Leonard Rossiter
Personal Info
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.
Known For
Play for Today
Play for Today
Arthur
1970
BBC Play of the Month
The Prime Minister
1965BBC Play of the Month
Colonel Lukyn
1965
Z-Cars
Theatre 625
Doctor Knock
1964Theatre 625
Fred Midway
1964Theatre 625
François-Marie Aroue / Voltaire
1964Theatre 625
Co-Ordinator Ugo Priest
1964
The Wednesday Play
Mr. Marcus
1964The Wednesday Play
Mr. Jeffs
1964
ITV Playhouse
Fred Tomlinson
1967ITV Playhouse
Nikolai Krobnevsky
1967
2001: A Space Odyssey
Dr. Andrei Smyslov
1968
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
'X'
1969
BBC2 Play of the Week
Frank Harris
1977Festival
Daudet
1963
Barry Lyndon
Captain Quin
1975
Rising Damp
Rigsby
1974Studio 4
Gerard Moustier
1962
The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin
Reginald 'Reggie' Iolanthe Perrin
1976
Steptoe and Son
Johnny Spooner
1962Steptoe and Son
Welsh Hughie
1962
Redcap
Sergeant Rolfe
1964
Oliver!
Sowerberry
1968
Half Hour Story
Owen
1967
The Pink Panther Strikes Again
Quinlan
1976Thursday Theatre
Frank Broadbent
1964
The Galton & Simpson Playhouse
Jim
1977
Water
Sir Malcolm Leveridge
1985
King Rat
McCoy
1965
Voyage of the Damned
Commander von Bonin
1976
Trail of the Pink Panther
Superintendant Quinlan
1982
The Witches
Dr. Wallis
1966
The Year of the Sex Olympics
Co-ordinator Ugo Priest
1968
Deadfall
Fillmore
1968The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
Reginald Perrin (archive footage) (uncredited)
2005
Tripper's Day
Norman Tripper
1984
The Perishers
Boot (voice)
1979
Britannia Hospital
Vincent Potter
1982