Leonard Rossiter
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.
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- Born:
- Oct 21, 1926 In Wavertree, Liverpool, England, UK
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 53
- First Appeared:
- In the series Z-Cars 1962-01-02
- Latest Project:
- Movie The Unforgettable Leonard Rossiter 2000-09-25
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | The Unforgettable Leonard Rossiter | Various (archive footage) | 2000-09-25 |
| Movie | Starry Night | Mr. Morganstern | 1999-01-01 |
| Movie | Water | Sir Malcolm Leveridge | 1985-01-11 |
| Movie | The Moon Over Soho | Max von Konigsberg | 1985-08-18 |
| Series | Alice in Wonderland | King of Hearts | 1985-03-26 |
| Movie | Dog Ends | Arthur | 1984-07-17 |
| Series | Tripper's Day | 1984-09-24 | |
| Movie | The Life and Death of King John | King John | 1984-11-24 |
| Movie | Britannia Hospital | Vincent Potter | 1982-05-27 |
| Movie | Trail of the Pink Panther | Superintendant Quinlan | 1982-12-03 |
| Movie | Rising Damp | Rigsby | 1980-05-03 |
| Movie | Le Petomane | Monsieur Joseph Pujol | 1979-12-31 |
| Movie | Fearless Frank | 1978-10-04 | |
| Series | BBC Television Shakespeare | Unknown | 1978-12-03 |
| Series | The Losers | 1978-11-12 | |
| Series | The Galton & Simpson Playhouse | Unknown | 1977-02-17 |
| Series | The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin | 1976-09-08 | |
| Movie | Machinegunner | Cyril Dugdale | 1976-04-01 |
| Movie | Voyage of the Damned | Commander von Bonin | 1976-12-22 |
| Movie | The Pink Panther Strikes Again | Quinlan | 1976-12-15 |
| Movie | After the Solo | Dawson | 1975-11-25 |
| Movie | Barry Lyndon | Captain Quin | 1975-12-18 |
| Movie | Luther | Brother Weinand | 1974-01-21 |
| Movie | If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them | The Blind Man | 1974-03-03 |
| Series | The Carnforth Practice | Unknown | 1974-04-21 |
| Series | Rising Damp | Rigsby | 1974-09-02 |
| Series | Play for Today | Unknown | 1970-10-15 |
| Movie | Otley | Johnson | 1969-03-11 |
| Movie | The Year of the Sex Olympics | Co-ordinator Ugo Priest | 1968-07-29 |
| Movie | Deadfall | Fillmore | 1968-09-11 |
| Movie | 2001: A Space Odyssey | Dr. Andrei Smyslov | 1968-04-02 |
| Movie | Oliver! | Sowerberry | 1968-09-26 |
| Movie | Diamonds for Breakfast | Inspector Dudley | 1968-12-01 |
| Movie | Deadlier Than the Male | Henry Bridgenorth | 1967-02-12 |
| Movie | Drums Along The Avon | Mr. Marcus | 1967-05-24 |
| Movie | The Whisperers | Assistance Board Officer | 1967-07-18 |
| Series | Death is a Good Living | 1966-05-01 | |
| Movie | Hotel Paradiso | Inspector | 1966-03-01 |
| Movie | The Wrong Box | Vyvyan Alistair Montague | 1966-06-19 |
| Movie | The Devil's Eggshell | Prime Minister | 1966-06-28 |
| Movie | The Witches | Dr. Wallis | 1966-11-21 |
| Series | You Can't Win | Unknown | 1966-07-07 |
| Series | Thirty-Minute Theatre | Unknown | 1965-10-07 |
| Movie | King Rat | McCoy | 1965-10-27 |
| Series | BBC Play of the Month | Unknown | 1965-10-19 |
| Movie | A Jolly Bad Fellow | Dr. Fisher | 1964-03-15 |
| Series | Redcap | Unknown | 1964-10-17 |
| Movie | The Long Ships | Persian Soldier Who Falls On Sword (uncredited) | 1964-04-22 |
| Movie | This Sporting Life | Phillips, Sports Writer | 1963-02-07 |
| Movie | Billy Liar | Emanuel Shadrack | 1963-08-15 |
| Series | Z-Cars | Unknown | 1962-01-02 |
| Movie | A Kind of Loving | Whymper | 1962-04-12 |
| Series | Studio Four | Unknown | 1962-01-22 |