
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

City of Ember

The Elephant Man

Around the World in 80 Days

Automata

Fatherland

The Russia House

Mr. Turner

Black Beauty

Restoration

Quartet

Hysteria

Giorgino

The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse

Blackball

The Woman in Black

Truly Madly Deeply

One Against the Wind

The Entertainer

Unconditional Love

Carrington

Milner

Blake's 7: The Beginning

Two Men Went To War

Mad Cows

Fords on Water

Byron

Running Late

Clapham Junction

The Knowledge

Black Joy

Much Ado About Nothing

Pickles: The Dog Who Won the World Cup

Bertie and Elizabeth

'Tis Pity She's a Whore

Mrs Hartley and the Growth Centre

Who Bombed Birmingham?

The Cicerones

Walter

The Worst Journey in the World

The Tractate Middoth

Revolver

Wilt

The Secret Agent

The Robbers

Nineteen96

The Saint: The Brazilian Connection

The Saint: The Software Murders

Lucky Jim

Shuttlecock

Justice

Dreams of Leaving

The Dance of Death

Drake's Venture

The Broken Santa
TV Shows

Minder

Crown Court

Peak Practice

Heartbeat

A Touch of Frost

Foyle's War

New Tricks

Lewis

Inspector Morse

Performance

Prime Suspect

Blake's 7

Pie in the Sky

The Ruth Rendell Mysteries

Reilly: Ace of Spies

Goodnight Sweetheart

Lovejoy

The Chief

The Pallisers

Hamish Macbeth

The Final Cut

The Village

Enemy at the Door

Trollied

A Ghost Story for Christmas

The Paradise Club

Outnumbered

The Singing Detective

Ultimate Force

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Lytton's Diary

State of Play

South of the Border

The Modern World: Ten Great Writers

Jack the Ripper

Number 10

In the Red

Bless Me Father

Oliver Twist

Bonekickers

Crooked House

The Borrowers

In Deep

The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin

To Play the King

Perfect Scoundrels

The Legend of Robin Hood

One Pair of Eyes

The Legacy of Reginald Perrin

For the Greater Good

The River

Anglo Saxon Attitudes

The Return of Shelley

Le Grand Charles











