Leonard Rossiter

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Born

1926-10-21

Place of Birth

Wavertree, Liverpool, England, UK

Leonard Rossiter

Biography

Leonard Rossiter (21 October 1926 – 5 October 1984) was an English actor known for his roles as Rupert Rigsby, in the British comedy television series Rising Damp (1974–78), and Reginald Iolanthe Perrin, in The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin (1976–79). He also had a long and distinguished career in the theatre and gained some notoriety for a series of Cinzano commercials (1978–1983), with Joan Collins.

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Acting History

2022
Leonard Rossiter: Comedy Great as Self (Archive footage)
2000
The Unforgettable Leonard Rossiter as Various (archive footage)
1999
Starry Night as Mr. Morganstern
1996
'Oh, Miss Jones!': The Very Best of Leonard Rossiter as Self
1985
The Moon Over Soho as Max von Konigsberg
1985
Alice in Wonderland as King of Hearts
1985
Water as Sir Malcolm Leveridge
1984
The Life and Death of King John as King John
1984
Tripper's Day as Norman Tripper
1984
Dog Ends as Arthur
1983
The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin as Reginald Perrin
1982
The Funny Side of Christmas as Reginald Perrin
1982
Trail of the Pink Panther as Superintendant Quinlan
1982
Britannia Hospital as Vincent Potter
1981
The Factory as Harry Meadows
1980
Rising Damp as Rigsby
1979
Le Petomane as Monsieur Joseph Pujol
1979
The Perishers as Boot (voice)
1978
The Waterloo Bridge Handicap as Charles Barker
1978
The Losers
1978
Fearless Frank
1977
BBC2 Play of the Week as Frank Harris
1977
The Galton & Simpson Playhouse as Jim
1976
Voyage of the Damned as Commander von Bonin
1976
The Pink Panther Strikes Again as Quinlan
1976
The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin
1976
Machinegunner as Cyril Dugdale
1975
Barry Lyndon as Captain Quin
1975
After the Solo as Dawson
1974
Rising Damp as Rigsby
1974
The Carnforth Practice
1974
If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them as The Blind Man
1974
Luther as Brother Weinand
1970
Play for Today
1970
Play for Today as Arthur
1970
The Italian Table as Mr. Jeffs
1969
The Double Agent as Nikolai Krobnevsky
1969
Otley as Johnson
1968
Diamonds for Breakfast as Inspector Dudley
1968
Oliver! as Sowerberry
1968
Deadfall as Fillmore
1968
The Year of the Sex Olympics as Co-ordinator Ugo Priest
1968
2001: A Space Odyssey as Dr. Andrei Smyslov
1967
The Whisperers as Assistance Board Officer
1967
Drums Along The Avon as Mr. Marcus
1967
Deadlier Than the Male as Henry Bridgenorth
1966
The Witches as Dr. Wallis
1966
You Can't Win
1966
The Devil's Eggshell as Prime Minister
1966
The Wrong Box as Vyvyan Alistair Montague
1966
Death is a Good Living
1966
Hotel Paradiso as Inspector
1965
King Rat as McCoy
1965
BBC Play of the Month as The Prime Minister
1965
BBC Play of the Month as Colonel Lukyn
1964
Redcap
1964
Theatre 625 as Doctor Knock
1964
Theatre 625 as Fred Midway
1964
Theatre 625 as François-Marie Aroue / Voltaire
1964
Theatre 625 as Co-Ordinator Ugo Priest
1964
The Long Ships as Persian Soldier Who Falls On Sword (uncredited)
1964
A Jolly Bad Fellow as Dr. Fisher
1963
Festival as Daudet
1963
Billy Liar as Emanuel Shadrack
1963
This Sporting Life as Phillips, Sports Writer
1962
A Kind of Loving as Whymper
1962
Studio 4 as Gerard Moustier
1962
Steptoe and Son as Johnny Spooner
1962
Steptoe and Son as Welsh Hughie
1962
Z-Cars
After Loch Lomond as Mickey Grant