Know For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1935-01-05 (79 years old)
Deathday
2014-12-25
Place of Birth
Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex, England, UK
Also known As
David John 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.
2004
as Lord Salisbury
1969
as Sentry
2010
as Elphias Doge
2008
as Chief Builder
1983
as Mister Jack
1989
as Sweetman
1991
as Dumont, Mary's Lawyer
1992
as Wicks
1988
as Mr James
2002
as Winston Churchill
1982
as Mr. Richards
2006
as Meriweather
2013
as Rant
1993
as englischer Minister
2014
as Dominic Hawk
2007
as Vicar
1979
as Titanic Walters
1994
as Administrator Kruger
1990
as Dr. Frank Skuse
1990
as Colonial Type
1980
as Man With Whores
1996
as Grandad
1991
as George
2003
as Sir Ralph Milbanke
2002
as Figure in Pulpit
2003
as Stanley
2002
as Winston Churchill
1995
as Mayor
1989
as Rev. Froude
2007
as Curator
2014
as Footman
2012
as Harry
1994
as Dave Stiles
1980
as Sir Francis Wisingham
1980
as Drunk Journalist
1995
as Dr Simmonds
1980
as Richardetto
1994
as Carriagemaker
1995
as Lord Bathurst
2011
as Judge
2003
as Giles Wilton
1999
as Man outside Harrods
1977
as Butcher
1993
as Bill
2002
as Funeral Director
1989
1990
1992
as Aldo Testi
1993
as Pound
1989
as Sir Cyril Llewellyn
1992
as Wurme
1994
as Professor Beaumont
1967
as The Sexton
2009
as Frank Morrison
2011
as Frank Morrison
1989
as Charcot
1980
as Lane
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