
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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Known For
Acting History
2022
Leonard Rossiter: Comedy Great as Self (Archive footage)
2000The Unforgettable Leonard Rossiter as Various (archive footage)
1999Starry Night as Mr. Morganstern
1996'Oh, Miss Jones!': The Very Best of Leonard Rossiter as Self
1985The Moon Over Soho as Max von Konigsberg
1985Alice in Wonderland as King of Hearts
1985Water as Sir Malcolm Leveridge
1984The Life and Death of King John as King John
1984Tripper's Day as Norman Tripper
1984Dog Ends as Arthur
1983The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin as Reginald Perrin
1982The Funny Side of Christmas as Reginald Perrin
1982Trail of the Pink Panther as Superintendant Quinlan
1982Britannia Hospital as Vincent Potter
1981The Factory as Harry Meadows
1980Rising Damp as Rigsby
1979Le Petomane as Monsieur Joseph Pujol
1979The Perishers as Boot (voice)
1978The Waterloo Bridge Handicap as Charles Barker
1978The Losers
1978Fearless Frank
1977BBC2 Play of the Week as Frank Harris
1977The Galton & Simpson Playhouse as Jim
1976Voyage of the Damned as Commander von Bonin
1976The Pink Panther Strikes Again as Quinlan
1976The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin
1976Machinegunner as Cyril Dugdale
1975Barry Lyndon as Captain Quin
1975After the Solo as Dawson
1974Rising Damp as Rigsby
1974The Carnforth Practice
1974If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them as The Blind Man
1974Luther as Brother Weinand
1970Play for Today
1970Play for Today as Arthur
1970The Italian Table as Mr. Jeffs
1969The Double Agent as Nikolai Krobnevsky
1969Otley as Johnson
1968Diamonds for Breakfast as Inspector Dudley
1968Oliver! as Sowerberry
1968Deadfall as Fillmore
1968The Year of the Sex Olympics as Co-ordinator Ugo Priest
19682001: A Space Odyssey as Dr. Andrei Smyslov
1967The Whisperers as Assistance Board Officer
1967Drums Along The Avon as Mr. Marcus
1967Deadlier Than the Male as Henry Bridgenorth
1966The Witches as Dr. Wallis
1966You Can't Win
1966The Devil's Eggshell as Prime Minister
1966The Wrong Box as Vyvyan Alistair Montague
1966Death is a Good Living
1966Hotel Paradiso as Inspector
1965King Rat as McCoy
1965BBC Play of the Month as The Prime Minister
1965BBC Play of the Month as Colonel Lukyn
1964Redcap
1964Theatre 625 as Doctor Knock
1964Theatre 625 as Fred Midway
1964Theatre 625 as François-Marie Aroue / Voltaire
1964Theatre 625 as Co-Ordinator Ugo Priest
1964The Long Ships as Persian Soldier Who Falls On Sword (uncredited)
1964A Jolly Bad Fellow as Dr. Fisher
1963Festival as Daudet
1963Billy Liar as Emanuel Shadrack
1963This Sporting Life as Phillips, Sports Writer
1962A Kind of Loving as Whymper
1962Studio 4 as Gerard Moustier
1962Steptoe and Son as Johnny Spooner
1962Steptoe and Son as Welsh Hughie
1962Z-Cars
—After Loch Lomond as Mickey Grant







