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Home/People/David Ryall
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Born
Jan 5, 1935Died: Dec 25, 2014
Lived 79 years
Place of Birth
Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex, England, UK
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male

Career Highlights

59
Movies
67
TV Shows
Also Known As
David John Ryall
IMDb Profile

David Ryall

Acting

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.
Mr. Turner poster

Mr. Turner

as Footman
2014
Automata poster

Automata

as Dominic Hawk
2014
The Tractate Middoth poster

The Tractate Middoth

as Dr Thomas Rant
2013
Quartet poster

Quartet

as Harry
2012
The Broken Santa poster

The Broken Santa

as Frank Morrison
2011
Hysteria poster

Hysteria

as Judge
2011
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 poster

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1

as Elphias Doge
2010
The Robbers poster

The Robbers

as Frank Morrison
2009
City of Ember poster

City of Ember

as Chief Builder
2008
Clapham Junction poster

Clapham Junction

as Vicar
2007
The Worst Journey in the World poster

The Worst Journey in the World

as Curator
2007
Pickles: The Dog Who Won the World Cup poster

Pickles: The Dog Who Won the World Cup

as Meriweather
2006
The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse poster

The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse

as Tom Tit
2005
Around the World in 80 Days poster

Around the World in 80 Days

as Lord Salisbury
2004
Byron poster

Byron

as Sir Ralph Milbanke
2003
Blackball poster

Blackball

as Giles Wilton
2003
Lucky Jim poster

Lucky Jim

as Stanley
2003
Two Men Went To War poster

Two Men Went To War

as Winston Churchill
2002
Unconditional Love poster

Unconditional Love

as Funeral Director
2002
Bertie and Elizabeth poster

Bertie and Elizabeth

as Winston Churchill
2002