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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1926-10-21 (98 years old)

Place of Birth

Wavertree, Liverpool, England, UK

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.

Known For

Acting

2022

Leonard Rossiter: Comedy Great as Self (Archive footage)

2000

The Unforgettable Leonard Rossiter as Various (archive footage)

1999

Starry Night as Mr. Morganstern

1996

1985

Water as Sir Malcolm Leveridge
The Moon Over Soho as Max von Konigsberg
Alice in Wonderland as King of Hearts

1984

Dog Ends as Arthur

1983

1982

Britannia Hospital as Vincent Potter
Trail of the Pink Panther as Superintendant Quinlan

1981

The Factory as Harry Meadows

1980

Rising Damp as Rigsby

1979

Le Petomane as Monsieur Joseph Pujol
The Perishers as Boot (voice)

1978

1977

1976

Machinegunner as Cyril Dugdale
Voyage of the Damned as Commander von Bonin

1975

Barry Lyndon as Captain Quin
After the Solo as Dawson

1974

Luther as Brother Weinand
Rising Damp as Rigsby

1970

The Italian Table as Mr. Jeffs
Play for Today as Arthur

1969

Otley as Johnson
The Double Agent as Nikolai Krobnevsky

1968

2001: A Space Odyssey as Dr. Andrei Smyslov
Oliver! as Sowerberry
Deadfall as Fillmore
The Year of the Sex Olympics as Co-ordinator Ugo Priest
Diamonds for Breakfast as Inspector Dudley

1967

Deadlier Than the Male as Henry Bridgenorth
Drums Along The Avon as Mr. Marcus
The Whisperers as Assistance Board Officer

1966

The Witches as Dr. Wallis
Hotel Paradiso as Inspector
The Devil's Eggshell as Prime Minister
The Wrong Box as Vyvyan Alistair Montague

1965

King Rat as McCoy
BBC Play of the Month as The Prime Minister
BBC Play of the Month as Colonel Lukyn

1964

The Long Ships as Persian Soldier Who Falls On Sword (uncredited)
A Jolly Bad Fellow as Dr. Fisher

1963

Billy Liar as Emanuel Shadrack
This Sporting Life as Phillips, Sports Writer

1962

A Kind of Loving as Whymper
Studio Four as Gerard Moustier
Steptoe and Son as Johnny Spooner
Steptoe and Son as Welsh Hughie