1926-10-21 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.
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Leonard Rossiter: Comedy Great | Self (Archive footage) | 2022-10-29 |
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The Funny Blokes of British Comedy | Reginald Perrin (archive footage) (uncredited) | 2005-03-03 |
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The Unforgettable Leonard Rossiter | Various (archive footage) | 2000-09-25 |
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Starry Night | Mr. Morganstern | 1999-01-01 |
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'Oh, Miss Jones!': The Very Best of Leonard Rossiter | Self | 1996-08-16 |
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The Moon Over Soho | Max von Konigsberg | 1985-08-18 |
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Water | Sir Malcolm Leveridge | 1985-01-11 |
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The Life and Death of King John | King John | 1984-11-24 |
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Dog Ends | Arthur | 1984-07-17 |
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The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin | Reginald Perrin | 1983-10-03 |
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The Funny Side of Christmas | Reginald Perrin | 1982-12-27 |
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Trail of the Pink Panther | Superintendant Quinlan | 1982-12-03 |
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Britannia Hospital | Vincent Potter | 1982-05-27 |
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The Factory | Harry Meadows | 1981-12-22 |
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Rising Damp | Rigsby | 1980-05-03 |
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Le Petomane | Monsieur Joseph Pujol | 1979-12-31 |
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Fearless Frank | 1978-10-04 | |
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The Waterloo Bridge Handicap | Charles Barker | 1978-12-31 |
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The Pink Panther Strikes Again | Quinlan | 1976-09-16 |
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Voyage of the Damned | Commander von Bonin | 1976-12-22 |
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Machinegunner | Cyril Dugdale | 1976-04-01 |
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After the Solo | Dawson | 1975-11-25 |
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Barry Lyndon | Captain Quin | 1975-12-18 |
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If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them | The Blind Man | 1974-03-03 |
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Luther | Brother Weinand | 1974-01-21 |
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The Italian Table | Mr. Jeffs | 1970-02-18 |
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The Double Agent | Nikolai Krobnevsky | 1969-05-12 |
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Otley | Johnson | 1969-03-11 |
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Oliver! | Sowerberry | 1968-09-26 |
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The Fanatics | Voltaire | 1968-04-29 |
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2001: A Space Odyssey | Dr. Andrei Smyslov | 1968-04-02 |
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Deadfall | Fillmore | 1968-09-11 |
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Diamonds for Breakfast | Inspector Dudley | 1968-12-01 |
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The Year of the Sex Olympics | Co-ordinator Ugo Priest | 1968-07-29 |
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Deadlier Than the Male | Henry Bridgenorth | 1967-02-12 |
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Drums Along The Avon | Mr. Marcus | 1967-05-24 |
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The Whisperers | Assistance Board Officer | 1967-07-18 |
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Hotel Paradiso | Inspector | 1966-03-01 |
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The Wrong Box | Vyvyan Alistair Montague | 1966-06-19 |
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The Devil's Eggshell | Prime Minister | 1966-06-28 |
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The Witches | Dr. Wallis | 1966-11-21 |
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King Rat | McCoy | 1965-10-27 |
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A Jolly Bad Fellow | Dr. Fisher | 1964-03-15 |
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The Long Ships | Persian Soldier Who Falls On Sword (uncredited) | 1964-04-22 |
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Billy Liar | Emanuel Shadrack | 1963-08-15 |
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This Sporting Life | Phillips, Sports Writer | 1963-02-07 |
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A Kind of Loving | Whymper | 1962-04-12 |
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After Loch Lomond | Mickey Grant |