Leonard Rossiter
ActorLeonard 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.
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Leonard Rossiter: Comedy Great
2022
Self (Archive footage)
- The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
2005
Reginald Perrin (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Unforgettable Leonard Rossiter
2000
Various (archive footage)
'Oh, Miss Jones!': The Very Best of Leonard Rossiter
1996
Self
Water
1985
Sir Malcolm Leveridge
The Moon Over Soho
1985
Max von Konigsberg
Alice in Wonderland
1985
King (voice)
The Life and Death of King John
1984
King John
Dog Ends
1984
Arthur
The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin
1983
Reginald Perrin
Britannia Hospital
1982
Vincent Potter
Trail of the Pink Panther
1982
Superintendant Quinlan
The Funny Side of Christmas
1982
Reginald Perrin
The Factory
1981
Harry Meadows
Rising Damp
1980
Rigsby
Le Petomane
1979
Monsieur Joseph Pujol
Fearless Frank
1978
- The Waterloo Bridge Handicap
The Waterloo Bridge Handicap
1978
Charles Barker
The Pink Panther Strikes Again
1976
Quinlan
Machinegunner
1976
Cyril Dugdale
Voyage of the Damned
1976
Commander von Bonin
Barry Lyndon
1975
Captain Quin
After the Solo
1975
Dawson
Luther
1974
Brother Weinand
- If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them
If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them
1974
The Blind Man
- After Loch Lomond
After Loch Lomond
1973
Mickey Grant
The Italian Table
1970
Mr. Jeffs
Otley
1969
Johnson
- The Double Agent
The Double Agent
1969
Nikolai Krobnevsky
2001: A Space Odyssey
1968
Dr. Andrei Smyslov
Oliver!
1968
Sowerberry
Deadfall
1968
Fillmore
The Year of the Sex Olympics
1968
Co-ordinator Ugo Priest
Diamonds for Breakfast
1968
Inspector Dudley
- The Fanatics
The Fanatics
1968
Voltaire
Deadlier Than the Male
1967
Henry Bridgenorth
Drums Along The Avon
1967
Mr. Marcus
The Whisperers
1967
Assistance Board Officer
The Witches
1966
Dr. Wallis
Hotel Paradiso
1966
Inspector
- The Devil's Eggshell
The Devil's Eggshell
1966
Prime Minister
The Wrong Box
1966
Vyvyan Alistair Montague
King Rat
1965
McCoy
The Long Ships
1964
Persian Soldier Who Falls On Sword (uncredited)
A Jolly Bad Fellow
1964
Dr. Fisher
Billy Liar
1963
Emanuel Shadrack
This Sporting Life
1963
Phillips, Sports Writer
A Kind of Loving
1962
Whymper
