Leonard Rossiter

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Leonard Rossiter

Acting October 21, 1926

Wavertree, 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 R…

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2001: A Space Odyssey

2001: A Space Odyssey

8.0 1968 Movie
Barry Lyndon

Barry Lyndon

8.0 1975 Movie
The Pink Panther Strikes Again

The Pink Panther Strikes Again

6.9 1976 Movie
Play for Today

Play for Today

6.6 1970 TV Show
Oliver!

Oliver!

7.0 1968 Movie
BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

5.2 1965 TV Show
The BBC Television Shakespeare

The BBC Television Shakespeare

6.0 1978 TV Show
Trail of the Pink Panther

Trail of the Pink Panther

5.1 1982 Movie
Z-Cars

Z-Cars

7.3 1962 TV Show
Theatre 625

Theatre 625

7.2 1964 TV Show
The Wednesday Play

The Wednesday Play

5.2 1964 TV Show
ITV Playhouse

ITV Playhouse

7.0 1967 TV Show

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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.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2022
    Leonard Rossiter: Comedy Great

    Movie Self (Archive footage)

  2. 2005
    The Funny Blokes of British Comedy

    Movie Reginald Perrin (archive footage) (uncredited)

  3. 2000
    The Unforgettable Leonard Rossiter

    Movie Various (archive footage)

  4. 1996
    'Oh, Miss Jones!': The Very Best of Leonard Rossiter

    Movie Self

  5. 1985
    The Moon Over Soho

    Movie Max von Konigsberg

  6. 1985
    Alice in Wonderland

    TV show King of Hearts

  7. 1985
    Alice in Wonderland

    Movie King (voice)

  8. 1985
    Water

    Movie Sir Malcolm Leveridge

  9. 1984
    The Life and Death of King John

    Movie King John

  10. 1984
    Tripper's Day

    TV show Norman Tripper

  11. 1984
    Dog Ends

    Movie Arthur

  12. 1983
    The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin

    Movie Reginald Perrin

  13. 1982
    The Funny Side of Christmas

    Movie Reginald Perrin

  14. 1982
    Trail of the Pink Panther

    Movie Superintendant Quinlan

  15. 1982
    Britannia Hospital

    Movie Vincent Potter

  16. 1981
    The Factory

    Movie Harry Meadows

More credits
  1. 1980
    Rising Damp

    Movie Rigsby

  2. 1979
    Le Petomane

    Movie Monsieur Joseph Pujol

  3. 1979
    The Perishers

    TV show Boot (voice)

  4. 1978
    The Waterloo Bridge Handicap

    Movie Charles Barker

  5. 1978
    The BBC Television Shakespeare

    TV show King John

  6. 1978
    The Losers

    TV show

  7. 1978
    Fearless Frank

    Movie

  8. 1977
    BBC2 Play of the Week

    TV show Frank Harris

  9. 1977
    The Galton & Simpson Playhouse

    TV show Jim

  10. 1976
    Voyage of the Damned

    Movie Commander von Bonin

  11. 1976
    The Pink Panther Strikes Again

    Movie Quinlan

  12. 1976
    The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin

    TV show Reginald 'Reggie' Iolanthe Perrin

  13. 1976
    Machinegunner

    Movie Cyril Dugdale

  14. 1975
    Barry Lyndon

    Movie Captain Quin

  15. 1975
    After the Solo

    Movie Dawson

  16. 1974
    Rising Damp

    TV show Rigsby

  17. 1974
    Masquerade

    TV show Leslie Lewis

  18. 1974
    The Carnforth Practice

    TV show Aaros Boswell

  19. 1974
    If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them

    Movie The Blind Man

  20. 1974
    Luther

    Movie Brother Weinand

  21. 1973
    After Loch Lomond

    Movie Mickey Grant

  22. 1970
    Play for Today

    TV show

  23. 1970
    The Italian Table

    Movie Mr. Jeffs

  24. 1969
    The Double Agent

    Movie Nikolai Krobnevsky