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Leonard Rossiter

Leonard Rossiter

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

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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.

Movies & TV Shows

  1. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) — Dr. Andrei Smyslov
  2. Barry Lyndon (1975) — Captain Quin
  3. The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976) — Quinlan
  4. Oliver! (1968) — Sowerberry
  5. Trail of the Pink Panther (1982) — Superintendant Quinlan
  6. Billy Liar (1963) — Emanuel Shadrack
  7. This Sporting Life (1963) — Phillips, Sports Writer
  8. King Rat (1965) — McCoy
  9. Britannia Hospital (1982) — Vincent Potter
  10. Voyage of the Damned (1976) — Commander von Bonin
  11. The Wrong Box (1966) — Vyvyan Alistair Montague
  12. The Long Ships (1964) — Persian Soldier Who Falls On Sword (uncredited)
  13. The Witches (1966) — Dr. Wallis
  14. A Kind of Loving (1962) — Whymper
  15. Deadlier Than the Male (1967) — Henry Bridgenorth
  16. Steptoe and Son (1962) — Johnny Spooner
  17. Water (1985) — Sir Malcolm Leveridge
  18. The Whisperers (1967) — Assistance Board Officer
  19. Deadfall (1968) — Fillmore
  20. Rising Damp (1974) — Rigsby
  21. The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin (1976) — Reginald 'Reggie' Iolanthe Perrin
  22. Otley (1969) — Johnson
  23. Rising Damp (1980) — Rigsby
  24. Hotel Paradiso (1966) — Inspector
  25. Luther (1974) — Brother Weinand
  26. Play for Today (1970)
  27. Diamonds for Breakfast (1968) — Inspector Dudley
  28. BBC Play of the Month (1965) — The Prime Minister
  29. Thirty-Minute Theatre (1965) — Mike Schofield
  30. Le Petomane (1979) — Monsieur Joseph Pujol
  31. Z-Cars (1962)
  32. The BBC Television Shakespeare (1978) — King John
  33. The Year of the Sex Olympics (1968) — Co-ordinator Ugo Priest
  34. Theatre 625 (1964) — Doctor Knock
  35. The Wednesday Play (1964) — Mr. Marcus
  36. A Jolly Bad Fellow (1964) — Dr. Fisher
  37. Tripper's Day (1984) — Norman Tripper
  38. The Life and Death of King John (1984) — King John
  39. The Losers (1978)
  40. ITV Playhouse (1967) — Fred Tomlinson