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.
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Movies (28)
Mr. Turner
as Footman
2014
Automata
as Dominic Hawk
2014
The Tractate Middoth
as Dr Thomas Rant
2013
Quartet
as Harry
2012
The Broken Santa
as Frank Morrison
2011
Hysteria
as Judge
2011
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
as Elphias Doge
2010
The Robbers
as Frank Morrison
2009
City of Ember
as Chief Builder
2008
Clapham Junction
as Vicar
2007
The Worst Journey in the World
as Curator
2007
Pickles: The Dog Who Won the World Cup
as Meriweather
2006
Around the World in 80 Days
as Lord Salisbury
2004
Byron
as Sir Ralph Milbanke
2003
Blackball
as Giles Wilton
2003
Lucky Jim
as Stanley
2003
Two Men Went To War
as Winston Churchill
2002
Unconditional Love
as Funeral Director
2002
Bertie and Elizabeth
as Winston Churchill
2002
The Cicerones
as Figure in Pulpit
2002
Mad Cows
as Man outside Harrods
1999
Black Eyes
as Grandad
1996
Restoration
as Lord Bathurst
1995
Carrington
as Mayor
1995
Mrs Hartley and the Growth Centre
as Dr Simmonds
1995
Milner
as Dave Stiles
1994
Fatherland
as Administrator Kruger
1994
Giorgino
as Professor Beaumont
1994
TV Shows (22)
The Village
as Old Bert Middleton
2013
Call the Midwife
as Tommy Mills
2012
Trollied
2011
Crooked House
as Mr Paget
2008
Bonekickers
2008
Outnumbered
as Granddad
2007
Lewis
as Mr. Cooper
2007
Le Grand Charles
as Winston Churchill
2006
A Ghost Story for Christmas
as Dr. Rant
2005
New Tricks
as Jasper Urquhart
2004
State of Play
as Bob Coutts
2003
Byron
as Sir Ralph Milbanke
2003
Foyle's War
as Dr. Henderson
2002
Ultimate Force
2002
In Deep
as Denver
2001
Oliver Twist
as Mr. Fang, magistrate
1999
In the Red
as Max Parker
1998
Plotlands
as Harry Crowley
1997
Midsomer Murders
as Bob Moss
1997
The Legacy of Reginald Perrin
1996
Jake's Progress
as Alex Halliwell
1995
Hamish Macbeth
as Paul Jeffreys
1995