Leonard Rossiter
Acting
Born 1926-10-21 · Wavertree, Liverpool, England, UK · Died 1984-10-05
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.
Acting
Leonard Rossiter: Comedy Great
Self (Archive footage)
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
Reginald Perrin (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Unforgettable Leonard Rossiter
Various (archive footage)
'Oh, Miss Jones!': The Very Best of Leonard Rossiter
Self
The Moon Over Soho
Max von Konigsberg
Alice in Wonderland
King (voice)
Alice in Wonderland
King of Hearts
Water
Sir Malcolm Leveridge
The Life and Death of King John
King John
Tripper's Day
Norman Tripper
Dog Ends
Arthur
The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin
Reginald Perrin
The Funny Side of Christmas
Reginald Perrin
Trail of the Pink Panther
Superintendant Quinlan
Britannia Hospital
Vincent Potter
The Factory
Harry Meadows
Rising Damp
Rigsby
Le Petomane
Monsieur Joseph Pujol
The Perishers
Boot (voice)
The Waterloo Bridge Handicap
Charles Barker
The BBC Television Shakespeare
King John
The Losers
Fearless Frank
BBC2 Play of the Week
Frank Harris
The Galton & Simpson Playhouse
Jim
Voyage of the Damned
Commander von Bonin
The Pink Panther Strikes Again
Quinlan
The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin
Reginald 'Reggie' Iolanthe Perrin
Machinegunner
Cyril Dugdale
Barry Lyndon
Captain Quin