Leonard Rossiter
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.
Filmography 77
Movies (48)
Leonard Rossiter: Comedy Great2022Self (Archive footage)- The Funny Blokes of British Comedy2005Reginald Perrin (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Unforgettable Leonard Rossiter2000Various (archive footage)
'Oh, Miss Jones!': The Very Best of Leonard Rossiter1996Self
The Moon Over Soho1985Max von Konigsberg
Alice in Wonderland1985King (voice)
Water1985Sir Malcolm Leveridge
The Life and Death of King John1984King John
Dog Ends1984Arthur
The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin1983Reginald Perrin
The Funny Side of Christmas1982Reginald Perrin
Trail of the Pink Panther1982Superintendant Quinlan
Britannia Hospital1982Vincent Potter
The Factory1981Harry Meadows
Rising Damp1980Rigsby
Le Petomane1979Monsieur Joseph Pujol- The Waterloo Bridge Handicap1978Charles Barker
Fearless Frank1978
Voyage of the Damned1976Commander von Bonin
The Pink Panther Strikes Again1976Quinlan
Machinegunner1976Cyril Dugdale
Barry Lyndon1975Captain Quin
After the Solo1975Dawson- If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them1974The Blind Man
Luther1974Brother Weinand- After Loch Lomond1973Mickey Grant
The Italian Table1970Mr. Jeffs- The Double Agent1969Nikolai Krobnevsky
Otley1969Johnson
Diamonds for Breakfast1968Inspector Dudley
Shows (29)
Alice in Wonderland1985King of Hearts
Tripper's Day1984Norman Tripper
The Perishers1979Boot (voice)
The BBC Television Shakespeare1978King John
The Losers1978
BBC2 Play of the Week1977Frank Harris
The Galton & Simpson Playhouse1977Jim
The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin1976Reginald 'Reggie' Iolanthe Perrin
Rising Damp1974Rigsby- Masquerade1974Leslie Lewis
The Carnforth Practice1974Aaros Boswell
Play for Today1970
ITV Saturday Night Theatre1969'X'
ITV Playhouse1967Fred Tomlinson
Half Hour Story1967Owen- Out of Town Theatre1966Man
You Can't Win1966- Death is a Good Living1966
BBC Play of the Month1965The Prime Minister
Thirty-Minute Theatre1965Mike Schofield
Redcap1964Sergeant Rolfe- Thursday Theatre1964Frank Broadbent
The Wednesday Play1964Mr. Marcus
Theatre 6251964Doctor Knock- Festival1963Daudet
- Studio 41962Gerard Moustier
Steptoe and Son1962Johnny Spooner
Z-Cars1962- You Can't Win1961Fenny