David Ryall

from Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex, England, UK

Artwork for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1Image of David Ryall

Biography

David John Ryall (5 January 1935 – 25 December 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.

Timeline

2014Aged 79

  • Poster for Automata

    Dominic Hawk

  • Poster for Mr. Turner

    Footman

2013Aged 78

  • Poster for The Tractate Middoth

    Dr Thomas Rant

2012Aged 77

  • Poster for Quartet

    Harry

2011Aged 76

  • Poster for Hysteria

    Judge

  • Poster for The Broken Santa

    Frank Morrison

2010Aged 75

  • Poster for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1

    Elphias Doge

2009Aged 74

  • Poster for The Robbers

    Frank Morrison

2008Aged 73

  • Poster for City of Ember

    Chief Builder

2007Aged 72

  • Poster for The Worst Journey in the World

    Curator

  • Poster for Clapham Junction

    Vicar

2006Aged 71

  • Poster for Pickles: The Dog Who Won the World Cup

    Meriweather

2005Aged 70

  • Poster for The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse

    Tom Tit

2004Aged 69

  • Poster for Around the World in 80 Days

    Lord Salisbury

2003Aged 68

  • Poster for Lucky Jim

    Stanley

  • Poster for Blackball

    Giles Wilton

  • Poster for Byron

    Sir Ralph Milbanke

2002Aged 67

  • Poster for The Cicerones

    Figure in Pulpit

  • Poster for Bertie and Elizabeth

    Winston Churchill

  • Poster for Unconditional Love

    Funeral Director

  • Poster for Two Men Went To War

    Winston Churchill

1999Aged 64

  • Poster for Mad Cows

    Man outside Harrods

1996Aged 61

1995Aged 60

  • Poster for Mrs Hartley and the Growth Centre

    Dr Simmonds

  • Poster for Carrington

    Mayor

  • Poster for Restoration

    Lord Bathurst

1994Aged 59

  • Poster for Black Beauty

    Carriagemaker

  • Poster for Giorgino

    Professor Beaumont

  • Poster for Fatherland

    Administrator Kruger

  • Poster for Milner

    Dave Stiles

1993Aged 58

  • Poster for Shuttlecock

    Pound

  • Poster for Justice

    englischer Minister

  • Poster for The Entertainer

    Bill

1992Aged 57

  • Poster for Revolver

    Aldo Testi

  • Poster for Running Late

    Wicks

  • Poster for The Secret Agent

    Wurme

1991Aged 56

  • Poster for Truly Madly Deeply

    George

  • Poster for One Against the Wind

    Dumont, Mary's Lawyer

1990Aged 55

  • Poster for Who Bombed Birmingham?

    Dr. Frank Skuse

  • Poster for The Saint: The Software Murders

    Teal

  • Poster for The Russia House

    Colonial Type

1989Aged 54

1988Aged 53

1985Aged 50

  • Poster for Blake's 7: The Beginning

    Selman

1983Aged 48

  • Poster for Fords on Water

    Mister Jack

1982Aged 47

  • Poster for Walter

    Mr. Richards

1980Aged 45

  • Poster for Dreams of Leaving

    Drunk Journalist

  • Dying Day

    Lane

  • Poster for 'Tis Pity She's a Whore

    Richardetto

  • Poster for The Elephant Man

    Man With Whores

  • Poster for Drake's Venture

    Sir Francis Wisingham

1979Aged 44

  • Poster for The Knowledge

    Titanic Walters

1977Aged 42

  • Poster for Black Joy

    Butcher

1969Aged 34

  • Poster for The Dance of Death

    Sentry

1967Aged 32

  • Poster for Much Ado About Nothing

    The Sexton

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