Acting
Leonard Rossiter
Born October 21, 1926 · Wavertree, Liverpool, England, UK · Died October 5, 1984
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
8.3
2001: A Space Odyssey
Dr. Andrei Smyslov
8.1
Barry Lyndon
Captain Quin
7.1
The Pink Panther Strikes Again
Quinlan
7.4
Oliver!
Sowerberry
4.8
Trail of the Pink Panther
Superintendant Quinlan
7.2
Billy Liar
Emanuel Shadrack
7.5
This Sporting Life
Phillips, Sports Writer
7.5
King Rat
McCoy
6.4
Voyage of the Damned
Commander von Bonin
6.2
Britannia Hospital
Vincent Potter
6.7
The Wrong Box
Vyvyan Alistair Montague
6.0
The Long Ships
Persian Soldier Who Falls On Sword (uncredited)
5.8
The Witches
Dr. Wallis
7.3
A Kind of Loving
Whymper
6.3
Deadlier Than the Male
Henry Bridgenorth
7.8
Steptoe and Son
Johnny Spooner, Welsh Hughie
6.0
Water
Sir Malcolm Leveridge
7.1
The Whisperers
Assistance Board Officer
5.7
Deadfall
Fillmore
7.7
Rising Damp
Rigsby
Filmography
- 2022Leonard Rossiter: Comedy GreatSelf (Archive footage)Movie
- 2005The Funny Blokes of British ComedyReginald Perrin (archive footage) (uncredited)Movie
- 2000The Unforgettable Leonard RossiterVarious (archive footage)Movie
- 1996'Oh, Miss Jones!': The Very Best of Leonard RossiterSelfMovie
- 1985The Moon Over SohoMax von KonigsbergMovie
- 1985Alice in WonderlandKing (voice)Movie
- 1985Alice in WonderlandKing of HeartsSeries
- 1985WaterSir Malcolm LeveridgeMovie
- 1984The Life and Death of King JohnKing JohnMovie
- 1984Tripper's DayNorman TripperSeries
- 1984Dog EndsArthurMovie
- 1983The Fall and Rise of Reginald PerrinReginald PerrinMovie
- 1982The Funny Side of ChristmasReginald PerrinMovie
- 1982Trail of the Pink PantherSuperintendant QuinlanMovie
- 1982Britannia HospitalVincent PotterMovie
- 1981The FactoryHarry MeadowsMovie
- 1980Rising DampRigsbyMovie
- 1979Le PetomaneMonsieur Joseph PujolMovie
- 1979The PerishersBoot (voice)Series
- 1978The Waterloo Bridge HandicapCharles BarkerMovie
- 1978The BBC Television ShakespeareKing JohnSeries
- 1978The LosersSeries
- 1978Fearless FrankMovie
- 1977BBC2 Play of the WeekFrank HarrisSeries
- 1977The Galton & Simpson PlayhouseJimSeries
- 1976Voyage of the DamnedCommander von BoninMovie
- 1976The Pink Panther Strikes AgainQuinlanMovie
- 1976The Fall and Rise of Reginald PerrinReginald 'Reggie' Iolanthe PerrinSeries
- 1976MachinegunnerCyril DugdaleMovie
- 1975Barry LyndonCaptain QuinMovie
- 1975After the SoloDawsonMovie
- 1975ArenaSeries
- 1974Rising DampRigsbySeries
- 1974MasqueradeLeslie LewisSeries
- 1974The Carnforth PracticeAaros BoswellSeries
- 1974If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent ThemThe Blind ManMovie
- 1974LutherBrother WeinandMovie
- 1973After Loch LomondMickey GrantMovie
- 1970Play for TodaySeries
- 1970The Italian TableMr. JeffsMovie
- 1969The Double AgentNikolai KrobnevskyMovie
- 1969OtleyJohnsonMovie
- 1969ITV Saturday Night Theatre'X'Series
- 1968Diamonds for BreakfastInspector DudleyMovie
- 1968Oliver!SowerberryMovie
- 1968DeadfallFillmoreMovie
- 1968The Year of the Sex OlympicsCo-ordinator Ugo PriestMovie
- 1968The FanaticsVoltaireMovie
- 19682001: A Space OdysseyDr. Andrei SmyslovMovie
- 1967ITV PlayhouseFred Tomlinson, Nikolai KrobnevskySeries
- 1967The WhisperersAssistance Board OfficerMovie
- 1967Drums Along The AvonMr. MarcusMovie
- 1967Half Hour StoryOwenSeries
- 1967Deadlier Than the MaleHenry BridgenorthMovie
- 1966The WitchesDr. WallisMovie
- 1966Out of Town TheatreManSeries
- 1966You Can't WinSeries
- 1966The Devil's EggshellPrime MinisterMovie
- 1966The Wrong BoxVyvyan Alistair MontagueMovie
- 1966Death is a Good LivingSeries
- 1966Hotel ParadisoInspectorMovie
- 1965King RatMcCoyMovie
- 1965BBC Play of the MonthThe Prime Minister, Colonel LukynSeries
- 1965Thirty-Minute TheatreMike Schofield, Andrew, Sergeant TaxSeries
- 1964RedcapSergeant RolfeSeries
- 1964Thursday TheatreFrank BroadbentSeries
- 1964The Wednesday PlayMr. Marcus, Mr. JeffsSeries
- 1964Theatre 625Doctor Knock, Fred Midway, François-Marie Aroue / Voltaire, Co-Ordinator Ugo PriestSeries
- 1964The Long ShipsPersian Soldier Who Falls On Sword (uncredited)Movie
- 1964A Jolly Bad FellowDr. FisherMovie
- 1963FestivalDaudetSeries
- 1963Billy LiarEmanuel ShadrackMovie
- 1963This Sporting LifePhillips, Sports WriterMovie
- 1962A Kind of LovingWhymperMovie
- 1962Studio 4Gerard MoustierSeries
- 1962Steptoe and SonJohnny Spooner, Welsh HughieSeries
- 1962Z-CarsSeries
- 1961You Can't WinFennySeries