Leonard Rossiter

Acting • 1926-10-21 • Wavertree, Liverpool, England, UK

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

8.0

2001: A Space Odyssey

1968

6.9

The Pink Panther Strikes Again

1976

7.3

Z-Cars

1962

6.2

Britannia Hospital

1982

8.0

The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin

1976

7.4

Rising Damp

1974

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Filmography

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Leonard Rossiter: Comedy GreatFilm
Self (Archive footage)
2005
The Funny Blokes of British ComedyFilm
Reginald Perrin (archive footage) (uncredited)
★ 6.5
2001
Great Comedy MomentsFilm
Reginald Perrin / Johnny Spooner (archive footage)
2000
The Unforgettable Leonard RossiterFilm
Various (archive footage)
★ 7.0
1996
'Oh, Miss Jones!': The Very Best of Leonard RossiterFilm
Self
★ 6.0
1985
WaterFilm
Sir Malcolm Leveridge
★ 6.1
1985
Alice in WonderlandTV
King of Hearts • 5 episodes
1985
Alice in WonderlandFilm
King (voice)
1985
The Moon Over SohoFilm
Max von Konigsberg
1984
Tripper's DayTV
Norman Tripper • 6 episodes
★ 5.5
1984
The Life and Death of King JohnFilm
King John
★ 7.3
1984
Dog EndsFilm
Arthur
1983
The Fall and Rise of Reginald PerrinFilm
Reginald Perrin
1982
Trail of the Pink PantherFilm
Superintendant Quinlan
★ 5.2
1982
Britannia HospitalFilm
Vincent Potter
★ 6.2
1982
The Funny Side of ChristmasFilm
Reginald Perrin
1981
The FactoryFilm
Harry Meadows
★ 10.0
1980
Rising DampFilm
Rigsby
★ 5.5
1979
Le PetomaneFilm
Monsieur Joseph Pujol
★ 6.0
1979
The PerishersTV
Boot (voice) • 20 episodes
★ 5.5
1978
The BBC Television ShakespeareTV
King John • 1 episodes
★ 6.0
1978
The LosersTV
★ 6.3
1978
The Waterloo Bridge HandicapFilm
Charles Barker
★ 8.0
1978
Fearless FrankFilm
1977
BBC2 Play of the WeekTV
Frank Harris • 1 episodes
★ 7.0
1977
The Galton & Simpson PlayhouseTV
Jim • 1 episodes
1976
The Pink Panther Strikes AgainFilm
Quinlan
★ 6.9
1976
Voyage of the DamnedFilm
Commander von Bonin
★ 6.0
1976
The Fall and Rise of Reginald PerrinTV
Reginald 'Reggie' Iolanthe Perrin • 21 episodes
★ 8.0
1976
MachinegunnerFilm
Cyril Dugdale
★ 6.0
1975
Barry LyndonFilm
Captain Quin
★ 8.0
1975
ArenaTV
★ 7.2
1975
After the SoloFilm
Dawson
1974
Rising DampTV
Rigsby • 28 episodes
★ 7.4
1974
LutherFilm
Brother Weinand
★ 6.0
1974
The Carnforth PracticeTV
Aaros Boswell • 1 episodes
★ 10.0
1974
If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent ThemFilm
The Blind Man
★ 1.0
1974
MasqueradeTV
Leslie Lewis • 1 episodes
1973
After Loch LomondFilm
Mickey Grant
1970
Play for TodayTV
★ 6.6
1970
Play for TodayTV
Arthur • 1 episodes
★ 6.6
1970
The Italian TableFilm
Mr. Jeffs
★ 7.0
1969
OtleyFilm
Johnson
★ 6.3
1969
ITV Saturday Night TheatreTV
'X' • 1 episodes
★ 7.0
1969
The Double AgentFilm
Nikolai Krobnevsky
1968
2001: A Space OdysseyFilm
Dr. Andrei Smyslov
★ 8.0
1968
Oliver!Film
Sowerberry
★ 7.0
1968
DeadfallFilm
Fillmore
★ 5.4
1968
Diamonds for BreakfastFilm
Inspector Dudley
★ 6.2
1968
The Year of the Sex OlympicsFilm
Co-ordinator Ugo Priest
★ 5.2
1968
The FanaticsFilm
Voltaire
★ 9.0
1967
Deadlier Than the MaleFilm
Henry Bridgenorth
★ 5.8
1967
ITV PlayhouseTV
Fred Tomlinson • 1 episodes
★ 7.0
1967
ITV PlayhouseTV
Nikolai Krobnevsky • 1 episodes
★ 7.0
1967
The WhisperersFilm
Assistance Board Officer
★ 6.5
1967
Half Hour StoryTV
Owen • 1 episodes
★ 7.5
1967
Drums Along The AvonFilm
Mr. Marcus
★ 10.0
1966
The Wrong BoxFilm
Vyvyan Alistair Montague
★ 6.4
1966
The WitchesFilm
Dr. Wallis
★ 6.0
1966
Hotel ParadisoFilm
Inspector
★ 6.0
1966
The Devil's EggshellFilm
Prime Minister
★ 7.0
1966
Out of Town TheatreTV
Man • 1 episodes
1966
You Can't WinTV
1966
Death is a Good LivingTV
1965
King RatFilm
McCoy
★ 7.1
1965
BBC Play of the MonthTV
The Prime Minister • 1 episodes
★ 5.2
1965
BBC Play of the MonthTV
Colonel Lukyn • 1 episodes
★ 5.2
1965
Thirty-Minute TheatreTV
Mike Schofield • 1 episodes
★ 4.2
1965
Thirty-Minute TheatreTV
Andrew • 1 episodes
★ 4.2
1965
Thirty-Minute TheatreTV
Sergeant Tax • 1 episodes
★ 4.2
1964
The Wednesday PlayTV
Mr. Marcus • 1 episodes
★ 5.2
1964
The Wednesday PlayTV
Mr. Jeffs • 1 episodes
★ 5.2
1964
The Long ShipsFilm
Persian Soldier Who Falls On Sword (uncredited)
★ 6.1
1964
Theatre 625TV
Doctor Knock • 1 episodes
★ 7.2
1964
Theatre 625TV
Fred Midway • 1 episodes
★ 7.2
1964
Theatre 625TV
François-Marie Aroue / Voltaire • 1 episodes
★ 7.2
1964
Theatre 625TV
Co-Ordinator Ugo Priest • 1 episodes
★ 7.2
1964
RedcapTV
Sergeant Rolfe • 1 episodes
★ 8.0
1964
A Jolly Bad FellowFilm
Dr. Fisher
★ 5.0
1964
Thursday TheatreTV
Frank Broadbent • 1 episodes
1963
This Sporting LifeFilm
Phillips, Sports Writer
★ 7.0
1963
Billy LiarFilm
Emanuel Shadrack
★ 6.8
1963
FestivalTV
Daudet • 1 episodes
★ 8.0
1962
Z-CarsTV
★ 7.3
1962
Steptoe and SonTV
Johnny Spooner • 1 episodes
★ 7.8
1962
Steptoe and SonTV
Welsh Hughie • 1 episodes
★ 7.8
1962
A Kind of LovingFilm
Whymper
★ 7.1
1962
Studio 4TV
Gerard Moustier • 1 episodes
★ 7.5
1961
The AvengersTV
Robin Hood • 1 episodes
★ 7.8
1961
You Can't WinTV
Fenny • 1 episodes