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David Ryall
Born: 1935-01-05 in 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.
Rated Filmography (50)
Sorted by Score10.0
Revolver
1992
9.0
Fords on Water
1983
9.0
Running Late
1992
9.0
The Saint: The Software Murders
1990
9.0
Blake's 7: The Beginning
1985
8.5
Who Bombed Birmingham?
1990
8.5
The Secret Agent
1992
8.1
The Elephant Man
1980
8.0
Milner
1994
7.7
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
2010
7.5
The Saint: The Brazilian Connection
1989
7.1
One Against the Wind
1991
7.1
The Tractate Middoth
2013
7.0
Lucky Jim
2003
7.0
Dreams of Leaving
1980
7.0
The Entertainer
1993
6.9
Truly Madly Deeply
1991
6.9
The Woman in Black
1989
6.8
Black Joy
1977
6.7
Black Beauty
1994
6.7
Hysteria
2011
6.7
Bertie and Elizabeth
2002
6.7
The Dance of Death
1969
6.7
Two Men Went To War
2002
6.5
Mr. Turner
2014
6.5
The Knowledge
1979
6.5
The Worst Journey in the World
2007
6.5
Quartet
2012
6.5
Clapham Junction
2007
6.4
Giorgino
1994
6.4
City of Ember
2008
6.4
Wilt
1989
6.3
Much Ado About Nothing
1967
6.3
Fatherland
1994
6.2
The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse
2005
6.2
Carrington
1995
6.1
Restoration
1995
6.1
The Russia House
1990
6.0
'Tis Pity She's a Whore
1980
6.0
Unconditional Love
2002
6.0
Around the World in 80 Days
2004
5.9
Automata
2014
5.9
Walter
1982
5.8
The Cicerones
2002
5.8
Drake's Venture
1980
5.6
Justice
1993
5.2
Blackball
2003
4.8
Byron
2003
4.4
Mad Cows
1999
3.5
Shuttlecock
1993