Leonard Rossiter

Leonard Rossiter

Known for: Acting

Born: October 21, 1926

Died: October 5, 1984

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

Rising Damp
Rising Damp
1980
Drums Along The Avon
Drums Along The Avon
1967
'Oh, Miss Jones!': The Very Best of Leonard Rossiter
'Oh, Miss Jones!': The Very Best of Leonard Rossiter
1996
Le Petomane
Le Petomane
1979
The Year of the Sex Olympics
The Year of the Sex Olympics
1968
If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them
1974
Leonard Rossiter: Comedy Great
Leonard Rossiter: Comedy Great
2022
The Double Agent
1969
Fearless Frank
Fearless Frank
1978
Machinegunner
Machinegunner
1976
The Devil's Eggshell
1966
The Moon Over Soho
The Moon Over Soho
1985
The Life and Death of King John
The Life and Death of King John
1984
Dog Ends
Dog Ends
1984
The Italian Table
The Italian Table
1970
After the Solo
After the Solo
1975
The Factory
The Factory
1981
The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin
The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin
1983
The Waterloo Bridge Handicap
1978
After Loch Lomond
1973
Britannia Hospital
Britannia Hospital
1982
The Unforgettable Leonard Rossiter
The Unforgettable Leonard Rossiter
2000
The Fanatics
1968
The Pink Panther Strikes Again
The Pink Panther Strikes Again
1976
Water
Water
1985
Otley
Otley
1969
Luther
Luther
1974
2001: A Space Odyssey
2001: A Space Odyssey
1968
Diamonds for Breakfast
Diamonds for Breakfast
1968
A Jolly Bad Fellow
A Jolly Bad Fellow
1964
King Rat
King Rat
1965
Deadlier Than the Male
Deadlier Than the Male
1967
Billy Liar
Billy Liar
1963
The Witches
The Witches
1966
Deadfall
Deadfall
1968
Oliver!
Oliver!
1968
Trail of the Pink Panther
Trail of the Pink Panther
1982
This Sporting Life
This Sporting Life
1963
Hotel Paradiso
Hotel Paradiso
1966
Barry Lyndon
Barry Lyndon
1975
A Kind of Loving
A Kind of Loving
1962
Alice in Wonderland
Alice in Wonderland
1985
The Long Ships
The Long Ships
1964
The Funny Side of Christmas
The Funny Side of Christmas
1982
The Whisperers
The Whisperers
1967
The Wrong Box
The Wrong Box
1966
Voyage of the Damned
Voyage of the Damned
1976
Z-Cars
Z-Cars
1962
Rising Damp
Rising Damp
1974
Play for Today
Play for Today
1970
The Losers
The Losers
1978
BBC Play of the Month
BBC Play of the Month
1965
You Can't Win
You Can't Win
1966
Death is a Good Living
1966
Alice in Wonderland
Alice in Wonderland
1985
Steptoe and Son
Steptoe and Son
1962
The Perishers
The Perishers
1979
BBC2 Play of the Week
BBC2 Play of the Week
1977
Festival
1963
The Galton & Simpson Playhouse
The Galton & Simpson Playhouse
1977
Tripper's Day
Tripper's Day
1984
Theatre 625
Theatre 625
1964
Studio 4
1962
The Carnforth Practice
The Carnforth Practice
1974
Redcap
Redcap
1964
ITV Playhouse
ITV Playhouse
1967
The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin
The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin
1976
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969
Half Hour Story
Half Hour Story
1967
The Wednesday Play
The Wednesday Play
1964
Thursday Theatre
1964
You Can't Win
1961
The BBC Television Shakespeare
The BBC Television Shakespeare
1978
Thirty-Minute Theatre
Thirty-Minute Theatre
1965
Masquerade
1974
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
2005