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.
Acted in
Leonard Rossiter: Comedy Great
2022
as Self (Archive footage)
The Unforgettable Leonard Rossiter
2000
as Various (archive footage)
Starry Night
1999
as Mr. Morganstern
'Oh, Miss Jones!': The Very Best of Leonard Rossiter
1996
as Self
The Moon Over Soho
1985
as Max von Konigsberg
Alice in Wonderland
1985
as King of Hearts
Water
1985
as Sir Malcolm Leveridge
The Life and Death of King John
1984
as King John
Tripper's Day
1984
Dog Ends
1984
as Arthur
Trail of the Pink Panther
1982
as Superintendant Quinlan
Britannia Hospital
1982
as Vincent Potter
The Factory
1981
as Harry Meadows
Rising Damp
1980
as Rigsby
Le Petomane
1979
as Monsieur Joseph Pujol
The BBC Television Shakespeare
1978
The Losers
1978
Fearless Frank
1978
The Galton & Simpson Playhouse
1977
Voyage of the Damned
1976
as Commander von Bonin
The Pink Panther Strikes Again
1976
as Quinlan
The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin
1976
Machinegunner
1976
as Cyril Dugdale
Barry Lyndon
1975
as Captain Quin
After the Solo
1975
as Dawson
Rising Damp
1974
as Rigsby
The Carnforth Practice
1974
If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them
1974
as The Blind Man
Luther
1974
as Brother Weinand
Play for Today
1970
Play for Today
1970
as Arthur
The Italian Table
1970
as Mr. Jeffs
The Double Agent
1969
as Nikolai Krobnevsky
Otley
1969
as Johnson
Diamonds for Breakfast
1968
as Inspector Dudley
Oliver!
1968
as Sowerberry
Deadfall
1968
as Fillmore
The Year of the Sex Olympics
1968
as Co-ordinator Ugo Priest
2001: A Space Odyssey
1968
as Dr. Andrei Smyslov
The Whisperers
1967
as Assistance Board Officer
Drums Along The Avon
1967
as Mr. Marcus
Deadlier Than the Male
1967
as Henry Bridgenorth
The Witches
1966
as Dr. Wallis
You Can't Win
1966
The Devil's Eggshell
1966
as Prime Minister
The Wrong Box
1966
as Vyvyan Alistair Montague
Death is a Good Living
1966
Hotel Paradiso
1966
as Inspector
King Rat
1965
as McCoy
BBC Play of the Month
1965
as The Prime Minister
BBC Play of the Month
1965
as Colonel Lukyn
Redcap
1964
The Long Ships
1964
as Persian Soldier Who Falls On Sword (uncredited)
A Jolly Bad Fellow
1964
as Dr. Fisher
Billy Liar
1963
as Emanuel Shadrack
This Sporting Life
1963
as Phillips, Sports Writer
A Kind of Loving
1962
as Whymper
Studio Four
1962
as Gerard Moustier
Steptoe and Son
1962
as Johnny Spooner
Steptoe and Son
1962
as Welsh Hughie
Z-Cars
1962