Leonard Rossiter
Known for Acting · 77 credits
- Born
- 1926-10-21
- Died
- 1984-10-05
- Place of birth
- Wavertree, Liverpool, England, UK
- Also known as
- Len 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.
Known For
Play for Today
1970
as Arthur
Z-Cars
1962
BBC Play of the Month
1965
as The Prime Minister / Colonel Lukyn
The Wednesday Play
1964
as Mr. Marcus / Mr. Jeffs
BBC2 Play of the Week
1977
as Frank Harris
Theatre 625
1964
as Doctor Knock / Fred Midway / François-Marie Aroue / Voltaire / Co-Ordinator Ugo Priest
TV Shows (29)
Play for Today
1970
as Arthur
Z-Cars
1962
BBC Play of the Month
1965
as The Prime Minister / Colonel Lukyn
The Wednesday Play
1964
as Mr. Marcus / Mr. Jeffs
BBC2 Play of the Week
1977
as Frank Harris
Theatre 625
1964
as Doctor Knock / Fred Midway / François-Marie Aroue / Voltaire / Co-Ordinator Ugo Priest
ITV Playhouse
1967
as Fred Tomlinson / Nikolai Krobnevsky
Thirty-Minute Theatre
1965
as Mike Schofield / Andrew / Sergeant Tax
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969
as 'X'
Festival
1963
as Daudet
Studio 4
1962
as Gerard Moustier
Rising Damp
1974
as Rigsby
Thursday Theatre
1964
as Frank Broadbent
Redcap
1964
as Sergeant Rolfe
The BBC Television Shakespeare
1978
as King John
Half Hour Story
1967
as Owen
The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin
1976
as Reginald 'Reggie' Iolanthe Perrin
Tripper's Day
1984
as Norman Tripper
Steptoe and Son
1962
as Johnny Spooner / Welsh Hughie
The Galton & Simpson Playhouse
1977
as Jim
The Carnforth Practice
1974
as Aaros Boswell
Out of Town Theatre
1966
as Man
The Perishers
1979
as Boot (voice)
Masquerade
1974
as Leslie Lewis
You Can't Win
1966
Alice in Wonderland
1985
as King of Hearts
Death is a Good Living
1966
You Can't Win
1961
as Fenny
The Losers
1978
Movies (48)
2001: A Space Odyssey
1968
as Dr. Andrei Smyslov
Barry Lyndon
1975
as Captain Quin
Deadfall
1968
as Fillmore
Voyage of the Damned
1976
as Commander von Bonin
Oliver!
1968
as Sowerberry
Rising Damp
1980
as Rigsby
The Pink Panther Strikes Again
1976
as Quinlan
The Wrong Box
1966
as Vyvyan Alistair Montague
Trail of the Pink Panther
1982
as Superintendant Quinlan
The Fanatics
1968
as Voltaire
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
2005
as Reginald Perrin (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Long Ships
1964
as Persian Soldier Who Falls On Sword (uncredited)
Machinegunner
1976
as Cyril Dugdale
Alice in Wonderland
1985
as King (voice)
Water
1985
as Sir Malcolm Leveridge
Deadlier Than the Male
1967
as Henry Bridgenorth
Britannia Hospital
1982
as Vincent Potter
The Year of the Sex Olympics
1968
as Co-ordinator Ugo Priest
After the Solo
1975
as Dawson
The Whisperers
1967
as Assistance Board Officer
This Sporting Life
1963
as Phillips, Sports Writer
Hotel Paradiso
1966
as Inspector
Billy Liar
1963
as Emanuel Shadrack
A Kind of Loving
1962
as Whymper
King Rat
1965
as McCoy
Diamonds for Breakfast
1968
as Inspector Dudley
The Double Agent
1969
as Nikolai Krobnevsky
The Witches
1966
as Dr. Wallis
Luther
1974
as Brother Weinand
Drums Along The Avon
1967
as Mr. Marcus
A Jolly Bad Fellow
1964
as Dr. Fisher
The Life and Death of King John
1984
as King John
Otley
1969
as Johnson
Fearless Frank
1978
If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them
1974
as The Blind Man
The Moon Over Soho
1985
as Max von Konigsberg
The Funny Side of Christmas
1982
as Reginald Perrin
The Devil's Eggshell
1966
as Prime Minister
After Loch Lomond
1973
as Mickey Grant
The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin
1983
as Reginald Perrin
The Unforgettable Leonard Rossiter
2000
as Various (archive footage)
Leonard Rossiter: Comedy Great
2022
as Self (Archive footage)
Dog Ends
1984
as Arthur
The Italian Table
1970
as Mr. Jeffs
The Factory
1981
as Harry Meadows
Le Petomane
1979
as Monsieur Joseph Pujol
The Waterloo Bridge Handicap
1978
as Charles Barker
'Oh, Miss Jones!': The Very Best of Leonard Rossiter
1996
as Self
About 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. With 77 credits spanning from 1961 to 2022, Leonard Rossiter has appeared in 48 films and 29 TV shows.
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- 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) — as Dr. Andrei Smyslov
- Barry Lyndon (1975) — as Captain Quin
- Deadfall (1968) — as Fillmore
- Voyage of the Damned (1976) — as Commander von Bonin
- Oliver! (1968) — as Sowerberry
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