Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

71

Gender

Male

Birthday

1926-10-21

Day of Death

1984-10-05 (58 years old)

Place of Birth

Wavertree, Liverpool, England, UK

Also Known As

Len Rossiter

Leonard Rossiter

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

2001: A Space Odyssey

2001: A Space Odyssey

Barry Lyndon

Barry Lyndon

King Rat

King Rat

Acting

2001: A Space Odyssey

1968

2001: A Space Odyssey

as

Dr. Andrei Smyslov

Barry Lyndon

1975

Barry Lyndon

as

Captain Quin

Otley

1969

Otley

as

Johnson

Deadlier Than the Male

1967

Deadlier Than the Male

as

Henry Bridgenorth

Rising Damp

1980

Rising Damp

as

Rigsby

The Pink Panther Strikes Again

1976

The Pink Panther Strikes Again

as

Quinlan

Billy Liar

1963

Billy Liar

as

Emanuel Shadrack

Britannia Hospital

1982

Britannia Hospital

as

Vincent Potter

A Kind of Loving

1962

A Kind of Loving

as

Whymper

The Witches

1966

The Witches

as

Dr. Wallis

King Rat

1965

King Rat

as

McCoy

Drums Along The Avon

1967

Drums Along The Avon

as

Mr. Marcus

Oliver!

1968

Oliver!

as

Sowerberry

Deadfall

1968

Deadfall

as

Fillmore

Water

1985

Water

as

Sir Malcolm Leveridge

The Long Ships

1964

The Long Ships

as

Persian Soldier Who Falls On Sword (uncredited)

Luther

1974

Luther

as

Brother Weinand

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

1996

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

as

Self

Le Petomane

1979

Le Petomane

as

Monsieur Joseph Pujol

The Year of the Sex Olympics

1968

The Year of the Sex Olympics

as

Co-ordinator Ugo Priest

Hotel Paradiso

1966

Hotel Paradiso

as

Inspector

If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them

1974

If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them

as

The Blind Man

Diamonds for Breakfast

1968

Diamonds for Breakfast

as

Inspector Dudley

Leonard Rossiter: Comedy Great

2022

Leonard Rossiter: Comedy Great

as

Self (Archive footage)

A Jolly Bad Fellow

1964

A Jolly Bad Fellow

as

Dr. Fisher

The Double Agent

1969

The Double Agent

as

Nikolai Krobnevsky

Fearless Frank

1978

Fearless Frank

as

Trail of the Pink Panther

1982

Trail of the Pink Panther

as

Superintendant Quinlan

The Whisperers

1967

The Whisperers

as

Assistance Board Officer

Machinegunner

1976

Machinegunner

as

Cyril Dugdale

The Devil's Eggshell

1966

The Devil's Eggshell

as

Prime Minister

The Wrong Box

1966

The Wrong Box

as

Vyvyan Alistair Montague

The Moon Over Soho

1985

The Moon Over Soho

as

Max von Konigsberg

The Life and Death of King John

1984

The Life and Death of King John

as

King John

Starry Night

1999

Starry Night

as

Mr. Morganstern

This Sporting Life

1963

This Sporting Life

as

Phillips, Sports Writer

Dog Ends

1984

Dog Ends

as

Arthur

Voyage of the Damned

1976

Voyage of the Damned

as

Commander von Bonin

The Italian Table

1970

The Italian Table

as

Mr. Jeffs

The Unforgettable Leonard Rossiter

2000

The Unforgettable Leonard Rossiter

as

Various (archive footage)

After the Solo

1975

After the Solo

as

Dawson

The Factory

1981

The Factory

as

Harry Meadows

The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin

1983

The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin

as

Reginald Perrin

The Waterloo Bridge Handicap

1978

The Waterloo Bridge Handicap

as

Charles Barker

After Loch Lomond

After Loch Lomond

as

Mickey Grant

The Funny Side of Christmas

1982

The Funny Side of Christmas

as

Reginald Perrin

The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin

The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin

as

Z-Cars

Z-Cars

as

Rising Damp

Rising Damp

as

Rigsby

Redcap

Redcap

as

Play for Today

Play for Today

as

The Losers

The Losers

as

The Carnforth Practice

The Carnforth Practice

as

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

as

The Prime Minister

Studio Four

Studio Four

as

Gerard Moustier

You Can't Win

You Can't Win

as

Death is a Good Living

Death is a Good Living

as

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

as

Colonel Lukyn

Alice in Wonderland

Alice in Wonderland

as

King of Hearts

Steptoe and Son

Steptoe and Son

as

Johnny Spooner

Steptoe and Son

Steptoe and Son

as

Welsh Hughie

Play for Today

Play for Today

as

Arthur

The Perishers

The Perishers

as

Boot (voice)

BBC2 Play of the Week

BBC2 Play of the Week

as

Frank Harris

Festival

Festival

as

Daudet

The Galton & Simpson Playhouse

The Galton & Simpson Playhouse

as

Jim

Tripper's Day

Tripper's Day

as

Norman Tripper

Theatre 625

Theatre 625

as

Doctor Knock

Theatre 625

Theatre 625

as

Fred Midway

Theatre 625

Theatre 625

as

François-Marie Aroue / Voltaire

Theatre 625

Theatre 625

as

Co-Ordinator Ugo Priest

Production

Crew

Directing