Leonard Rossiter
October 21, 1926 (98 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
- 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
- 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
- 1980 · Rising Damp as Rigsby
- 1979 · Le Petomane as Monsieur Joseph Pujol
- 1978 · BBC Television Shakespeare as
- 1978 · The Losers as
- 1978 · Fearless Frank as
- 1977 · The Galton & Simpson Playhouse as
- 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
- 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 as
- 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 as
- 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 as
- 1966 · The Devil's Eggshell as Prime Minister
- 1966 · The Wrong Box as Vyvyan Alistair Montague
- 1966 · Death is a Good Living as
- 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 as
- 1964 · The Long Ships as Persian Soldier Who Falls On Sword (uncredited)
- 1964 · A Jolly Bad Fellow as Dr. Fisher
- 1963 · Billy Liar as Emanuel Shadrack
- 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
- 1962 · Z-Cars as