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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
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as Dominic Hawk 
City of Ember
as Chief Builder 
To Play the King
as Sir Bruce Bullerby 
The Singing Detective
as Mr Hall 
The Village
+6
as Old Bert Middleton 
Jack the Ripper
as Bowyer 
Around the World in 80 Days
+4
as Lord Salisbury 
Quartet
+14
as Harry 
The Final Cut
as Sir Bruce Bullerby 
Fatherland
as Administrator Kruger 
Black Beauty
+6
as Carriagemaker 
Unconditional Love
+2
as Funeral Director 
Hysteria
+4
as Judge 
Byron
+3
as Sir Ralph Milbanke 
Restoration
+8
as Lord Bathurst 
The Woman in Black
as Sweetman 
Blackball
as Giles Wilton 
Truly Madly Deeply
as George 
Carrington
+7
as Mayor 
Bertie and Elizabeth
+4
as Winston Churchill 
The Secret Agent
as Wurme 
The Tractate Middoth
+1
as Dr Thomas Rant