← Home
Leonard Rossiter

Leonard Rossiter

Acting

Born: October 21, 1926Wavertree, 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
Leonard Rossiter: Comedy Great

Leonard Rossiter: Comedy Great

Self (Archive footage)

2022

The Funny Blokes of British Comedy

Reginald Perrin (archive footage) (uncredited)

2005
The Unforgettable Leonard Rossiter

The Unforgettable Leonard Rossiter

Various (archive footage)

2000
Starry Night

Starry Night

Mr. Morganstern

1999
'Oh, Miss Jones!': The Very Best of Leonard Rossiter

'Oh, Miss Jones!': The Very Best of Leonard Rossiter

Self

1996
The Moon Over Soho

The Moon Over Soho

Max von Konigsberg

1985
Water

Water

Sir Malcolm Leveridge

1985
The Life and Death of King John

The Life and Death of King John

King John

1984
Dog Ends

Dog Ends

Arthur

1984
The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin

The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin

Reginald Perrin

1983
The Funny Side of Christmas

The Funny Side of Christmas

Reginald Perrin

1982
Trail of the Pink Panther

Trail of the Pink Panther

Superintendant Quinlan

1982
Britannia Hospital

Britannia Hospital

Vincent Potter

1982
The Factory

The Factory

Harry Meadows

1981
Rising Damp

Rising Damp

Rigsby

1980
Le Petomane

Le Petomane

Monsieur Joseph Pujol

1979

The Waterloo Bridge Handicap

Charles Barker

1978
Fearless Frank

Fearless Frank

1978
Voyage of the Damned

Voyage of the Damned

Commander von Bonin

1976
The Pink Panther Strikes Again

The Pink Panther Strikes Again

Quinlan

1976
Machinegunner

Machinegunner

Cyril Dugdale

1976
Barry Lyndon

Barry Lyndon

Captain Quin

1975
After the Solo

After the Solo

Dawson

1975

If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them

The Blind Man

1974
Luther

Luther

Brother Weinand

1974
The Italian Table

The Italian Table

Mr. Jeffs

1970

The Double Agent

Nikolai Krobnevsky

1969
Otley

Otley

Johnson

1969
Diamonds for Breakfast

Diamonds for Breakfast

Inspector Dudley

1968
Oliver!

Oliver!

Sowerberry

1968
Deadfall

Deadfall

Fillmore

1968
The Year of the Sex Olympics

The Year of the Sex Olympics

Co-ordinator Ugo Priest

1968

The Fanatics

Voltaire

1968
2001: A Space Odyssey

2001: A Space Odyssey

Dr. Andrei Smyslov

1968
The Whisperers

The Whisperers

Assistance Board Officer

1967
Drums Along The Avon

Drums Along The Avon

Mr. Marcus

1967
Deadlier Than the Male

Deadlier Than the Male

Henry Bridgenorth

1967
The Witches

The Witches

Dr. Wallis

1966

The Devil's Eggshell

Prime Minister

1966
The Wrong Box

The Wrong Box

Vyvyan Alistair Montague

1966
Hotel Paradiso

Hotel Paradiso

Inspector

1966
King Rat

King Rat

McCoy

1965
The Long Ships

The Long Ships

Persian Soldier Who Falls On Sword (uncredited)

1964
A Jolly Bad Fellow

A Jolly Bad Fellow

Dr. Fisher

1964
Billy Liar

Billy Liar

Emanuel Shadrack

1963
This Sporting Life

This Sporting Life

Phillips, Sports Writer

1963
A Kind of Loving

A Kind of Loving

Whymper

1962