Leonard Rossiter
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.
Known For
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
67
Gender
Male
Birthday
1926-10-21 (98 years old)
Place of Birth
Wavertree, Liverpool, England, UK
Acting

2022

Leonard Rossiter: Comedy Great as Self (Archive footage)

2000

The Unforgettable Leonard Rossiter as Various (archive footage)

1999

Starry Night as Mr. Morganstern

1985

Alice in Wonderland as King of Hearts

1985

Water as Sir Malcolm Leveridge

1985

The Moon Over Soho as Max von Konigsberg

1984

Tripper's Day as Not available

1984

Dog Ends as Arthur

1983

The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin as Reginald Perrin

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

The Perishers as Boot (voice)

1979

Le Petomane as Monsieur Joseph Pujol

1978

The Losers as Not available

1978

Fearless Frank as Not available

1978

The Waterloo Bridge Handicap as Charles Barker

1977

BBC2 Play of the Week as Frank Harris

1977

The Galton & Simpson Playhouse as Not available

1976

Voyage of the Damned as Commander von Bonin

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 Not available

1974

Luther as Brother Weinand

1970

Play for Today as Not available

1970

Play for Today as Arthur

1970

The Italian Table as Mr. Jeffs

1969

Otley as Johnson

1969

The Double Agent as Nikolai Krobnevsky

1968

2001: A Space Odyssey as Dr. Andrei Smyslov

1968

Oliver! as Sowerberry

1968

The Year of the Sex Olympics as Co-ordinator Ugo Priest

1968

Diamonds for Breakfast as Inspector Dudley

1968

Deadfall as Fillmore

1967

The Whisperers as Assistance Board Officer

1967

Deadlier Than the Male as Henry Bridgenorth

1967

Drums Along The Avon as Mr. Marcus

1966

You Can't Win as Not available

1966

Death is a Good Living as Not available

1966

The Wrong Box as Vyvyan Alistair Montague

1966

The Witches as Dr. Wallis

1966

Hotel Paradiso as Inspector

1966

The Devil's Eggshell as Prime Minister

1965

BBC Play of the Month as The Prime Minister

1965

BBC Play of the Month as Colonel Lukyn

1965

King Rat as McCoy

1964

Redcap as Not available

1964

The Long Ships as Persian Soldier Who Falls On Sword (uncredited)

1964

A Jolly Bad Fellow as Dr. Fisher

1963

Festival as Daudet

1963

This Sporting Life as Phillips, Sports Writer

1963

Billy Liar as Emanuel Shadrack

1962

Z-Cars as Not available

1962

Studio Four as Gerard Moustier

1962

Steptoe and Son as Johnny Spooner

1962

Steptoe and Son as Welsh Hughie

1962

A Kind of Loving as Whymper

NaN

After Loch Lomond as Mickey Grant