Leonard Rossiter
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Oct 21, 1926
- Died
- Oct 5, 1984 (aged 57)
- Place of birth
- Wavertree, Liverpool, England, UK
- Credits
- 78
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
2001: A Space Odyssey
1968Movie
Dr. Andrei Smyslov
Barry Lyndon
1975Movie
Captain Quin
The Pink Panther Strikes Again
1976Movie
Quinlan
Oliver!
1968Movie
Sowerberry
Trail of the Pink Panther
1982Movie
Superintendant Quinlan
Billy Liar
1963Movie
Emanuel Shadrack
Filmography
Leonard Rossiter: Comedy Great
2022Movie
Self (Archive footage)
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
2005Movie
Reginald Perrin (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Unforgettable Leonard Rossiter
2000Movie
Various (archive footage)
'Oh, Miss Jones!': The Very Best of Leonard Rossiter
1996Movie
Self
The Moon Over Soho
1985Movie
Max von Konigsberg
Alice in Wonderland
1985Movie
King (voice)
Alice in Wonderland
1985TV
King of Hearts
Water
1985Movie
Sir Malcolm Leveridge
The Life and Death of King John
1984Movie
King John
Tripper's Day
1984TV
Norman Tripper
Dog Ends
1984Movie
Arthur
The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin
1983Movie
Reginald Perrin
The Funny Side of Christmas
1982Movie
Reginald Perrin
Trail of the Pink Panther
1982Movie
Superintendant Quinlan
Britannia Hospital
1982Movie
Vincent Potter
The Factory
1981Movie
Harry Meadows
Rising Damp
1980Movie
Rigsby
Le Petomane
1979Movie
Monsieur Joseph Pujol
The Perishers
1979TV
Boot (voice)
The Waterloo Bridge Handicap
1978Movie
Charles Barker
The BBC Television Shakespeare
1978TV
King John
The Losers
1978TV
Fearless Frank
1978Movie
BBC2 Play of the Week
1977TV
Frank Harris
The Galton & Simpson Playhouse
1977TV
Jim
Voyage of the Damned
1976Movie
Commander von Bonin
The Pink Panther Strikes Again
1976Movie
Quinlan
The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin
1976TV
Reginald 'Reggie' Iolanthe Perrin
Machinegunner
1976Movie
Cyril Dugdale
Barry Lyndon
1975Movie
Captain Quin
After the Solo
1975Movie
Dawson
Arena
1975TV
Rising Damp
1974TV
Rigsby
Masquerade
1974TV
Leslie Lewis
The Carnforth Practice
1974TV
Aaros Boswell
If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them
1974Movie
The Blind Man
Luther
1974Movie
Brother Weinand
After Loch Lomond
1973Movie
Mickey Grant
Play for Today
1970TV
Arthur
The Italian Table
1970Movie
Mr. Jeffs
The Double Agent
1969Movie
Nikolai Krobnevsky
Otley
1969Movie
Johnson
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969TV
'X'
Diamonds for Breakfast
1968Movie
Inspector Dudley
Oliver!
1968Movie
Sowerberry
Deadfall
1968Movie
Fillmore
The Year of the Sex Olympics
1968Movie
Co-ordinator Ugo Priest
The Fanatics
1968Movie
Voltaire
2001: A Space Odyssey
1968Movie
Dr. Andrei Smyslov
ITV Playhouse
1967TV
Fred Tomlinson, Nikolai Krobnevsky
The Whisperers
1967Movie
Assistance Board Officer
Drums Along The Avon
1967Movie
Mr. Marcus
Half Hour Story
1967TV
Owen
Deadlier Than the Male
1967Movie
Henry Bridgenorth
The Witches
1966Movie
Dr. Wallis
Out of Town Theatre
1966TV
Man
You Can't Win
1966TV
The Devil's Eggshell
1966Movie
Prime Minister
The Wrong Box
1966Movie
Vyvyan Alistair Montague
Death is a Good Living
1966TV
Hotel Paradiso
1966Movie
Inspector
King Rat
1965Movie
McCoy
BBC Play of the Month
1965TV
The Prime Minister, Colonel Lukyn
Thirty-Minute Theatre
1965TV
Mike Schofield, Andrew, Sergeant Tax
Redcap
1964TV
Sergeant Rolfe
Thursday Theatre
1964TV
Frank Broadbent
The Wednesday Play
1964TV
Mr. Marcus, Mr. Jeffs
Theatre 625
1964TV
Doctor Knock, Fred Midway, François-Marie Aroue / Voltaire, Co-Ordinator Ugo Priest
The Long Ships
1964Movie
Persian Soldier Who Falls On Sword (uncredited)
A Jolly Bad Fellow
1964Movie
Dr. Fisher
Festival
1963TV
Daudet
Billy Liar
1963Movie
Emanuel Shadrack
This Sporting Life
1963Movie
Phillips, Sports Writer
A Kind of Loving
1962Movie
Whymper
Studio 4
1962TV
Gerard Moustier
Steptoe and Son
1962TV
Johnny Spooner, Welsh Hughie
Z-Cars
1962TV
You Can't Win
1961TV
Fenny