Leonard Rossiter

Oct 21, 1926 - Oct 05, 1984 (57 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

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Play for Today

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BBC Play of the Month

The Prime Minister

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Z-Cars

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2001: A Space Odyssey

Dr. Andrei Smyslov

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BBC2 Play of the Week

Frank Harris

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Festival

Daudet

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Barry Lyndon

Captain Quin

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Billy Liar

Emanuel Shadrack

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Rising Damp

Rigsby

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Diamonds for Breakfast

Inspector Dudley

Credits

After Loch Lomond Future

Mickey Grant

★ NR
Leonard Rossiter: Comedy Great 2022

Self (Archive footage)

★ NR
The Unforgettable Leonard Rossiter 2000

Various (archive footage)

★ NR
Starry Night 1999

Mr. Morganstern

★ 3.8
'Oh, Miss Jones!': The Very Best of Leonard Rossiter 1996

Self

★ 6
The Moon Over Soho 1985

Max von Konigsberg

★ NR
Alice in Wonderland 1985

King of Hearts

★ NR
Water 1985

Sir Malcolm Leveridge

★ 5.9
The Life and Death of King John 1984

King John

★ 7
Tripper's Day 1984

Norman Tripper

★ 3
Dog Ends 1984

Arthur

★ NR
The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin 1983

Reginald Perrin

★ NR
The Funny Side of Christmas 1982

Reginald Perrin

★ NR
Trail of the Pink Panther 1982

Superintendant Quinlan

★ 5.2
Britannia Hospital 1982

Vincent Potter

★ 6.3
The Factory 1981

Harry Meadows

★ NR
Rising Damp 1980

Rigsby

★ 5.5
Le Petomane 1979

Monsieur Joseph Pujol

★ 5.3
The Perishers 1979

Boot (voice)

★ 5.5
The Waterloo Bridge Handicap 1978

Charles Barker

★ 6
The Losers 1978

★ 6
Fearless Frank 1978

★ NR
BBC2 Play of the Week 1977

Frank Harris

★ 7
The Galton & Simpson Playhouse 1977

Jim

★ NR
Voyage of the Damned 1976

Commander von Bonin

★ 6
The Pink Panther Strikes Again 1976

Quinlan

★ 6.9
Machinegunner 1976

Cyril Dugdale

★ NR
Barry Lyndon 1975

Captain Quin

★ 8
After the Solo 1975

Dawson

★ NR
The Carnforth Practice 1974

★ NR
If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them 1974

The Blind Man

★ 1
Luther 1974

Brother Weinand

★ 5.6
Play for Today 1970

★ 6.3
The Italian Table 1970

Mr. Jeffs

★ NR
The Double Agent 1969

Nikolai Krobnevsky

★ NR
Otley 1969

Johnson

★ 6.2
Diamonds for Breakfast 1968

Inspector Dudley

★ 5.8
Oliver! 1968

Sowerberry

★ 7
Deadfall 1968

Fillmore

★ 5.4
The Year of the Sex Olympics 1968

Co-ordinator Ugo Priest

★ 5.3
2001: A Space Odyssey 1968

Dr. Andrei Smyslov

★ 8.1
The Whisperers 1967

Assistance Board Officer

★ 6.4
Drums Along The Avon 1967

Mr. Marcus

★ NR
Deadlier Than the Male 1967

Henry Bridgenorth

★ 5.9
The Witches 1966

Dr. Wallis

★ 6.1
You Can't Win 1966

★ NR
The Devil's Eggshell 1966

Prime Minister

★ NR
The Wrong Box 1966

Vyvyan Alistair Montague

★ 6.5
Death is a Good Living 1966

★ NR
Hotel Paradiso 1966

Inspector

★ 5.5
King Rat 1965

McCoy

★ 7.1
BBC Play of the Month 1965

The Prime Minister

★ 5
Redcap 1964

★ 6
Theatre 625 1964

Doctor Knock

★ 7.2
The Long Ships 1964

Persian Soldier Who Falls On Sword (uncredited)

★ 6.1
A Jolly Bad Fellow 1964

Dr. Fisher

★ 5.5
Festival 1963

Daudet

★ 8
Billy Liar 1963

Emanuel Shadrack

★ 6.8
This Sporting Life 1963

Phillips, Sports Writer

★ 7
A Kind of Loving 1962

Whymper

★ 7
Studio Four 1962

Gerard Moustier

★ 6
Steptoe and Son 1962

Johnny Spooner

★ 7.8
Z-Cars 1962

★ 7

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