David Ryall
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David Ryall | |
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Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex , England | |
Died | 25 December 2014 London, England | (aged 79)
Years active | 1969–2014 |
Spouses | Gillian Eddison
(m. 1964; div. 1984)Cathy Buchwald
(m. 1985; div. 2001)Penny England (m. 2003) |
Children | 3 |
David John Ryall[1] (5 January 1935 – 25 December 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.
Early life
Born in
Career
On leaving RADA, he went into
Ryall portrayed discredited scientist Frank Skuse in the March 1990 docudrama, Who Bombed Birmingham?[3]
In 1994 he played Feste in Sir Peter Hall's production of Twelfth Night – a performance which was praised highly by Sir Alec Guinness in his autobiography. In 1996–97, working with the Royal Shakespeare Company, he played God in The Mysteries, and Polonius in Hamlet, for which he was nominated for the Helen Hayes Award during its tour of the United States.
He worked with Sir Peter Hall again in the 1999 production of Lenny in the West End, and after that in the 2000 epic Tantalus, in Colorado and the UK. Ryall continued to be a regular face in the theatre: with appearances in Patrick Marber's Don Juan in Soho at the Donmar Warehouse in 2007.
His television and film career included The Knowledge, The Singing Detective, Shelley, Inspector Morse,Heartbeat, Doc Martin, Midsomer Murders, Bertie and Elizabeth, Juliet Bravo, Down to Earth, Foyle's War, Plotlands, State of Play, The Elephant Man, Truly, Madly, Deeply, Black Beauty and Two Men Went to War.[4][5] He appeared as Max, an antiques collector, in episode 4 of BBC drama Bonekickers.
In 2005, Ryall played the role of Winston Churchill in the French television drama Le Grand Charles, based on the life of Charles de Gaulle.[6]
Ryall appeared in the BBC One sitcom Outnumbered from 2007 to 2011, in which he played Frank (known as "Grandad"), a character who suffers from dementia.[4] The character appeared in series 1 and 2. Ryall reprised his role in the Christmas specials in 2009 and 2011. On 26 December 2016 the Christmas special was dedicated to his memory.[7]
In 2010, Ryall portrayed
Ryall appeared as Dr Rant in the
Ryall's last appearance was in Call the Midwife, where he played Tommy Mills. This episode was aired on BBC One on 1 March 2015 and was dedicated to his memory in the closing credits.[9]
Personal life
Ryall had one son and two daughters [10] He died on 25 December 2014 aged 79.[10][11]
Filmography
- The Dance of Death (1969) – Sentry
- Black Joy(1977) – Butcher
- Love for Lydia (1977, TV Series) – Bretherton
- Some mothers Do 'Av' Em Mr Ryford (1978 TV series)
- Enemy at the Door (1978-1980, TV Series) - Capt. Tom Foster-Smythe
- Bless Me, Father (1978–1981, TV Series) – Billy Buzzle
- The Knowledge (1979) – Titanic
- The Elephant Man (1980) – Man With Whores
- Fords on Water (1983) – Mister Jack
- Jack the Ripper (1988, TV Series) – Bowyer
- The Woman in Black (1989) – Sweetman
- Wilt (1990) – Rev. Froude
- Truly, Madly, Deeply (1990) – George
- The Russia House (1990) – Colonial Type
- Shelley (1990-1992, TV Series) – Ted Bishop
- Shuttlecock (1993) – Pound
- Justice (1993) – English Minister
- Carriagemaker
- Giorgino (1994) – Professor Beaumont
- Carrington (1995) – Mayor
- Restoration (1995) – Lord Bathurst
- Mad Cows (1999) – Man outside Harrods
- Unconditional Love (2002) – Funeral Director
- Two Men Went to War (2002) – Winston Churchill
- Blackball (2003) – Giles Wilton
- Around the World in 80 Days (2004) – Lord Salisbury
- The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse (2005) – Tom Tit
- Doc Martin ep. - "Happily Ever After" (2007) - Drunk Vicar
- City of Ember (2008) – Chief Builder
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 (2010) – Elphias Doge
- Hysteria (2011) – Judge
- Trollied (2011–2012, TV series) – Vic
- Quartet (2012) – Harry
- The Tractate Middoth(2013) – Dr. Rant
- Mr. Turner (2014) – Footman
- Autómata (2014) – Dominic Hawk
- Call the Midwife (2015, series 4, episode 7) – Tommy Mills (final appearance)
References
- ^ a b c d David Ryall Obituary in The Telegraph. Retrieved 28 December 2014
- ^ "David Ryall — RADA". www.rada.ac.uk.
- ^ "Getty Images". www.gettyimages.co.uk. Archived from the original on 19 October 2013.
- ^ a b c "David Ryall". BFI. Archived from the original on 25 April 2017.
- ^ "David Ryall". www.aveleyman.com.
- ^ "Le GRAND CHARLES (2006)". BFI. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016.
- ^ ISBN 978-1-84854-195-5.
- ^ "Our Girl (2013)". BFI. Archived from the original on 14 April 2019.
- ^ "Call the Midwife[01/03/2015] (2015)". BFI. Archived from the original on 3 August 2019.
- ^ a b "Harry Potter actor David Ryall dies aged 79". bbc.com. 28 December 2014.
- ^ "Harry Potter, The Village and Outnumbered star David Ryall has died". radiotimes.com. 27 December 2014.
External links
- David Ryall at IMDb