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Leonard Rossiter

Born: 1926

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Leonard Rossiter, licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For Acting
Gender Male
Place of Birth Wavertree, Liverpool, England, UK
Died 05/10/1984

Resources

Movies

2001: A Space Odyssey

Dr. Andrei Smyslov in 2001: A Space Odyssey

Barry Lyndon

Captain Quin in Barry Lyndon

Otley

Johnson in Otley

Deadlier Than the Male

Henry Bridgenorth in Deadlier Than the Male

Rising Damp

Rigsby in Rising Damp

The Pink Panther Strikes Again

Quinlan in The Pink Panther Strikes Again

Billy Liar

Emanuel Shadrack in Billy Liar

Britannia Hospital

Vincent Potter in Britannia Hospital

A Kind of Loving

Whymper in A Kind of Loving

The Witches

Dr. Wallis in The Witches

King Rat

McCoy in King Rat

Drums Along The Avon

Mr. Marcus in Drums Along The Avon

Oliver!

Sowerberry in Oliver!

Deadfall

Fillmore in Deadfall

Water

Sir Malcolm Leveridge in Water

The Long Ships

Persian Soldier Who Falls On Sword (uncredited) in The Long Ships

Luther

Brother Weinand in Luther

'Oh, Miss Jones!': The Very Best of Leonard Rossiter

Self in 'Oh, Miss Jones!': The Very Best of Leonard Rossiter

Le Petomane

Monsieur Joseph Pujol in Le Petomane

The Year of the Sex Olympics

Co-ordinator Ugo Priest in The Year of the Sex Olympics

Hotel Paradiso

Inspector in Hotel Paradiso

If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them

The Blind Man in If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them

Diamonds for Breakfast

Inspector Dudley in Diamonds for Breakfast

Leonard Rossiter: Comedy Great

Self (Archive footage) in Leonard Rossiter: Comedy Great

A Jolly Bad Fellow

Dr. Fisher in A Jolly Bad Fellow

The Double Agent

Nikolai Krobnevsky in The Double Agent

Fearless Frank

in Fearless Frank

Trail of the Pink Panther

Superintendant Quinlan in Trail of the Pink Panther

The Whisperers

Assistance Board Officer in The Whisperers

Machinegunner

Cyril Dugdale in Machinegunner

The Devil's Eggshell

Prime Minister in The Devil's Eggshell

The Wrong Box

Vyvyan Alistair Montague in The Wrong Box

The Moon Over Soho

Max von Konigsberg in The Moon Over Soho

The Life and Death of King John

King John in The Life and Death of King John

Starry Night

Mr. Morganstern in Starry Night

This Sporting Life

Phillips, Sports Writer in This Sporting Life

Dog Ends

Arthur in Dog Ends

Voyage of the Damned

Commander von Bonin in Voyage of the Damned

The Italian Table

Mr. Jeffs in The Italian Table

The Unforgettable Leonard Rossiter

Various (archive footage) in The Unforgettable Leonard Rossiter

After the Solo

Dawson in After the Solo

The Factory

Harry Meadows in The Factory

TV Shows