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 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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Dog Ends | Arthur | 1984-07-17 |
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The Life and Death of King John | King John | 1984-11-24 |
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The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin | Reginald Perrin | 1983-10-03 |
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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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The Waterloo Bridge Handicap | Charles Barker | 1978-12-31 |
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Fearless Frank | 1978-10-04 | |
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Machinegunner | Cyril Dugdale | 1976-04-01 |
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Voyage of the Damned | Commander von Bonin | 1976-12-22 |
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The Pink Panther Strikes Again | Quinlan | 1976-12-15 |
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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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Diamonds for Breakfast | Inspector Dudley | 1968-12-01 |
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Oliver! | Sowerberry | 1968-09-26 |
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The Year of the Sex Olympics | Co-ordinator Ugo Priest | 1968-07-29 |
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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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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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The Witches | Dr. Wallis | 1966-11-21 |
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Hotel Paradiso | Inspector | 1966-03-01 |
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The Devil's Eggshell | Prime Minister | 1966-06-28 |
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The Wrong Box | Vyvyan Alistair Montague | 1966-06-19 |
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King Rat | McCoy | 1965-10-27 |
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The Long Ships | Persian Soldier Who Falls On Sword (uncredited) | 1964-04-22 |
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A Jolly Bad Fellow | Dr. Fisher | 1964-03-15 |
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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 |