Acting
David 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.
Acting
- 2013The VillageOld Bert Middleton12 ep.
- 2011Trollied7 ep.
- 2008Crooked HouseMr Paget1 ep.
- 2008Bonekickers1 ep.
- 2007OutnumberedGranddad19 ep.
- 2007LewisMr. Cooper1 ep.
- 2006Le Grand CharlesWinston Churchill2 ep.
- 2003Looking for VictoriaHenry James2 ep.
- 2003State of PlayBob Coutts1 ep.
- 2003ByronSir Ralph Milbanke2 ep.
- 2002Foyle's WarDr. Henderson1 ep.
- 2002Ultimate Force1 ep.
- 2001In DeepDenver2 ep.
- 1999Oliver TwistMr. Fang, magistrate4 ep.
- 1998In the RedMax Parker3 ep.
- 1997PlotlandsHarry Crowley6 ep.
- 1996The Legacy of Reginald PerrinWelton Ormsby3 ep.
- 1995The Final CutSir Bruce Bullerby4 ep.
- 1995Jake's ProgressAlex Halliwell6 ep.
- 1995Hamish MacbethPaul Jeffreys2 ep.
- 1994Law and Disorder1 ep.
- 1993To Play the KingSir Bruce Bullerby4 ep.
- 1993Goodnight SweetheartEric Elward6 ep.
- 1992WitchcraftOxford Librarian2 ep.
- 1992The BorrowersCrampfurl6 ep.
- 1992Anglo Saxon AttitudesFrank Rammage3 ep.
- 1991The Men's RoomAlan Pascoe5 ep.
- 1991Prime SuspectOscar Bream2 ep.
- 1991For the Greater GoodJack Brooke2 ep.
- 1990Perfect ScoundrelsVicar1 ep.
- 1990The ChiefCharlie Summers4 ep.
- 1989About Face1 ep.
- 1989The Paradise ClubBishop Sykes4 ep.
- 1988South of the BorderTrevor Mitchell1 ep.
- 1988The RiverColonel Danvers6 ep.
- 1988Jack the RipperBowyer2 ep.
- 1988The Return of Shelley32 ep.
- 1988The Modern World: Ten Great WritersPastor Kroll1 ep.
- 1987The Ruth Rendell MysteriesBill1 ep.
- 1987Inspector MorseDerek Whittaker1 ep.
- 1986The Singing DetectiveMr Hall6 ep.
- 1986LovejoySam Cavendish2 ep.
- 1985Lytton's DiaryNorman6 ep.
- 1983Spyship6 ep.
- 1983Reilly: Ace of SpiesGlass1 ep.
- 1983Number 10Charles Fox1 ep.
- 1982On the LineCharles Blanchard13 ep.
- 1978Bless Me FatherBilly Buzzle21 ep.
- 1978Enemy at the DoorCaptain Tom Foster-Smythe2 ep.
- 1978Blake's 7Selman1 ep.
- 1977Three Piece SuiteStanley (segment "Celluloid Dreams")1 ep.
- 1976The Fall and Rise of Reginald PerrinWelton Ormsby3 ep.
- 1975The Legend of Robin HoodAbbot of Grantham2 ep.
- 1974The Aweful Mr GoodallDolman1 ep.
- 1974The Fortunes of NigelChevalier de Beaujeu2 ep.
- 1974The PallisersSextus Parker4 ep.
- 1971A Ghost Story for ChristmasRant1 ep.
- 1967One Pair of Eyes1 ep.
Guest appearances
- 2015Call the MidwifeTommy Mills1 ep.
- 2013A Ghost Story for ChristmasRant1 ep.
- 2012Trollied7 ep.
- 2010New TricksJasper Urquhart1 ep.
- 2009Midsomer MurdersBob Moss1 ep.
- 2008Crooked HouseMr Paget1 ep.
- 2008Bonekickers1 ep.
- 2008LewisMr. Cooper1 ep.
- 2004HeartbeatHoward Dufton1 ep.
- 2003Foyle's WarDr. Henderson1 ep.
- 2003Ultimate Force1 ep.
- 2003State of PlayBob Coutts1 ep.
- 2003In DeepDenver2 ep.
- 1999Peak PracticeBen Jones1 ep.
- 1991CasualtyDr. James Baker, Eddie Gash, Tom Harley3 ep.
- 1996The Fall and Rise of Reginald PerrinWelton Ormsby3 ep.
- 1996The Legacy of Reginald PerrinWelton Ormsby3 ep.
- 1996Pie in the SkyJack Bolland1 ep.
- 1995Hamish MacbethPaul Jeffreys2 ep.
- 1996A Touch of FrostEdward Cull1 ep.
- 1996The Ruth Rendell MysteriesBill1 ep.
- 1995Prime SuspectOscar Bream2 ep.
- 1994LovejoySam Cavendish2 ep.
- 1994Law and Disorder1 ep.
- 1993PerformanceBill1 ep.
- 1992Anglo Saxon AttitudesFrank Rammage3 ep.
- 1991Hallmark Hall of FameDumont1 ep.
- 1991MinderAshley Brown1 ep.
- 1991For the Greater GoodJack Brooke2 ep.
- 1989The Paradise ClubBishop Sykes4 ep.
- 1990The ChiefCharlie Summers4 ep.
- 1990Perfect ScoundrelsVicar1 ep.
- 1990Inspector MorseDerek Whittaker1 ep.
- 1989About Face1 ep.
- 1989The Bill1 ep.
- 1988South of the BorderTrevor Mitchell1 ep.
- 1988The Modern World: Ten Great WritersPastor Kroll1 ep.
- 1983Reilly: Ace of SpiesGlass1 ep.
- 1983Number 10Charles Fox1 ep.
- 1980Enemy at the DoorCapt. Tom Foster-Smythe, Captain Tom Foster-Smythe2 ep.
- 1978Blake's 7Selman1 ep.
- 1977Three Piece SuiteStanley (segment "Celluloid Dreams")1 ep.
- 1975The Legend of Robin HoodAbbot of Grantham2 ep.
- 1974Crown CourtMagnus Benjamin2 ep.
- 1974The PallisersSextus Parker4 ep.
- 1974The Aweful Mr GoodallDolman1 ep.
- 1974The Fortunes of NigelChevalier de Beaujeu2 ep.
- 1972One Pair of Eyes1 ep.
Also known as: David John Ryall