
David Ryall
Born January 5, 1935 · 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.
Notable Appearances
Movies

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1

The Elephant Man

Around the World in 80 Days

Automata

City of Ember

Fatherland

Black Beauty

Mr. Turner

The Russia House

Quartet

The Entertainer

Hysteria

Blackball

Milner

The Woman in Black

Restoration

Giorgino

Blake's 7: The Beginning

Truly Madly Deeply

Unconditional Love

The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse

Carrington

Two Men Went To War

One Against the Wind

Clapham Junction

Drake's Venture

The Tractate Middoth

Much Ado About Nothing

Who Bombed Birmingham?

Wilt

'Tis Pity She's a Whore

Byron

Bertie and Elizabeth

Walter

Mrs Hartley and the Growth Centre

Black Joy

The Dance of Death

The Saint: The Software Murders

The Knowledge

The Worst Journey in the World

Mad Cows

The Cicerones

The Saint: The Brazilian Connection

Shuttlecock

Pickles: The Dog Who Won the World Cup

The Secret Agent

Revolver

The Broken Santa

Lucky Jim

Running Late

The Robbers

Nineteen96

Dreams of Leaving

Justice

Fords on Water
TV Shows

Call the Midwife

Heartbeat

Peak Practice

Minder

A Touch of Frost

New Tricks

Ultimate Force

Foyle's War

Lewis

Inspector Morse

Blake's 7

Pie in the Sky

The Ruth Rendell Mysteries

Prime Suspect

Lovejoy

Performance

Trollied

Goodnight Sweetheart

The Chief

Hamish Macbeth

Outnumbered

A Ghost Story for Christmas

Reilly: Ace of Spies

One Pair of Eyes

The Pallisers

The Village

Enemy at the Door

The Paradise Club

Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em

Lytton's Diary

The Singing Detective

The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin

South of the Border

Jack the Ripper

Crooked House

The Borrowers

The Final Cut

State of Play

The Modern World: Ten Great Writers

In Deep

Oliver Twist

Bonekickers

The River

Perfect Scoundrels

To Play the King

Number 10

The Return of Shelley

Bless Me Father

Three Piece Suite

The Fortunes of Nigel

In the Red

Byron

The Legacy of Reginald Perrin

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