Leonard Rossiter
Leonard Rossiter
Person

Leonard Rossiter

Actor 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

FILMOGRAPHY
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2001: A Space Odyssey

2001: A Space Odyssey

1968 · Dr. Andrei Smyslov

Barry Lyndon

Barry Lyndon

1975 · Captain Quin

The Pink Panther Strikes Again

The Pink Panther Strikes Again

1976 · Quinlan

Oliver!

Oliver!

1968 · Sowerberry

Trail of the Pink Panther

Trail of the Pink Panther

1982 · Superintendant Quinlan

Billy Liar

Billy Liar

1963 · Emanuel Shadrack

This Sporting Life

This Sporting Life

1963 · Phillips, Sports Writer

King Rat

King Rat

1965 · McCoy

Voyage of the Damned

Voyage of the Damned

1976 · Commander von Bonin

Britannia Hospital

Britannia Hospital

1982 · Vincent Potter

The Wrong Box

The Wrong Box

1966 · Vyvyan Alistair Montague

The Long Ships

The Long Ships

1964 · Persian Soldier Who Falls On Sword (uncredited)

The Witches

The Witches

1966 · Dr. Wallis

A Kind of Loving

A Kind of Loving

1962 · Whymper

Deadlier Than the Male

Deadlier Than the Male

1967 · Henry Bridgenorth

Steptoe and Son

Steptoe and Son

1962 · Johnny Spooner

Water

Water

1985 · Sir Malcolm Leveridge

The Whisperers

The Whisperers

1967 · Assistance Board Officer

Rising Damp

Rising Damp

1974 · Rigsby