Leonard Rossiter

Leonard Rossiter

  • Birthday: 1926-10-21
  • Deathday: 1984-10-05
  • Place of birth: Wavertree, Liverpool, England, UK
  • Also know as: Len Rossiter

Biography

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.

Filmography

Rising Damp

1980

As Rigsby

Le Petomane

1979

As Monsieur Joseph Pujol

The Year of the Sex Olympics

1968

As Co-ordinator Ugo Priest

Machinegunner

1976

As Cyril Dugdale

The Devil's Eggshell

1966

As Prime Minister

The Moon Over Soho

1985

As Max von Konigsberg

Dog Ends

1984

As Arthur

The Italian Table

1970

As Mr. Jeffs

After the Solo

1975

As Dawson

The Factory

1981

As Harry Meadows

Leonard Rossiter: Comedy Great

2022

As Self (Archive footage)

Drums Along The Avon

1967

As Mr. Marcus

Britannia Hospital

1982

As Vincent Potter

The Unforgettable Leonard Rossiter

2000

As Various (archive footage)

Water

1985

As Sir Malcolm Leveridge

Otley

1969

As Johnson

Luther

1974

As Brother Weinand

2001: A Space Odyssey

1968

As Dr. Andrei Smyslov

Diamonds for Breakfast

1968

As Inspector Dudley

A Jolly Bad Fellow

1964

As Dr. Fisher

King Rat

1965

As McCoy

Deadlier Than the Male

1967

As Henry Bridgenorth

Billy Liar

1963

As Emanuel Shadrack

Starry Night

1999

As Mr. Morganstern

Barry Lyndon

1975

As Capt. John Quin

The Witches

1966

As Dr. Wallis

Deadfall

1968

As Fillmore

Oliver!

1968

As Sowerberry

Trail of the Pink Panther

1982

As Superintendant Quinlan

This Sporting Life

1963

As Phillips, Sports Writer

Hotel Paradiso

1966

As Inspector

A Kind of Loving

1962

As Whymper

The Long Ships

1964

As Persian Soldier Who Falls On Sword (uncredited)

The Whisperers

1967

As Assistance Board Officer

The Wrong Box

1966

As Vyvyan Alistair Montague

Voyage of the Damned

1976

As Commander von Bonin

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