Leonard Rossiter

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.

Appearances

2001: A Space Odyssey
8.1
2001: A Space Odyssey
Dr. Andrei Smyslov
Barry Lyndon
8.0
Barry Lyndon
Captain Quin
Otley
6.3
Otley
Johnson
Deadlier Than the Male
5.9
Deadlier Than the Male
Henry Bridgenorth
Rising Damp
5.6
Rising Damp
Rigsby
The Pink Panther Strikes Again
6.9
The Pink Panther Strikes Again
Quinlan
Billy Liar
6.8
Billy Liar
Emanuel Shadrack
Britannia Hospital
6.3
Britannia Hospital
Vincent Potter
A Kind of Loving
7.1
A Kind of Loving
Whymper
The Witches
6.0
The Witches
Dr. Wallis
King Rat
7.1
King Rat
McCoy
Drums Along The Avon
10.0
Drums Along The Avon
Mr. Marcus
Oliver!
7.0
Oliver!
Sowerberry
Deadfall
5.5
Deadfall
Fillmore
Water
6.0
Water
Sir Malcolm Leveridge
The Long Ships
6.1
The Long Ships
Persian Soldier Who Falls On Sword (uncredited)
Luther
6.0
Luther
Brother Weinand
'Oh, Miss Jones!': The Very Best of Leonard Rossiter
6.0
'Oh, Miss Jones!': The Very Best of Leonard Rossiter
Self
Le Petomane
5.9
Le Petomane
Monsieur Joseph Pujol
The Year of the Sex Olympics
5.2
The Year of the Sex Olympics
Co-ordinator Ugo Priest
Hotel Paradiso
6.0
Hotel Paradiso
Inspector
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
The Blind Man
Diamonds for Breakfast
6.2
Diamonds for Breakfast
Inspector Dudley
Leonard Rossiter: Comedy Great
Leonard Rossiter: Comedy Great
Self (Archive footage)
A Jolly Bad Fellow
5.0
A Jolly Bad Fellow
Dr. Fisher
The Double Agent
The Double Agent
Nikolai Krobnevsky
Fearless Frank
Fearless Frank
Trail of the Pink Panther
5.2
Trail of the Pink Panther
Superintendant Quinlan
The Whisperers
6.5
The Whisperers
Assistance Board Officer
Machinegunner
6.0
Machinegunner
Cyril Dugdale
The Devil's Eggshell
7.0
The Devil's Eggshell
Prime Minister
The Wrong Box
6.4
The Wrong Box
Vyvyan Alistair Montague
The Moon Over Soho
The Moon Over Soho
Max von Konigsberg
The Life and Death of King John
7.3
The Life and Death of King John
King John
Starry Night
4.5
Starry Night
Mr. Morganstern
This Sporting Life
7.0
This Sporting Life
Phillips, Sports Writer
Dog Ends
Dog Ends
Arthur
Voyage of the Damned
6.0
Voyage of the Damned
Commander von Bonin
The Italian Table
7.0
The Italian Table
Mr. Jeffs
The Unforgettable Leonard Rossiter
7.0
The Unforgettable Leonard Rossiter
Various (archive footage)
After the Solo
After the Solo
Dawson
The Factory
10.0
The Factory
Harry Meadows
The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin
The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin
Reginald Perrin
The Waterloo Bridge Handicap
8.0
The Waterloo Bridge Handicap
Charles Barker
After Loch Lomond
After Loch Lomond
Mickey Grant
The Funny Side of Christmas
The Funny Side of Christmas
Reginald Perrin
The Fanatics
9.0
The Fanatics
Voltaire
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
6.5
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
Reginald Perrin (archive footage) (uncredited)
Alice in Wonderland
Alice in Wonderland
King (voice)
Z-Cars
7.3
Z-Cars
Rising Damp
7.5
Rising Damp
Rigsby
Play for Today
6.6
Play for Today
The Losers
6.3
The Losers
BBC Play of the Month
5.3
BBC Play of the Month
The Prime Minister
You Can't Win
You Can't Win
Death is a Good Living
Death is a Good Living
BBC Play of the Month
5.3
BBC Play of the Month
Colonel Lukyn
Alice in Wonderland
Alice in Wonderland
King of Hearts
Steptoe and Son
7.8
Steptoe and Son
Johnny Spooner
Steptoe and Son
7.8
Steptoe and Son
Welsh Hughie
Play for Today
6.6
Play for Today
Arthur
The Perishers
5.5
The Perishers
Boot (voice)
BBC2 Play of the Week
7.0
BBC2 Play of the Week
Frank Harris
Festival
8.0
Festival
Daudet
The Galton & Simpson Playhouse
The Galton & Simpson Playhouse
Jim
Tripper's Day
5.5
Tripper's Day
Norman Tripper
Theatre 625
7.2
Theatre 625
Doctor Knock
Theatre 625
7.2
Theatre 625
Fred Midway
Theatre 625
7.2
Theatre 625
François-Marie Aroue / Voltaire
Theatre 625
7.2
Theatre 625
Co-Ordinator Ugo Priest
Studio 4
7.5
Studio 4
Gerard Moustier
The Carnforth Practice
10.0
The Carnforth Practice
Aaros Boswell
Redcap
8.0
Redcap
Sergeant Rolfe
ITV Playhouse
7.0
ITV Playhouse
Fred Tomlinson
ITV Playhouse
7.0
ITV Playhouse
Nikolai Krobnevsky
The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin
8.0
The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin
Reginald 'Reggie' Iolanthe Perrin
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
7.0
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
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