Acting

Leonard Rossiter

Born 1926-10-21 · Wavertree, Liverpool, England, UK

Died 1984-10-05

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.

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