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:
- 32
- First Appeared:
- In the movie This Sporting Life 1963-02-07
- Latest Project:
- Movie Starry Night 1999-01-01
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | Starry Night | Mr. Morganstern | 1999-01-01 |
| Movie | Water | Sir Malcolm Leveridge | 1985-01-11 |
| Movie | The Moon Over Soho | Max von Konigsberg | 1985-08-18 |
| 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 | |
| Movie | Machinegunner | Cyril Dugdale | 1976-04-01 |
| Movie | Voyage of the Damned | Commander von Bonin | 1976-12-22 |
| Series | The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin | 1976-09-08 | |
| 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 | 1974-09-02 | |
| Movie | Otley | Johnson | 1969-03-11 |
| Movie | The Year of the Sex Olympics | Co-ordinator Ugo Priest | 1968-07-29 |
| Movie | 2001: A Space Odyssey | Dr. Andrei Smyslov | 1968-04-02 |
| Movie | Oliver! | Sowerberry | 1968-09-26 |
| Movie | Diamonds for Breakfast | Inspector Dudley | 1968-12-01 |
| Movie | Deadfall | Fillmore | 1968-09-11 |
| 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 Devil's Eggshell | Prime Minister | 1966-06-28 |
| Movie | The Wrong Box | Vyvyan Alistair Montague | 1966-06-19 |
| 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 |