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Leonard Rossiter

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.

Born

Oct 21, 1926

Wavertree, Liverpool, England, UK

Died

Oct 05, 1984

Known For

Acting

Movies

49 acting

0 crew

Popularity

0.7

Known For

2001: A Space Odyssey
2001: A Space Odyssey
1968 • as Dr. Andrei Smyslov
★ 8.0
Barry Lyndon
Barry Lyndon
1975 • as Captain Quin
★ 8.0
The Pink Panther Strikes Again
★ 6.9
Deadfall
Deadfall
1968 • as Fillmore
★ 5.4
Trail of the Pink Panther
Trail of the Pink Panther
1982 • as Superintendant Quinlan
★ 5.1
Voyage of the Damned
Voyage of the Damned
1976 • as Commander von Bonin
★ 6.0
Great Comedy Moments
Great Comedy Moments
2001 • as Reginald Perrin / Johnny Spooner (archive footage)
Oliver!
Oliver!
1968 • as Sowerberry
★ 7.0
movie
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
2005 • as Reginald Perrin (archive footage) (uncredited)
★ 6.5
Deadlier Than the Male
Deadlier Than the Male
1967 • as Henry Bridgenorth
★ 5.8
King Rat
King Rat
1965 • as McCoy
★ 7.1
movie
The Fanatics
1968 • as Voltaire
★ 9.0
After the Solo
After the Solo
1975 • as Dawson
The Wrong Box
The Wrong Box
1966 • as Vyvyan Alistair Montague
★ 6.4
Water
Water
1985 • as Sir Malcolm Leveridge
★ 6.1
Alice in Wonderland
Alice in Wonderland
1985 • as King (voice)
The Long Ships
The Long Ships
1964 • as Persian Soldier Who Falls On Sword (uncredited)
★ 6.1
Britannia Hospital
Britannia Hospital
1982 • as Vincent Potter
★ 6.2
The Witches
The Witches
1966 • as Dr. Wallis
★ 6.0
The Year of the Sex Olympics
The Year of the Sex Olympics
1968 • as Co-ordinator Ugo Priest
★ 5.2
This Sporting Life
This Sporting Life
1963 • as Phillips, Sports Writer
★ 7.0
A Kind of Loving
A Kind of Loving
1962 • as Whymper
★ 7.1
Machinegunner
Machinegunner
1976 • as Cyril Dugdale
★ 6.0
Billy Liar
Billy Liar
1963 • as Emanuel Shadrack
★ 6.8
Rising Damp
Rising Damp
1980 • as Rigsby
★ 5.5
Hotel Paradiso
Hotel Paradiso
1966 • as Inspector
★ 6.0
Otley
Otley
1969 • as Johnson
★ 6.3
The Funny Side of Christmas
The Funny Side of Christmas
1982 • as Reginald Perrin
A Jolly Bad Fellow
A Jolly Bad Fellow
1964 • as Dr. Fisher
★ 5.0
The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin
The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin
1983 • as Reginald Perrin
The Whisperers
The Whisperers
1967 • as Assistance Board Officer
★ 6.5
The Life and Death of King John
The Life and Death of King John
1984 • as King John
★ 7.3
movie
★ 1.0
The Unforgettable Leonard Rossiter
The Unforgettable Leonard Rossiter
2000 • as Various (archive footage)
★ 7.0
Drums Along The Avon
Drums Along The Avon
1967 • as Mr. Marcus
★ 10.0
Luther
Luther
1974 • as Brother Weinand
★ 6.0
movie
The Devil's Eggshell
1966 • as Prime Minister
★ 7.0
Le Petomane
Le Petomane
1979 • as Monsieur Joseph Pujol
★ 6.0
Diamonds for Breakfast
Diamonds for Breakfast
1968 • as Inspector Dudley
★ 6.2
The Moon Over Soho
The Moon Over Soho
1985 • as Max von Konigsberg
movie
The Double Agent
1969 • as Nikolai Krobnevsky
Leonard Rossiter: Comedy Great
Leonard Rossiter: Comedy Great
2022 • as Self (Archive footage)
movie
After Loch Lomond
1973 • as Mickey Grant
Dog Ends
Dog Ends
1984 • as Arthur
movie
The Waterloo Bridge Handicap
1978 • as Charles Barker
★ 8.0
The Factory
The Factory
1981 • as Harry Meadows
★ 10.0
The Italian Table
The Italian Table
1970 • as Mr. Jeffs
★ 7.0