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David Ryall
Known for: ActingDavid 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.
Filmography 22
City of Ember
as Chief Builder 
To Play the King
as Sir Bruce Bullerby 
The Singing Detective
as Mr Hall 
The Village
as Old Bert Middleton 
Around the World in 80 Days
as Lord Salisbury 
Jack the Ripper
as Bowyer 
Automata
as Dominic Hawk 
The Final Cut
as Sir Bruce Bullerby 
Black Beauty
as Carriagemaker 
Hysteria
as Judge 
Fatherland
as Administrator Kruger 
Unconditional Love
as Funeral Director 
Quartet
as Harry 
Byron
as Sir Ralph Milbanke 
Restoration
as Lord Bathurst 
The Woman in Black
as Sweetman 
Blackball
as Giles Wilton 
Truly Madly Deeply
as George 
Bertie and Elizabeth
as Winston Churchill 
Carrington
as Mayor 
The Secret Agent
as Wurme 
The Tractate Middoth
as Dr Thomas Rant