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Leonard Rossiter

Leonard Rossiter

Acting October 21, 1926 (57 years old) October 5, 1984 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.

Movies 49

2001: A Space Odyssey 8.0

2001: A Space Odyssey

as Dr. Andrei Smyslov

1968
Barry Lyndon 8.0

Barry Lyndon

as Captain Quin

1975
The Pink Panther Strikes Again 6.9

The Pink Panther Strikes Again

as Quinlan

1976
Oliver! 7.0

Oliver!

as Sowerberry

1968
Trail of the Pink Panther 5.1

Trail of the Pink Panther

as Superintendant Quinlan

1982
Voyage of the Damned 6.0

Voyage of the Damned

as Commander von Bonin

1976
Deadlier Than the Male 5.8

Deadlier Than the Male

as Henry Bridgenorth

1967
Britannia Hospital 6.2

Britannia Hospital

as Vincent Potter

1982
King Rat 7.1

King Rat

as McCoy

1965
The Long Ships 6.1

The Long Ships

as Persian Soldier Who Falls On Sword (uncredited)

1964
Deadfall 5.4

Deadfall

as Fillmore

1968
Water 6.1

Water

as Sir Malcolm Leveridge

1985
This Sporting Life 7.0

This Sporting Life

as Phillips, Sports Writer

1963
The Wrong Box 6.4

The Wrong Box

as Vyvyan Alistair Montague

1966
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy 6.5

The Funny Blokes of British Comedy

as Reginald Perrin (archive footage) (uncredited)

2005
A Kind of Loving 7.1

A Kind of Loving

as Whymper

1962
Machinegunner 6.0

Machinegunner

as Cyril Dugdale

1976
The Life and Death of King John 7.3

The Life and Death of King John

as King John

1984
Billy Liar 6.8

Billy Liar

as Emanuel Shadrack

1963
The Witches 6.0

The Witches

as Dr. Wallis

1966
Alice in Wonderland

Alice in Wonderland

as King (voice)

1985
The Whisperers 6.4

The Whisperers

as Assistance Board Officer

1967
Hotel Paradiso 6.0

Hotel Paradiso

as Inspector

1966
Otley 6.3

Otley

as Johnson

1969
Diamonds for Breakfast 6.2

Diamonds for Breakfast

as Inspector Dudley

1968
The Funny Side of Christmas

The Funny Side of Christmas

as Reginald Perrin

1982
The Year of the Sex Olympics 5.2

The Year of the Sex Olympics

as Co-ordinator Ugo Priest

1968
The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin

The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin

as Reginald Perrin

1983
Luther 6.0

Luther

as Brother Weinand

1974
The Fanatics 9.0

The Fanatics

as Voltaire

1968
'Oh, Miss Jones!': The Very Best of Leonard Rossiter 6.0

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

as Self

1996
Great Comedy Moments

Great Comedy Moments

as Reginald Perrin / Johnny Spooner (archive footage)

2001
The Devil's Eggshell 7.0

The Devil's Eggshell

as Prime Minister

1966
Le Petomane 6.0

Le Petomane

as Monsieur Joseph Pujol

1979
Rising Damp 5.5

Rising Damp

as Rigsby

1980
Drums Along The Avon 10.0

Drums Along The Avon

as Mr. Marcus

1967
After the Solo

After the Solo

as Dawson

1975
A Jolly Bad Fellow 5.0

A Jolly Bad Fellow

as Dr. Fisher

1964
Leonard Rossiter: Comedy Great

Leonard Rossiter: Comedy Great

as Self (Archive footage)

2022
The Moon Over Soho

The Moon Over Soho

as Max von Konigsberg

1985
The Waterloo Bridge Handicap 8.0

The Waterloo Bridge Handicap

as Charles Barker

1978
The Unforgettable Leonard Rossiter 7.0

The Unforgettable Leonard Rossiter

as Various (archive footage)

2000
Fearless Frank

Fearless Frank

1978
If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them 1.0

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

as The Blind Man

1974
The Factory 10.0

The Factory

as Harry Meadows

1981
Dog Ends

Dog Ends

as Arthur

1984
The Double Agent

The Double Agent

as Nikolai Krobnevsky

1969
The Italian Table 7.0

The Italian Table

as Mr. Jeffs

1970
After Loch Lomond

After Loch Lomond

as Mickey Grant

1973

TV Shows 41

The Avengers 7.8

The Avengers

as Robin Hood

1961
Play for Today 6.6

Play for Today

1970
Play for Today 6.6

Play for Today

as Arthur

1970
Z-Cars 7.3

Z-Cars

1962
BBC Play of the Month 5.2

BBC Play of the Month

as The Prime Minister

1965
BBC Play of the Month 5.2

BBC Play of the Month

as Colonel Lukyn

1965
The Wednesday Play 5.2

The Wednesday Play

as Mr. Marcus

1964
The Wednesday Play 5.2

The Wednesday Play

as Mr. Jeffs

1964
ITV Playhouse 7.0

ITV Playhouse

as Fred Tomlinson

1967
ITV Playhouse 7.0

ITV Playhouse

as Nikolai Krobnevsky

1967
Thirty-Minute Theatre 4.2

Thirty-Minute Theatre

as Mike Schofield

1965
Thirty-Minute Theatre 4.2

Thirty-Minute Theatre

as Andrew

1965
Thirty-Minute Theatre 4.2

Thirty-Minute Theatre

as Sergeant Tax

1965
ITV Saturday Night Theatre 7.0

ITV Saturday Night Theatre

as 'X'

1969
Theatre 625 7.2

Theatre 625

as Doctor Knock

1964
Theatre 625 7.2

Theatre 625

as Fred Midway

1964
Theatre 625 7.2

Theatre 625

as François-Marie Aroue / Voltaire

1964
Theatre 625 7.2

Theatre 625

as Co-Ordinator Ugo Priest

1964
Arena 7.2

Arena

1975
The BBC Television Shakespeare 6.0

The BBC Television Shakespeare

as King John

1978
BBC2 Play of the Week 7.0

BBC2 Play of the Week

as Frank Harris

1977
Steptoe and Son 7.8

Steptoe and Son

as Johnny Spooner

1962
Steptoe and Son 7.8

Steptoe and Son

as Welsh Hughie

1962
Festival 8.0

Festival

as Daudet

1963
Redcap 8.0

Redcap

as Sergeant Rolfe

1964
The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin 8.0

The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin

as Reginald 'Reggie' Iolanthe Perrin

1976
Rising Damp 7.4

Rising Damp

as Rigsby

1974
Half Hour Story 7.5

Half Hour Story

as Owen

1967
Studio 4 7.5

Studio 4

as Gerard Moustier

1962
Thursday Theatre

Thursday Theatre

as Frank Broadbent

1964
The Galton & Simpson Playhouse

The Galton & Simpson Playhouse

as Jim

1977
You Can't Win

You Can't Win

1966
Tripper's Day 5.5

Tripper's Day

as Norman Tripper

1984
The Carnforth Practice 10.0

The Carnforth Practice

as Aaros Boswell

1974
You Can't Win

You Can't Win

as Fenny

1961
Out of Town Theatre

Out of Town Theatre

as Man

1966
The Perishers 5.5

The Perishers

as Boot (voice)

1979
Alice in Wonderland

Alice in Wonderland

as King of Hearts

1985
Masquerade

Masquerade

as Leslie Lewis

1974
Death is a Good Living

Death is a Good Living

1966
The Losers 6.3

The Losers

1978

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