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