Acting
Leonard Rossiter
Born 1926-10-21
Wavertree, Liverpool, England, UK
Department: Acting
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.
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2001: A Space Odyssey
1968
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Barry Lyndon
1975
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The Pink Panther Strikes Again
1976
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Play for Today
1970
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Oliver!
1968
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The BBC Television Shakespeare
1978
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Trail of the Pink Panther
1982
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BBC Play of the Month
1965
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Theatre 625
1964
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The Wednesday Play
1964
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (87 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Leonard Rossiter: Comedy Great | Self (Archive footage) | Movie | 2022 |
| The Funny Blokes of British Comedy | Reginald Perrin (archive footage) (uncredited) | Movie | 2005 | |
 | The Unforgettable Leonard Rossiter | Various (archive footage) | Movie | 2000 |
 | 'Oh, Miss Jones!': The Very Best of Leonard Rossiter | Self | Movie | 1996 |
 | The Moon Over Soho | Max von Konigsberg | Movie | 1985 |
 | Alice in Wonderland | King (voice) | Movie | 1985 |
 | Alice in Wonderland | King of Hearts | TV Series | 1985 |
 | Water | Sir Malcolm Leveridge | Movie | 1985 |
 | The Life and Death of King John | King John | Movie | 1984 |
 | Tripper's Day | Norman Tripper | TV Series | 1984 |
 | Dog Ends | Arthur | Movie | 1984 |
 | The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin | Reginald Perrin | Movie | 1983 |
 | The Funny Side of Christmas | Reginald Perrin | Movie | 1982 |
 | Trail of the Pink Panther | Superintendant Quinlan | Movie | 1982 |
 | Britannia Hospital | Vincent Potter | Movie | 1982 |
 | The Factory | Harry Meadows | Movie | 1981 |
 | Rising Damp | Rigsby | Movie | 1980 |
 | Le Petomane | Monsieur Joseph Pujol | Movie | 1979 |
 | The Perishers | Boot (voice) | TV Series | 1979 |
| The Waterloo Bridge Handicap | Charles Barker | Movie | 1978 | |
 | The BBC Television Shakespeare | King John | TV Series | 1978 |
 | The Losers | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1978 |
 | Fearless Frank | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1978 |
 | BBC2 Play of the Week | Frank Harris | TV Series | 1977 |
 | The Galton & Simpson Playhouse | Jim | TV Series | 1977 |
 | Voyage of the Damned | Commander von Bonin | Movie | 1976 |
 | The Pink Panther Strikes Again | Quinlan | Movie | 1976 |
 | The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin | Reginald 'Reggie' Iolanthe Perrin | TV Series | 1976 |
 | Machinegunner | Cyril Dugdale | Movie | 1976 |
 | Barry Lyndon | Captain Quin | Movie | 1975 |
 | After the Solo | Dawson | Movie | 1975 |
 | Rising Damp | Rigsby | TV Series | 1974 |
| Masquerade | Leslie Lewis | TV Series | 1974 | |
 | The Carnforth Practice | Aaros Boswell | TV Series | 1974 |
| If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them | The Blind Man | Movie | 1974 | |
 | Luther | Brother Weinand | Movie | 1974 |
| After Loch Lomond | Mickey Grant | Movie | 1973 | |
 | Play for Today | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1970 |
| Play for Today | Arthur | TV Series | 1970 |
 | The Italian Table | Mr. Jeffs | Movie | 1970 |
| The Double Agent | Nikolai Krobnevsky | Movie | 1969 | |
 | Otley | Johnson | Movie | 1969 |
 | ITV Saturday Night Theatre | 'X' | TV Series | 1969 |
 | Diamonds for Breakfast | Inspector Dudley | Movie | 1968 |
 | Oliver! | Sowerberry | Movie | 1968 |
 | Deadfall | Fillmore | Movie | 1968 |
 | The Year of the Sex Olympics | Co-ordinator Ugo Priest | Movie | 1968 |
| The Fanatics | Voltaire | Movie | 1968 | |
 | 2001: A Space Odyssey | Dr. Andrei Smyslov | Movie | 1968 |
 | ITV Playhouse | Fred Tomlinson | TV Series | 1967 |
| ITV Playhouse | Nikolai Krobnevsky | TV Series | 1967 |
 | The Whisperers | Assistance Board Officer | Movie | 1967 |
 | Drums Along The Avon | Mr. Marcus | Movie | 1967 |
 | Half Hour Story | Owen | TV Series | 1967 |
 | Deadlier Than the Male | Henry Bridgenorth | Movie | 1967 |
 | The Witches | Dr. Wallis | Movie | 1966 |
| Out of Town Theatre | Man | TV Series | 1966 | |
 | You Can't Win | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1966 |
| The Devil's Eggshell | Prime Minister | Movie | 1966 | |
 | The Wrong Box | Vyvyan Alistair Montague | Movie | 1966 |
| Death is a Good Living | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1966 | |
 | Hotel Paradiso | Inspector | Movie | 1966 |
 | King Rat | McCoy | Movie | 1965 |
 | BBC Play of the Month | The Prime Minister | TV Series | 1965 |
| BBC Play of the Month | Colonel Lukyn | TV Series | 1965 |
 | Thirty-Minute Theatre | Mike Schofield | TV Series | 1965 |
| Thirty-Minute Theatre | Andrew | TV Series | 1965 |
| Thirty-Minute Theatre | Sergeant Tax | TV Series | 1965 |
 | Redcap | Sergeant Rolfe | TV Series | 1964 |
| Thursday Theatre | Frank Broadbent | TV Series | 1964 | |
 | The Wednesday Play | Mr. Marcus | TV Series | 1964 |
| The Wednesday Play | Mr. Jeffs | TV Series | 1964 |
 | Theatre 625 | Doctor Knock | TV Series | 1964 |
| Theatre 625 | Fred Midway | TV Series | 1964 |
| Theatre 625 | François-Marie Aroue / Voltaire | TV Series | 1964 |
| Theatre 625 | Co-Ordinator Ugo Priest | TV Series | 1964 |
 | The Long Ships | Persian Soldier Who Falls On Sword (uncredited) | Movie | 1964 |
 | A Jolly Bad Fellow | Dr. Fisher | Movie | 1964 |
| Festival | Daudet | TV Series | 1963 | |
 | Billy Liar | Emanuel Shadrack | Movie | 1963 |
 | This Sporting Life | Phillips, Sports Writer | Movie | 1963 |
 | A Kind of Loving | Whymper | Movie | 1962 |
| Studio 4 | Gerard Moustier | TV Series | 1962 | |
 | Steptoe and Son | Johnny Spooner | TV Series | 1962 |
| Steptoe and Son | Welsh Hughie | TV Series | 1962 |
 | Z-Cars | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1962 |
| You Can't Win | Fenny | TV Series | 1961 |