Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1926-10-21
Day of Death
1984-10-05
Place of Birth
Wavertree, Liverpool, England, UK
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.
Filmography (47)
⭐ 0
Role:
Self (Archive footage)
Leonard Rossiter: Comedy Great
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⭐ 6.5
Role:
Reginald Perrin (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
2005
⭐ 7.0
Role:
Various (archive footage)
The Unforgettable Leonard Rossiter
2000
⭐ 6.0
Role:
Self
'Oh, Miss Jones!': The Very Best of Leonard Rossiter
1996
⭐ 0
Role:
Max von Konigsberg
The Moon Over Soho
1985
⭐ 0
Role:
King (voice)
Alice in Wonderland
1985
⭐ 6.0
Role:
Sir Malcolm Leveridge
Water
1985
⭐ 7.3
Role:
King John
The Life and Death of King John
1984
⭐ 0
Role:
Arthur
Dog Ends
1984
⭐ 0
Role:
Reginald Perrin
The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin
1983
⭐ 0
Role:
Reginald Perrin
The Funny Side of Christmas
1982
⭐ 5.2
Role:
Superintendant Quinlan
Trail of the Pink Panther
1982
⭐ 6.3
Role:
Vincent Potter
Britannia Hospital
1982
⭐ 10.0
Role:
Harry Meadows
The Factory
1981
⭐ 5.6
Role:
Rigsby