Acting · Wavertree, Liverpool, England, UK · Born October 21, 1926
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.
MovieLeonard Rossiter: Comedy Great
2022
as Self (Archive footage)
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
2005
as Reginald Perrin (archive footage) (uncredited)
MovieThe Unforgettable Leonard Rossiter
2000
as Various (archive footage)
Movie'Oh, Miss Jones!': The Very Best of Leonard Rossiter
1996
as Self
MovieThe Moon Over Soho
1985
as Max von Konigsberg
MovieAlice in Wonderland
1985
as King (voice)
TVAlice in Wonderland
1985
as King of Hearts
MovieWater
1985
as Sir Malcolm Leveridge
MovieThe Life and Death of King John
1984
as King John
TVTripper's Day
1984
as Norman Tripper
MovieDog Ends
1984
as Arthur
MovieThe Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin
1983
as Reginald Perrin
MovieThe Funny Side of Christmas
1982
as Reginald Perrin
MovieTrail of the Pink Panther
1982
as Superintendant Quinlan
MovieBritannia Hospital
1982
as Vincent Potter
MovieThe Factory
1981
as Harry Meadows
MovieRising Damp
1980
as Rigsby
MovieLe Petomane
1979
as Monsieur Joseph Pujol
TVThe Perishers
1979
as Boot (voice)
The Waterloo Bridge Handicap
1978
as Charles Barker
TVThe BBC Television Shakespeare
1978
as King John
TVThe Losers
1978
MovieFearless Frank
1978
TVBBC2 Play of the Week
1977
as Frank Harris
TVThe Galton & Simpson Playhouse
1977
as Jim
MovieVoyage of the Damned
1976
as Commander von Bonin
MovieThe Pink Panther Strikes Again
1976
as Quinlan
TVThe Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin
1976
as Reginald 'Reggie' Iolanthe Perrin
MovieMachinegunner
1976
as Cyril Dugdale
MovieBarry Lyndon
1975
as Captain Quin
MovieAfter the Solo
1975
as Dawson
TVRising Damp
1974
as Rigsby
Masquerade
1974
as Leslie Lewis
TVThe Carnforth Practice
1974
as Aaros Boswell
If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them
1974
as The Blind Man
MovieLuther
1974
as Brother Weinand
After Loch Lomond
1973
as Mickey Grant
TVPlay for Today
1970
MovieThe Italian Table
1970
as Mr. Jeffs
The Double Agent
1969
as Nikolai Krobnevsky
MovieOtley
1969
as Johnson
TVITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969
as 'X'
MovieDiamonds for Breakfast
1968
as Inspector Dudley
MovieOliver!
1968
as Sowerberry
MovieDeadfall
1968
as Fillmore
MovieThe Year of the Sex Olympics
1968
as Co-ordinator Ugo Priest
The Fanatics
1968
as Voltaire
Movie2001: A Space Odyssey
1968
as Dr. Andrei Smyslov
TVITV Playhouse
1967
as Fred Tomlinson
MovieThe Whisperers
1967
as Assistance Board Officer
MovieDrums Along The Avon
1967
as Mr. Marcus
TVHalf Hour Story
1967
as Owen
MovieDeadlier Than the Male
1967
as Henry Bridgenorth
MovieThe Witches
1966
as Dr. Wallis
Out of Town Theatre
1966
as Man
TVYou Can't Win
1966
The Devil's Eggshell
1966
as Prime Minister
MovieThe Wrong Box
1966
as Vyvyan Alistair Montague
Death is a Good Living
1966
MovieHotel Paradiso
1966
as Inspector
MovieKing Rat
1965
as McCoy
TVBBC Play of the Month
1965
as The Prime Minister
TVThirty-Minute Theatre
1965
as Mike Schofield
TVRedcap
1964
as Sergeant Rolfe
Thursday Theatre
1964
as Frank Broadbent
TVThe Wednesday Play
1964
as Mr. Marcus
TVTheatre 625
1964
as Doctor Knock
MovieThe Long Ships
1964
as Persian Soldier Who Falls On Sword (uncredited)
MovieA Jolly Bad Fellow
1964
as Dr. Fisher
Festival
1963
as Daudet
MovieBilly Liar
1963
as Emanuel Shadrack
MovieThis Sporting Life
1963
as Phillips, Sports Writer
MovieA Kind of Loving
1962
as Whymper
Studio 4
1962
as Gerard Moustier
TVSteptoe and Son
1962
as Johnny Spooner
TVZ-Cars
1962
You Can't Win
1961
as Fenny
