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.
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Movies (49)
Leonard Rossiter: Comedy Great
2022 · Self (Archive footage)
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
2005 · Reginald Perrin (archive footage) (uncredited)
Great Comedy Moments
2001 · Reginald Perrin / Johnny Spooner (archive footage)
The Unforgettable Leonard Rossiter
2000 · Various (archive footage)
'Oh, Miss Jones!': The Very Best of Leonard Rossiter
1996 · Self
The Moon Over Soho
1985 · Max von Konigsberg
Alice in Wonderland
1985 · King (voice)
Water
1985 · Sir Malcolm Leveridge
The Life and Death of King John
1984 · King John
Dog Ends
1984 · Arthur
The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin
1983 · Reginald Perrin
The Funny Side of Christmas
1982 · Reginald Perrin
Trail of the Pink Panther
1982 · Superintendant Quinlan
Britannia Hospital
1982 · Vincent Potter
The Factory
1981 · Harry Meadows
Rising Damp
1980 · Rigsby
Le Petomane
1979 · Monsieur Joseph Pujol
The Waterloo Bridge Handicap
1978 · Charles Barker
Fearless Frank
1978
Voyage of the Damned
1976 · Commander von Bonin
The Pink Panther Strikes Again
1976 · Quinlan
Machinegunner
1976 · Cyril Dugdale
Barry Lyndon
1975 · Captain Quin
After the Solo
1975 · Dawson
If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them
1974 · The Blind Man
Luther
1974 · Brother Weinand
After Loch Lomond
1973 · Mickey Grant
The Italian Table
1970 · Mr. Jeffs
The Double Agent
1969 · Nikolai Krobnevsky
Otley
1969 · Johnson
Diamonds for Breakfast
1968 · Inspector Dudley
Oliver!
1968 · Sowerberry
Deadfall
1968 · Fillmore
The Year of the Sex Olympics
1968 · Co-ordinator Ugo Priest
The Fanatics
1968 · Voltaire
2001: A Space Odyssey
1968 · Dr. Andrei Smyslov
The Whisperers
1967 · Assistance Board Officer
Drums Along The Avon
1967 · Mr. Marcus
Deadlier Than the Male
1967 · Henry Bridgenorth
The Witches
1966 · Dr. Wallis
The Devil's Eggshell
1966 · Prime Minister
The Wrong Box
1966 · Vyvyan Alistair Montague
Hotel Paradiso
1966 · Inspector
King Rat
1965 · McCoy
The Long Ships
1964 · Persian Soldier Who Falls On Sword (uncredited)
A Jolly Bad Fellow
1964 · Dr. Fisher
Billy Liar
1963 · Emanuel Shadrack
This Sporting Life
1963 · Phillips, Sports Writer
A Kind of Loving
1962 · Whymper
TV shows (31)
Alice in Wonderland
1985 · King of Hearts
Tripper's Day
1984 · Norman Tripper
The Perishers
1979 · Boot (voice)
The BBC Television Shakespeare
1978 · King John
The Losers
1978
BBC2 Play of the Week
1977 · Frank Harris
The Galton & Simpson Playhouse
1977 · Jim
The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin
1976 · Reginald 'Reggie' Iolanthe Perrin
Arena
1975
Rising Damp
1974 · Rigsby
Masquerade
1974 · Leslie Lewis
The Carnforth Practice
1974 · Aaros Boswell
Play for Today
1970 · Arthur
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969 · 'X'
ITV Playhouse
1967 · Fred Tomlinson, Nikolai Krobnevsky
Half Hour Story
1967 · Owen
Out of Town Theatre
1966 · Man
You Can't Win
1966
Death is a Good Living
1966
BBC Play of the Month
1965 · The Prime Minister, Colonel Lukyn
Thirty-Minute Theatre
1965 · Mike Schofield, Andrew, Sergeant Tax
Redcap
1964 · Sergeant Rolfe
Thursday Theatre
1964 · Frank Broadbent
The Wednesday Play
1964 · Mr. Marcus, Mr. Jeffs
Theatre 625
1964 · Doctor Knock, Fred Midway, François-Marie Aroue / Voltaire, Co-Ordinator Ugo Priest
Festival
1963 · Daudet
Studio 4
1962 · Gerard Moustier
Steptoe and Son
1962 · Johnny Spooner, Welsh Hughie
Z-Cars
1962
You Can't Win
1961 · Fenny
The Avengers
1961 · Robin Hood