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
- 1999 · Starry Night as Mr. Morganstern
- 1985 · Alice in Wonderland as King of Hearts
- 1984 · Tripper's Day as Norman Tripper
- 1984 · Dog Ends as Arthur
- 1982 · Britannia Hospital as Vincent Potter
- 1981 · The Factory as Harry Meadows
- 1980 · Rising Damp as Rigsby
- 1978 · Fearless Frank as
- 1977 · BBC2 Play of the Week as Frank Harris
- 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
- 1974 · Rising Damp as Rigsby
- 1974 · Luther as Brother Weinand
- 1970 · Play for Today as
- 1970 · Play for Today as Arthur
- 1969 · Otley as Johnson
- 1968 · Oliver! as Sowerberry
- 1968 · 2001: A Space Odyssey as Dr. Andrei Smyslov
- 1966 · The Witches as Dr. Wallis
- 1966 · Death is a Good Living as
- 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 · 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 · Studio 4 as Gerard Moustier
- 1962 · Steptoe and Son as Johnny Spooner
- 1962 · Steptoe and Son as Welsh Hughie
- 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 · Water as Sir Malcolm Leveridge
- 1984 · The Life and Death of King John as King John
- 1983 · The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin as Reginald Perrin
- 1982 · The Funny Side of Christmas as Reginald Perrin
- 1982 · Trail of the Pink Panther as Superintendant Quinlan
- 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 · Voyage of the Damned as Commander von Bonin
- 1975 · After the Solo as Dawson
- 1974 · The Carnforth Practice as Aaros Boswell
- 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 · Diamonds for Breakfast as Inspector Dudley
- 1968 · Deadfall as Fillmore
- 1968 · The Year of the Sex Olympics as Co-ordinator Ugo Priest
- 1968 · The Fanatics as Voltaire
- 1967 · The Whisperers as Assistance Board Officer
- 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 · The Wrong Box as Vyvyan Alistair Montague
- 1966 · Hotel Paradiso as Inspector
- 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