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Leonard Rossiter
Born
21 October 1926
Died
5 October 1984
Place
Wavertree, Liverpool, England, UK
Acting

Leonard Rossiter

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.

As actor

Leonard Rossiter: Comedy Great

Leonard Rossiter: Comedy Great

2022 · Self (Archive footage)

The Funny Blokes of British Comedy

2005 · Reginald Perrin (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Unforgettable Leonard Rossiter

The Unforgettable Leonard Rossiter

2000 · Various (archive footage)
'Oh, Miss Jones!': The Very Best of Leonard Rossiter

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

1996 · Self
Water

Water

1985 · Sir Malcolm Leveridge
The Moon Over Soho

The Moon Over Soho

1985 · Max von Konigsberg
Alice in Wonderland

Alice in Wonderland

1985 · King (voice)
The Life and Death of King John

The Life and Death of King John

1984 · King John
Dog Ends

Dog Ends

1984 · Arthur
The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin

The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin

1983 · Reginald Perrin
Britannia Hospital

Britannia Hospital

1982 · Vincent Potter
Trail of the Pink Panther

Trail of the Pink Panther

1982 · Superintendant Quinlan
The Funny Side of Christmas

The Funny Side of Christmas

1982 · Reginald Perrin
The Factory

The Factory

1981 · Harry Meadows
Rising Damp

Rising Damp

1980 · Rigsby
Le Petomane

Le Petomane

1979 · Monsieur Joseph Pujol
Fearless Frank

Fearless Frank

1978

The Waterloo Bridge Handicap

1978 · Charles Barker
The Pink Panther Strikes Again

The Pink Panther Strikes Again

1976 · Quinlan
Machinegunner

Machinegunner

1976 · Cyril Dugdale
Voyage of the Damned

Voyage of the Damned

1976 · Commander von Bonin
Barry Lyndon

Barry Lyndon

1975 · Captain Quin
After the Solo

After the Solo

1975 · Dawson
Luther

Luther

1974 · Brother Weinand

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

1974 · The Blind Man

After Loch Lomond

1973 · Mickey Grant
The Italian Table

The Italian Table

1970 · Mr. Jeffs
Otley

Otley

1969 · Johnson

The Double Agent

1969 · Nikolai Krobnevsky
2001: A Space Odyssey

2001: A Space Odyssey

1968 · Dr. Andrei Smyslov