Birthday:
Oct 21, 1926
Place of Birth: Wavertree, Liverpool, England, UK
Place of Birth: Wavertree, Liverpool, England, UK
Leonard Rossiter
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.
Filmography
| Movie | Cast | Year |
|---|---|---|
| 2001: A Space Odyssey | Dr. Andrei Smyslov | 1968 |
| Barry Lyndon | Captain Quin | 1975 |
| Otley | Johnson | 1969 |
| Deadlier Than the Male | Henry Bridgenorth | 1967 |
| Rising Damp | Rigsby | 1980 |
| The Pink Panther Strikes Again | Quinlan | 1976 |
| Billy Liar | Emanuel Shadrack | 1963 |
| Britannia Hospital | Vincent Potter | 1982 |
| A Kind of Loving | Whymper | 1962 |
| The Witches | Dr. Wallis | 1966 |
| King Rat | McCoy | 1965 |
| Drums Along The Avon | Mr. Marcus | 1967 |
| Oliver! | Sowerberry | 1968 |
| Deadfall | Fillmore | 1968 |
| Water | Sir Malcolm Leveridge | 1985 |
| The Long Ships | Persian Soldier Who Falls On Sword (uncredited) | 1964 |
| Luther | Brother Weinand | 1974 |
| 'Oh, Miss Jones!': The Very Best of Leonard Rossiter | Self | 1996 |
| Le Petomane | Monsieur Joseph Pujol | 1979 |
| The Year of the Sex Olympics | Co-ordinator Ugo Priest | 1968 |
| Hotel Paradiso | Inspector | 1966 |
| If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them | The Blind Man | 1974 |
| Diamonds for Breakfast | Inspector Dudley | 1968 |
| Leonard Rossiter: Comedy Great | Self (Archive footage) | 2022 |
| A Jolly Bad Fellow | Dr. Fisher | 1964 |
| The Double Agent | Nikolai Krobnevsky | 1969 |
| Fearless Frank | 1978 | |
| Trail of the Pink Panther | Superintendant Quinlan | 1982 |
| The Whisperers | Assistance Board Officer | 1967 |
| Machinegunner | Cyril Dugdale | 1976 |
| The Devil's Eggshell | Prime Minister | 1966 |
| The Wrong Box | Vyvyan Alistair Montague | 1966 |
| The Moon Over Soho | Max von Konigsberg | 1985 |
| The Life and Death of King John | King John | 1984 |
| Starry Night | Mr. Morganstern | 1999 |
| This Sporting Life | Phillips, Sports Writer | 1963 |
| Dog Ends | Arthur | 1984 |
| Voyage of the Damned | Commander von Bonin | 1976 |
| The Italian Table | Mr. Jeffs | 1970 |
| The Unforgettable Leonard Rossiter | Various (archive footage) | 2000 |
| After the Solo | Dawson | 1975 |
| The Factory | Harry Meadows | 1981 | Series | Cast | Year |
| The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin | 1976 | |
| Z-Cars | 1962 | |
| Rising Damp | Rigsby | 1974 |
| Redcap | 1964 | |
| Play for Today | 1970 | |
| BBC Television Shakespeare | 1978 | |
| The Losers | 1978 | |
| Tripper's Day | 1984 | |
| The Carnforth Practice | 1974 | |
| BBC Play of the Month | The Prime Minister | 1965 |
| The Galton & Simpson Playhouse | 1977 | |
| Studio Four | Gerard Moustier | 1962 |
| You Can't Win | 1966 | |
| Death is a Good Living | 1966 | |
| BBC Play of the Month | Colonel Lukyn | 1965 |
| Alice in Wonderland | King of Hearts | 1985 |
| Steptoe and Son | Johnny Spooner | 1962 |
| Steptoe and Son | Welsh Hughie | 1962 |
| Play for Today | Arthur | 1970 |
