Leonard Rossiter
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- October 21, 1926
- Died
- October 5, 1984
- Birthplace
- 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 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
Leonard Rossiter: Comedy Great 2022
as Self (Archive footage)
- The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy 2005
as Reginald Perrin (archive footage) (uncredited)
Great Comedy Moments 2001
as Reginald Perrin / Johnny Spooner (archive footage)
The Unforgettable Leonard Rossiter 2000
as Various (archive footage)
'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 (voice)
Water 1985
as Sir Malcolm Leveridge
The Life and Death of King John 1984
as King John
Dog Ends 1984
as Arthur
The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin 1983
as Reginald Perrin
The Funny Side of Christmas 1982
as Reginald Perrin
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 Waterloo Bridge Handicap
The Waterloo Bridge Handicap 1978
as Charles Barker
Fearless Frank 1978
Actor
Voyage of the Damned 1976
as Commander von Bonin
The Pink Panther Strikes Again 1976
as Quinlan
Machinegunner 1976
as Cyril Dugdale
Barry Lyndon 1975
as Captain Quin
After the Solo 1975
as Dawson
- If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them
If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them 1974
as The Blind Man
Luther 1974
as Brother Weinand
- After Loch Lomond
After Loch Lomond 1973
as Mickey Grant
The Italian Table 1970
as Mr. Jeffs
- The Double Agent
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
- The Fanatics
The Fanatics 1968
as Voltaire
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
- The Devil's Eggshell
The Devil's Eggshell 1966
as Prime Minister
The Wrong Box 1966
as Vyvyan Alistair Montague
Hotel Paradiso 1966
as Inspector
King Rat 1965
as McCoy
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
Credits from TMDB.