
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

Black Beauty

The Russia House

Fatherland

Restoration

The Entertainer

Mr. Turner

Quartet

Hysteria

Unconditional Love

The Woman in Black

Blake's 7: The Beginning

Giorgino

Milner

Clapham Junction

Blackball

One Against the Wind

Carrington

Truly Madly Deeply

The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse

Bertie and Elizabeth

Mad Cows

The Tractate Middoth

Two Men Went To War

The Knowledge

Who Bombed Birmingham?

Byron

'Tis Pity She's a Whore

Drake's Venture

Much Ado About Nothing

Dreams of Leaving

Wilt

The Secret Agent

Shuttlecock

Black Joy

The Dance of Death

The Worst Journey in the World

Lucky Jim

Justice

Fords on Water

Walter

The Cicerones

Mrs Hartley and the Growth Centre

The Saint: The Brazilian Connection

Pickles: The Dog Who Won the World Cup

The Saint: The Software Murders

Nineteen96

The Robbers

The Broken Santa

Revolver

Running Late
TV Shows

Peak Practice

Minder

Crown Court

Foyle's War

Crooked House

A Touch of Frost

Lewis

New Tricks

The Bill

Inspector Morse

Blake's 7

Prime Suspect

Lovejoy

Performance

The Ruth Rendell Mysteries

Pie in the Sky

Goodnight Sweetheart

The Chief

The Pallisers

Trollied

Hamish Macbeth

The Village

Reilly: Ace of Spies

Ultimate Force

The Paradise Club

Outnumbered

A Ghost Story for Christmas

Enemy at the Door

State of Play

Jack the Ripper

The Final Cut

The Singing Detective

One Pair of Eyes

The Modern World: Ten Great Writers

Bonekickers

In Deep

Lytton's Diary

Oliver Twist

The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin

South of the Border

Hallmark Hall of Fame

The Borrowers

Number 10

Perfect Scoundrels

The Return of Shelley

To Play the King

Anglo Saxon Attitudes

In the Red

For the Greater Good

The Legend of Robin Hood

Bless Me Father

The River

Le Grand Charles

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