David Ryall
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.
Known for
Midsomer Murders
Bob Moss
Call the Midwife
Tommy Mills
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
Bill
Minder
Ashley Brown
Lewis
Mr. Cooper
Foyle's War
Dr. Henderson
A Touch of Frost
Trollied
Performance
Bill
Goodnight Sweetheart
Eric Elward
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
Elphias Doge
Hamish Macbeth
Paul Jeffreys
Crown Court
Prime Suspect
Oscar Bream
Casualty
Eddie Gash
Casualty
Tom Harley
Casualty
Dr. James Baker
Heartbeat
Howard Dufton
Inspector Morse
Derek Whittaker
The Village
Old Bert Middleton
Peak Practice
Ben Jones
New Tricks
Jasper Urquhart
Enemy at the Door
Capt. Tom Foster-Smythe
Enemy at the Door
Captain Tom Foster-Smythe
Outnumbered
Granddad
State of Play
Bob Coutts
The Borrowers
Crampfurl
Reilly: Ace of Spies
Glass
Crooked House
The Bill
The Paradise Club
Bishop Sykes
Blake's 7
Selman
Bonekickers
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Dumont
The Elephant Man
Man With Whores
Lovejoy
Sam Cavendish
In Deep
Denver
Pie in the Sky
Jack Bolland
Bless Me Father
Billy Buzzle
The Modern World: Ten Great Writers
Pastor Kroll
Witchcraft
Oxford Librarian
The River
Colonel Danvers
Around the World in 80 Days
Lord Salisbury
City of Ember
Chief Builder
Ultimate Force
Automata
Dominic Hawk
Jack the Ripper
Bowyer
Mr. Turner
Footman
The Chief
Charlie Summers
Byron
Sir Ralph Milbanke
Hysteria
Judge
The Russia House
Colonial Type
Oliver Twist
Mr. Fang, magistrate
Jake's Progress
Alex Halliwell
Perfect Scoundrels
Vicar
The Singing Detective
Mr. Hall
Black Beauty
Carriagemaker
To Play the King
Sir Bruce Bullerby
Two Men Went To War
Winston Churchill
Quartet
Harry
The Legend of Robin Hood
Abbot of Grantham
Number 10
South Of The Border
Trevor Mitchell
In the Red
Max Parker
Milner
Dave Stiles
The Legacy of Reginald Perrin
Carrington
Mayor
Restoration
Lord Bathurst
Unconditional Love
Funeral Director
The Woman in Black
Sweetman
Bertie and Elizabeth
Winston Churchill
Truly Madly Deeply
George
Spyship
Plotlands
Harry Crowley
Clapham Junction
Vicar
Anglo Saxon Attitudes
Frank Rammage
Law and Disorder
About Face
The Return of Shelley
Fatherland
Administrator Kruger
Blackball
Giles Wilton
Le Grand Charles
Winston Churchill
Wilt
Rev. Froude
Walter
Mr. Richards
Mad Cows
Man outside Harrods
The Secret Agent
Wurme
Justice
englischer Minister
Much Ado About Nothing
The Sexton
Black Eyes
Grandad
Giorgino
Professor Beaumont
Byron
Sir Ralph Milbanke
The Robbers
Frank Morrison
Starlings
Mr James
One Against the Wind
Dumont, Mary's Lawyer
The Worst Journey in the World
Curator
Black Joy
Butcher
The Tractate Middoth
Rant
Shuttlecock
Pound
Revolver
Aldo Testi
Fords on Water
Mister Jack
A Beginners Guide to Freud
Charcot
The Saint: The Brazilian Connection
Teal
Lucky Jim
Stanley
'Tis Pity She's a Whore
Richardetto
The Cicerones
Figure in Pulpit
Who Bombed Birmingham?
Dr. Frank Skuse
Dying Day
Lane
The Knowledge
Titanic Walters
The Saint: The Software Murders
Teal
The Broken Santa
Frank Morrison
Dreams of Leaving
Drunk Journalist
Running Late
Wicks
The Dance of Death
Sentry
Pickles: The Dog Who Won the World Cup
Meriweather
Nineteen96
Sir Cyril Llewellyn
Drake's Venture
Sir Francis Wisingham
The Entertainer
Bill
Mrs Hartley and the Growth Centre
Dr Simmonds