
Truly Madly Deeply · as George
1990
Perfect Scoundrels (TV Series) · as Vicar
1990
The Chief (1990) (TV Series) · as Charlie Summers
1990
1989
The Woman in Black · as Sweetman
1989
1989
1989
The Paradise Club (TV Series) · as Bishop Sykes
1989
1989
Saracen (TV Series) · as Aaron Frankel
1989
A Beginners Guide to Freud · as Professor Charcot
1989
A Fine Romance (1989) (TV Series) · as Dr. Erno Zerbe
1988
This is David Lander (TV Series) · as Russell Nicholson
1988
The River (TV Series) · as Colonel Danvers
1988
Jack the Ripper (1988) (TV Series) · as Bowyer
1987
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries (TV Series) · as Bill
1987
Inspector Morse (TV Series) · as Derek Whittaker
1987
The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole (TV Series) · as Mr. Gudgeon
1986
The Singing Detective (TV Series) · as Mr. Hall
1986
Casualty (TV Series) · as Eddie Gash
1986
Screenplay (1986) (TV Series) · as Mr. James
1986
Boon (TV Series) · as Derek Donaghue
1986
Lovejoy (TV Series) · as Sam Cavendish
1985
Screen One (TV Series) · as Sir Cyril Llewellyn (dpp)
1985
EastEnders (TV Series) · as Coroner
1985
Lytton's Diary (TV Series) · as Norman
1985
1984
Screen Two (TV Series) · as Dr. Simmonds
1984
The Bill (TV Series)
1983
Spyship (TV Series)
1983
The Nation's Health (TV Series) · as Admin - John Murray-Parke
1983
Reilly: Ace of Spies (TV Series) · as Glass
1983
Number 10 (TV Series)
1983
Fords on Water · as Mister Jack
1982
Walter · as Mr. Richards
1980
The Elephant Man · as Man With Whores
1980
Juliet Bravo (TV Series) · as Duckworth
1979
Two People (TV Series) · as Mr. Bennett
1979
Minder (TV Series) · as Ashley Brown
1979
The Knowledge · as Titanic Walters
1978
Bless Me, Father (TV Series) · as Billy Buzzle
1978
Armchair Thriller (TV Series) · as Lane
1978
Enemy at the Door (TV Series) · as Captain Tom Foster-Smythe
1978
Blake's 7 (TV Series) · as Selman
1977
Black Joy · as Butcher
1977
Love For Lydia (TV Series) · as Bretherton
1975
1975
Two's Company (TV Series) · as George Gunn
1974
The Pallisers (TV Series) · as Sextus Parker
1973
Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em (TV Series) · as Mr. Rumford
1973
Last of the Summer Wine (TV Series) · as Motorist
1972
Crown Court (TV Series)
1970
Play for Today (TV Series) · as Drunken Journalist
1969
Hadleigh (TV Series) · as Dick Iverson
1969
The Dance of Death · as Sentry
1967
Much Ado About Nothing · as The Sexton
1951
Hallmark Hall Of Fame (TV Series) · as Dumont

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