Leonard Rossiter
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
Oct 21, 1926 (99 years old)
Place of Birth
Wavertree, Liverpool, England, UK
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
| 2022 | Leonard Rossiter: Comedy GreatSelf (Archive footage) | |
| 2005 | The Funny Blokes of British ComedyReginald Perrin (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| 2000 | The Unforgettable Leonard RossiterVarious (archive footage) | |
| 1999 | Starry NightMr. Morganstern | |
| 1996 | 'Oh, Miss Jones!': The Very Best of Leonard RossiterSelf | |
| 1985 | WaterSir Malcolm Leveridge | |
| 1985 | The Moon Over SohoMax von Konigsberg | |
| 1985 | Alice in WonderlandKing of Hearts | |
| 1984 | The Life and Death of King JohnKing John | |
| 1984 | Dog EndsArthur | |
| 1984 | Tripper's DayNorman Tripper | |
| 1983 | The Fall and Rise of Reginald PerrinReginald Perrin | |
| 1982 | Britannia HospitalVincent Potter | |
| 1982 | Trail of the Pink PantherSuperintendant Quinlan | |
| 1982 | The Funny Side of ChristmasReginald Perrin | |
| 1981 | The FactoryHarry Meadows | |
| 1980 | Rising DampRigsby | |
| 1979 | Le PetomaneMonsieur Joseph Pujol | |
| 1979 | The PerishersBoot (voice) | |
| 1978 | Fearless Frank | |
| 1978 | The Waterloo Bridge HandicapCharles Barker | |
| 1978 | The Losers | |
| 1977 | BBC2 Play of the WeekFrank Harris | |
| 1977 | The Galton & Simpson PlayhouseJim | |
| 1976 | The Pink Panther Strikes AgainQuinlan | |
| 1976 | MachinegunnerCyril Dugdale | |
| 1976 | Voyage of the DamnedCommander von Bonin | |
| 1976 | The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin | |
| 1975 | Barry LyndonCaptain Quin | |
| 1975 | After the SoloDawson | |
| 1974 | LutherBrother Weinand | |
| 1974 | If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent ThemThe Blind Man | |
| 1974 | Rising DampRigsby | |
| 1974 | The Carnforth PracticeAaros Boswell | |
| 1970 | The Italian TableMr. Jeffs | |
| 1970 | Play for Today | |
| 1970 | Play for TodayArthur | |
| 1969 | OtleyJohnson | |
| 1969 | The Double AgentNikolai Krobnevsky | |
| 1968 | 2001: A Space OdysseyDr. Andrei Smyslov | |
| 1968 | Oliver!Sowerberry | |
| 1968 | DeadfallFillmore | |
| 1968 | The Year of the Sex OlympicsCo-ordinator Ugo Priest | |
| 1968 | Diamonds for BreakfastInspector Dudley | |
| 1968 | The FanaticsVoltaire | |
| 1967 | Deadlier Than the MaleHenry Bridgenorth | |
| 1967 | Drums Along The AvonMr. Marcus | |
| 1967 | The WhisperersAssistance Board Officer | |
| 1967 | ITV PlayhouseFred Tomlinson | |
| 1967 | ITV PlayhouseNikolai Krobnevsky | |
| 1966 | The WitchesDr. Wallis | |
| 1966 | Hotel ParadisoInspector | |
| 1966 | The Devil's EggshellPrime Minister | |
| 1966 | The Wrong BoxVyvyan Alistair Montague | |
| 1966 | You Can't Win | |
| 1966 | Death is a Good Living | |
| 1965 | King RatMcCoy | |
| 1965 | BBC Play of the MonthThe Prime Minister | |
| 1965 | BBC Play of the MonthColonel Lukyn | |
| 1964 | The Long ShipsPersian Soldier Who Falls On Sword (uncredited) | |
| 1964 | A Jolly Bad FellowDr. Fisher | |
| 1964 | Theatre 625Doctor Knock | |
| 1964 | Theatre 625Fred Midway | |
| 1964 | Theatre 625François-Marie Aroue / Voltaire | |
| 1964 | Theatre 625Co-Ordinator Ugo Priest | |
| 1964 | RedcapSergeant Rolfe | |
| 1963 | Billy LiarEmanuel Shadrack | |
| 1963 | This Sporting LifePhillips, Sports Writer | |
| 1963 | FestivalDaudet | |
| 1962 | A Kind of LovingWhymper | |
| 1962 | Z-Cars | |
| 1962 | Steptoe and SonJohnny Spooner | |
| 1962 | Steptoe and SonWelsh Hughie | |
| 1962 | Studio 4Gerard Moustier | |
| - | After Loch LomondMickey Grant |