Leonard 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.
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Movies (39)
Leonard Rossiter: Comedy Great
as Self (Archive footage)
2022
The Unforgettable Leonard Rossiter
as Various (archive footage)
2000
Starry Night
as Mr. Morganstern
1999
'Oh, Miss Jones!': The Very Best of Leonard Rossiter
as Self
1996
The Moon Over Soho
as Max von Konigsberg
1985
Water
as Sir Malcolm Leveridge
1985
The Life and Death of King John
as King John
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 Waterloo Bridge Handicap
as Charles Barker
1978
Fearless Frank
1978
Voyage of the Damned
as Commander von Bonin
1976
The Pink Panther Strikes Again
as Quinlan
1976
Machinegunner
as Cyril Dugdale
1976
Barry Lyndon
as Captain Quin
1975
After the Solo
as Dawson
1975
If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them
as The Blind Man
1974
Luther
as Brother Weinand
1974
The Italian Table
as Mr. Jeffs
1970
The Double Agent
as Nikolai Krobnevsky
1969
Otley
as Johnson
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
The Whisperers
as Assistance Board Officer
1967
Drums Along The Avon
as Mr. Marcus
1967
Deadlier Than the Male
as Henry Bridgenorth
1967
The Witches
as Dr. Wallis
1966
The Devil's Eggshell
as Prime Minister
1966
The Wrong Box
as Vyvyan Alistair Montague
1966
TV Shows (11)
Alice in Wonderland
as King of Hearts
1985
Tripper's Day
as Norman Tripper
1984
The Perishers
as Boot (voice)
1979
The Losers
1978
BBC2 Play of the Week
as Frank Harris
1977
The Galton & Simpson Playhouse
as Jim
1977
The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin
1976
Rising Damp
as Rigsby
1974
The Carnforth Practice
as Aaros Boswell
1974
Play for Today
1970
You Can't Win
1966