Leonard Rossiter

Leonard Rossiter

1926-10-21 Wavertree, Liverpool, England, UK Male 77 Known Credits

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.

Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1926-10-21

Place of Birth

Wavertree, Liverpool, England, UK

Known Credits

77

Known For

Acting

Also Known As

Len Rossiter

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Known For Movies

Known For TV Shows

Movie Credits

2001: A Space Odyssey

1968

Dr. Andrei Smyslov

Barry Lyndon

1975

Captain Quin

Deadfall

1968

Fillmore

Rising Damp

1980

Rigsby

Voyage of the Damned

1976

Commander von Bonin

Oliver!

1968

Sowerberry

The Funny Blokes of British Comedy

2005

Reginald Perrin (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Fanatics

1968

Voltaire

Trail of the Pink Panther

1982

Superintendant Quinlan

After the Solo

1975

Dawson

Machinegunner

1976

Cyril Dugdale

The Long Ships

1964

Persian Soldier Who Falls On Sword (uncredited)

Deadlier Than the Male

1967

Henry Bridgenorth

A Kind of Loving

1962

Whymper

Alice in Wonderland

1985

King (voice)

Britannia Hospital

1982

Vincent Potter

This Sporting Life

1963

Phillips, Sports Writer

The Wrong Box

1966

Vyvyan Alistair Montague

The Year of the Sex Olympics

1968

Co-ordinator Ugo Priest

Water

1985

Sir Malcolm Leveridge

King Rat

1965

McCoy

Drums Along The Avon

1967

Mr. Marcus

Billy Liar

1963

Emanuel Shadrack

Hotel Paradiso

1966

Inspector

The Witches

1966

Dr. Wallis

The Whisperers

1967

Assistance Board Officer

Otley

1969

Johnson

The Moon Over Soho

1985

Max von Konigsberg

A Jolly Bad Fellow

1964

Dr. Fisher

The Funny Side of Christmas

1982

Reginald Perrin

The Double Agent

1969

Nikolai Krobnevsky

Luther

1974

Brother Weinand

Leonard Rossiter: Comedy Great

2022

Self (Archive footage)

The Devil's Eggshell

1966

Prime Minister

Diamonds for Breakfast

1968

Inspector Dudley

The Unforgettable Leonard Rossiter

2000

Various (archive footage)

The Factory

1981

Harry Meadows

Dog Ends

1984

Arthur

After Loch Lomond

1973

Mickey Grant

Le Petomane

1979

Monsieur Joseph Pujol

The Italian Table

1970

Mr. Jeffs

The Waterloo Bridge Handicap

1978

Charles Barker

TV Credits

Play for Today

1970

(2 episodes)

Z-Cars

1962

(8 episodes)

BBC Play of the Month

1965

The Prime Minister (1 episodes)

Theatre 625

1964

Doctor Knock (1 episodes)

ITV Playhouse

1967

Fred Tomlinson (1 episodes)

Thirty-Minute Theatre

1965

Mike Schofield (1 episodes)

The Wednesday Play

1964

Mr. Marcus (1 episodes)

ITV Saturday Night Theatre

1969

'X' (1 episodes)

BBC2 Play of the Week

1977

Frank Harris (1 episodes)

Rising Damp

1974

Rigsby (28 episodes)

The BBC Television Shakespeare

1978

King John (1 episodes)

Festival

1963

Daudet (1 episodes)

Studio 4

1962

Gerard Moustier (1 episodes)

Thursday Theatre

1964

Frank Broadbent (1 episodes)

Steptoe and Son

1962

Johnny Spooner (1 episodes)

Half Hour Story

1967

Owen (1 episodes)

Redcap

1964

Sergeant Rolfe (1 episodes)

The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin

1976

Reginald 'Reggie' Iolanthe Perrin (21 episodes)

The Perishers

1979

Boot (voice) (20 episodes)

Tripper's Day

1984

Norman Tripper (6 episodes)

Masquerade

1974

Leslie Lewis (1 episodes)

The Galton & Simpson Playhouse

1977

Jim (1 episodes)

The Carnforth Practice

1974

Aaros Boswell (1 episodes)

You Can't Win

1966

(1 episodes)

Alice in Wonderland

1985

King of Hearts (5 episodes)

The Losers

1978

(6 episodes)

Out of Town Theatre

1966

Man (1 episodes)

You Can't Win

1961

Fenny (1 episodes)

Death is a Good Living

1966

(4 episodes)

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