Biography
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.
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Mr. Turner
2014
Automata
2014
The Village
2013
Quartet
2012
Call the Midwife
2012
The Broken Santa
2011
Trollied
2011
Hysteria
2011
The Robbers
2009
Crooked House
2008
City of Ember
2008
Bonekickers
2008
Outnumbered
2007
Clapham Junction
2007
Lewis
2007
Le Grand Charles
2006
New Tricks
2004
Byron
2003
Blackball
2003
State of Play
2003
Lucky Jim
2003
Byron
2003
Foyle's War
2002
Ultimate Force
2002
The Cicerones
2002
In Deep
2001
Oliver Twist
1999
Mad Cows
1999
In the Red
1998
Plotlands
1997
Midsomer Murders
1997
Restoration
1995
The Final Cut
1995
Jake's Progress
1995
Carrington
1995
Hamish Macbeth
1995
Milner
1994
Fatherland
1994
Giorgino
1994
Black Beauty
1994
Pie in the Sky
1994
Law and Disorder
1994
The Entertainer
1993
To Play the King
1993
Justice
1993
Peak Practice
1993
Shuttlecock
1993
Witchcraft
1992
A Touch of Frost
1992
The Borrowers
1992
The Secret Agent
1992
Running Late
1992
Revolver
1992
Heartbeat
1992
Performance
1991
Prime Suspect
1991
The Russia House
1990
The Chief
1990
Nineteen96
1989
Wilt
1989
The River
1988
Jack the Ripper
1988
Inspector Morse
1987
Casualty
1986
Lovejoy
1986
Lytton's Diary
1985
The Bill
1984
Spyship
1983
Number 10
1983
Fords on Water
1983
Walter
1982
Drake's Venture
1980
The Elephant Man
1980
Minder
1979
The Knowledge
1979
Bless Me Father
1978
Blake's 7
1978
Black Joy
1977
The Pallisers
1974
Crown Court
1972
One Pair of Eyes
1967
