Leonard Rossiter

Biography

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

Play for Today

Play for Today

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

Z-Cars

Thirty-Minute Theatre

Thirty-Minute Theatre

2001: A Space Odyssey

All Movies (48)

• Leonard Rossiter: Comedy Great2022 · as Self (Archive footage)
• The Funny Blokes of British Comedy2005 · as Reginald Perrin (archive footage) (uncredited)
• The Unforgettable Leonard Rossiter2000 · as Various (archive footage)
• 'Oh, Miss Jones!': The Very Best of Leonard Rossiter1996 · as Self
• The Moon Over Soho1985 · as Max von Konigsberg
• Alice in Wonderland1985 · as King (voice)
• Water1985 · as Sir Malcolm Leveridge
• The Life and Death of King John1984 · as King John
• Dog Ends1984 · as Arthur
• The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin1983 · as Reginald Perrin
• The Funny Side of Christmas1982 · as Reginald Perrin
• Trail of the Pink Panther1982 · as Superintendant Quinlan
• Britannia Hospital1982 · as Vincent Potter
• The Factory1981 · as Harry Meadows
• Rising Damp1980 · as Rigsby
• Le Petomane1979 · as Monsieur Joseph Pujol
• The Waterloo Bridge Handicap1978 · as Charles Barker
• Fearless Frank1978
• Voyage of the Damned1976 · as Commander von Bonin
• The Pink Panther Strikes Again1976 · as Quinlan
• Machinegunner1976 · as Cyril Dugdale
• Barry Lyndon1975 · as Captain Quin
• After the Solo1975 · as Dawson
• If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them1974 · as The Blind Man
• Luther1974 · as Brother Weinand
• After Loch Lomond1973 · as Mickey Grant
• The Italian Table1970 · as Mr. Jeffs
• The Double Agent1969 · as Nikolai Krobnevsky
• Otley1969 · as Johnson
• Diamonds for Breakfast1968 · as Inspector Dudley
• Oliver!1968 · as Sowerberry
• Deadfall1968 · as Fillmore
• The Year of the Sex Olympics1968 · as Co-ordinator Ugo Priest
• The Fanatics1968 · as Voltaire
• 2001: A Space Odyssey1968 · as Dr. Andrei Smyslov
• The Whisperers1967 · as Assistance Board Officer
• Drums Along The Avon1967 · as Mr. Marcus
• Deadlier Than the Male1967 · as Henry Bridgenorth
• The Witches1966 · as Dr. Wallis
• The Devil's Eggshell1966 · as Prime Minister
• The Wrong Box1966 · as Vyvyan Alistair Montague
• Hotel Paradiso1966 · as Inspector
• King Rat1965 · as McCoy
• The Long Ships1964 · as Persian Soldier Who Falls On Sword (uncredited)
• A Jolly Bad Fellow1964 · as Dr. Fisher
• Billy Liar1963 · as Emanuel Shadrack
• This Sporting Life1963 · as Phillips, Sports Writer
• A Kind of Loving1962 · as Whymper

All TV Shows (36)

• Alice in Wonderland1985 · as King of Hearts
• Tripper's Day1984 · as Norman Tripper
• The Perishers1979 · as Boot (voice)
• The BBC Television Shakespeare1978 · as King John
• The Losers1978
• BBC2 Play of the Week1977 · as Frank Harris
• The Galton & Simpson Playhouse1977 · as Jim
• The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin1976 · as Reginald 'Reggie' Iolanthe Perrin
• Rising Damp1974 · as Rigsby
• The Carnforth Practice1974 · as Aaros Boswell
• Play for Today1970
• Play for Today1970 · as Arthur
• ITV Saturday Night Theatre1969 · as 'X'
• ITV Playhouse1967 · as Fred Tomlinson
• ITV Playhouse1967 · as Nikolai Krobnevsky
• Half Hour Story1967 · as Owen
• You Can't Win1966
• Death is a Good Living1966
• BBC Play of the Month1965 · as The Prime Minister
• BBC Play of the Month1965 · as Colonel Lukyn
• Thirty-Minute Theatre1965 · as Mike Schofield
• Thirty-Minute Theatre1965 · as Andrew
• Redcap1964 · as Sergeant Rolfe
• Thursday Theatre1964 · as Frank Broadbent
• The Wednesday Play1964 · as Mr. Marcus
• The Wednesday Play1964 · as Mr. Jeffs
• Theatre 6251964 · as Doctor Knock
• Theatre 6251964 · as Fred Midway
• Theatre 6251964 · as François-Marie Aroue / Voltaire
• Theatre 6251964 · as Co-Ordinator Ugo Priest
• Festival1963 · as Daudet
• Studio 41962 · as Gerard Moustier
• Steptoe and Son1962 · as Johnny Spooner
• Steptoe and Son1962 · as Welsh Hughie
• Z-Cars1962
• You Can't Win1961 · as Fenny