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:
- 42
- First Appeared:
- In the movie A Kind of Loving 1962-04-12
- 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 | 'Oh, Miss Jones!': The Very Best of Leonard Rossiter | Self | 1996-08-16 |
| Movie | Water | Sir Malcolm Leveridge | 1985-01-11 |
| Movie | The Moon Over Soho | Max von Konigsberg | 1985-08-18 |
| 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 | The Factory | Harry Meadows | 1981-12-22 |
| Movie | Rising Damp | Rigsby | 1980-05-03 |
| Movie | Le Petomane | Monsieur Joseph Pujol | 1979-12-31 |
| Movie | Fearless Frank | 1978-10-04 | |
| Series | The Losers | 1978-11-12 | |
| Movie | Machinegunner | Cyril Dugdale | 1976-04-01 |
| Series | The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin | 1976-09-08 | |
| Movie | The Pink Panther Strikes Again | Quinlan | 1976-12-15 |
| Movie | Voyage of the Damned | Commander von Bonin | 1976-12-22 |
| Movie | After the Solo | Dawson | 1975-11-25 |
| Movie | Barry Lyndon | Capt. John Quin | 1975-12-18 |
| Movie | If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them | The Blind Man | 1974-03-03 |
| Movie | Luther | Brother Weinand | 1974-01-21 |
| Series | Rising Damp | Rigsby | 1974-09-02 |
| Movie | Otley | Johnson | 1969-03-11 |
| Movie | 2001: A Space Odyssey | Dr. Andrei Smyslov | 1968-04-02 |
| Movie | The Year of the Sex Olympics | Co-ordinator Ugo Priest | 1968-07-29 |
| Movie | Diamonds for Breakfast | Inspector Dudley | 1968-12-01 |
| Movie | Deadfall | Fillmore | 1968-09-11 |
| Movie | Oliver! | Sowerberry | 1968-09-26 |
| Movie | Deadlier Than the Male | Henry Bridgenorth | 1967-02-12 |
| Movie | The Whisperers | Assistance Board Officer | 1967-07-18 |
| 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 |
| Movie | King Rat | McCoy | 1965-10-27 |
| Movie | The Long Ships | Persian Soldier Who Falls On Sword (uncredited) | 1964-04-22 |
| Movie | A Jolly Bad Fellow | Dr. Fisher | 1964-03-15 |
| Movie | This Sporting Life | Phillips, Sports Writer | 1963-02-07 |
| Movie | Billy Liar | Emanuel Shadrack | 1963-08-15 |
| Movie | A Kind of Loving | Whymper | 1962-04-12 |