Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
October 21, 1926
Place of Birth:
Wavertree, Liverpool, England, UK
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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
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Leonard Rossiter: Comedy Great | Self (Archive footage) |
| 2000 | The Unforgettable Leonard Rossiter | Various (archive footage) |
| 1999 | Starry Night | Mr. Morganstern |
| 1996 | 'Oh, Miss Jones!': The Very Best of Leonard Rossiter | Self |
| 1985 | Water | Sir Malcolm Leveridge |
| 1985 | The Moon Over Soho | Max von Konigsberg |
| 1984 | The Life and Death of King John | King John |
| 1984 | Dog Ends | Arthur |
| 1983 | The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin | Reginald Perrin |
| 1982 | Britannia Hospital | Vincent Potter |
| 1982 | Trail of the Pink Panther | Superintendant Quinlan |
| 1981 | The Factory | Harry Meadows |
| 1980 | Rising Damp | Rigsby |
| 1979 | Le Petomane | Monsieur Joseph Pujol |
| 1978 | Fearless Frank | |
| 1978 | The Waterloo Bridge Handicap | Charles Barker |
| 1976 | The Pink Panther Strikes Again | Quinlan |
| 1976 | Machinegunner | Cyril Dugdale |
| 1976 | Voyage of the Damned | Commander von Bonin |
| 1975 | Barry Lyndon | Captain Quin |
| 1975 | After the Solo | Dawson |
| 1974 | Luther | Brother Weinand |
| 1974 | If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them | The Blind Man |
| 1970 | The Italian Table | Mr. Jeffs |
| 1969 | Otley | Johnson |
| 1969 | The Double Agent | Nikolai Krobnevsky |
| 1968 | 2001: A Space Odyssey | Dr. Andrei Smyslov |
| 1968 | Oliver! | Sowerberry |
| 1968 | Deadfall | Fillmore |
| 1968 | The Year of the Sex Olympics | Co-ordinator Ugo Priest |
| 1968 | Diamonds for Breakfast | Inspector Dudley |
| 1967 | Deadlier Than the Male | Henry Bridgenorth |
| 1967 | Drums Along The Avon | Mr. Marcus |
| 1967 | The Whisperers | Assistance Board Officer |
| 1966 | The Witches | Dr. Wallis |
| 1966 | Hotel Paradiso | Inspector |
| 1966 | The Devil's Eggshell | Prime Minister |
| 1966 | The Wrong Box | Vyvyan Alistair Montague |
| 1965 | King Rat | McCoy |
| 1964 | The Long Ships | Persian Soldier Who Falls On Sword (uncredited) |
| 1964 | A Jolly Bad Fellow | Dr. Fisher |
| 1963 | Billy Liar | Emanuel Shadrack |
| 1963 | This Sporting Life | Phillips, Sports Writer |
| 1962 | A Kind of Loving | Whymper |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Alice in Wonderland | King of Hearts |
| 1984 | Tripper's Day | |
| 1979 | The Perishers | Boot (voice) |
| 1978 | The BBC Television Shakespeare | King John |
| 1978 | The Losers | |
| 1977 | The Galton & Simpson Playhouse | |
| 1976 | The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin | |
| 1974 | Rising Damp | Rigsby |
| 1974 | The Carnforth Practice | |
| 1970 | Play for Today | |
| 1970 | Play for Today | Arthur |
| 1966 | You Can't Win | |
| 1966 | Death is a Good Living | |
| 1965 | BBC Play of the Month | The Prime Minister |
| 1965 | BBC Play of the Month | Colonel Lukyn |
| 1964 | Redcap | |
| 1962 | Z-Cars | |
| 1962 | Studio Four | Gerard Moustier |
| 1962 | Steptoe and Son | Johnny Spooner |
| 1962 | Steptoe and Son | Welsh Hughie |