Leonard Rossiter

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

October 21, 1926

died

October 5, 1984

place of birth

Wavertree, Liverpool, England, UK

also known as

Len Rossiter

total credits

41 movies

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.

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Known For

Filmography

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2001: A Space Odyssey
8.0

2001: A Space Odyssey

1968as Dr. Andrei Smyslov
Barry Lyndon
8.0

Barry Lyndon

1975as Captain Quin
The Pink Panther Strikes Again
6.9

The Pink Panther Strikes Again

1976as Quinlan
Oliver!
7.0

Oliver!

1968as Sowerberry
Trail of the Pink Panther
5.2

Trail of the Pink Panther

1982as Superintendant Quinlan
Voyage of the Damned
6.0

Voyage of the Damned

1976as Commander von Bonin
The Long Ships
6.1

The Long Ships

1964as Persian Soldier Who Falls On Sword (uncredited)
The Wrong Box
6.5

The Wrong Box

1966as Vyvyan Alistair Montague
King Rat
7.1

King Rat

1965as McCoy
Water
6.0

Water

1985as Sir Malcolm Leveridge
Billy Liar
6.8

Billy Liar

1963as Emanuel Shadrack
Deadlier Than the Male
5.9

Deadlier Than the Male

1967as Henry Bridgenorth
The Witches
6.0

The Witches

1966as Dr. Wallis
Britannia Hospital
6.3

Britannia Hospital

1982as Vincent Potter
Machinegunner
6.0

Machinegunner

1976as Cyril Dugdale
The Whisperers
6.5

The Whisperers

1967as Assistance Board Officer
This Sporting Life
7.0

This Sporting Life

1963as Phillips, Sports Writer
Hotel Paradiso
6.0

Hotel Paradiso

1966as Inspector
Deadfall
5.5

Deadfall

1968as Fillmore
A Kind of Loving
7.1

A Kind of Loving

1962as Whymper
Otley
6.3

Otley

1969as Johnson
Rising Damp
5.6

Rising Damp

1980as Rigsby
Luther
6.0

Luther

1974as Brother Weinand
The Life and Death of King John
7.3

The Life and Death of King John

1984as King John
After the Solo

After the Solo

1975as Dawson
Diamonds for Breakfast
6.2

Diamonds for Breakfast

1968as Inspector Dudley
The Funny Side of Christmas

The Funny Side of Christmas

1982as Reginald Perrin
Dog Ends

Dog Ends

1984as Arthur
The Year of the Sex Olympics
5.2

The Year of the Sex Olympics

1968as Co-ordinator Ugo Priest
Alice in Wonderland

Alice in Wonderland

1985as King (voice)
The Moon Over Soho

The Moon Over Soho

1985as Max von Konigsberg
The Italian Table
7.0

The Italian Table

1970as Mr. Jeffs
Fearless Frank

Fearless Frank

1978
A Jolly Bad Fellow
5.0

A Jolly Bad Fellow

1964as Dr. Fisher
The Unforgettable Leonard Rossiter
7.0

The Unforgettable Leonard Rossiter

2000as Various (archive footage)
The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin

The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin

1983as Reginald Perrin
The Factory
10.0

The Factory

1981as Harry Meadows
Le Petomane
5.9

Le Petomane

1979as Monsieur Joseph Pujol
'Oh, Miss Jones!': The Very Best of Leonard Rossiter
6.0

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

1996as Self
Leonard Rossiter: Comedy Great

Leonard Rossiter: Comedy Great

2022as Self (Archive footage)
Drums Along The Avon
10.0

Drums Along The Avon

1967as Mr. Marcus