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David Ryall

Actor

Born - 5 January 1935, Steyning, West Sussex, England
Died - 25 December 2014

Expansive, balding British actor who built up a prolific career in theatre and TV. Later, his big personality and double chins were seen in a variety of character roles, including a few movies: he was Elphias Doge in the first part of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (2010). Other film appearances included those in The Dance of Death (1969), Black Joy (1977), The Elephant Man (1980), Truly Madly Deeply (1990), The Russia House (1990), Shuttlecock (1993), Black Beauty (1994), Carrington (1995), Mad Cows (1999), Unconditional Love (2002), Blackball (2003), Around the World in 80 Days (2004), The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse (2005), City of Ember (2008), Hysteria (2011), Quartet (2012), Mr Turner (2014) and Automata (2015), his last. He died a few days short of his 80th birthday.