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Leonard Rossiter

Acting
Known For

57 Years Old

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.

Born

Wavertree, Liverpool, England, UK on 21st October 1926

Died

5th October 1984

All Credits

The BBC Television Shakespeare Image
The BBC Television Shakespeare
King John
Z-Cars Image
Z-Cars
BBC Play of the Month Image
BBC Play of the Month
Colonel Lukyn
BBC Play of the Month Image
BBC Play of the Month
The Prime Minister
Play for Today Image
Play for Today
Arthur
Play for Today Image
Play for Today
Redcap Image
Redcap
BBC2 Play of the Week Image
BBC2 Play of the Week
Frank Harris
Rising Damp Image
Rising Damp
Rigsby
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Studio Four
Gerard Moustier
Steptoe and Son Image
Steptoe and Son
Welsh Hughie
Steptoe and Son Image
Steptoe and Son
Johnny Spooner
2001: A Space Odyssey Image
2001: A Space Odyssey
Dr. Andrei Smyslov
You Can't Win Image
You Can't Win
The Galton & Simpson Playhouse Image
The Galton & Simpson Playhouse
The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin Image
The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin
Tripper's Day Image
Tripper's Day
Festival Image
Festival
Daudet
Alice in Wonderland Image
Alice in Wonderland
King of Hearts
The Perishers Image
The Perishers
Boot (voice)
No Image
Death is a Good Living
Barry Lyndon Image
Barry Lyndon
Captain Quin
Oliver! Image
Oliver!
Sowerberry
No Image
The Carnforth Practice
Trail of the Pink Panther Image
Trail of the Pink Panther
Superintendant Quinlan
The Pink Panther Strikes Again Image
The Pink Panther Strikes Again
Quinlan
The Wrong Box Image
The Wrong Box
Vyvyan Alistair Montague
Water Image
Water
Sir Malcolm Leveridge
Voyage of the Damned Image
Voyage of the Damned
Commander von Bonin
The Long Ships Image
The Long Ships
Persian Soldier Who Falls On Sword (uncredited)
King Rat Image
King Rat
McCoy
Starry Night Image
Starry Night
Mr. Morganstern
Billy Liar Image
Billy Liar
Emanuel Shadrack
Britannia Hospital Image
Britannia Hospital
Vincent Potter
Deadlier Than the Male Image
Deadlier Than the Male
Henry Bridgenorth
The Losers Image
The Losers
This Sporting Life Image
This Sporting Life
Phillips, Sports Writer
The Witches Image
The Witches
Dr. Wallis
Hotel Paradiso Image
Hotel Paradiso
Inspector
The Whisperers Image
The Whisperers
Assistance Board Officer
Otley Image
Otley
Johnson
The Year of the Sex Olympics Image
The Year of the Sex Olympics
Co-ordinator Ugo Priest
Deadfall Image
Deadfall
Fillmore
Diamonds for Breakfast Image
Diamonds for Breakfast
Inspector Dudley
Luther Image
Luther
Brother Weinand
Machinegunner Image
Machinegunner
Cyril Dugdale
A Kind of Loving Image
A Kind of Loving
Whymper
'Oh, Miss Jones!': The Very Best of Leonard Rossiter Image
'Oh, Miss Jones!': The Very Best of Leonard Rossiter
Self
The Life and Death of King John Image
The Life and Death of King John
King John
A Jolly Bad Fellow Image
A Jolly Bad Fellow
Dr. Fisher
Rising Damp Image
Rising Damp
Rigsby
Dog Ends Image
Dog Ends
Arthur
The Unforgettable Leonard Rossiter Image
The Unforgettable Leonard Rossiter
Various (archive footage)
Le Petomane Image
Le Petomane
Monsieur Joseph Pujol
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If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them
The Blind Man
The Moon Over Soho Image
The Moon Over Soho
Max von Konigsberg
Drums Along The Avon Image
Drums Along The Avon
Mr. Marcus
Fearless Frank Image
Fearless Frank
No Image
The Devil's Eggshell
Prime Minister
After the Solo Image
After the Solo
Dawson
The Italian Table Image
The Italian Table
Mr. Jeffs
The Factory Image
The Factory
Harry Meadows
Leonard Rossiter: Comedy Great Image
Leonard Rossiter: Comedy Great
Self (Archive footage)
The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin Image
The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin
Reginald Perrin
No Image
The Double Agent
Nikolai Krobnevsky
No Image
The Waterloo Bridge Handicap
Charles Barker
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After Loch Lomond
Mickey Grant