
Acting · 79 years old
Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex, England, UK
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.

In Deep
Denver

Le Grand Charles
Winston Churchill

Hallmark Hall of Fame
Dumont

Pie in the Sky
Jack Bolland

The Elephant Man
Man With Whores

The Secret Agent
Wurme

Inspector Morse
Derek Whittaker

To Play the King
Sir Bruce Bullerby

Foyle's War
Dr. Henderson

Outnumbered
Granddad

Enemy at the Door
Capt. Tom Foster-Smythe

Enemy at the Door
Captain Tom Foster-Smythe

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
Elphias Doge

Prime Suspect
Oscar Bream

Hamish Macbeth
Paul Jeffreys

Lewis
Mr. Cooper

The Final Cut
Sir Bruce Bullerby

A Touch of Frost
Edward Cull

The Singing Detective
Mr Hall

Midsomer Murders
Bob Moss