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Acting

David Ryall

Career: Active from 1978 to 2013, busiest in 1988 and 1992 with 3 main titles each.

Leading roles: 7
top three billing

Average score: 70/100

Highest rated: The Woman in Black
86/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 70 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

David Ryall Catalog average

Rarely in their work

Adrenaline
3.3, average 4.8
Violence
2.8, average 4.1
Pop Culture
0.9, average 2.2
Scare
1.9, average 2.6

Main genres

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Recurring tags

Unsettling Atmosphere 2
Mystery 2
Classic British Sitcom 2
Character-Driven 2
Social Commentary 2
Character Study 2
Psychological Drama 2
Slice-of-Life 2
Community Focus 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

130

Type

Role

Score

Decade

Genre

Group by

2010s

10 titles · average score 69

Automata

43

as Dominic Hawk

Mr. Turner

80

as Footman

The Village

80

TV show · as Old Bert Middleton

The Tractate Middoth

69

as Dr Thomas Rant

Call the Midwife

82

TV show · as Tommy Mills

Quartet

68

as Harry

Trollied

69

TV show

Hysteria

59

as Judge

The Broken Santa

as Frank Morrison

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1

74

as Elphias Doge

2000s

26 titles · average score 65

City of Ember

57

as Chief Builder

Crooked House

68

TV show · as Mr Paget

Outnumbered

79

TV show · as Granddad

Lewis

80

TV show · as Mr. Cooper

The Worst Journey in the World

as Curator

New Tricks

83

TV show · as Jasper Urquhart

Around the World in 80 Days

47

as Lord Salisbury

Lucky Jim

71

as Stanley

State of Play

86

TV show · as Bob Coutts

The Cicerones

as Figure in Pulpit

Foyle's War

83

TV show · as Dr. Henderson

Ultimate Force

70

TV show

1990s

44 titles · average score 68

Midsomer Murders

80

TV show · as Bob Moss

Jake's Progress

61

TV show · as Alex Halliwell

Milner

as Dave Stiles

The Entertainer

as Brother Bill

Peak Practice

65

TV show · as Ben Jones

The Borrowers

68

TV show · as Crampfurl

Heartbeat

80

TV show · as Howard Dufton

A Touch of Frost

51

TV show · as Edward Cull

Witchcraft

TV show · as Oxford Librarian

Truly Madly Deeply

74

as George

Prime Suspect

89

TV show · as Oscar Bream

The Saint: The Software Murders

as Teal

1980s

32 titles · average score 69

The Woman in Black

86

as Sweetman

The Saint: The Brazilian Connection

as Teal

The River

TV show · as Colonel Danvers

Inspector Morse

80

TV show · as Derek Whittaker

The Singing Detective

65

TV show · as Mr Hall

Casualty

62

TV show · as Tom Harley / Dr. James Baker

Lovejoy

50

TV show · as Sam Cavendish

The Bill

77

TV show

TV show · as Charles Blanchard

Walter

66

as Mr. Richards

The Elephant Man

85

as Man With Whores

Drake's Venture

as Sir Francis Wisingham

1970s

14 titles · average score 72

Minder

75

TV show · as Ashley Brown

The Knowledge

70

as Titanic Walters

Bless Me Father

69

TV show · as Billy Buzzle

Blake's 7

76

TV show · as Selman

Enemy at the Door

81

TV show · as Capt. Tom Foster-Smythe / Captain Tom Foster-Smythe

Three Piece Suite

TV show · as Stanley (segment "Celluloid Dreams")

Black Joy

65

as Butcher

The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin

77

TV show · as Welton Ormsby

The Legend of Robin Hood

TV show · as Abbot of Grantham

The Pallisers

73

TV show · as Sextus Parker

Crown Court

65

TV show · as Magnus Benjamin

A Ghost Story for Christmas

75

TV show · as Rant

1960s

3 titles

The Dance of Death

as Sentry

One Pair of Eyes

TV show

Much Ado About Nothing

as The Sexton

1950s

1 title · average score 84

Hallmark Hall of Fame

84

TV show · as Dumont