Leonard Rossiter

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.

Personal Info

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249

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

1

Gender

Male

Birthday

1926-10-21

Place of Birth

Wavertree, Liverpool, England, UK

Also Known As

  • Len Rossiter
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    Known For

    2001: A Space Odyssey

    2001: A Spac

    Barry Lyndon

    Barry Lyndon

    Otley

    Otley

    Deadlier Than the Male

    Deadlier Tha

    Rising Damp

    Rising Damp

    The Pink Panther Strikes Again

    The Pink Pan

    Billy Liar

    Billy Liar

    Britannia Hospital

    Britannia Ho

    A Kind of Loving

    A Kind of Lo

    The Witches

    The Witches

    King Rat

    King Rat

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    Drums Along

    Oliver!

    Oliver!

    Deadfall

    Deadfall

    Water

    Water

    The Long Ships

    The Long Shi

    Luther

    Luther

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    'Oh, Miss Jo

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    Le Petomane

    The Year of the Sex Olympics

    The Year of

    Hotel Paradiso

    Hotel Paradi

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    If There Wer

    Diamonds for Breakfast

    Diamonds for

    Leonard Rossiter: Comedy Great

    Leonard Ross

    A Jolly Bad Fellow

    A Jolly Bad

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    Fearless Fra

    Trail of the Pink Panther

    Trail of the

    The Whisperers

    The Whispere

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    Machinegunne

    The Wrong Box

    The Wrong Bo

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    The Moon Ove

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    The Life and

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    Starry Night

    This Sporting Life

    This Sportin

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    Dog Ends

    Voyage of the Damned

    Voyage of th

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    The Italian

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    The Unforget

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    After the So

    The Factory

    The Factory

    The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin

    The Fall and

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    The Funny Si

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    2022

    Leonard Rossiter: Comedy Great

    asSelf (Archive footage)

    2000

    The Unforgettable Leonard Rossiter

    asVarious (archive footage)

    1999

    Starry Night

    asMr. Morganstern

    1996

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

    asSelf

    1985

    The Moon Over Soho

    asMax von Konigsberg

    1985

    Water

    asSir Malcolm Leveridge

    1984

    The Life and Death of King John

    asKing John

    1984

    Dog Ends

    asArthur

    1983

    The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin

    asReginald Perrin

    1982

    The Funny Side of Christmas

    asReginald Perrin

    1982

    Trail of the Pink Panther

    asSuperintendant Quinlan

    1982

    Britannia Hospital

    asVincent Potter

    1981

    The Factory

    asHarry Meadows

    1980

    Rising Damp

    asRigsby

    1979

    Le Petomane

    asMonsieur Joseph Pujol

    1978

    The Waterloo Bridge Handicap

    asCharles Barker

    1978

    Fearless Frank

    as

    1976

    Voyage of the Damned

    asCommander von Bonin

    1976

    The Pink Panther Strikes Again

    asQuinlan

    1976

    Machinegunner

    asCyril Dugdale

    1975

    Barry Lyndon

    asCaptain Quin

    1975

    After the Solo

    asDawson

    1974

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

    asThe Blind Man

    1974

    Luther

    asBrother Weinand

    1970

    The Italian Table

    asMr. Jeffs

    1969

    The Double Agent

    asNikolai Krobnevsky

    1969

    Otley

    asJohnson

    1968

    Diamonds for Breakfast

    asInspector Dudley

    1968

    Oliver!

    asSowerberry

    1968

    Deadfall

    asFillmore

    1968

    The Year of the Sex Olympics

    asCo-ordinator Ugo Priest

    After Loch Lomond

    asMickey Grant

    1968

    The Fanatics

    asVoltaire

    1968

    2001: A Space Odyssey

    asDr. Andrei Smyslov

    1967

    The Whisperers

    asAssistance Board Officer

    1967

    Drums Along The Avon

    asMr. Marcus

    1967

    Deadlier Than the Male

    asHenry Bridgenorth

    1966

    The Witches

    asDr. Wallis

    1966

    The Devil's Eggshell

    asPrime Minister

    1966

    The Wrong Box

    asVyvyan Alistair Montague

    1966

    Hotel Paradiso

    asInspector

    1965

    King Rat

    asMcCoy

    1964

    The Long Ships

    asPersian Soldier Who Falls On Sword (uncredited)

    1964

    A Jolly Bad Fellow

    asDr. Fisher

    1963

    Billy Liar

    asEmanuel Shadrack

    1963

    This Sporting Life

    asPhillips, Sports Writer

    1962

    A Kind of Loving

    asWhymper

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