Leonard Rossiter

Leonard Rossiter

Known for
Acting
Born
October 21, 1926
Died
October 5, 1984 (aged 57)
Birthplace
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.

Known For

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Filmography

2022
Leonard Rossiter: Comedy Great poster

Leonard Rossiter: Comedy Great

Movie · as Self (Archive footage)

2005
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy

The Funny Blokes of British Comedy

Movie · as Reginald Perrin (archive footage) (uncredited)

2001
Great Comedy Moments poster

Great Comedy Moments

Movie · as Reginald Perrin / Johnny Spooner (archive footage)

2000
The Unforgettable Leonard Rossiter poster

The Unforgettable Leonard Rossiter

Movie · as Various (archive footage)

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

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

Movie · as Self

1985
Water poster

Water

Movie · as Sir Malcolm Leveridge

1985
The Moon Over Soho poster

The Moon Over Soho

Movie · as Max von Konigsberg

1985
Alice in Wonderland poster

Alice in Wonderland

Movie · as King (voice)

1985
Alice in Wonderland poster

Alice in Wonderland

TV · as King of Hearts · 5 eps

1984
The Life and Death of King John poster

The Life and Death of King John

Movie · as King John

1984
Dog Ends poster

Dog Ends

Movie · as Arthur

1984
Tripper's Day poster

Tripper's Day

TV · as Norman Tripper · 6 eps

1983
The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin poster

The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin

Movie · as Reginald Perrin

1982
Britannia Hospital poster

Britannia Hospital

Movie · as Vincent Potter

1982
Trail of the Pink Panther poster

Trail of the Pink Panther

Movie · as Superintendant Quinlan

1982
The Funny Side of Christmas poster

The Funny Side of Christmas

Movie · as Reginald Perrin

1981
The Factory poster

The Factory

Movie · as Harry Meadows

1980
Rising Damp poster

Rising Damp

Movie · as Rigsby

1979
Le Petomane poster

Le Petomane

Movie · as Monsieur Joseph Pujol

1979
The Perishers poster

The Perishers

TV · as Boot (voice) · 20 eps

1978
Fearless Frank poster

Fearless Frank

Movie

1978
The Waterloo Bridge Handicap

The Waterloo Bridge Handicap

Movie · as Charles Barker

1978
The Losers poster

The Losers

TV · 6 eps

1978
The BBC Television Shakespeare poster

The BBC Television Shakespeare

TV · as King John · 1 ep

1977
BBC2 Play of the Week poster

BBC2 Play of the Week

TV · as Frank Harris · 1 ep

1977
The Galton & Simpson Playhouse poster

The Galton & Simpson Playhouse

TV · as Jim · 1 ep

1976
The Pink Panther Strikes Again poster

The Pink Panther Strikes Again

Movie · as Quinlan

1976
Machinegunner poster

Machinegunner

Movie · as Cyril Dugdale

1976
Voyage of the Damned poster

Voyage of the Damned

Movie · as Commander von Bonin

1976
The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin poster

The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin

TV · as Reginald 'Reggie' Iolanthe Perrin · 21 eps

1975
Barry Lyndon poster

Barry Lyndon

Movie · as Captain Quin

1975
After the Solo poster

After the Solo

Movie · as Dawson

1975
Arena poster

Arena

TV · 1 ep

1974
Luther poster

Luther

Movie · as Brother Weinand

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

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

Movie · as The Blind Man

1974
Rising Damp poster

Rising Damp

TV · as Rigsby · 28 eps

1974
The Carnforth Practice poster

The Carnforth Practice

TV · as Aaros Boswell · 1 ep

1974
Masquerade

Masquerade

TV · as Leslie Lewis · 1 ep

1973
After Loch Lomond

After Loch Lomond

Movie · as Mickey Grant

1970
The Italian Table poster

The Italian Table

Movie · as Mr. Jeffs

1970
Play for Today poster

Play for Today

TV · as Arthur · 2 eps

1969
Otley poster

Otley

Movie · as Johnson

1969
The Double Agent

The Double Agent

Movie · as Nikolai Krobnevsky

1969
ITV Saturday Night Theatre poster

ITV Saturday Night Theatre

TV · as 'X' · 1 ep

1968
2001: A Space Odyssey poster

2001: A Space Odyssey

Movie · as Dr. Andrei Smyslov

1968
Oliver! poster

Oliver!

Movie · as Sowerberry

1968
Deadfall poster

Deadfall

Movie · as Fillmore

1968
The Year of the Sex Olympics poster

The Year of the Sex Olympics

Movie · as Co-ordinator Ugo Priest

1968
Diamonds for Breakfast poster

Diamonds for Breakfast

Movie · as Inspector Dudley

1968
The Fanatics

The Fanatics

Movie · as Voltaire

1967
Deadlier Than the Male poster

Deadlier Than the Male

Movie · as Henry Bridgenorth

1967
Drums Along The Avon poster

Drums Along The Avon

Movie · as Mr. Marcus

1967
The Whisperers poster

The Whisperers

Movie · as Assistance Board Officer

1967
ITV Playhouse poster

ITV Playhouse

TV · as Fred Tomlinson, Nikolai Krobnevsky · 1 ep

1967
Half Hour Story poster

Half Hour Story

TV · as Owen · 1 ep

1966
The Witches poster

The Witches

Movie · as Dr. Wallis

1966
Hotel Paradiso poster

Hotel Paradiso

Movie · as Inspector

1966
The Devil's Eggshell

The Devil's Eggshell

Movie · as Prime Minister

1966
The Wrong Box poster

The Wrong Box

Movie · as Vyvyan Alistair Montague

1966
You Can't Win poster

You Can't Win

TV · 1 ep

1966
Death is a Good Living

Death is a Good Living

TV · 4 eps

1966
Out of Town Theatre

Out of Town Theatre

TV · as Man · 1 ep

1965
King Rat poster

King Rat

Movie · as McCoy

1965
BBC Play of the Month poster

BBC Play of the Month

TV · as The Prime Minister, Colonel Lukyn · 1 ep

1965
Thirty-Minute Theatre poster

Thirty-Minute Theatre

TV · as Mike Schofield, Andrew, Sergeant Tax · 1 ep

1964
The Long Ships poster

The Long Ships

Movie · as Persian Soldier Who Falls On Sword (uncredited)

1964
A Jolly Bad Fellow poster

A Jolly Bad Fellow

Movie · as Dr. Fisher

1964
Theatre 625 poster

Theatre 625

TV · as Doctor Knock, Fred Midway, François-Marie Aroue / Voltaire, Co-Ordinator Ugo Priest · 1 ep

1964
Redcap poster

Redcap

TV · as Sergeant Rolfe · 1 ep

1964
The Wednesday Play poster

The Wednesday Play

TV · as Mr. Marcus, Mr. Jeffs · 1 ep

1964
Thursday Theatre

Thursday Theatre

TV · as Frank Broadbent · 1 ep

1963
Billy Liar poster

Billy Liar

Movie · as Emanuel Shadrack

1963
This Sporting Life poster

This Sporting Life

Movie · as Phillips, Sports Writer

1963
Festival

Festival

TV · as Daudet · 1 ep

1962
A Kind of Loving poster

A Kind of Loving

Movie · as Whymper

1962
Z-Cars poster

Z-Cars

TV · 8 eps

1962
Steptoe and Son poster

Steptoe and Son

TV · as Johnny Spooner, Welsh Hughie · 1 ep

1962
Studio 4

Studio 4

TV · as Gerard Moustier · 1 ep

1961
You Can't Win

You Can't Win

TV · as Fenny · 1 ep

1961
The Avengers poster

The Avengers

TV · as Robin Hood · 1 ep