Leonard Rossiter
Acting
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.
Filmography
Leonard Rossiter: Comedy Great
2022 · Movie
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
2005 · Movie
The Unforgettable Leonard Rossiter
2000 · Movie
'Oh, Miss Jones!': The Very Best of Leonard Rossiter
1996 · Movie
The Moon Over Soho
1985 · Movie
Alice in Wonderland
1985 · Series
Alice in Wonderland
1985 · Movie
Water
1985 · Movie
The Life and Death of King John
1984 · Movie
Tripper's Day
1984 · Series
Dog Ends
1984 · Movie
The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin
1983 · Movie
The Funny Side of Christmas
1982 · Movie
Trail of the Pink Panther
1982 · Movie
Britannia Hospital
1982 · Movie
The Factory
1981 · Movie
Rising Damp
1980 · Movie
Le Petomane
1979 · Movie
The Perishers
1979 · Series
The Waterloo Bridge Handicap
1978 · Movie
The BBC Television Shakespeare
1978 · Series
The Losers
1978 · Series
Fearless Frank
1978 · Movie
BBC2 Play of the Week
1977 · Series
The Galton & Simpson Playhouse
1977 · Series
Voyage of the Damned
1976 · Movie
The Pink Panther Strikes Again
1976 · Movie
The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin
1976 · Series
Machinegunner
1976 · Movie
Barry Lyndon
1975 · Movie
After the Solo
1975 · Movie
Rising Damp
1974 · Series
Masquerade
1974 · Series
The Carnforth Practice
1974 · Series
If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them
1974 · Movie
Luther
1974 · Movie
After Loch Lomond
1973 · Movie
Play for Today
1970 · Series
The Italian Table
1970 · Movie
The Double Agent
1969 · Movie
Otley
1969 · Movie
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969 · Series
Diamonds for Breakfast
1968 · Movie
Oliver!
1968 · Movie
Deadfall
1968 · Movie
The Year of the Sex Olympics
1968 · Movie
The Fanatics
1968 · Movie
2001: A Space Odyssey
1968 · Movie
ITV Playhouse
1967 · Series
The Whisperers
1967 · Movie
Drums Along The Avon
1967 · Movie
Half Hour Story
1967 · Series
Deadlier Than the Male
1967 · Movie
The Witches
1966 · Movie
Out of Town Theatre
1966 · Series
You Can't Win
1966 · Series
The Devil's Eggshell
1966 · Movie
The Wrong Box
1966 · Movie
Death is a Good Living
1966 · Series
Hotel Paradiso
1966 · Movie
King Rat
1965 · Movie
BBC Play of the Month
1965 · Series
Thirty-Minute Theatre
1965 · Series
Redcap
1964 · Series
Thursday Theatre
1964 · Series
The Wednesday Play
1964 · Series
Theatre 625
1964 · Series
The Long Ships
1964 · Movie
A Jolly Bad Fellow
1964 · Movie
Festival
1963 · Series
Billy Liar
1963 · Movie
This Sporting Life
1963 · Movie
A Kind of Loving
1962 · Movie
Studio 4
1962 · Series
Steptoe and Son
1962 · Series
Z-Cars
1962 · Series
You Can't Win
1961 · Series