Leonard Rossiter
October 21, 1926 (98 years old) in Wavertree, Liverpool, England, UK
Leonard Rossiter 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
- 1999 · Starry Night as Mr. Morganstern
- 1985 · Water as Sir Malcolm Leveridge
- 1984 · The Life and Death of King John as King John
- 1982 · Trail of the Pink Panther as Superintendant Quinlan
- 1982 · Britannia Hospital as Vincent Potter
- 1981 · The Factory as Harry Meadows
- 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 · The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin as
- 1975 · Barry Lyndon as Captain Quin
- 1974 · Rising Damp as Rigsby
- 1974 · Luther as Brother Weinand
- 1970 · Play for Today as
- 1970 · Play for Today as Arthur
- 1970 · The Italian Table as Mr. Jeffs
- 1969 · Otley as Johnson
- 1968 · Diamonds for Breakfast as Inspector Dudley
- 1968 · Oliver! as Sowerberry
- 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
- 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 · A Jolly Bad Fellow as Dr. Fisher
- 1963 · Festival as Daudet
- 1962 · A Kind of Loving as Whymper
- 1962 · Studio Four as Gerard Moustier
- 1962 · Z-Cars as
- Future · After Loch Lomond as Mickey Grant
- 2022 · Leonard Rossiter: Comedy Great as Self (Archive footage)
- 2000 · The Unforgettable Leonard Rossiter as Various (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
- 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
- 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 as
- 1977 · The Galton & Simpson Playhouse as Jim
- 1976 · Machinegunner as Cyril Dugdale
- 1975 · After the Solo as Dawson
- 1974 · The Carnforth Practice as
- 1974 · If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them as The Blind Man
- 1969 · The Double Agent as Nikolai Krobnevsky
- 1968 · Deadfall as Fillmore
- 1968 · The Year of the Sex Olympics as Co-ordinator Ugo Priest
- 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
- 1964 · Redcap as
- 1964 · The Long Ships as Persian Soldier Who Falls On Sword (uncredited)
- 1963 · Billy Liar as Emanuel Shadrack
- 1963 · This Sporting Life as Phillips, Sports Writer
- 1962 · Steptoe and Son as Johnny Spooner
- 1962 · Steptoe and Son as Welsh Hughie