Leonard Rossiter
October 21, 1926 (99 years old) in Wavertree, Liverpool, England, UK
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.
Known For
Credits
- 2000 · The Unforgettable Leonard Rossiter as Various (archive footage)
- 1999 · Starry Night as Mr. Morganstern
- 1984 · The Life and Death of King John as King John
- 1984 · Dog Ends as Arthur
- 1982 · Trail of the Pink Panther as Superintendant Quinlan
- 1982 · Britannia Hospital as Vincent Potter
- 1981 · The Factory as Harry Meadows
- 1978 · The Waterloo Bridge Handicap as Charles Barker
- 1978 · Fearless Frank as
- 1977 · BBC2 Play of the Week as Frank Harris
- 1976 · Voyage of the Damned as Commander von Bonin
- 1976 · The Pink Panther Strikes Again as Quinlan
- 1976 · Machinegunner as Cyril Dugdale
- 1975 · Barry Lyndon as Captain Quin
- 1974 · Luther as Brother Weinand
- 1970 · Play for Today as
- 1970 · Play for Today as Arthur
- 1969 · Otley as Johnson
- 1968 · Diamonds for Breakfast as Inspector Dudley
- 1968 · Oliver! as Sowerberry
- 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
- 1966 · The Witches as Dr. Wallis
- 1966 · The Wrong Box as Vyvyan Alistair Montague
- 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 · 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
- 1963 · Festival as Daudet
- 1963 · Billy Liar as Emanuel Shadrack
- 1962 · Z-Cars as
- Future · After Loch Lomond as Mickey Grant
- 2022 · Leonard Rossiter: Comedy Great as Self (Archive footage)
- 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 · Tripper's Day as Norman Tripper
- 1983 · The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin as Reginald Perrin
- 1982 · The Funny Side of Christmas as Reginald Perrin
- 1980 · Rising Damp as Rigsby
- 1979 · Le Petomane as Monsieur Joseph Pujol
- 1979 · The Perishers as Boot (voice)
- 1978 · The Losers as
- 1977 · The Galton & Simpson Playhouse as Jim
- 1976 · The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin as
- 1975 · After the Solo as Dawson
- 1974 · Rising Damp as Rigsby
- 1974 · The Carnforth Practice as
- 1974 · If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them as The Blind Man
- 1970 · The Italian Table as Mr. Jeffs
- 1969 · The Double Agent as Nikolai Krobnevsky
- 1968 · Deadfall as Fillmore
- 1967 · Drums Along The Avon as Mr. Marcus
- 1967 · Deadlier Than the Male as Henry Bridgenorth
- 1966 · You Can't Win as
- 1966 · The Devil's Eggshell as Prime Minister
- 1966 · Death is a Good Living as
- 1966 · Hotel Paradiso as Inspector
- 1964 · Redcap as
- 1964 · The Long Ships as Persian Soldier Who Falls On Sword (uncredited)
- 1964 · A Jolly Bad Fellow as Dr. Fisher
- 1963 · This Sporting Life as Phillips, Sports Writer
- 1962 · A Kind of Loving as Whymper
- 1962 · Studio Four as Gerard Moustier
- 1962 · Steptoe and Son as Johnny Spooner
- 1962 · Steptoe and Son as Welsh Hughie