David Ryall

Born: 1935-01-05, Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex, England, UK

Died: 2014-12-25

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.

Filmography

• Midsomer Murders (1997)
• Call the Midwife (2012)
• Casualty (1986)
• Crown Court (1972)
• Peak Practice (1993)
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010)
• A Touch of Frost (1992)
• Lewis (2007)
• Heartbeat (1992)
• Foyle's War (2002)
• Inspector Morse (1987)
• Blake's 7 (1978)
• Prime Suspect (1991)
• Reilly: Ace of Spies (1983)
• Goodnight Sweetheart (1993)
• Pie in the Sky (1994)
• Lovejoy (1986)
• The Ruth Rendell Mysteries (1987)
• The Chief (1990)
• The Elephant Man (1980)
• Outnumbered (2007)
• City of Ember (2008)
• Jack the Ripper (1988)
• Around the World in 80 Days (2004)
• Autómata (2014)
• Black Beauty (1994)
• The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin (1976)
• The Russia House (1990)
• Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)
• In Deep (2001)