Leonard Rossiter
Acting
- Born:
- 1926-10-21
- Died:
- 1984-10-05
- Place of birth:
- Wavertree, Liverpool, England, UK
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
Filmography
Leonard Rossiter: Comedy Great
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
Great Comedy Moments
The Unforgettable Leonard Rossiter
'Oh, Miss Jones!': The Very Best of Leonard Rossiter
The Moon Over Soho
Alice in Wonderland
Alice in Wonderland
Water
The Life and Death of King John
Tripper's Day
Dog Ends
The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin
The Funny Side of Christmas
Trail of the Pink Panther
Britannia Hospital
The Factory
Rising Damp
Le Petomane
The Perishers
The Waterloo Bridge Handicap
The BBC Television Shakespeare
The Losers
Fearless Frank
BBC2 Play of the Week
The Galton & Simpson Playhouse
Voyage of the Damned
The Pink Panther Strikes Again
The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin
Machinegunner
Barry Lyndon
After the Solo
Arena
Rising Damp
Masquerade
The Carnforth Practice
If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them
Luther
After Loch Lomond
Play for Today
The Italian Table
The Double Agent
Otley
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
Diamonds for Breakfast
Oliver!
Deadfall
The Year of the Sex Olympics
The Fanatics
2001: A Space Odyssey
ITV Playhouse
The Whisperers
Drums Along The Avon
Half Hour Story
Deadlier Than the Male
The Witches
Out of Town Theatre
You Can't Win
The Devil's Eggshell
The Wrong Box
Death is a Good Living
Hotel Paradiso
King Rat
BBC Play of the Month
Thirty-Minute Theatre
Redcap
Thursday Theatre
The Wednesday Play
Theatre 625
The Long Ships
A Jolly Bad Fellow
Festival
Billy Liar
This Sporting Life
A Kind of Loving
Studio 4
Steptoe and Son
Z-Cars
You Can't Win
The Avengers