
Leonard Rossiter
Born October 21, 1926 · Wavertree, Liverpool, England, UK
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.
Notable Appearances
Movies

2001: A Space Odyssey

Barry Lyndon

Trail of the Pink Panther

The Pink Panther Strikes Again

Voyage of the Damned

Oliver!

The Wrong Box

Deadlier Than the Male

King Rat

Water

The Long Ships

Rising Damp

A Kind of Loving

Britannia Hospital

The Year of the Sex Olympics

This Sporting Life

Billy Liar

A Jolly Bad Fellow

The Life and Death of King John
TV Shows

Z-Cars

ITV Playhouse

Arena

Thirty-Minute Theatre

ITV Saturday Night Theatre

BBC2 Play of the Week

The BBC Television Shakespeare

Steptoe and Son

Redcap

Half Hour Story

Rising Damp

The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin

You Can't Win

The Galton & Simpson Playhouse

The Carnforth Practice

Alice in Wonderland

Tripper's Day

The Perishers

The Losers
More Movies

Deadfall

The Unforgettable Leonard Rossiter

The Witches

Hotel Paradiso

Machinegunner

The Funny Side of Christmas

Otley

The Moon Over Soho

Drums Along The Avon

Luther

The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin

After the Solo

The Factory

Diamonds for Breakfast

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

Alice in Wonderland

The Whisperers

Leonard Rossiter: Comedy Great

The Italian Table

Fearless Frank

Dog Ends




