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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

112

Gender

Male

Birthday

1935-01-05

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

Acting

Around the World in 80 Days

2004

Around the World in 80 Days

as

Lord Salisbury

The Dance of Death

1969

The Dance of Death

as

Sentry

City of Ember

2008

City of Ember

as

Chief Builder

Fords on Water

1983

Fords on Water

as

Mister Jack

The Woman in Black

1989

The Woman in Black

as

Sweetman

One Against the Wind

1991

One Against the Wind

as

Dumont, Mary's Lawyer

Running Late

1992

Running Late

as

Wicks

Starlings

1988

Starlings

as

Mr James

Two Men Went To War

2002

Two Men Went To War

as

Winston Churchill

Walter

1982

Walter

as

Mr. Richards

Justice

1993

Justice

as

englischer Minister

Automata

2014

Automata

as

Dominic Hawk

Clapham Junction

2007

Clapham Junction

as

Vicar

The Knowledge

1979

The Knowledge

as

Titanic Walters

Fatherland

1994

Fatherland

as

Administrator Kruger

Who Bombed Birmingham?

1990

Who Bombed Birmingham?

as

Dr. Frank Skuse

The Russia House

1990

The Russia House

as

Colonial Type

The Elephant Man

1980

The Elephant Man

as

Man With Whores

Black Eyes

1996

Black Eyes

as

Grandad

Truly Madly Deeply

1991

Truly Madly Deeply

as

George

Byron

2003

Byron

as

Sir Ralph Milbanke

The Cicerones

2002

The Cicerones

as

Figure in Pulpit

Lucky Jim

2003

Lucky Jim

as

Stanley

Bertie and Elizabeth

2002

Bertie and Elizabeth

as

Winston Churchill

Carrington

1995

Carrington

as

Mayor

Wilt

1989

Wilt

as

Rev. Froude

Mr. Turner

2014

Mr. Turner

as

Footman

Quartet

2012

Quartet

as

Harry

Milner

1994

Milner

as

Dave Stiles

Drake's Venture

1980

Drake's Venture

as

Sir Francis Wisingham

Dreams of Leaving

1980

Dreams of Leaving

as

Drunk Journalist

'Tis Pity She's a Whore

1980

'Tis Pity She's a Whore

as

Richardetto

Black Beauty

1994

Black Beauty

as

Carriagemaker

Restoration

1995

Restoration

as

Lord Bathurst

Hysteria

2011

Hysteria

as

Judge

Blackball

2003

Blackball

as

Giles Wilton

Mad Cows

1999

Mad Cows

as

Man outside Harrods

Black Joy

1977

Black Joy

as

Butcher

The Entertainer

1993

The Entertainer

as

Bill

Unconditional Love

2002

Unconditional Love

as

Funeral Director

Revolver

1992

Revolver

as

Aldo Testi

Shuttlecock

1993

Shuttlecock

as

Pound

Nineteen96

1989

Nineteen96

as

Sir Cyril Llewellyn

The Secret Agent

1992

The Secret Agent

as

Wurme

Giorgino

1994

Giorgino

as

Professor Beaumont

Much Ado About Nothing

1967

Much Ado About Nothing

as

The Sexton

Blake's 7

Blake's 7

as

Selman

Lewis

Lewis

as

Mr. Cooper

Prime Suspect

Prime Suspect

as

Oscar Bream

Heartbeat

Heartbeat

as

Howard Dufton

Inspector Morse

Inspector Morse

as

Derek Whittaker

Lovejoy

Lovejoy

as

Sam Cavendish

Outnumbered

Outnumbered

as

Granddad

The River

The River

as

Colonel Danvers

Plotlands

Plotlands

as

Harry Crowley

The Paradise Club

The Paradise Club

as

Bishop Sykes

The Borrowers

The Borrowers

as

Crampfurl

The Village

The Village

as

Old Bert Middleton

New Tricks

New Tricks

as

Jasper Urquhart

Anglo Saxon Attitudes

Anglo Saxon Attitudes

as

Frank Rammage

In Deep

In Deep

as

Denver

In the Red

In the Red

as

Max Parker

Peak Practice

Peak Practice

as

Ben Jones

Minder

Minder

as

Ashley Brown

Casualty

Casualty

as

Eddie Gash

Casualty

Casualty

as

Tom Harley

South Of The Border

South Of The Border

as

Trevor Mitchell

Casualty

Casualty

as

Dr. James Baker

Oliver Twist

Oliver Twist

as

Mr. Fang, magistrate

Byron

Byron

as

Sir Ralph Milbanke

Pie in the Sky

Pie in the Sky

as

Jack Bolland

Jake's Progress

Jake's Progress

as

Alex Halliwell

To Play the King

To Play the King

as

Sir Bruce Bullerby

Witchcraft

Witchcraft

as

Oxford Librarian

Bless Me Father

Bless Me Father

as

Billy Buzzle

Call the Midwife

Call the Midwife

as

Tommy Mills

Le Grand Charles

Le Grand Charles

as

Winston Churchill

Enemy at the Door

Enemy at the Door

as

Capt. Tom Foster-Smythe

Hamish Macbeth

Hamish Macbeth

as

Paul Jeffreys

Enemy at the Door

Enemy at the Door

as

Captain Tom Foster-Smythe

Production

Crew

Directing